Nicholas - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 689 8,771 65,803,651 577.08
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 608 7,023 52,766,947 577.92
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 48 1,075 13,659,418 977.38
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 26 75 365,039 374.38
    113 Forestry and logging 22 70 332,428 365.31
        11331 Logging* 21 69 331,413 369.46
  21 Mining 22 1,000 13,294,379 1,022.62
    212 Mining, except oil and gas* 15 667 9,488,241 1,094.23
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 7 464 6,952,409 1,152.62
    213 Support activities for mining* 7 333 3,806,138 879.23
CONSTRUCTION 66 268 2,195,200 630.08
  23 Construction 66 268 2,195,200 630.08
    236 Construction of buildings 31 119 880,936 569.46
      2361 Residential building construction* 23 55 283,221 396.08
          236115 New single-family general contractors 14 32 176,328 423.85
          236118 Residential remodelers 9 23 106,893 357.54
      2362 Nonresidential building construction* 8 64 597,715 718.38
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 4 24 138,182 442.92
      2382 Building equipment contractors 8 32 244,098 586.77
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 12 44 373,290 652.62
          238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 6 38 329,758 667.54
MANUFACTURING 33 900 7,297,851 623.77
  31-33 Manufacturing 33 900 7,297,851 623.77
    321 Wood product manufacturing 14 532 4,302,368 622.08
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 8 188 1,279,912 523.69
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 6 50 567,626 873.31
    333 Machinery manufacturing 3 93 843,339 697.54
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 160 1,901 11,816,589 478.15
  22 Utilities* 3 23 366,531 1,225.85
  42 Wholesale trade 18 203 2,037,152 771.92
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 9 120 1,246,391 799.00
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 4 54 821,163 1,169.77
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers* 3 32 172,513 414.69
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 9 83 790,761 732.85
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 5 29 335,546 890.08
        42449 Other grocery product merchant wholesalers* 3 18 245,960 1,051.08
  44-45 Retail trade 106 1,461 7,749,958 408.08
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 20 180 1,342,504 573.69
        44111 New car dealers* 4 63 747,381 912.54
        44112 Used car dealers* 7 23 137,445 459.69
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 8 90 435,702 372.38
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 7 78 331,208 326.62
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5 22 158,533 554.31
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 6 30 299,034 766.77
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 176 1,127,806 492.92
    445 Food and beverage stores 7 149 460,506 237.77
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 4 128 402,528 241.92
    446 Health and personal care stores* 7 90 792,222 677.08
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 6 87 781,809 691.23
    447 Gasoline stations* 22 235 862,980 282.46
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 4 48 158,357 253.77
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 9 75 270,561 277.46
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 9 59 338,342 441.15
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 6 52 328,784 486.38
          453930 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers 4 43 296,891 531.08
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 33 214 1,662,948 597.77
    484 Truck transportation 30 202 1,585,959 603.92
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 24 185 1,466,381 609.69
INFORMATION 8 45 409,881 700.62
  51 Information 8 45 409,881 700.62
    517 Telecommunications 4 16 289,930 1,393.92
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 54 410 3,658,838 686.46
  52 Finance and insurance 30 237 1,328,863 431.31
      5221 Depository credit intermediation* 10 79 587,069 571.62
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities 14 143 647,138 348.08
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 24 172 2,329,975 1,042.00
      5322 Consumer goods rental 7 35 179,447 394.38
        53229 Other consumer goods rental 4 24 135,203 433.31
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 56 406 3,891,428 737.31
  54 Professional and technical services* 36 171 1,282,635 577.00
      5411 Legal services* 10 42 331,266 606.69
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 8 92 675,856 565.08
  56 Administrative and waste services 18 201 2,086,343 798.46
      5611 Office administrative services* 5 97 1,576,122 1,249.92
        56173 Landscaping services* 4 35 205,826 452.38
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 57 868 4,919,978 436.00
  62 Health care and social assistance 56 867 4,919,408 436.46
    621 Ambulatory health care services 38 447 3,145,182 541.23
      6211 Offices of physicians* 17 115 1,033,179 691.08
      6212 Offices of dentists* 8 60 520,206 666.92
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 9 61 298,170 376.00
        62134 Offices of specialty therapists* 3 12 62,850 402.92
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 5 234 1,052,569 346.00
    624 Social assistance 13 187 721,657 296.85
      6241 Individual and family services 5 127 510,304 309.08
        62431 Vocational rehabilitation services* 6 49 185,677 291.46
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 62 850 2,514,770 227.62
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 7 28 99,942 274.54
      7139 Other amusement and recreation industries 3 18 44,839 191.62
  72 Accommodation and food services 55 822 2,414,828 226.00
    721 Accommodation 13 151 519,146 264.46
          721110 Hotels and motels, except casino hotels 9 123 432,436 270.46
    722 Food services and drinking places 42 671 1,895,682 217.31
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 17 289 905,939 241.15
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 21 368 958,248 200.31
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 18 359 940,376 201.46
OTHER SERVICES 61 296 2,387,449 620.46
  81 Other services, except public administration 61 296 2,387,449 620.46
    811 Repair and maintenance 32 218 2,140,962 755.46
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 18 61 326,161 411.31
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 11 34 165,745 375.00
          811111 General automotive repair 8 26 141,525 418.69
      8113 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance* 11 155 1,802,740 894.69
    812 Personal and laundry services 8 32 177,068 425.62
      8122 Death care services 4 16 110,834 532.85
    813 Membership associations and organizations 9 29 28,315 75.08
GOVERNMENT 81 1,748 13,036,704 573.69
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 25 113 1,151,953 784.15
  STATE GOVERNMENT 16 204 1,678,378 632.85
    61 Educational services 2 36 324,767 693.92
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 48 430,314 689.62
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 40 1,431 10,206,373 548.62
    61 Educational services 18 641 2,878,179 345.38
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 511 5,539,249 833.85
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 02/26/09