Yazoo City Jobs

Yazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle. "Yazoo" is said to be of Native American origin, meaning "River of Death". It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson-Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area. The population was 14,550 at the 2000 census. Yazoo City is widely known as the Youth and Cultural Center of the Southeastern United States.

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Among the most common occupations in Yazoo City are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 22%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 62 percent of workers in Yazoo City, Mississippi work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Yazoo City Jobs are for physical therapy assistant jobs and physical therapist jobs.

The leading industries in Yazoo City, Mississippi are Educational, health and social services, 20%; Manufacturing, 18%; and Retail trade, 9%. Simply Hired's Yazoo City job listings indicate that the following industries in Yazoo City are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Women's Apparel Mfg, Men's Apparel Mfg and Medical & Diagnostic Laboratories.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Yazoo City, Mississippi is $22,380, and the median income of households in Yazoo City was $19,893.

Yazoo City has an unemployment rate of 15.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Yazoo City Trends data, the number of Yazoo City, Mississippi jobs has decreased by 16% since May 2008.

Population of Yazoo City Total population 14,550 Male 52.86% Female 47.14% Median age 31.8     Yazoo City Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.9% Median cost of a home $49,800 Median mortgage payment $351 Renter-occupied homes 44.1% Vacant housing 8.7% Median monthly rent $348     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,109 Median for all female full-time $18,650     Household Income Less than $10,000 26% $10,000 to $14,999 14% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 9% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 14% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 3% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 43% Currently married 33% Separated 5% Widowed 10% Divorced 8%     Race White 29% Black or African American 70% Asian 1% Other 0%     Yazoo City Commute Carpool 23.7% Public transportation 1.6% Average travel time 22 minutes

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