West Helena Jobs

West Helena is the western portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 8,689. Historically, West Helena and its sister city Helena, located on the Mississippi River, have been two of the focal points in the history of the development of the blues. The cities consolidated on January 1, 2006.

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Among the most common occupations in West Helena are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 67 percent of workers in West Helena, Arkansas work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed West Helena Jobs are for family practice jobs, physical therapist jobs, cardiology (non-invasive) jobs and internal medicine jobs.

The leading industries in West Helena, Arkansas are Educational, health and social services, 23%; Retail trade, 13%; and Manufacturing, 13%. Simply Hired's West Helena job listings indicate that the following industries in West Helena are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Substance Abuse Facilities and Reproductive Health Clinics.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in West Helena, Arkansas is $20,098, and the median income of households in West Helena was $21,130.

West Helena has an unemployment rate of 10.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our West Helena Trends data, the number of West Helena, Arkansas jobs has decreased by 37% since April 2008.

Population of West Helena Total population 8,689 Male 44.67% Female 55.33% Median age 30.0     West Helena Housing Owner-occupied homes 50.2% Median cost of a home $46,400 Median mortgage payment $337 Renter-occupied homes 49.8% Vacant housing 8.9% Median monthly rent $377     Average Income Median for all male full-time $22,971 Median for all female full-time $17,225     Household Income Less than $10,000 24% $10,000 to $14,999 15% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 10% $75,000 to $99,999 3% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 14% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 26% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 41% Separated 4% Widowed 11% Divorced 12%     Race White 33% Black or African American 66% Asian 0% Other 1%     West Helena Commute Carpool 15.7% Public transportation 0.2% Average travel time 19 minutes

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