West Virginia - Employment & Wages 4th Quarter 2008
Industry						Units	Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES						48,844	715,106	6,828,829,393	734.54
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR						44,939	575,964	5,399,751,296	721.15
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING						1,355	34,226	592,974,395	1,332.69
	11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting					469	2,057	13,448,527	502.92
		111 Crop production				53	613	3,698,380	464.08
			1112 Vegetable and melon farming*			3	13	211,405	1,250.92
			1113 Fruit and tree nut farming*			16	362	1,943,153	412.92
			1114 Greenhouse and nursery production*			26	225	1,475,387	504.38
					111421 Nursery and tree production	16	58	309,181	410.08
					111422 Floriculture production	10	168	1,166,206	534.00
		112 Animal production				53	230	1,443,541	482.77
			1121 Cattle ranching and farming			29	131	718,756	422.08
				11211 Beef cattle ranching, farming, and feedlots		20	71	329,170	356.62
				11212 Dairy cattle and milk production*		9	60	389,586	499.46
			1123 Poultry and egg production			4	32	290,986	699.46
				11251 Animal aquaculture*		3	14	92,220	506.69
			1129 Other animal production			16	50	292,262	449.62
				11292 Horses and other equine production*		6	22	102,834	359.54
				11299 All other animal production*		10	28	189,428	520.38
		113 Forestry and logging				304	1,005	6,189,311	473.77
			1133 Logging*			301	1,001	6,014,558	462.23
				11521 Support activities for animal production*		24	52	293,444	434.08
			1153 Support activities for forestry*			28	120	1,665,718	1,067.77
	21 Mining					886	32,168	579,525,868	1,385.85
		211 Oil and gas extraction*				233	2,666	45,108,357	1,301.54
		212 Mining, except oil and gas				351	23,017	438,031,820	1,463.92
			2121 Coal mining*			304	22,100	422,775,883	1,471.54
					212112 Bituminous coal underground mining	156	14,650	282,694,965	1,484.38
			2122 Metal ore mining			3	35	513,547	1,128.69
			2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying			44	882	14,742,390	1,285.77
				21231 Stone mining and quarrying		37	631	6,474,580	789.31
					212311 Dimension stone mining and quarrying	5	27	271,855	774.54
					212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining	22	555	5,832,846	808.46
					212319 Other crushed and broken stone mining	10	48	369,879	592.77
				21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining		4	211	6,164,421	2,247.31
				21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining*		3	40	2,103,389	4,045.00
		213 Support activities for mining*				302	6,486	96,385,691	1,143.15
					213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations	184	2,843	36,541,088	988.69
					213113 Support activities for coal mining	64	2,063	33,174,590	1,237.00
CONSTRUCTION						5,351	40,878	517,207,878	973.23
	23 Construction					5,351	40,878	517,207,878	973.23
		236 Construction of buildings				1,965	10,731	110,641,887	793.08
			2361 Residential building construction*			1,569	4,947	31,382,473	488.00
					236115 New single-family general contractors	925	3,286	21,969,942	514.31
					236116 New multifamily general contractors	23	76	649,611	657.54
					236117 New housing operative builders	21	51	311,190	469.38
					236118 Residential remodelers	600	1,534	8,451,730	423.85
			2362 Nonresidential building construction			396	5,785	79,259,414	1,053.92
				23621 Industrial building construction*		81	2,735	41,787,967	1,175.31
				23622 Commercial building construction*		315	3,050	37,471,447	945.08
		237 Heavy and civil engineering construction				515	8,585	141,670,110	1,269.38
			2371 Utility system construction			231	3,918	64,355,313	1,263.54
				23711 Water and sewer system construction*		72	846	10,978,317	998.23
				23712 Oil and gas pipeline construction*		62	1,480	24,483,198	1,272.54
				23713 Power and communication system construction*		97	1,592	28,893,798	1,396.08
			2372 Land subdivision*			81	281	2,558,013	700.23
			2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction*			90	2,047	30,183,293	1,134.23
			2379 Other heavy construction*			113	2,339	44,573,491	1,465.92
		238 Specialty trade contractors				2,871	21,562	264,895,881	945.00
			2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors			624	3,898	38,786,050	765.38
				23811 Poured concrete structure contractors		81	408	3,352,531	632.08
					238111 Residential poured foundation contractors	45	169	1,004,336	457.15
					238112 Nonresidential poured foundation contractors	36	239	2,348,195	755.77
				23812 Steel and precast concrete contractors		53	491	5,966,544	934.77
				23813 Framing contractors		46	217	1,499,356	531.46
					238131 Residential framing contractors	42	206	1,435,836	536.15
				23814 Masonry contractors		224	1,414	13,937,123	758.23
					238141 Residential masonry contractors	171	544	2,951,989	417.38
					238142 Nonresidential masonry contractors	53	870	10,985,134	971.31
				23815 Glass and glazing contractors		22	171	1,764,739	793.85
					238151 Residential glass and glazing contractors	9	49	343,017	538.46
					238152 Nonresidential glass and glazing contractors	13	122	1,421,722	896.38
				23816 Roofing contractors		114	826	8,602,684	801.15
					238161 Residential roofing contractors	69	157	560,499	274.62
					238162 Nonresidential roofing contractors	45	669	8,042,185	924.69
				23817 Siding contractors		68	326	3,244,088	765.46
				23819 Other building exterior contractors		16	45	418,985	716.23
					238191 Other residential exterior contractors	5	21	109,711	401.85
					238192 Other nonresidential exterior contractors	11	24	309,274	991.23
			2382 Building equipment contractors			1,048	10,165	149,045,222	1,127.92
				23821 Electrical contractors		434	4,018	61,179,029	1,171.23
					238211 Residential electrical contractors	195	1,482	21,553,413	1,118.69
					238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors	239	2,536	39,625,616	1,201.92
				23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors		545	5,477	77,310,313	1,085.77
					238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors	353	1,562	12,037,911	592.85
					238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors	192	3,914	65,272,402	1,282.85
				23829 Other building equipment contractors		69	670	10,555,880	1,211.92
					238291 Other residential equipment contractors	12	32	247,801	595.69
					238292 Other nonresidential equipment contractors	57	638	10,308,079	1,242.85
			2383 Building finishing contractors			449	2,094	19,183,098	704.69
				23831 Drywall and insulation contractors		114	959	9,644,109	773.54
					238311 Residential drywall contractors	50	196	1,367,967	536.85
					238312 Nonresidential drywall contractors	64	763	8,276,142	834.38
				23832 Painting and wall covering contractors		119	515	5,152,432	769.62
					238321 Residential painting contractors	70	203	1,332,140	504.77
					238322 Nonresidential painting contractors	49	312	3,820,292	941.92
				23833 Flooring contractors		69	150	846,933	434.31
					238331 Residential flooring contractors	63	136	784,363	443.62
				23834 Tile and terrazzo contractors		17	37	299,128	621.92
					238342 Nonresidential tile and terrazzo contractors	8	26	184,682	546.38
				23835 Finish carpentry contractors		108	331	2,290,020	532.15
					238351 Residential finish carpentry contractors	85	266	1,771,349	512.23
					238352 Nonresidential finish carpentry contractors	23	65	518,671	613.85
				23839 Other building finishing contractors		22	103	950,476	709.85
					238391 Other residential finishing contractors	15	33	159,136	370.92
					238392 Other nonresidential finishing contractors	7	70	791,340	869.62
			2389 Other specialty trade contractors			750	5,405	57,881,511	823.77
				23891 Site preparation contractors		542	4,166	45,169,629	834.00
					238911 Residential site preparation contractors	293	1,240	10,106,940	627.00
					238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors	249	2,925	35,062,689	922.08
				23899 All other specialty trade contractors		208	1,240	12,711,882	788.62
					238991 All other residential trade contractors	112	415	2,583,330	478.85
					238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors	96	825	10,128,552	944.38
MANUFACTURING						1,459	55,546	700,053,460	969.46
	31-33 Manufacturing					1,459	55,546	700,053,460	969.46
		311 Food manufacturing				96	3,608	25,318,885	539.77
			3113 Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing			7	37	238,706	496.31
			3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty			9	153	1,380,134	693.85
					311421 Fruit and vegetable canning	8	149	1,374,868	709.77
			3115 Dairy product manufacturing			3	186	1,633,516	675.54
					311611 Animal, except poultry, slaughtering	18	163	809,706	382.15
					311612 Meat processed from carcasses	5	123	949,974	594.08
			3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing			45	874	6,526,874	574.46
					311811 Retail bakeries	36	296	957,612	248.85
					311812 Commercial bakeries	7	545	5,334,111	752.85
			3119 Other food manufacturing			3	86	624,049	558.15
		312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing				17	370	3,831,331	796.54
				31211 Soft drink and ice manufacturing		11	155	1,453,030	721.08
					312112 Bottled water manufacturing	6	92	985,383	823.92
					312113 Ice manufacturing	5	63	467,647	571.00
					312130 Wineries	3	21	192,909	706.62
		313 Textile mills				4	69	599,600	668.46
		314 Textile product mills				31	135	772,100	439.92
			3149 Other textile product mills			25	120	684,589	438.85
				31491 Textile bag and canvas mills*		9	73	450,255	474.46
				31499 All other textile product mills*		16	47	234,334	383.54
		315 Apparel manufacturing				10	154	867,924	433.54
				31521 Cut and sew apparel contractors		5	66	378,818	441.54
				31522 Men's cut and sew apparel manufacturing		4	40	272,040	523.15
		321 Wood product manufacturing				225	6,193	49,446,332	614.15
			3211 Sawmills and wood preservation*			125	2,581	19,376,154	577.46
					321113 Sawmills	119	2,342	17,084,519	561.15
					321114 Wood preservation	6	238	2,291,635	740.69
			3212 Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.*			22	1,050	10,949,356	802.15
					321214 Truss manufacturing	13	201	1,779,621	681.08
			3219 Other wood product manufacturing			78	2,562	19,120,822	574.08
				32191 Millwork		31	1,629	12,734,850	601.38
					321918 Other millwork, including flooring	22	1,443	11,372,630	606.23
				32192 Wood container and pallet manufacturing*		22	392	2,174,262	426.69
				32199 All other wood product manufacturing		25	540	4,211,710	599.92
					321999 Miscellaneous wood product manufacturing	20	485	3,787,531	600.69
		322 Paper manufacturing				10	699	7,352,308	809.08
			3221 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills			4	278	3,400,220	940.85
			3222 Converted paper product manufacturing			6	421	3,952,088	722.08
		323 Printing and related support activities*				95	1,372	12,525,635	702.23
					323110 Commercial lithographic printing	28	303	2,754,994	699.38
					323113 Commercial screen printing	18	340	3,169,898	717.15
					323114 Quick printing	25	96	591,991	474.38
					323119 Other commercial printing	15	75	409,049	419.54
		324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing*				15	962	14,850,751	1,187.46
				32411 Petroleum refineries*		4	295	4,831,962	1,260.00
					324121 Asphalt paving mixture and block mfg.	7	136	2,192,315	1,240.00
		325 Chemical manufacturing				102	9,910	176,918,871	1,373.31
			3251 Basic chemical manufacturing			45	3,654	67,780,702	1,426.92
				32511 Petrochemical manufacturing*		4	539	10,445,616	1,490.77
					325120 Industrial gas manufacturing	10	114	1,699,561	1,146.77
				32518 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing		13	1,311	24,025,214	1,409.69
					325181 Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing	3	728	12,142,984	1,283.08
				32519 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing		12	996	18,612,009	1,437.46
					325199 All other basic organic chemical mfg.	10	810	15,667,691	1,487.92
			3252 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.*			19	2,573	52,136,275	1,558.69
				32531 Fertilizer manufacturing		3	15	102,360	524.92
			3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing			7	150	2,276,635	1,167.54
					325510 Paint and coating manufacturing	6	51	790,352	1,192.08
			3259 Other chemical product and preparation mfg.*			13	431	3,883,555	693.15
					325991 Custom compounding of purchased resins	5	114	1,244,223	839.54
		326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing				53	3,606	33,229,181	708.85
			3261 Plastics product manufacturing			43	3,251	29,431,237	696.38
				32611 Plastics packaging materials, film and sheet		4	318	2,943,549	712.00
				32612 Plastics pipe, fittings, and profile shapes		5	287	2,746,183	736.08
				32619 Other plastics product manufacturing		27	2,213	18,727,399	650.92
			3262 Rubber product manufacturing			10	356	3,797,944	820.62
				32621 Tire manufacturing*		4	46	364,980	610.31
				32622 Rubber and plastics hose and belting mfg.*		3	32	260,216	625.54
				32629 Other rubber product manufacturing*		3	278	3,172,748	877.92
		327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing				137	3,430	33,062,986	741.46
			3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing			10	1,045	9,782,877	720.15
			3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing*			20	616	5,595,219	698.69
					327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware	7	250	1,867,621	574.62
					327215 Glass product mfg. made of purchased glass	9	93	753,925	623.62
			3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing			91	1,362	13,420,175	757.92
				32732 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing*		60	697	6,849,954	756.00
					327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing	14	174	1,655,272	731.77
				32739 Other concrete product manufacturing*		16	371	3,098,880	642.54
				32799 All other nonmetallic mineral products mfg.		13	308	2,879,418	719.15
					327993 Mineral wool manufacturing	4	237	2,348,856	762.38
		331 Primary metal manufacturing				42	6,016	107,402,967	1,373.31
			3311 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg.*			12	2,062	48,174,405	1,797.15
					331111 Iron and steel mills	8	1,600	41,615,158	2,000.69
					331112 Ferroalloy and related product manufacturing	4	463	6,559,247	1,089.77
					331221 Rolled steel shape manufacturing	5	163	2,117,902	999.46
			3313 Alumina and aluminum production*			7	2,240	34,752,460	1,193.38
					331315 Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing	4	1,457	23,623,106	1,247.23
			3315 Foundries			11	406	3,877,019	734.54
		332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing				310	6,592	79,025,975	922.15
			3321 Forging and stamping*			6	232	2,331,738	773.15
			3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg.			69	1,687	19,140,425	872.77
				33231 Plate work and fabricated structural products		45	1,039	13,401,026	992.15
					332312 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing	33	718	8,224,291	881.08
				33232 Ornamental and architectural metal products		24	648	5,739,399	681.31
					332322 Sheet metal work manufacturing	17	587	5,258,507	689.08
			3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg.			10	862	11,401,418	1,017.46
				33243 Metal can, box, and other container mfg.		8	804	10,978,857	1,050.38
				33261 Spring and wire product manufacturing		4	102	882,898	665.85
			3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.			181	2,672	33,573,488	966.54
				33271 Machine shops*		175	2,503	31,646,184	972.54
				33272 Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt mfg.		6	169	1,927,304	877.23
			3328 Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals*			24	846	10,062,736	914.92
					332812 Metal coating and nonprecious engraving	12	437	6,122,731	1,077.77
			3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing			14	119	967,997	625.69
					332994 Small arms manufacturing	3	15	57,266	293.69
					332999 Miscellaneous fabricated metal product mfg.	5	36	254,963	544.77
		333 Machinery manufacturing				70	2,062	30,435,159	1,135.38
			3331 Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg.			27	1,014	20,396,390	1,547.31
					333120 Construction machinery manufacturing	3	54	408,175	581.46
				33313 Mining and oil and gas field machinery mfg.		23	923	19,760,375	1,646.85
			3332 Industrial machinery manufacturing			3	35	316,916	696.54
			3335 Metalworking machinery manufacturing*			6	54	637,783	908.54
			3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing			29	512	5,641,922	847.62
				33399 All other general purpose machinery mfg.		23	386	4,348,513	866.62
					333994 Industrial process furnace and oven mfg.	4	68	627,868	710.23
					333996 Fluid power pump and motor manufacturing	7	98	941,330	738.85
					333999 Miscellaneous general purpose machinery mfg.	7	170	2,196,065	993.69
		334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing				27	1,386	15,079,485	836.92
			3344 Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.*			8	349	2,782,743	613.31
					334418 Printed circuit assembly manufacturing	5	199	1,723,705	666.31
			3345 Electronic instrument manufacturing*			14	945	10,366,892	843.85
					334513 Industrial process variable instruments	8	781	8,552,784	842.38
		335 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.				27	960	12,755,174	1,022.08
			3353 Electrical equipment manufacturing*			19	525	6,761,709	990.69
					335312 Motor and generator manufacturing	9	199	2,609,128	1,008.54
					335314 Relay and industrial control manufacturing	5	193	2,621,847	1,045.00
		336 Transportation equipment manufacturing				35	4,810	68,799,774	1,100.23
			3362 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing*			5	144	1,106,695	591.15
			3363 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			11	1,824	23,887,693	1,007.38
				33639 Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing*		5	145	1,838,315	975.23
			3364 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing*			11	2,533	40,537,754	1,231.08
					336413 Other aircraft parts and equipment	8	623	8,264,921	1,020.46
			3365 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing*			5	188	2,194,120	897.77
		337 Furniture and related product manufacturing				65	1,709	13,482,990	606.85
			3371 Household and institutional furniture mfg.			53	1,457	11,293,420	596.23
				33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop mfg.*		39	1,257	9,838,354	602.08
				33712 Other household and institutional furniture*		14	200	1,455,066	559.62
			3372 Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing*			9	77	690,098	689.38
					337215 Showcases, partitions, shelving, and lockers	4	33	163,114	380.23
			3379 Other furniture related product manufacturing*			3	176	1,499,472	655.38
		339 Miscellaneous manufacturing				85	1,497	14,287,675	734.15
			3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing*			34	943	9,716,400	792.62
					339116 Dental laboratories	22	140	1,126,954	619.23
			3399 Other miscellaneous manufacturing			51	554	4,571,275	634.69
				33993 Doll, toy, and game manufacturing*		4	25	93,225	286.85
				33995 Sign manufacturing*		24	110	793,018	554.54
				33999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing		17	284	2,077,463	562.69
					339999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing	13	102	556,844	419.92
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES						11,634	139,460	1,130,810,581	623.69
	22 Utilities*					224	6,357	105,356,631	1,274.85
			2211 Power generation and supply			114	4,830	83,931,098	1,336.69
				22111 Electric power generation		79	4,042	71,433,885	1,359.46
					221112 Fossil fuel electric power generation	73	3,989	70,436,074	1,358.31
				22112 Electric power transmission and distribution*		35	788	12,497,213	1,219.92
			2212 Natural gas distribution*			56	925	14,554,220	1,210.31
			2213 Water, sewage and other systems			54	602	6,871,313	878.00
				22131 Water supply and irrigation systems*		35	496	6,189,784	959.92
				22132 Sewage treatment facilities*		19	106	681,529	494.62
	42 Wholesale trade					2,818	24,615	320,966,486	1,003.00
		423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods				1,216	13,169	171,036,716	999.08
			4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers			109	1,266	14,097,488	856.54
				42311 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers*		31	549	6,382,298	894.23
				42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		52	519	6,159,349	912.92
				42313 Tire and tube merchant wholesalers*		8	57	563,638	760.62
				42314 Used motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		18	141	992,203	541.31
			4232 Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers			26	204	1,958,826	738.62
				42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers*		9	102	991,329	747.62
				42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers*		17	101	967,497	736.85
			4233 Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers			104	869	9,248,424	818.69
				42331 Lumber and wood merchant wholesalers*		38	393	3,162,052	618.92
				42332 Masonry material merchant wholesalers*		31	211	2,647,162	965.08
				42333 Roofing and siding merchant wholesalers*		9	73	839,096	884.15
				42339 Other const. material merchant wholesalers*		26	192	2,600,114	1,041.69
			4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers			174	1,406	21,684,679	1,186.38
				42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers*		33	293	3,494,619	917.46
				42343 Computer and software merchant wholesalers*		19	209	4,350,394	1,601.15
				42344 Other commercial equip. merchant wholesalers*		22	266	3,167,848	916.08
				42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers*		83	526	9,183,639	1,343.00
				42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers*		6	28	225,434	619.31
				42349 Other professional equip. merchant wholesalers*		8	77	1,064,431	1,063.38
			4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers			55	668	11,515,875	1,326.08
				42351 Metal merchant wholesalers*		40	528	7,752,482	1,129.46
				42352 Coal and other mineral merchant wholesalers*		15	140	3,763,393	2,067.77
			4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers			77	594	11,495,268	1,488.62
				42361 Elec. equip. and wiring merchant wholesalers*		48	459	8,871,248	1,486.69
				42369 Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers*		23	121	2,468,570	1,569.31
			4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers			105	1,078	12,033,004	858.62
				42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers*		16	485	5,029,224	797.69
				42372 Plumbing equip. merchant wholesalers*		57	405	5,063,616	961.77
				42373 HVAC equip. merchant wholesalers*		21	102	1,093,826	824.92
				42374 Refrigeration equip. merchant wholesalers*		11	86	846,338	757.00
			4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers			422	5,060	74,816,981	1,137.38
				42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers*		101	2,086	35,997,532	1,327.46
					423820 Farm and garden equip. merchant wholesalers	37	212	1,366,274	495.77
				42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers*		166	1,864	26,334,139	1,086.77
				42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers*		71	618	8,620,466	1,073.00
				42385 Service estab. equip. merchant wholesalers*		45	262	2,227,159	653.92
			4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers			144	2,025	14,186,171	538.92
				42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers*		84	891	6,871,347	593.23
				42394 Jewelry merchant wholesalers*		8	29	153,196	406.38
				42399 All other durable goods merchant wholesalers*		31	144	1,433,394	765.69
		424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods				583	7,841	95,336,253	935.31
			4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers			47	577	4,684,149	624.46
				42412 Office supplies merchant wholesalers*		32