Nicholas - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 693 8,759 75,279,941 661.15
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 612 6,953 59,108,452 653.92
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 48 1,196 17,093,999 1,099.46
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 26 70 367,805 404.15
    113 Forestry and logging* 22 63 316,477 386.38
  21 Mining 22 1,125 16,726,194 1,143.69
    212 Mining, except oil and gas* 15 714 11,242,453 1,211.23
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 7 496 8,113,541 1,258.31
    213 Support activities for mining* 7 411 5,483,741 1,026.31
CONSTRUCTION 64 236 2,219,242 723.38
  23 Construction 64 236 2,219,242 723.38
    236 Construction of buildings 30 105 836,919 613.15
      2361 Residential building construction* 22 49 311,328 488.77
          236115 New single-family general contractors 14 28 184,633 507.23
          236118 Residential remodelers 8 21 126,695 464.08
      2362 Nonresidential building construction* 8 56 525,591 722.00
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 4 18 173,236 740.31
      2382 Building equipment contractors 8 31 260,453 646.31
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 12 38 342,416 693.15
          238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 5 33 310,217 723.15
MANUFACTURING 34 862 8,211,383 732.77
  31-33 Manufacturing 34 862 8,211,383 732.77
    321 Wood product manufacturing 15 489 4,213,702 662.85
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 8 167 1,247,817 574.77
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 6 55 1,125,892 1,574.69
    333 Machinery manufacturing 3 96 921,130 738.08
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 162 1,885 12,628,514 515.31
  22 Utilities* 3 23 343,543 1,149.00
  42 Wholesale trade 17 196 2,323,073 911.69
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 9 115 1,289,996 862.85
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 4 54 860,364 1,225.62
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers* 3 29 156,243 414.46
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 8 81 1,033,077 981.08
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 4 29 292,911 776.92
  44-45 Retail trade 111 1,455 7,820,000 413.46
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 20 174 1,265,878 559.62
      4411 Automobile dealers 11 88 789,337 690.00
        44111 New car dealers* 4 66 657,518 766.31
        44112 Used car dealers* 7 22 131,819 460.92
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 7 72 347,605 371.38
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5 22 161,749 565.54
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 6 28 266,198 731.31
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 166 887,789 411.38
    445 Food and beverage stores 7 154 487,123 243.31
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 4 125 419,683 258.23
    446 Health and personal care stores* 8 94 853,971 698.85
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 7 91 844,296 713.69
    447 Gasoline stations* 22 236 897,915 292.69
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 5 48 175,570 281.38
      4481 Clothing stores* 3 38 140,930 285.31
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 9 79 275,794 268.54
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 11 60 311,525 399.38
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 6 49 294,154 461.77
          453930 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers 4 40 256,217 492.69
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 31 211 2,141,898 780.85
    484 Truck transportation 28 200 2,064,333 794.00
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 23 186 1,955,987 808.92
INFORMATION 8 41 415,020 778.62
  51 Information 8 41 415,020 778.62
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 55 419 4,435,700 814.31
  52 Finance and insurance 31 252 1,438,708 439.15
      5221 Depository credit intermediation* 10 79 576,061 560.92
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities 15 160 789,130 379.38
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 24 167 2,996,992 1,380.46
      5322 Consumer goods rental 7 25 145,682 448.23
        53223 Video tape and disc rental* 3 13 37,110 219.62
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 57 399 4,254,025 820.15
  54 Professional and technical services* 37 172 1,500,933 671.23
      5411 Legal services* 10 43 362,137 647.85
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 8 89 812,124 701.92
      5419 Other professional and technical services 3 12 71,140 456.00
  56 Administrative and waste services 18 203 2,407,084 912.15
      5611 Office administrative services* 5 103 1,795,746 1,341.08
        56173 Landscaping services* 5 29 150,149 398.31
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 57 881 5,289,847 461.85
  62 Health care and social assistance 56 879 5,289,167 462.85
    621 Ambulatory health care services 38 439 3,561,764 624.08
      6211 Offices of physicians* 17 112 1,145,626 786.85
      6212 Offices of dentists* 8 59 492,024 641.46
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 9 60 359,932 461.46
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 5 227 967,220 327.77
    624 Social assistance 13 213 760,183 274.54
      6241 Individual and family services 5 151 536,381 273.23
        62431 Vocational rehabilitation services* 6 50 187,620 288.62
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 59 760 2,304,461 233.23
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 7 24 75,828 243.08
      7139 Other amusement and recreation industries 3 15 25,197 129.23
  72 Accommodation and food services 52 736 2,228,633 232.92
    721 Accommodation 12 137 465,670 261.46
          721110 Hotels and motels, except casino hotels 8 125 424,269 261.08
    722 Food services and drinking places 40 599 1,762,963 226.38
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 15 254 802,858 243.15
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 21 330 929,206 216.62
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 18 320 912,349 219.31
OTHER SERVICES 64 272 2,245,275 635.00
  81 Other services, except public administration 64 272 2,245,275 635.00
    811 Repair and maintenance 32 197 1,965,091 767.31
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 18 59 312,399 407.31
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 11 32 162,858 391.46
          811111 General automotive repair 8 23 130,479 436.38
      8113 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance* 11 136 1,638,833 926.92
    812 Personal and laundry services 8 32 201,347 484.00
      8122 Death care services 4 17 145,965 660.46
    813 Membership associations and organizations 10 29 29,981 79.54
GOVERNMENT 81 1,806 16,171,489 688.77
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 26 97 1,284,769 1,018.85
  STATE GOVERNMENT 15 186 1,625,147 672.08
    61 Educational services 2 36 370,909 792.54
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 49 382,311 600.15
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 40 1,523 13,261,573 669.85
    61 Educational services 18 759 6,557,924 664.62
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 500 4,905,608 754.69
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09