West Virginia - Employment & Wages 2nd Quarter 2008
Industry						Units	Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES						48,859	710,659	6,420,293,211	694.92
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR						44,972	572,201	4,876,600,868	655.62
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING						1,369	31,574	517,037,945	1,259.62
	11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting					481	2,029	12,156,922	460.92
		111 Crop production				56	622	3,364,411	416.08
			1112 Vegetable and melon farming*			3	69	518,631	578.15
			1113 Fruit and tree nut farming*			16	184	975,640	407.85
			1114 Greenhouse and nursery production			28	355	1,801,387	390.31
					111421 Nursery and tree production	17	97	369,714	293.15
					111422 Floriculture production	10	254	1,420,137	430.08
		112 Animal production				51	220	1,280,768	447.85
			1121 Cattle ranching and farming			27	121	567,516	360.77
				11211 Beef cattle ranching, farming, and feedlots		20	70	325,153	357.31
				11212 Dairy cattle and milk production*		7	51	242,363	365.54
			1123 Poultry and egg production			4	30	277,298	711.00
				11251 Animal aquaculture*		4	20	117,494	451.92
			1129 Other animal production			15	46	269,143	450.08
				11292 Horses and other equine production*		6	22	101,036	353.31
				11299 All other animal production*		9	24	168,107	538.77
		113 Forestry and logging				312	994	5,782,903	447.54
			1133 Logging*			309	989	5,757,000	447.77
			1152 Support activities for animal production*			25	59	343,162	447.38
			1153 Support activities for forestry*			30	122	1,300,740	820.15
	21 Mining					888	29,545	504,881,023	1,314.54
		211 Oil and gas extraction*				232	2,745	43,688,645	1,224.31
		212 Mining, except oil and gas				359	20,908	382,901,658	1,408.77
			2121 Coal mining*			312	19,980	371,629,245	1,430.77
					212112 Bituminous coal underground mining	157	13,347	252,130,961	1,453.08
			2122 Metal ore mining			5	45	459,598	785.62
					212210 Iron ore mining	4	43	450,489	805.85
			2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying			42	883	10,812,815	942.00
				21231 Stone mining and quarrying		35	632	6,311,103	768.15
					212311 Dimension stone mining and quarrying	4	25	221,995	683.08
					212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining	22	561	5,798,932	795.15
					212319 Other crushed and broken stone mining	9	46	290,176	485.23
				21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining		4	210	2,962,738	1,085.23
				21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining*		3	42	1,538,974	2,818.62
		213 Support activities for mining*				297	5,891	78,290,720	1,022.31
					213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations	177	2,702	30,799,458	876.85
					213113 Support activities for coal mining	66	1,822	26,615,581	1,123.69
CONSTRUCTION						5,416	39,097	408,754,105	804.23
	23 Construction					5,416	39,097	408,754,105	804.23
		236 Construction of buildings				2,004	10,858	98,495,836	697.77
			2361 Residential building construction*			1,611	5,413	31,937,757	453.85
					236115 New single-family general contractors	974	3,640	22,933,863	484.69
					236116 New multifamily general contractors	19	75	526,436	539.92
					236117 New housing operative builders	22	57	342,870	462.69
					236118 Residential remodelers	596	1,641	8,134,588	381.31
			2362 Nonresidential building construction			393	5,445	66,558,079	940.31
				23621 Industrial building construction*		78	2,316	31,696,962	1,052.77
				23622 Commercial building construction*		315	3,129	34,861,117	857.00
		237 Heavy and civil engineering construction				520	7,496	98,169,348	1,007.38
			2371 Utility system construction			226	3,761	50,224,157	1,027.23
				23711 Water and sewer system construction*		75	885	10,109,742	878.69
				23712 Oil and gas pipeline construction*		55	1,164	17,715,433	1,170.69
				23713 Power and communication system construction*		96	1,711	22,398,982	1,007.00
			2372 Land subdivision*			83	330	2,630,110	613.08
			2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction*			97	2,129	28,884,556	1,043.62
			2379 Other heavy construction*			114	1,276	16,430,525	990.54
		238 Specialty trade contractors				2,892	20,744	212,088,921	786.46
			2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors			628	3,881	34,514,808	684.08
				23811 Poured concrete structure contractors		79	405	3,265,941	620.31
					238111 Residential poured foundation contractors	41	171	1,025,774	461.46
					238112 Nonresidential poured foundation contractors	38	234	2,240,167	736.38
				23812 Steel and precast concrete contractors		50	485	4,510,674	715.38
				23813 Framing contractors		49	258	1,626,677	485.00
				23814 Masonry contractors		224	1,382	12,127,674	675.00
					238141 Residential masonry contractors	173	564	3,075,697	419.46
					238142 Nonresidential masonry contractors	51	819	9,051,977	850.15
				23815 Glass and glazing contractors		21	155	1,356,253	673.08
					238151 Residential glass and glazing contractors	8	42	288,693	528.77
					238152 Nonresidential glass and glazing contractors	13	113	1,067,560	726.69
				23816 Roofing contractors		121	815	8,815,953	832.08
					238161 Residential roofing contractors	74	183	740,490	311.23
					238162 Nonresidential roofing contractors	47	632	8,075,463	982.92
				23817 Siding contractors		72	336	2,448,205	560.46
				23819 Other building exterior contractors		12	44	363,431	635.38
					238191 Other residential exterior contractors	4	18	68,523	292.85
					238192 Other nonresidential exterior contractors	8	26	294,908	872.54
			2382 Building equipment contractors			1,047	9,123	108,876,678	918.00
				23821 Electrical contractors		433	3,668	43,826,941	919.08
					238211 Residential electrical contractors	193	1,402	15,843,795	869.31
					238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors	240	2,266	27,983,146	949.92
				23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors		544	4,844	56,298,949	894.00
					238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors	351	1,541	10,415,717	519.92
					238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors	193	3,302	45,883,232	1,068.92
				23829 Other building equipment contractors		70	611	8,750,788	1,101.69
					238291 Other residential equipment contractors	11	29	268,085	711.08
					238292 Other nonresidential equipment contractors	59	583	8,482,703	1,119.23
			2383 Building finishing contractors			458	2,213	17,762,458	617.38
				23831 Drywall and insulation contractors		115	896	8,223,227	706.00
					238311 Residential drywall contractors	53	201	1,263,034	483.38
					238312 Nonresidential drywall contractors	62	695	6,960,193	770.38
				23832 Painting and wall covering contractors		121	604	4,893,714	623.23
					238321 Residential painting contractors	71	212	1,335,998	484.77
					238322 Nonresidential painting contractors	50	392	3,557,716	698.15
				23833 Flooring contractors		66	154	902,139	450.62
				23834 Tile and terrazzo contractors		15	49	290,889	456.69
					238342 Nonresidential tile and terrazzo contractors	7	31	224,969	558.23
				23835 Finish carpentry contractors		119	372	2,474,152	511.62
					238351 Residential finish carpentry contractors	95	301	1,905,877	487.08
					238352 Nonresidential finish carpentry contractors	24	71	568,275	615.69
				23839 Other building finishing contractors		22	139	978,337	541.38
					238391 Other residential finishing contractors	13	33	157,039	366.08
					238392 Other nonresidential finishing contractors	9	105	821,298	601.69
			2389 Other specialty trade contractors			759	5,527	50,934,977	708.92
				23891 Site preparation contractors		546	4,233	39,755,530	722.46
					238911 Residential site preparation contractors	292	1,262	9,780,888	596.15
					238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors	254	2,971	29,974,642	776.08
				23899 All other specialty trade contractors		213	1,294	11,179,447	664.54
					238991 All other residential trade contractors	112	464	2,542,705	421.54
					238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors	101	830	8,636,742	800.46
MANUFACTURING						1,469	56,893	664,793,550	898.85
	31-33 Manufacturing					1,469	56,893	664,793,550	898.85
		311 Food manufacturing				95	3,606	24,605,164	524.85
			3113 Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing			6	24	83,272	266.92
			3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty			9	149	835,390	431.31
					311421 Fruit and vegetable canning	8	147	829,040	433.85
			3115 Dairy product manufacturing			3	178	1,574,273	680.31
					311611 Animal, except poultry, slaughtering	17	147	655,949	343.23
					311612 Meat processed from carcasses	5	117	932,322	613.00
			3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing			46	808	5,942,883	565.77
					311811 Retail bakeries	36	299	963,417	247.85
					311812 Commercial bakeries	8	477	4,764,051	768.31
			3119 Other food manufacturing			3	94	634,605	519.31
		312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing				19	400	3,869,529	744.15
				31211 Soft drink and ice manufacturing		13	180	1,542,118	659.00
					312112 Bottled water manufacturing	8	89	963,486	832.77
					312113 Ice manufacturing	5	92	578,632	483.77
					312130 Wineries	3	18	167,053	713.92
		314 Textile product mills				28	152	758,784	384.00
			3141 Textile furnishings mills*			6	22	88,878	310.77
			3149 Other textile product mills			22	131	669,906	393.38
				31491 Textile bag and canvas mills*		8	90	493,151	421.46
				31499 All other textile product mills*		14	41	176,755	331.62
		315 Apparel manufacturing				10	222	1,028,830	356.46
				31521 Cut and sew apparel contractors		4	113	540,644	368.00
				31522 Men's cut and sew apparel manufacturing		5	73	325,847	343.38
		321 Wood product manufacturing				230	6,988	54,480,737	599.69
			3211 Sawmills and wood preservation*			128	2,809	21,161,501	579.46
					321113 Sawmills	122	2,550	18,272,419	551.23
					321114 Wood preservation	6	259	2,889,082	858.08
			3212 Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.*			22	1,113	11,682,207	807.38
					321211 Hardwood veneer and plywood manufacturing	6	271	2,733,729	776.00
					321214 Truss manufacturing	12	238	1,926,928	622.77
			3219 Other wood product manufacturing			80	3,066	21,637,029	542.85
				32191 Millwork		33	1,977	14,769,461	574.69
					321911 Wood window and door manufacturing	4	157	1,307,485	640.62
					321912 Cut stock, resawing lumber, and planing	7	117	713,872	469.31
					321918 Other millwork, including flooring	22	1,703	12,748,104	575.85
				32192 Wood container and pallet manufacturing*		22	456	2,208,997	372.62
				32199 All other wood product manufacturing		25	633	4,658,571	566.15
					321999 Miscellaneous wood product manufacturing	20	530	3,859,945	560.23
		322 Paper manufacturing				10	668	6,593,879	759.31
			3221 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills			4	265	2,930,456	850.62
			3222 Converted paper product manufacturing			6	403	3,663,423	699.23
		323 Printing and related support activities*				93	1,465	12,266,997	644.08
					323110 Commercial lithographic printing	28	314	2,304,670	564.62
					323113 Commercial screen printing	17	354	3,216,613	698.92
					323114 Quick printing	25	98	560,391	439.85
					323119 Other commercial printing	14	86	430,194	384.77
		324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing*				17	916	14,202,847	1,192.69
				32411 Petroleum refineries*		4	315	4,798,970	1,171.92
					324121 Asphalt paving mixture and block mfg.	7	151	1,569,504	799.54
		325 Chemical manufacturing				103	10,001	176,909,479	1,360.69
			3251 Basic chemical manufacturing			44	3,762	72,974,634	1,492.15
				32511 Petrochemical manufacturing*		4	550	10,779,894	1,507.69
					325120 Industrial gas manufacturing	10	112	1,671,710	1,148.15
				32518 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing		14	1,345	25,478,847	1,457.15
					325188 All other basic inorganic chemical mfg.	9	552	11,644,675	1,622.69
				32519 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing		12	1,031	19,672,123	1,467.77
					325199 All other basic organic chemical mfg.	10	840	16,802,115	1,538.69
			3252 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.*			22	2,598	51,059,435	1,511.77
				32531 Fertilizer manufacturing		3	15	92,253	473.08
			3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing			6	155	2,512,350	1,246.85
					325510 Paint and coating manufacturing	5	55	553,471	774.08
			3259 Other chemical product and preparation mfg.*			14	421	3,352,693	612.62
					325991 Custom compounding of purchased resins	5	111	1,100,691	762.77
		326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing				55	3,736	33,516,651	690.08
			3261 Plastics product manufacturing			44	3,388	30,195,530	685.54
				32611 Plastics packaging materials, film and sheet		4	314	3,204,034	784.92
				32612 Plastics pipe, fittings, and profile shapes		5	312	2,648,683	653.00
				32619 Other plastics product manufacturing		28	2,316	19,817,489	658.23
			3262 Rubber product manufacturing			11	349	3,321,121	732.00
				32621 Tire manufacturing*		4	41	335,643	629.69
				32622 Rubber and plastics hose and belting mfg.*		3	28	247,978	681.23
				32629 Other rubber product manufacturing		4	280	2,737,500	752.08
		327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing				137	3,490	31,951,205	704.23
			3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing			10	965	9,389,763	748.46
			3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing*			20	628	5,360,511	656.62
					327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware	7	247	1,638,289	510.23
					327215 Glass product mfg. made of purchased glass	9	99	800,674	622.15
			3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing			91	1,484	13,051,167	676.54
				32732 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing*		60	771	6,383,872	636.92
					327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing	14	191	1,616,099	650.85
				32739 Other concrete product manufacturing*		16	399	3,293,547	635.00
				32799 All other nonmetallic mineral products mfg.		13	323	3,001,879	714.92
					327991 Cut stone and stone product manufacturing	5	62	253,086	314.00
					327993 Mineral wool manufacturing	4	238	2,360,967	763.08
					327999 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products	4	23	387,826	1,297.08
		331 Primary metal manufacturing				40	6,086	86,561,402	1,094.08
			3311 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg.*			11	2,158	32,361,798	1,153.54
					331111 Iron and steel mills	7	1,709	26,279,245	1,182.85
					331112 Ferroalloy and related product manufacturing	4	448	6,082,553	1,044.38
					331221 Rolled steel shape manufacturing	5	180	2,283,638	975.92
			3313 Alumina and aluminum production*			7	2,256	31,881,302	1,087.08
					331315 Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing	4	1,459	21,468,566	1,131.92
			3315 Foundries			11	409	3,442,574	647.46
		332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing				312	6,572	66,165,295	774.46
			3321 Forging and stamping*			7	236	2,153,609	701.92
			3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg.			69	1,749	15,464,415	680.15
				33231 Plate work and fabricated structural products		45	1,080	9,805,902	698.46
					332312 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing	33	755	6,363,671	648.38
				33232 Ornamental and architectural metal products		24	668	5,658,513	651.62
					332322 Sheet metal work manufacturing	18	598	5,097,484	655.69
			3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg.			9	859	10,126,011	906.77
			3326 Spring and wire product manufacturing*			4	101	951,573	724.77
			3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.			181	2,573	26,440,525	790.46
				33271 Machine shops*		175	2,405	24,679,972	789.38
				33272 Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt mfg.		6	168	1,760,553	806.08
			3328 Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals*			24	858	9,679,286	867.77
					332812 Metal coating and nonprecious engraving	12	436	5,788,385	1,021.23
			3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing			15	123	828,681	518.23
				33291 Metal valve manufacturing		3	23	161,777	541.08
				33299 All other fabricated metal product mfg.		12	100	666,904	513.00
					332994 Small arms manufacturing	3	13	47,188	279.23
					332999 Miscellaneous fabricated metal product mfg.	5	33	213,052	496.62
		333 Machinery manufacturing				70	2,098	22,081,440	809.62
			3331 Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg.			27	977	11,824,527	931.00
					333120 Construction machinery manufacturing	3	58	464,538	616.08
				33313 Mining and oil and gas field machinery mfg.		23	883	11,115,797	968.38
			3333 Commercial and service industry machinery*			4	522	4,183,222	616.46
			3335 Metalworking machinery manufacturing*			6	57	593,708	801.23
			3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing			29	502	5,134,551	786.77
				33399 All other general purpose machinery mfg.		23	379	3,905,748	792.69
					333994 Industrial process furnace and oven mfg.	4	76	701,029	709.54
					333996 Fluid power pump and motor manufacturing	7	95	835,890	676.85
					333999 Miscellaneous general purpose machinery mfg.	7	155	1,481,161	735.08
		334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing				26	1,471	13,540,513	708.08
			3344 Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.*			8	394	2,733,858	533.77
					334418 Printed circuit assembly manufacturing	5	231	1,775,191	591.15
			3345 Electronic instrument manufacturing*			13	982	8,894,386	696.69
					334513 Industrial process variable instruments	8	782	6,916,074	680.31
		335 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.				27	904	13,131,265	1,117.38
			3353 Electrical equipment manufacturing*			19	479	5,355,272	860.00
					335312 Motor and generator manufacturing	9	187	1,887,659	776.46
					335314 Relay and industrial control manufacturing	5	174	2,180,821	964.08
		336 Transportation equipment manufacturing				35	4,720	75,051,005	1,223.15
			3362 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing*			5	146	1,114,796	587.38
			3363 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			11	1,850	32,603,395	1,355.62
				33639 Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing*		5	135	1,491,817	850.00
			3364 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing*			11	2,443	38,265,314	1,204.85
					336413 Other aircraft parts and equipment	8	610	7,252,213	914.54
			3365 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing*			5	198	2,362,751	917.92
		337 Furniture and related product manufacturing				68	1,796	13,117,596	561.85
			3371 Household and institutional furniture mfg.			55	1,517	10,966,239	556.08
				33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop mfg.*		40	1,312	9,580,207	561.69
				33712 Other household and institutional furniture		15	205	1,386,032	520.08
			3372 Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing*			10	91	590,383	499.08
					337211 Wood office furniture manufacturing	3	15	81,445	417.69
					337212 Custom architectural woodwork and millwork	3	34	291,786	660.15
					337215 Showcases, partitions, shelving, and lockers	4	42	217,152	397.69
			3379 Other furniture related product manufacturing*			3	188	1,560,974	638.69
		339 Miscellaneous manufacturing				88	1,517	14,341,337	727.23
			3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing*			36	945	9,940,912	809.15
					339116 Dental laboratories	23	145	1,132,552	600.85
			3399 Other miscellaneous manufacturing			52	572	4,400,425	591.77
				33995 Sign manufacturing*		23	111	666,575	461.92
				33999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing		19	293	2,125,713	558.08
					339999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing	15	97	502,832	398.77
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES						11,702	138,131	1,056,195,122	588.15
	22 Utilities*					227	6,338	104,691,363	1,270.62
			2211 Power generation and supply			116	4,830	79,586,844	1,267.54
				22111 Electric power generation		81	4,047	67,593,052	1,284.77
					221112 Fossil fuel electric power generation	75	3,994	66,651,226	1,283.69
				22112 Electric power transmission and distribution*		35	783	11,993,792	1,178.31
			2212 Natural gas distribution*			56	928	18,646,246	1,545.62
			2213 Water, sewage and other systems			55	580	6,458,273	856.54
				22131 Water supply and irrigation systems*		36	474	5,811,232	943.08
				22132 Sewage treatment facilities*		19	106	647,041	469.54
	42 Wholesale trade					2,792	24,777	286,634,524	889.92
		423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods				1,217	13,004	144,242,095	853.23
			4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers			110	1,275	12,414,412	749.00
				42311 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers*		32	541	5,201,537	739.62
				42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		52	552	5,858,182	816.38
				42313 Tire and tube merchant wholesalers*		8	62	526,028	652.62
				42314 Used motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		18	121	828,665	526.77
			4232 Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers			26	212	1,618,701	587.31
				42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers*		10	102	755,024	569.38
				42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers*		16	110	863,677	604.00
			4233 Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers			106	960	8,307,008	665.62
				42331 Lumber and wood merchant wholesalers*		39	458	3,193,515	536.38
				42332 Masonry material merchant wholesalers*		32	237	2,811,869	912.62
				42333 Roofing and siding merchant wholesalers*		9	74	667,982	694.38
				42339 Other const. material merchant wholesalers*		26	191	1,633,642	657.92
			4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers			175	1,414	19,005,434	1,033.92
				42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers*		31	291	2,792,417	738.15
				42343 Computer and software merchant wholesalers*		19	217	3,867,992	1,371.15
				42344 Other commercial equip. merchant wholesalers*		22	275	2,942,954	823.23
				42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers*		85	522	7,990,093	1,177.46
				42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers*		7	28	214,026	588.00
				42349 Other professional equip. merchant wholesalers*		8	77	1,031,815	1,030.77
			4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers			54	687	8,546,095	956.92
				42351 Metal merchant wholesalers*		39	554	6,376,769	885.38
				42352 Coal and other mineral merchant wholesalers*		15	133	2,169,326	1,254.69
			4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers			79	580	7,134,208	946.15
				42361 Elec. equip. and wiring merchant wholesalers*		47	446	5,284,704	911.46
				42369 Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers*		26	119	1,708,115	1,104.15
			4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers			105	1,082	10,109,203	718.69
				42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers*		17	478	4,350,206	700.08
				42372 Plumbing equip. merchant wholesalers*		57	414	4,011,393	745.31
				42373 HVAC equip. merchant wholesalers*		20	107	1,092,586	785.46
				42374 Refrigeration equip. merchant wholesalers*		11	83	655,018	607.08
			4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers			422	4,979	64,879,882	1,002.38
				42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers*		105	2,045	30,381,348	1,142.77
					423820 Farm and garden equip. merchant wholesalers	37	239	1,498,937	482.46
				42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers*		164	1,812	22,874,894	971.08
				42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers*		70	603	7,754,182	989.15
				42385 Service estab. equip. merchant wholesalers*		44	263	2,171,144