Monroe - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 254 2,126 13,660,248 494.23
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 210 1,356 8,589,380 487.23
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 17 41 231,660 434.62
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 17 41 231,660 434.62
    113 Forestry and logging* 14 25 161,052 495.54
CONSTRUCTION 54 166 1,103,178 511.23
  23 Construction 54 166 1,103,178 511.23
        23611 Residential building construction 18 53 319,794 464.15
          236115 New single-family general contractors 14 42 242,555 444.23
    238 Specialty trade contractors 33 104 657,980 486.69
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 11 34 189,786 429.38
        23814 Masonry contractors* 6 20 109,240 420.15
      2382 Building equipment contractors 9 22 128,099 447.92
      2383 Building finishing contractors 6 35 266,888 586.54
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 49 209 1,066,451 392.54
  44-45 Retail trade 33 167 706,215 325.31
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 4 23 149,360 499.54
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 7 30 171,657 440.15
      4442 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores 3 16 113,158 544.00
    446 Health and personal care stores* 3 21 134,971 494.38
    447 Gasoline stations* 8 30 78,312 200.77
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 8 24 225,485 722.69
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 11 58 377,476 500.62
  52 Finance and insurance 7 51 366,955 553.46
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 3 40 321,222 617.77
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 20 62 286,667 355.69
  54 Professional and technical services* 15 29 119,661 317.38
  56 Administrative and waste services 5 34 167,006 377.85
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 16 217 990,868 351.23
  62 Health care and social assistance 16 217 990,868 351.23
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 3 16 73,582 353.77
    624 Social assistance 7 67 173,269 198.92
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 16 101 247,073 188.15
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 3 34 103,914 235.08
  72 Accommodation and food services 13 67 143,159 164.38
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 9 44 104,942 183.46
OTHER SERVICES 17 54 164,569 234.46
  81 Other services, except public administration 17 54 164,569 234.46
    812 Personal and laundry services 4 16 71,949 345.92
        81221 Funeral homes and funeral services* 3 12 55,562 356.15
GOVERNMENT 44 770 5,070,868 506.62
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 15 215 2,827,724 1,011.69
  STATE GOVERNMENT 8 66 496,407 578.54
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 8 68,049 654.31
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 21 488 1,746,737 275.31
    61 Educational services 6 323 845,833 201.46
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 70 438,307 481.69
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 02/26/09