McDowell - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 425 6,041 62,142,704 791.31
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 331 4,254 48,490,435 876.85
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 44 1,681 29,693,898 1,358.77
  21 Mining 42 1,671 29,577,608 1,361.62
    212 Mining, except oil and gas 30 1,134 21,413,740 1,452.54
        21211 Coal mining 29 1,131 21,369,718 1,453.46
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 22 628 11,462,950 1,404.08
    213 Support activities for mining* 12 537 8,163,868 1,169.46
CONSTRUCTION 18 193 3,363,879 1,340.69
  23 Construction 18 193 3,363,879 1,340.69
    238 Specialty trade contractors 11 122 1,819,695 1,147.38
      2383 Building finishing contractors 3 16 146,631 704.92
MANUFACTURING 7 56 460,551 632.62
  31-33 Manufacturing 7 56 460,551 632.62
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 4 22 240,672 841.54
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 112 1,144 6,967,022 468.46
  42 Wholesale trade 4 33 266,491 621.15
  44-45 Retail trade 64 872 4,318,066 380.92
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 5 29 116,332 308.54
        44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 3 27 111,082 316.46
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 4 24 99,206 318.00
    445 Food and beverage stores* 10 142 653,657 354.08
        44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 7 128 622,158 373.92
        44512 Convenience stores* 3 14 31,499 173.08
    446 Health and personal care stores* 9 72 655,238 700.08
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 8 69 626,301 698.23
    447 Gasoline stations* 20 150 537,594 275.69
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 19 139 502,219 277.92
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 7 68 276,738 313.08
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 3 18 98,043 419.00
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 42 227 2,205,033 747.23
      4841 General freight trucking* 10 120 1,362,919 873.69
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 31 91 789,625 667.46
INFORMATION 8 90 954,861 816.15
  51 Information 8 90 954,861 816.15
    517 Telecommunications* 4 39 598,600 1,180.69
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 29 145 1,223,185 648.92
  52 Finance and insurance 15 119 953,600 616.38
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities 8 99 862,019 669.77
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 14 26 269,585 797.62
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 30 200 2,006,169 771.62
  54 Professional and technical services* 18 89 1,101,124 951.69
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 5 20 132,579 509.92
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 3 19 119,021 481.85
  56 Administrative and waste services 10 86 668,348 597.77
    561 Administrative and support services 5 45 323,635 553.23
      5616 Investigation and security services* 3 38 234,613 474.92
    562 Waste management and remediation services 5 42 344,713 631.31
      5629 Remediation and other waste services* 3 27 293,549 836.31
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 41 468 2,678,680 440.31
  62 Health care and social assistance 41 468 2,678,680 440.31
      6211 Offices of physicians* 16 83 607,417 562.92
    624 Social assistance 16 179 740,994 318.46
      6242 Emergency and other relief services 3 102 340,150 256.54
      6244 Child day care services* 8 60 319,092 409.08
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 19 186 608,355 251.62
  72 Accommodation and food services 16 182 595,753 251.77
    721 Accommodation 4 17 70,611 319.54
    722 Food services and drinking places 12 165 525,142 244.85
        72211 Full-service restaurants* 5 54 168,635 240.23
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 6 108 348,074 247.92
OTHER SERVICES 23 89 533,835 461.38
  81 Other services, except public administration 23 89 533,835 461.38
    812 Personal and laundry services 5 24 187,621 601.38
          812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 21 178,524 653.92
    813 Membership associations and organizations 7 37 64,977 135.08
      8139 Professional and similar organizations* 5 29 24,356 64.62
GOVERNMENT 94 1,787 13,652,269 587.69
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 38 74 621,123 645.69
  STATE GOVERNMENT 18 484 3,818,267 606.85
    61 Educational services 2 5 39,800 612.31
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 374 2,947,631 606.23
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 38 1,229 9,212,879 576.62
    61 Educational services 12 654 6,249,558 735.08
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 31 139,243 345.54
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09