Wirt - Employment & Wages
2nd Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 97 728 5,035,001 532.00
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 74 456 2,364,387 398.85
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 9 46 193,900 324.23
  21 Mining 8 45 190,660 325.92
      2111 Oil and gas extraction* 6 21 85,666 313.77
CONSTRUCTION 11 42 360,050 659.46
  23 Construction 11 42 360,050 659.46
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 16 76 314,953 318.77
  44-45 Retail trade 13 69 213,818 238.38
    445 Food and beverage stores* 4 27 73,337 208.92
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 3 26 70,295 208.00
    447 Gasoline stations* 3 20 58,007 223.08
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 6 24 125,767 403.08
  52 Finance and insurance 4 20 114,763 441.38
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 5 77 362,006 361.62
  62 Health care and social assistance 5 77 362,006 361.62
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 8 69 260,456 290.38
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 4 37 187,854 390.54
  72 Accommodation and food services* 4 32 72,602 174.54
GOVERNMENT 23 272 2,670,614 755.23
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 5 14 150,255 825.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 7 48 340,907 546.31
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 6 39,544 507.00
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 11 210 2,179,452 798.31
    61 Educational services 4 160 1,915,161 920.77
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 11/21/08