Yonkers Jobs

Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the State of New York , and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 . More recent estimates put the population at 197,234 in 2002, 197,126 in 2004 and 196,425 in 2005. Yonkers borders the New York City borough of The Bronx and is 2 miles north of Manhattan. The city's best-known attraction is Yonkers Raceway, a harness racing track that has renovated its grounds and clubhouse and added legalized video slot machine gambling in 2006. There is a large shopping area along Central Park Avenue , informally called "Central Avenue" by area residents, a name it takes officially a few miles north in White Plains, New York.

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Among the most common occupations in Yonkers are Management, professional, and related occupations, 34%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Yonkers, New York work for companies, 16 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Yonkers Jobs are for administrative assistant jobs, senior accountant jobs, project manager jobs, staff accountant jobs, executive assistant jobs and financial analyst jobs.

The leading industries in Yonkers, New York are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 25%; Retail trade, 10%; and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 10%. Simply Hired's Yonkers job listings indicate that the following industries in Yonkers are hiring the most workers: Misc Store Retailers, Investment Banking, Construction & Mining Machinery Wholesalers, Misc Information Services and Commercial Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Yonkers, New York is $44,284, and the median income of households in Yonkers was $49,304.

Yonkers has an unemployment rate of 9.8%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Yonkers Trends data, the number of Yonkers, New York jobs has decreased by 23% since November 2006.

Population of Yonkers Total population 193,327 Male 47.04% Female 52.96% Median age 37.2     Yonkers Housing Owner-occupied homes 45.5% Median cost of a home $391,300 Median mortgage payment $1,119 Renter-occupied homes 54.5% Vacant housing 8.1% Median monthly rent $939     Average Income Median for all workers $34,642 Median for all male full-time $48,163 Median for all female full-time $40,404     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 7% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 12% $100,000 to $149,999 12% $150,000 to $199,999 4% $200,000 or more 4%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 16% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 16% Graduate degree 10%     Marital Status Never married 34% Currently married 47% Separated 4% Widowed 7% Divorced 8%     Race White 58% Black or African American 19% Asian 6% Other 17%     Yonkers Commute Carpool 9.5% Public transportation 24.4% Average travel time 30 minutes

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