Monroe - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 253 2,050 16,397,756 615.31
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 210 1,279 8,702,016 523.38
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 17 38 252,009 510.15
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 17 38 252,009 510.15
    113 Forestry and logging* 14 22 159,700 558.38
CONSTRUCTION 55 155 1,001,292 496.92
  23 Construction 55 155 1,001,292 496.92
        23611 Residential building construction 18 52 303,966 449.69
          236115 New single-family general contractors 14 42 238,848 437.46
    238 Specialty trade contractors 33 95 555,001 449.38
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 11 29 152,184 403.69
      2382 Building equipment contractors 9 23 131,905 441.15
      2383 Building finishing contractors 6 29 205,621 545.38
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 48 200 1,024,248 393.92
  44-45 Retail trade 33 160 708,409 340.62
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 4 24 156,759 502.46
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 7 23 155,858 521.23
      4442 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores 3 13 107,674 637.15
    446 Health and personal care stores* 3 20 136,951 526.77
    447 Gasoline stations* 7 27 74,383 211.92
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 8 26 205,388 607.69
        48422 Other specialized trucking, local* 6 21 154,830 567.15
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 11 59 486,396 634.15
  52 Finance and insurance 7 50 469,626 722.54
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 3 39 417,184 822.85
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 21 64 310,925 373.69
  54 Professional and technical services* 16 31 156,052 387.23
      5419 Other professional and technical services* 3 18 63,919 273.15
  56 Administrative and waste services 5 33 154,873 361.00
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 15 201 1,075,201 411.46
  62 Health care and social assistance 15 201 1,075,201 411.46
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 3 17 73,882 334.31
    624 Social assistance 6 66 186,316 217.15
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 16 66 194,704 226.92
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 3 22 83,910 293.38
  72 Accommodation and food services 13 44 110,794 193.69
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 9 38 96,833 196.00
OTHER SERVICES 17 55 150,092 209.92
  81 Other services, except public administration 17 55 150,092 209.92
GOVERNMENT 43 771 7,695,740 767.85
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 15 211 3,197,346 1,165.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 7 60 451,617 579.00
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 8 58,842 565.77
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 21 500 4,046,777 622.62
    61 Educational services 6 329 2,912,843 681.08
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 72 534,957 571.54
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09