Workforce Investment Area 3 - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 6,078 108,768 1,042,702,663 737.38
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 5,728 87,597 848,808,699 745.38
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 87 3,133 57,891,557 1,421.38
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 10 27 180,465 514.15
  21 Mining 77 3,106 57,711,092 1,429.31
    211 Oil and gas extraction* 27 589 17,275,014 2,256.08
    212 Mining, except oil and gas 19 1,601 28,268,632 1,358.23
        21211 Coal mining 18 1,595 28,236,614 1,361.77
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 5 950 17,001,578 1,376.62
    213 Support activities for mining* 31 916 12,167,446 1,021.77
          213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations 23 601 8,100,291 1,036.77
CONSTRUCTION 496 5,523 68,203,467 949.92
  23 Construction 496 5,523 68,203,467 949.92
    236 Construction of buildings 161 1,154 11,124,504 741.54
      2361 Residential building construction* 113 425 2,596,467 469.92
          236115 New single-family general contractors 59 279 1,821,982 502.31
      2362 Nonresidential building construction 48 728 8,528,037 901.08
        23621 Industrial building construction* 7 161 2,006,906 958.85
        23622 Commercial building construction* 41 568 6,521,131 883.15
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 45 1,453 23,983,921 1,269.69
      2371 Utility system construction 20 428 7,186,079 1,291.54
        23711 Water and sewer system construction* 8 180 2,271,028 970.54
        23712 Oil and gas pipeline construction* 7 225 4,597,759 1,571.85
        23713 Power and communication system construction* 5 23 317,292 1,061.15
      2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction* 12 762 12,774,146 1,289.54
        23799 Other heavy construction* 11 257 3,993,418 1,195.31
    238 Specialty trade contractors 290 2,917 33,095,042 872.77
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 60 358 2,945,831 633.00
        23811 Poured concrete structure contractors 10 44 314,693 550.15
        23812 Steel and precast concrete contractors 3 18 248,548 1,062.15
        23814 Masonry contractors 19 85 592,301 536.00
          238141 Residential masonry contractors 12 44 259,259 453.23
          238142 Nonresidential masonry contractors 7 41 333,042 624.85
        23816 Roofing contractors 11 88 968,957 847.00
          238161 Residential roofing contractors 8 29 123,520 327.62
          238162 Nonresidential roofing contractors 3 59 845,437 1,102.23
        23817 Siding contractors 9 66 313,192 365.00
      2382 Building equipment contractors 115 1,594 20,579,252 993.08
        23821 Electrical contractors 46 524 6,650,565 976.31
          238211 Residential electrical contractors 16 154 1,351,400 675.00
          238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors 30 370 5,299,165 1,101.69
        23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors 59 725 8,317,209 882.46
          238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors 42 287 2,258,271 605.31
          238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors 17 438 6,058,938 1,064.08
        23829 Other building equipment contractors 10 345 5,611,478 1,251.15
      2383 Building finishing contractors 61 298 2,344,605 605.23
        23831 Drywall and insulation contractors 9 33 299,110 697.23
        23832 Painting and wall covering contractors 20 128 1,136,524 683.00
          238321 Residential painting contractors 9 52 345,964 511.77
          238322 Nonresidential painting contractors 11 76 790,560 800.15
        23833 Flooring contractors* 10 28 112,516 309.08
        23835 Finish carpentry contractors 16 98 738,407 579.62
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 54 667 7,225,354 833.31
        23891 Site preparation contractors 35 478 5,221,585 840.31
          238911 Residential site preparation contractors 10 45 257,879 440.85
          238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 25 433 4,963,706 881.85
        23899 All other specialty trade contractors 19 189 2,003,769 815.54
          238991 All other residential trade contractors 10 34 148,742 336.54
          238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors 9 156 1,855,027 914.69
MANUFACTURING 125 3,870 58,320,828 1,159.23
  31-33 Manufacturing 125 3,870 58,320,828 1,159.23
    311 Food manufacturing 11 247 2,117,283 659.38
      3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing* 5 45 157,006 268.38
    321 Wood product manufacturing 5 80 446,412 429.23
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 3 62 360,450 447.23
    323 Printing and related support activities* 11 130 1,228,736 727.08
          323110 Commercial lithographic printing 5 55 414,643 579.92
    325 Chemical manufacturing 24 2,198 42,534,529 1,488.54
      3251 Basic chemical manufacturing 16 1,575 30,323,737 1,481.00
        32518 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing 6 315 3,566,061 870.85
      3252 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.* 4 86 1,687,124 1,509.08
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 12 104 1,238,433 916.00
      3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing 9 87 1,154,962 1,021.15
        32732 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing* 3 14 454,983 2,499.92
          327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing 3 45 381,913 652.85
        32739 Other concrete product manufacturing* 3 27 318,066 906.15
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 23 332 2,882,215 667.77
      3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg. 11 231 2,052,684 683.54
        33231 Plate work and fabricated structural products 7 219 1,994,765 700.69
      3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.* 9 88 709,708 620.38
    333 Machinery manufacturing 5 76 661,035 669.08
    337 Furniture and related product manufacturing 5 44 318,639 557.08
        33721 Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing 3 35 254,921 560.23
    339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 14 127 982,531 595.08
      3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing* 10 114 884,100 596.54
          339116 Dental laboratories 5 89 660,626 571.00
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 1,390 20,823 183,113,943 676.46
  22 Utilities* 30 800 15,990,564 1,537.54
      2212 Natural gas distribution* 6 162 2,903,883 1,378.85
        22132 Sewage treatment facilities* 4 26 263,249 778.85
  42 Wholesale trade 339 4,151 52,773,513 977.92
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 211 2,620 34,399,068 1,009.92
      4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers 20 188 1,495,981 612.08
        42311 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers* 4 92 814,675 681.15
        42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers* 11 79 568,341 553.38
          423140 Used motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers 4 16 91,995 442.31
      4232 Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers 5 62 516,693 641.08
          423220 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers 3 22 245,142 857.15
      4233 Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers 17 152 1,336,358 676.31
          423310 Lumber and wood merchant wholesalers 3 26 247,652 732.69
        42332 Masonry material merchant wholesalers* 6 49 373,695 586.62
        42339 Other const. material merchant wholesalers* 7 71 664,422 719.85
      4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers 38 441 7,264,265 1,267.08
        42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers* 11 123 1,419,609 887.85
        42343 Computer and software merchant wholesalers* 5 152 3,048,046 1,542.54
        42344 Other commercial equip. merchant wholesalers* 5 29 251,981 668.38
        42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers* 13 94 2,046,073 1,674.38
      4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers* 5 69 772,662 861.38
      4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers 15 94 1,313,557 1,074.92
        42369 Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers* 7 64 974,989 1,171.85
      4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers 22 189 2,144,445 872.77
        42372 Plumbing equip. merchant wholesalers* 13 88 1,010,028 882.92
        42373 HVAC equip. merchant wholesalers* 5 34 337,757 764.15
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 78 1,326 18,672,817 1,083.23
        42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers* 14 701 11,305,592 1,240.62
        42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers* 41 487 5,799,806 916.08
        42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers* 8 85 1,142,980 1,034.38
          423850 Service estab. equip. merchant wholesalers 14 51 413,879 624.23
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers 11 98 882,290 692.54
        42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers* 7 89 826,834 714.62
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 56 986 12,047,585 939.92
      4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers 8 28 258,885 711.23
          424120 Office supplies merchant wholesalers 7 23 226,327 756.92
      4242 Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers* 3 18 405,106 1,731.23
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 10 327 3,427,094 806.15
        42449 Other grocery product merchant wholesalers* 6 261 2,865,980 844.69
      4246 Chemical merchant wholesalers* 13 298 4,514,273 1,165.31
      4247 Petroleum merchant wholesalers 8 93 1,221,299 1,010.15
          424720 Other petroleum merchant wholesalers 6 90 1,121,144 958.23
      4248 Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 5 168 1,823,891 835.08
          424820 Wine and spirit merchant wholesalers 3 18 136,209 582.08
      4249 Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 9 55 397,037 555.31
    425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers* 72 545 6,326,860 893.00
          425120 Wholesale trade agents and brokers 71 543 6,313,392 894.38
  44-45 Retail trade 855 12,531 74,238,435 455.69
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 117 1,753 16,517,602 724.77
      4411 Automobile dealers 38 1,065 11,291,069 815.54
        44111 New car dealers* 17 993 10,492,302 812.77
        44112 Used car dealers* 21 73 798,767 841.69
      4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 14 112 864,023 593.38
          441221 Motorcycle dealers 10 86 671,531 600.69
          441222 Boat dealers 3 25 185,832 571.77
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 65 576 4,362,510 582.62
        44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 44 349 2,383,524 525.38
        44132 Tire dealers* 21 227 1,978,986 670.62
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 53 409 3,150,835 592.62
      4421 Furniture stores* 23 255 2,233,829 673.85
      4422 Home furnishings stores 30 154 917,006 458.08
        44221 Floor covering stores* 17 80 584,024 561.54
        44229 Other home furnishings stores 13 74 332,982 346.15
          442299 All other home furnishings stores 10 71 311,629 337.62
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 51 352 3,406,539 744.46
        44311 Appliance, TV, and other electronics stores 35 262 2,138,247 627.77
          443111 Household appliance stores 6 40 243,178 467.62
          443112 Radio, TV, and other electronics stores 29 222 1,895,069 656.62
          443120 Computer and software stores 14 78 1,211,175 1,194.46
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 63 1,162 9,452,397 625.77
      4441 Building material and supplies dealers 56 1,099 9,055,787 633.85
        44411 Home centers* 9 558 3,990,041 550.08
        44412 Paint and wallpaper stores* 6 25 247,650 762.00
        44413 Hardware stores* 14 110 643,476 450.00
        44419 Other building material dealers* 27 406 4,174,620 790.92
      4442 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores 7 63 396,610 484.23
        44421 Outdoor power equipment stores* 3 19 121,654 492.54
        44422 Nursery, garden, and farm supply stores* 4 44 274,956 480.69
    445 Food and beverage stores 73 1,864 8,269,770 341.31
      4451 Grocery stores 53 1,772 7,969,953 346.00
        44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 43 1,736 7,873,452 348.85
        44512 Convenience stores* 10 37 96,501 200.62
      4452 Specialty food stores 17 67 201,633 231.46
          445210 Meat markets 3 14 62,498 343.38
        44529 Other specialty food stores 10 34 102,785 232.54
          445292 Confectionery and nut stores 3 18 52,388 223.85
      4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores* 3 25 98,184 302.08
    446 Health and personal care stores* 76 972 6,980,235 552.38
        44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 43 717 5,247,374 563.00
        44612 Cosmetic and beauty supply stores* 12 66 332,351 387.38
        44613 Optical goods stores* 9 60 341,987 438.46
        44619 Other health and personal care stores 12 129 1,058,523 631.23
          446191 Food, health, supplement stores 4 18 68,503 292.77
          446199 All other health and personal care stores 8 111 990,020 686.08
    447 Gasoline stations* 99 885 3,311,528 287.85
        44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores* 93 860 3,172,120 283.77
        44719 Other gasoline stations* 6 25 139,408 428.92
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 105 1,175 4,395,900 287.77
      4481 Clothing stores 68 950 3,168,685 256.54
        44811 Men's clothing stores* 6 48 330,746 530.08
        44812 Women's clothing stores* 27 267 849,718 244.77
        44813 Children's and infants' clothing stores* 4 62 168,772 209.38
        44814 Family clothing stores* 21 482 1,429,165 228.08
        44815 Clothing accessories stores* 4 16 53,663 258.00
        44819 Other clothing stores* 6 75 336,621 345.23
      4482 Shoe stores* 16 102 406,373 306.46
      4483 Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores* 21 123 820,842 513.38
    451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 48 435 1,793,995 317.23
      4511 Sporting goods and musical instrument stores 35 340 1,437,376 325.23
        45111 Sporting goods stores* 15 160 709,786 341.23
        45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores* 10 117 423,054 278.15
        45113 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores* 4 22 83,163 290.77
        45114 Musical instrument and supplies stores* 6 40 221,373 425.69
      4512 Book, periodical, and music stores 13 95 356,619 288.77
    452 General merchandise stores 52 2,669 12,568,579 362.23
      4521 Department stores* 11 1,127 4,789,102 326.85
          452111 Department stores, except discount 4 497 1,804,094 279.23
          452112 Discount department stores 7 629 2,985,008 365.08
      4529 Other general merchandise stores 41 1,543 7,779,477 387.85
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 37 307 1,230,602 308.31
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 104 657 3,174,333 371.69
      4531 Florists* 16 85 342,568 310.00
      4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 41 295 1,526,829 398.15
        45321 Office supplies and stationery stores* 15 150 1,040,608 533.62
        45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores* 26 145 486,221 257.92
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 40 265 1,274,462 369.92
        45391 Pet and pet supplies stores* 5 100 317,814 244.46
          453930 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers 5 34 298,945 676.38
        45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 29 121 624,685 397.15
          453991 Tobacco stores 10 42 174,350 319.31
          453998 Store retailers not specified elsewhere 19 79 450,335 438.46
    454 Nonstore retailers 14 197 1,216,722 475.08
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 166 3,340 40,111,431 923.77
    481 Air transportation* 7 124 786,860 488.15
    484 Truck transportation 80 1,122 12,953,722 888.08
      4841 General freight trucking 33 462 6,047,878 1,007.00
        48411 General freight trucking, local* 12 68 718,264 812.54
        48412 General freight trucking, long-distance 21 394 5,329,614 1,040.54
          484121 General freight trucking, long-distance 13 153 1,985,244 998.08
          484122 General freight trucking, long-distance 8 241 3,344,370 1,067.46
      4842 Specialized freight trucking 47 660 6,905,844 804.85
        48421 Used household and office goods moving* 3 66 795,984 927.69
        48422 Other specialized trucking, local* 38 482 4,884,747 779.54
        48423 Other specialized trucking, long-distance* 6 113 1,225,113 834.00
      4853 Taxi and limousine service 4 40 120,909 232.54
      4855 Charter bus industry* 3 27 59,229 168.77
    486 Pipeline transportation* 16 572 11,302,718 1,520.00
    488 Support activities for transportation 27 330 3,356,761 782.46
      4882 Support activities for rail transportation* 4 23 223,195 746.46
      4883 Support activities for water transportation 5 160 2,022,817 972.54
      4884 Support activities for road transportation 10 90 599,535 512.46
          488410 Motor vehicle towing 9 77 476,054 475.62
      4889 Other support activities for transportation* 3 18 217,632 930.08
    492 Couriers and messengers 18 589 6,029,245 787.38
      4921 Couriers* 11 475 5,393,696 873.46
      4922 Local messengers and local delivery* 7 114 635,549 428.85
    493 Warehousing and storage* 8 134 1,141,996 655.54
        49311 General warehousing and storage* 5 110 988,995 691.62
INFORMATION 90 2,285 28,432,630 957.15
  51 Information 90 2,285 28,432,630 957.15
        51112 Periodical publishers* 6 27 215,369 613.62
    512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 8 114 539,464 364.00
        51211 Motion picture and video production* 4 30 283,353 726.54
        51213 Motion picture and video exhibition* 3 83 252,415 233.92
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet 10 248 2,638,308 818.31
        51511 Radio broadcasting 4 113 1,087,721 740.46
        51512 Television broadcasting* 5 129 1,523,041 908.23
    517 Telecommunications 44 1,377 20,013,981 1,118.00
      5171 Wired telecommunications carriers* 32 1,114 16,808,375 1,160.62
        51721 Wireless telecommunications carriers 5 46 415,621 695.00
    518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing* 6 42 722,027 1,322.38
      5191 Other information services 5 22 267,687 936.00
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 649 6,913 74,207,614 825.77
  52 Finance and insurance 383 5,441 62,360,972 881.62
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities 136 1,822 16,764,480 707.77
      5221 Depository credit intermediation 103 1,663 15,614,867 722.31
        52211 Commercial banking* 76 1,404 13,515,466 740.46
        52213 Credit unions* 27 259 2,099,401 623.54
      5222 Nondepository credit intermediation 29 142 946,260 512.62
        52229 Other nondepository credit intermediation 24 125 863,519 531.38
          522291 Consumer lending 8 26 265,280 784.85
          522292 Real estate credit 9 23 218,220 729.85
      5223 Activities related to credit intermediation* 4 17 203,353 920.15
    523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments 66 303 7,132,100 1,810.62
      5231 Securities and commodity contracts brokerage 30 197 5,561,186 2,171.46
          523110 Investment banking and securities dealing 6 77 1,975,259 1,973.31
        52312 Securities brokerage* 20 111 3,411,372 2,364.08
      5239 Other financial investment activities 36 106 1,570,914 1,140.00
        52391 Miscellaneous intermediation* 6 24 447,328 1,433.77
        52392 Portfolio management* 18 61 757,992 955.85
          523930 Investment advice 11 20 358,094 1,377.31
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities 177 3,307 38,371,729 892.54
      5241 Insurance carriers 43 1,657 21,424,533 994.62
        52411 Direct life and health insurance carriers 18 846 9,180,194 834.69
          524113 Direct life insurance carriers 10 62 710,722 881.77
          524114 Direct health and medical insurance carriers 8 784 8,469,472 831.00
      5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related 134 1,650 16,947,196 790.08
        52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 102 662 8,191,675 951.85
        52429 Other insurance related activities 32 988 8,755,521 681.69
          524291 Claims adjusting 9 47 770,063 1,260.31
          524292 Third party administration of insurance funds 16 780 5,896,858 581.54
          524298 All other insurance related activities 7 161 2,088,600 997.92
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 266 1,472 11,846,642 619.08
    531 Real estate 194 962 7,360,543 588.54
      5311 Lessors of real estate 131 702 5,456,147 597.85
        53111 Lessors of residential buildings* 50 322 1,761,340 420.77
        53112 Lessors of nonresidential buildings* 51 275 2,114,100 591.38
        53113 Miniwarehouse and self-storage unit operators* 8 20 109,026 419.31
        53119 Lessors of other real estate property* 22 85 1,471,681 1,331.85
      5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers* 27 102 692,582 522.31
      5313 Activities related to real estate 36 158 1,211,814 590.00
        53131 Real estate property managers 23 128 901,092 541.54
          531311 Residential property managers 13 70 367,639 404.00
          531312 Nonresidential property managers 10 57 533,453 719.92
          531320 Offices of real estate appraisers 11 25 281,960 867.54
      5321 Automotive equipment rental and leasing 20 158 1,058,436 515.31
        53211 Passenger car rental and leasing 14 116 663,403 439.92
        53212 Truck, trailer, and RV rental and leasing* 6 42 395,033 723.54
      5322 Consumer goods rental 31 181 1,121,097 476.46
        53223 Video tape and disc rental* 19 103 326,552 243.85
      5323 General rental centers* 7 37 310,025 644.54
      5324 Machinery and equipment rental and leasing 13 123 1,911,893 1,195.69
        53241 Heavy machinery rental and leasing 8 70 1,100,863 1,209.77
          532490 Other machinery rental and leasing 5 52 811,030 1,199.77
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 966 12,657 124,380,975 755.92
  54 Professional and technical services* 634 5,699 71,919,180 970.77
      5411 Legal services 219 2,050 25,318,056 950.00
        54111 Offices of lawyers* 214 2,041 25,241,148 951.31
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 105 794 8,797,303 852.31
          541211 Offices of certified public accountants 37 437 5,807,972 1,022.38
          541219 Other accounting services 41 227 1,968,525 667.08
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 100 1,242 17,897,638 1,108.46
        54131 Architectural services* 9 68 887,474 1,003.92
        54133 Engineering services* 63 912 14,461,639 1,219.77
        54137 Other surveying and mapping services* 11 35 282,002 619.77
        54138 Testing laboratories* 10 213 2,141,329 773.31
      5414 Specialized design services 10 39 309,652 610.77
        54143 Graphic design services* 5 24 203,260 651.46
      5415 Computer systems design and related services* 42 301 4,053,429 1,035.92
          541512 Computer systems design services 27 217 2,881,515 1,021.46
      5416 Management and technical consulting services 82 445 6,951,221 1,201.62