Tunica Jobs

Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located near the Mississippi River. Historically part of an agricultural area, the town lies on the fringe of a growing gambling resort area, with major casinos attracting visitors from nearby Memphis, Tennessee and all over the Southeast. The town is the fourth community to serve as county seat of Tunica County , succeeding earlier county seats at Commerce , Peyton and Austin .

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Among the most common occupations in Tunica are Sales and office occupations, 33%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 28%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Tunica, Mississippi work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Tunica Jobs are for store cashier jobs, assistant store manager jobs, assistant manager jobs and sales representative jobs.

The leading industries in Tunica, Mississippi are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 20%; Retail trade, 13%; and Educational, health and social services, 10%. Simply Hired's Tunica job listings indicate that the following industries in Tunica are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Hospitals, Rail Transportation Support Services and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Tunica, Mississippi is $26,229, and the median income of households in Tunica was $26,607.

Tunica has an unemployment rate of 5.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Tunica Trends data, the number of Tunica, Mississippi jobs has decreased by 35% since March 2008.

Population of Tunica Total population 1,132 Male 46.73% Female 53.27% Median age 45.9     Tunica Housing Owner-occupied homes 52.3% Median cost of a home $83,900 Median mortgage payment $530 Renter-occupied homes 47.7% Vacant housing 9.3% Median monthly rent $401     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,208 Median for all female full-time $22,250     Household Income Less than $10,000 27% $10,000 to $14,999 11% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 19% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 19% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15% High school graduate 22% Some college, no degree 26% Associate's degree 2% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 24% Currently married 40% Separated 3% Widowed 24% Divorced 9%     Race White 68% Black or African American 30% Asian 1% Other 1%     Tunica Commute Carpool 9.4% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 17 minutes

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