West Virginia - Employment & Wages 3rd Quarter 2008
Industry						Units	Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES						48,880	714,615	6,142,896,548	661.23
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR						44,970	578,342	5,002,012,180	665.31
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING						1,362	32,968	522,202,441	1,218.46
	11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting					472	2,113	12,949,379	471.38
		111 Crop production				55	708	3,470,724	377.08
			1112 Vegetable and melon farming*			3	32	195,550	470.08
			1113 Fruit and tree nut farming*			16	403	1,631,425	311.38
			1114 Greenhouse and nursery production*			27	258	1,572,348	468.77
					111421 Nursery and tree production	17	69	313,555	349.54
					111422 Floriculture production	10	189	1,258,793	512.31
		112 Animal production				51	222	1,339,775	464.23
			1121 Cattle ranching and farming			27	125	609,146	374.85
				11211 Beef cattle ranching, farming, and feedlots		20	72	339,113	362.31
				11212 Dairy cattle and milk production*		7	52	270,033	399.46
			1123 Poultry and egg production			4	32	302,044	726.08
				11251 Animal aquaculture*		3	15	92,175	472.69
			1129 Other animal production			16	47	287,093	469.85
				11292 Horses and other equine production*		6	21	104,053	381.15
				11299 All other animal production*		10	26	183,040	541.54
		113 Forestry and logging				304	977	6,202,277	488.31
			1133 Logging*			301	972	5,976,809	473.00
				11521 Support activities for animal production*		25	56	331,542	455.38
			1153 Support activities for forestry*			30	128	1,515,179	910.54
	21 Mining					890	30,855	509,253,062	1,269.62
		211 Oil and gas extraction*				227	2,701	44,986,384	1,281.15
		212 Mining, except oil and gas				359	21,759	380,685,714	1,345.85
			2121 Coal mining*			312	20,827	369,066,170	1,363.15
					212112 Bituminous coal underground mining	159	13,711	249,772,676	1,401.31
			2122 Metal ore mining			5	36	461,322	985.77
			2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying			42	897	11,158,222	956.85
				21231 Stone mining and quarrying		35	641	6,636,909	796.46
					212311 Dimension stone mining and quarrying	4	27	228,739	651.69
					212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining	22	567	6,061,781	822.38
					212319 Other crushed and broken stone mining	9	48	346,389	555.08
				21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining		4	213	3,036,380	1,096.54
				21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining*		3	43	1,484,933	2,656.38
		213 Support activities for mining*				304	6,395	83,580,964	1,005.38
					213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations	187	2,866	33,611,970	902.15
					213113 Support activities for coal mining	62	2,028	28,525,113	1,082.00
CONSTRUCTION						5,396	41,510	446,084,169	826.62
	23 Construction					5,396	41,510	446,084,169	826.62
		236 Construction of buildings				1,993	11,472	106,802,995	716.15
			2361 Residential building construction*			1,598	5,539	34,291,187	476.23
					236115 New single-family general contractors	954	3,691	24,617,234	513.08
					236116 New multifamily general contractors	21	92	618,473	517.15
					236117 New housing operative builders	23	66	363,847	424.08
					236118 Residential remodelers	600	1,690	8,691,633	395.62
			2362 Nonresidential building construction			395	5,933	72,511,808	940.15
				23621 Industrial building construction*		80	2,511	36,068,624	1,104.92
				23622 Commercial building construction*		315	3,422	36,443,184	819.23
		237 Heavy and civil engineering construction				512	8,221	117,776,866	1,102.00
			2371 Utility system construction			225	3,974	56,725,464	1,098.00
				23711 Water and sewer system construction*		72	904	10,338,193	879.69
				23712 Oil and gas pipeline construction*		59	1,516	23,456,533	1,190.23
				23713 Power and communication system construction*		94	1,554	22,930,738	1,135.08
			2372 Land subdivision*			80	308	2,565,651	640.77
			2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction*			92	2,273	33,624,726	1,137.92
			2379 Other heavy construction*			115	1,666	24,861,025	1,147.92
		238 Specialty trade contractors				2,891	21,816	221,504,308	781.00
			2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors			630	4,171	37,385,739	689.46
				23811 Poured concrete structure contractors		80	415	3,425,483	634.92
					238111 Residential poured foundation contractors	44	161	1,029,531	491.92
					238112 Nonresidential poured foundation contractors	36	254	2,395,952	725.62
				23812 Steel and precast concrete contractors		53	527	5,743,411	838.31
				23813 Framing contractors		48	262	1,681,896	493.77
					238131 Residential framing contractors	43	252	1,618,709	494.08
				23814 Masonry contractors		223	1,505	13,322,573	680.92
					238141 Residential masonry contractors	172	605	3,348,140	425.69
					238142 Nonresidential masonry contractors	51	899	9,974,433	853.46
				23815 Glass and glazing contractors		21	165	1,573,895	733.77
					238151 Residential glass and glazing contractors	8	47	351,308	575.00
					238152 Nonresidential glass and glazing contractors	13	118	1,222,587	797.00
				23816 Roofing contractors		121	900	8,197,954	700.69
					238161 Residential roofing contractors	74	203	799,524	303.00
					238162 Nonresidential roofing contractors	47	697	7,398,430	816.54
				23817 Siding contractors		71	352	3,093,517	676.00
				23819 Other building exterior contractors		13	45	347,010	593.15
					238191 Other residential exterior contractors	4	21	92,598	339.15
					238192 Other nonresidential exterior contractors	9	24	254,412	815.46
			2382 Building equipment contractors			1,047	9,681	111,372,701	884.92
				23821 Electrical contractors		433	3,812	48,344,228	975.54
					238211 Residential electrical contractors	199	1,427	17,519,690	944.38
					238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors	234	2,385	30,824,538	994.15
				23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors		547	5,172	53,178,605	790.92
					238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors	354	1,617	11,158,619	530.85
					238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors	193	3,555	42,019,986	909.23
				23829 Other building equipment contractors		67	697	9,849,868	1,087.08
					238291 Other residential equipment contractors	11	33	335,348	781.69
					238292 Other nonresidential equipment contractors	56	664	9,514,520	1,102.23
			2383 Building finishing contractors			455	2,216	17,946,636	623.00
				23831 Drywall and insulation contractors		116	895	8,297,256	713.15
					238311 Residential drywall contractors	52	185	1,217,742	506.31
					238312 Nonresidential drywall contractors	64	710	7,079,514	767.00
				23832 Painting and wall covering contractors		122	625	4,881,728	600.85
					238321 Residential painting contractors	71	236	1,450,109	472.69
					238322 Nonresidential painting contractors	51	389	3,431,619	678.62
				23833 Flooring contractors		67	151	891,017	453.92
					238331 Residential flooring contractors	62	145	846,476	449.08
				23834 Tile and terrazzo contractors		16	43	309,629	553.92
					238342 Nonresidential tile and terrazzo contractors	7	29	207,308	549.92
				23835 Finish carpentry contractors		110	363	2,416,807	512.15
					238351 Residential finish carpentry contractors	87	299	1,860,125	478.54
					238352 Nonresidential finish carpentry contractors	23	64	556,682	669.08
				23839 Other building finishing contractors		24	139	1,150,199	636.54
					238391 Other residential finishing contractors	14	40	173,775	334.15
					238392 Other nonresidential finishing contractors	10	99	976,424	758.69
			2389 Other specialty trade contractors			759	5,749	54,799,232	733.23
				23891 Site preparation contractors		545	4,402	42,985,813	751.15
					238911 Residential site preparation contractors	295	1,367	11,342,634	638.23
					238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors	250	3,035	31,643,179	802.00
				23899 All other specialty trade contractors		214	1,347	11,813,419	674.62
					238991 All other residential trade contractors	114	481	2,705,066	432.62
					238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors	100	866	9,108,353	809.08
MANUFACTURING						1,464	56,446	647,935,423	883.00
	31-33 Manufacturing					1,464	56,446	647,935,423	883.00
		311 Food manufacturing				93	3,560	25,608,409	553.31
			3113 Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing			6	26	83,619	247.38
			3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty			9	143	779,684	419.38
					311421 Fruit and vegetable canning	8	139	773,118	427.85
			3115 Dairy product manufacturing			3	156	1,782,476	878.92
					311611 Animal, except poultry, slaughtering	17	148	688,032	357.62
					311612 Meat processed from carcasses	5	118	864,914	563.85
			3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing			44	830	6,608,063	612.46
					311811 Retail bakeries	35	294	903,440	236.38
					311812 Commercial bakeries	7	505	5,488,145	836.00
			3119 Other food manufacturing			3	93	707,426	585.15
		312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing				17	411	3,823,523	715.62
				31211 Soft drink and ice manufacturing		11	193	1,556,924	620.54
					312112 Bottled water manufacturing	6	92	853,588	713.69
					312113 Ice manufacturing	5	101	703,336	535.69
					312130 Wineries	3	19	153,791	622.62
		314 Textile product mills				30	154	797,151	398.15
			3149 Other textile product mills			24	140	722,056	396.77
				31491 Textile bag and canvas mills*		9	98	548,166	430.31
				31499 All other textile product mills*		15	42	173,890	318.46
		315 Apparel manufacturing				10	174	775,369	342.77
				31521 Cut and sew apparel contractors		4	88	436,880	381.92
				31522 Men's cut and sew apparel manufacturing		5	50	204,551	314.69
					315223 Men's shirt, except work shirt, manufacturing	3	41	186,849	350.54
		321 Wood product manufacturing				231	6,588	52,004,558	607.23
			3211 Sawmills and wood preservation*			129	2,665	20,098,793	580.15
					321113 Sawmills	123	2,409	17,738,666	566.38
					321114 Wood preservation	6	257	2,360,127	706.38
			3212 Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.*			23	1,090	11,851,037	836.38
					321214 Truss manufacturing	13	234	1,764,161	579.92
			3219 Other wood product manufacturing			79	2,833	20,054,728	544.54
				32191 Millwork		32	1,811	13,716,495	582.62
					321918 Other millwork, including flooring	22	1,613	12,114,235	577.69
				32192 Wood container and pallet manufacturing*		22	431	2,215,323	395.38
				32199 All other wood product manufacturing		25	591	4,122,910	536.62
					321999 Miscellaneous wood product manufacturing	20	513	3,543,465	531.31
		322 Paper manufacturing				10	670	6,887,317	790.77
			3221 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills			4	271	3,192,529	906.23
			3222 Converted paper product manufacturing			6	398	3,694,788	714.08
		323 Printing and related support activities*				93	1,436	11,927,393	638.92
					323110 Commercial lithographic printing	28	307	2,168,747	543.38
					323113 Commercial screen printing	17	357	3,152,058	679.15
					323114 Quick printing	25	96	556,616	446.00
					323119 Other commercial printing	14	83	376,654	349.08
		324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing*				15	897	13,935,421	1,195.08
				32411 Petroleum refineries*		4	309	4,606,857	1,146.85
					324121 Asphalt paving mixture and block mfg.	7	144	2,014,393	1,076.08
		325 Chemical manufacturing				100	9,954	170,031,760	1,314.00
			3251 Basic chemical manufacturing			44	3,667	69,301,225	1,453.77
				32511 Petrochemical manufacturing*		4	538	10,506,882	1,502.31
					325120 Industrial gas manufacturing	10	102	1,603,438	1,209.23
				32518 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing		13	1,313	22,942,550	1,344.08
					325181 Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing	3	706	11,584,099	1,262.15
				32519 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing		12	1,014	20,193,635	1,531.92
					325199 All other basic organic chemical mfg.	10	819	17,166,974	1,612.38
			3252 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.*			18	2,600	51,284,526	1,517.31
				32531 Fertilizer manufacturing		3	17	100,632	455.38
			3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing			6	153	2,111,703	1,061.69
					325510 Paint and coating manufacturing	5	55	609,491	852.46
			3259 Other chemical product and preparation mfg.*			14	416	4,201,533	776.92
					325991 Custom compounding of purchased resins	5	114	1,027,517	693.31
		326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing				54	3,778	32,856,350	669.00
			3261 Plastics product manufacturing			44	3,431	29,728,085	666.54
				32611 Plastics packaging materials, film and sheet		4	324	3,086,279	732.77
				32612 Plastics pipe, fittings, and profile shapes		5	312	3,123,277	770.08
				32619 Other plastics product manufacturing		28	2,360	18,901,127	616.08
			3262 Rubber product manufacturing			10	347	3,128,265	693.46
				32621 Tire manufacturing*		4	46	324,823	543.15
				32622 Rubber and plastics hose and belting mfg.*		3	29	284,551	754.77
				32629 Other rubber product manufacturing*		3	272	2,518,891	712.38
		327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing				137	3,499	32,636,511	717.46
			3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing			10	980	9,664,142	758.54
			3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing*			20	633	5,061,918	615.15
					327211 Flat glass manufacturing	3	287	2,633,866	705.92
					327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware	7	246	1,675,112	523.77
			3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing			91	1,475	13,691,097	714.00
				32732 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing*		60	778	6,980,871	690.23
					327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing	14	184	1,530,175	639.69
				32739 Other concrete product manufacturing*		16	388	3,319,022	658.00
				32799 All other nonmetallic mineral products mfg.		13	320	2,978,619	716.00
					327991 Cut stone and stone product manufacturing	5	55	263,324	368.31
					327993 Mineral wool manufacturing	4	244	2,481,063	782.15
					327999 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products	4	21	234,232	858.00
		331 Primary metal manufacturing				40	6,122	90,317,746	1,134.85
			3311 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg.*			11	2,168	34,022,876	1,207.15
					331111 Iron and steel mills	7	1,713	27,668,917	1,242.46
					331112 Ferroalloy and related product manufacturing	4	455	6,353,959	1,074.23
					331221 Rolled steel shape manufacturing	5	184	2,342,450	979.31
			3313 Alumina and aluminum production*			7	2,241	33,392,658	1,146.23
					331315 Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing	4	1,441	21,976,295	1,173.15
			3315 Foundries			11	405	3,119,371	592.46
		332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing				314	6,638	68,008,447	788.08
			3321 Forging and stamping*			6	234	2,421,385	796.00
			3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg.			69	1,763	16,037,632	699.77
				33231 Plate work and fabricated structural products		45	1,091	10,250,754	722.77
					332312 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing	33	772	6,891,363	686.69
				33232 Ornamental and architectural metal products		24	672	5,786,878	662.38
					332322 Sheet metal work manufacturing	17	603	5,251,947	670.00
			3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg.			10	852	9,995,892	902.46
				33243 Metal can, box, and other container mfg.		8	810	9,665,979	917.92
					332618 Other fabricated wire product manufacturing	3	21	178,302	653.15
			3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.			183	2,649	27,788,246	806.92
				33271 Machine shops*		177	2,476	25,704,239	798.54
				33272 Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt mfg.		6	173	2,084,007	926.62
			3328 Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals*			24	837	9,353,065	859.62
					332812 Metal coating and nonprecious engraving	12	441	6,040,062	1,053.54
			3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing			15	121	875,789	556.77
				33291 Metal valve manufacturing		3	21	139,479	510.92
				33299 All other fabricated metal product mfg.		12	100	736,310	566.38
					332994 Small arms manufacturing	3	13	51,719	306.00
					332999 Miscellaneous fabricated metal product mfg.	5	35	263,709	579.62
		333 Machinery manufacturing				72	2,066	22,572,599	840.46
			3331 Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg.			28	982	13,355,090	1,046.15
					333120 Construction machinery manufacturing	3	55	438,984	614.00
				33313 Mining and oil and gas field machinery mfg.		23	898	12,715,218	1,089.15
			3333 Commercial and service industry machinery*			4	482	3,416,235	545.23
			3335 Metalworking machinery manufacturing*			6	61	585,082	737.85
			3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing			29	503	4,904,502	750.08
				33399 All other general purpose machinery mfg.		23	377	3,495,319	713.15
					333994 Industrial process furnace and oven mfg.	4	69	653,664	728.69
					333996 Fluid power pump and motor manufacturing	7	95	776,202	628.54
					333999 Miscellaneous general purpose machinery mfg.	7	160	1,534,854	737.92
		334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing				26	1,424	12,166,383	657.23
			3344 Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.*			8	358	2,550,098	547.92
					334418 Printed circuit assembly manufacturing	5	210	1,671,868	612.38
			3345 Electronic instrument manufacturing*			13	975	8,083,802	637.77
					334513 Industrial process variable instruments	8	789	6,416,765	625.62
		335 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.				27	932	11,571,741	955.08
			3353 Electrical equipment manufacturing*			19	506	5,672,109	862.31
					335312 Motor and generator manufacturing	9	191	1,921,449	773.85
					335314 Relay and industrial control manufacturing	5	189	2,203,680	896.92
		336 Transportation equipment manufacturing				35	4,768	64,500,088	1,040.62
			3362 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing*			5	149	1,150,356	593.92
			3363 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			11	1,842	26,716,395	1,115.69
				33639 Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing*		5	132	1,793,004	1,044.85
			3364 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing*			11	2,477	33,688,883	1,046.23
					336413 Other aircraft parts and equipment	8	613	7,485,418	939.31
			3365 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing*			5	192	1,994,371	799.00
		337 Furniture and related product manufacturing				67	1,752	12,349,995	542.23
			3371 Household and institutional furniture mfg.			54	1,486	10,507,005	543.92
				33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop mfg.*		40	1,289	9,323,372	556.38
				33712 Other household and institutional furniture*		14	197	1,183,633	462.15
			3372 Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing*			10	83	511,149	473.69
					337215 Showcases, partitions, shelving, and lockers	4	35	163,158	358.62
			3379 Other furniture related product manufacturing*			3	183	1,331,841	559.85
		339 Miscellaneous manufacturing				87	1,541	14,528,777	725.23
			3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing*			35	961	10,228,756	818.77
					339116 Dental laboratories	23	145	1,069,887	567.62
			3399 Other miscellaneous manufacturing			52	580	4,300,021	570.31
				33995 Sign manufacturing*		24	110	719,875	503.38
				33999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing		18	300	2,114,953	542.31
					339999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing	14	110	506,597	354.23
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES						11,664	138,778	1,069,534,678	592.85
	22 Utilities*					226	6,384	112,754,539	1,358.62
			2211 Power generation and supply			116	4,872	90,065,276	1,422.00
				22111 Electric power generation		81	4,088	75,781,407	1,426.00
					221112 Fossil fuel electric power generation	75	4,035	74,758,997	1,425.23
				22112 Electric power transmission and distribution*		35	783	14,283,869	1,403.23
			2212 Natural gas distribution*			56	929	14,580,545	1,207.31
			2213 Water, sewage and other systems			54	583	8,108,718	1,069.92
				22131 Water supply and irrigation systems*		35	476	7,391,046	1,194.38
				22132 Sewage treatment facilities*		19	108	717,672	511.15
	42 Wholesale trade					2,813	24,804	286,528,313	888.62
		423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods				1,221	13,165	147,561,176	862.23
			4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers			110	1,275	12,340,533	744.54
				42311 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers*		31	544	5,215,387	737.46
				42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		53	534	5,627,688	810.69
				42313 Tire and tube merchant wholesalers*		8	56	534,679	734.46
				42314 Used motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		18	141	962,779	525.23
			4232 Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers			26	222	2,009,864	696.38
				42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers*		9	108	1,083,200	771.54
				42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers*		17	115	926,664	619.85
			4233 Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers			107	969	8,016,018	636.31
				42331 Lumber and wood merchant wholesalers*		40	447	3,160,640	543.92
				42332 Masonry material merchant wholesalers*		32	244	2,375,255	748.85
				42333 Roofing and siding merchant wholesalers*		9	75	719,666	738.15
				42339 Other const. material merchant wholesalers*		26	203	1,760,457	667.08
			4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers			177	1,407	19,741,823	1,079.31
				42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers*		32	291	2,920,319	771.92
				42343 Computer and software merchant wholesalers*		19	211	3,954,043	1,441.54
				42344 Other commercial equip. merchant wholesalers*		23	270	2,720,852	775.15
				42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers*		85	522	8,810,205	1,298.31
				42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers*		7	28	203,323	558.62
				42349 Other professional equip. merchant wholesalers*		8	77	1,002,966	1,002.00
			4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers			55	699	9,351,049	1,029.08
				42351 Metal merchant wholesalers*		40	558	7,114,720	980.77
				42352 Coal and other mineral merchant wholesalers*		15	141	2,236,329	1,220.00
			4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers			76	594	6,785,989	878.77
				42361 Elec. equip. and wiring merchant wholesalers*		46	454	4,961,800	840.69
				42369 Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers*		24	126	1,670,241	1,019.69
			4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers			106	1,089	10,664,540	753.31
				42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers*		17	485	4,732,802	750.62
				42372 Plumbing equip. merchant wholesalers*		57	410	4,138,113	776.38
				42373 HVAC equip. merchant wholesalers*		21	105	1,174,950	860.77
				42374 Refrigeration equip. merchant wholesalers*		11	88	618,675	540.77
			4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers			423	4,996	65,844,320	1,013.77
				42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers*		104	2,049	31,406,210	1,179.08
					423820 Farm and garden equip. merchant wholesalers	37	232	1,571,551	521.08
				42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers*		165	1,825	23,314,061	982.69
				42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers*		70	609	7,364,147	930.15
				42385 Service estab. equip. merchant wholesalers*		45	262	1,985,231	582.85
			4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers			141	1,914	12,807,040	514.69
				42392 Toy and hobby goods merchant wholesalers*		7	30	124,127	318.31
				42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers*		84	1,059	7,984,661