Mason - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 421 6,845 65,784,260 739.31
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 357 5,204 52,013,068 768.85
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 8 148 1,207,729 627.69
  21 Mining 6 41 374,097 701.85
    213 Support activities for mining* 3 18 157,462 672.92
CONSTRUCTION 35 247 2,231,237 694.85
  23 Construction 35 247 2,231,237 694.85
    236 Construction of buildings 10 98 708,356 556.00
        23611 Residential building construction 7 28 176,714 485.46
    238 Specialty trade contractors 22 142 1,401,488 759.23
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 7 54 209,362 298.23
        23814 Masonry contractors* 5 47 180,292 295.08
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 6 66 931,938 1,086.15
MANUFACTURING 20 665 8,395,864 971.15
  31-33 Manufacturing 20 665 8,395,864 971.15
    321 Wood product manufacturing 6 78 495,562 488.69
        32111 Sawmills and wood preservation* 4 49 321,402 504.54
    325 Chemical manufacturing 4 284 4,925,178 1,334.00
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 89 1,871 20,637,138 848.46
  22 Utilities* 9 516 8,873,962 1,322.92
          221112 Fossil fuel electric power generation 7 505 8,694,218 1,324.31
  42 Wholesale trade 9 166 1,644,896 762.23
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 4 94 980,009 802.00
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 5 72 664,887 710.38
  44-45 Retail trade 61 694 3,446,690 382.00
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 7 36 205,736 439.62
          441320 Tire dealers 3 15 76,113 390.31
    444 Building material and garden supply stores* 6 42 203,363 372.46
    445 Food and beverage stores 6 81 252,943 240.23
        44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 5 78 246,703 243.31
    446 Health and personal care stores* 5 83 595,917 552.31
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 4 61 454,621 573.31
    447 Gasoline stations* 13 99 481,173 373.85
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 12 86 275,479 246.38
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 9 74 284,336 295.54
          453991 Tobacco stores 5 67 221,580 254.38
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10 496 6,671,590 1,034.69
INFORMATION 6 47 383,788 628.15
  51 Information 6 47 383,788 628.15
    517 Telecommunications* 3 23 235,982 789.23
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 37 162 1,062,814 504.69
  52 Finance and insurance 24 123 914,112 571.69
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 10 83 660,399 612.08
          522110 Commercial banking 9 79 637,867 621.08
          524210 Insurance agencies and brokerages 11 33 207,990 484.85
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 13 39 148,702 293.31
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 38 299 4,953,408 1,274.38
  54 Professional and technical services* 26 228 4,144,386 1,398.23
      5411 Legal services* 11 29 179,421 475.92
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 33 1,040 11,015,252 814.77
  62 Health care and social assistance 33 1,040 11,015,252 814.77
    621 Ambulatory health care services 27 249 2,215,896 684.54
      6211 Offices of physicians* 14 127 1,486,152 900.15
    624 Social assistance 4 59 291,258 379.77
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 45 529 1,429,944 207.92
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 13 59 166,854 217.54
    713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation 11 52 144,655 214.00
          713290 Other gambling industries 9 30 85,187 218.46
  72 Accommodation and food services 32 469 1,263,090 207.15
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 11 190 513,687 208.00
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 15 254 670,963 203.23
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 13 238 628,461 203.15
      7224 Drinking places, alcoholic beverages* 4 18 56,882 243.08
OTHER SERVICES 45 191 680,372 274.00
  81 Other services, except public administration 45 191 680,372 274.00
    811 Repair and maintenance 10 23 86,150 288.15
    812 Personal and laundry services 9 30 126,902 325.38
    813 Membership associations and organizations 13 118 391,082 254.92
        81341 Civic and social organizations* 4 25 130,653 402.00
      8139 Professional and similar organizations 4 25 23,090 71.08
          813930 Labor unions and similar labor organizations 3 23 17,066 57.08
    814 Private households* 13 21 76,238 279.23
GOVERNMENT 64 1,641 13,771,192 645.54
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 21 118 1,467,415 956.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 17 534 3,861,852 556.31
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 198 1,263,862 491.00
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 26 990 8,441,925 655.92
    61 Educational services 13 754 7,004,962 714.62
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09