Wirt - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 97 746 3,739,535 385.62
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 74 483 2,488,236 396.31
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 10 53 268,655 389.92
  21 Mining 9 52 265,415 392.62
      2111 Oil and gas extraction* 7 27 127,274 362.62
CONSTRUCTION 11 46 431,897 722.23
  23 Construction 11 46 431,897 722.23
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 16 83 337,469 312.77
  44-45 Retail trade 13 76 222,333 225.00
    445 Food and beverage stores* 4 28 79,321 217.92
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 3 27 76,279 217.31
    447 Gasoline stations* 3 26 64,867 191.92
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 6 25 109,424 336.69
  52 Finance and insurance 4 21 96,518 353.54
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 5 68 335,995 380.08
  62 Health care and social assistance 5 68 335,995 380.08
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 8 68 250,996 283.92
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 4 35 177,191 389.46
  72 Accommodation and food services* 4 32 73,805 177.38
GOVERNMENT 23 263 1,251,299 366.00
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 5 13 127,999 757.38
  STATE GOVERNMENT 7 50 361,506 556.15
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 6 48,661 623.85
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 11 200 761,794 293.00
    61 Educational services 4 152 608,177 307.77
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 02/26/09