Upshur - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 646 8,333 70,562,674 651.38
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 593 7,041 59,876,555 654.15
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 51 1,022 14,209,724 1,069.54
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 18 60 584,481 749.31
    113 Forestry and logging* 13 48 384,280 615.85
  21 Mining 33 962 13,625,243 1,089.46
    211 Oil and gas extraction* 5 91 1,002,011 847.00
    212 Mining, except oil and gas* 7 245 3,568,496 1,120.38
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 3 188 3,016,866 1,234.38
    213 Support activities for mining* 21 626 9,054,736 1,112.62
CONSTRUCTION 82 424 3,736,763 677.92
  23 Construction 82 424 3,736,763 677.92
    236 Construction of buildings 30 155 1,088,611 540.23
      2361 Residential building construction* 27 89 402,007 347.46
          236115 New single-family general contractors 17 53 247,669 359.46
          236118 Residential remodelers 10 36 154,338 329.77
      2362 Nonresidential building construction 3 66 686,604 800.23
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 9 111 1,270,596 880.54
      2371 Utility system construction 6 71 804,908 872.08
      2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction* 3 40 465,688 895.54
    238 Specialty trade contractors 43 158 1,377,556 670.69
      2382 Building equipment contractors 11 61 776,616 979.31
        23821 Electrical contractors 6 40 587,189 1,129.23
        23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors 5 21 189,427 693.85
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 15 66 427,338 498.08
          238911 Residential site preparation contractors 8 29 193,004 511.92
          238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 5 27 170,699 486.31
MANUFACTURING 22 886 9,488,036 823.77
  31-33 Manufacturing 22 886 9,488,036 823.77
    321 Wood product manufacturing 8 464 4,193,596 695.23
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 5 33 214,508 500.00
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 5 210 2,976,450 1,090.31
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 145 1,614 12,934,529 616.46
  42 Wholesale trade 25 280 4,252,875 1,168.38
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 15 209 3,323,503 1,223.23
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 5 93 1,802,556 1,490.92
          423830 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers 4 84 1,753,899 1,606.15
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 6 61 808,182 1,019.15
  44-45 Retail trade 85 1,157 6,827,094 453.92
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 17 187 1,365,864 561.85
      4411 Automobile dealers 8 114 953,444 643.38
        44111 New car dealers* 3 103 874,029 652.77
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 6 56 315,783 433.77
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores* 3 21 89,708 328.62
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 3 13 139,766 827.00
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 166 903,024 418.46
      4441 Building material and supplies dealers 6 161 864,201 412.92
    445 Food and beverage stores 9 201 1,281,446 490.38
        44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 5 124 655,784 406.85
        44512 Convenience stores* 3 13 43,943 260.00
    446 Health and personal care stores* 5 45 348,710 596.08
    447 Gasoline stations* 11 92 379,385 317.23
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 6 41 144,537 271.15
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 14 60 371,962 476.85
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 6 32 287,903 692.08
          453930 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers 4 27 269,567 768.00
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 32 167 1,801,420 829.77
    484 Truck transportation 25 150 1,631,347 836.62
      4841 General freight trucking 9 52 368,657 545.38
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 16 98 1,262,690 991.15
INFORMATION 7 56 546,821 751.15
  51 Information 7 56 546,821 751.15
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 43 219 1,423,630 500.08
  52 Finance and insurance 21 140 1,080,500 593.69
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities 8 89 593,894 513.31
        52211 Commercial banking* 7 84 560,349 513.15
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities 9 36 349,656 747.15
        52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 7 30 282,703 724.85
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 22 78 343,130 338.38
    531 Real estate 16 38 185,569 375.62
    532 Rental and leasing services 6 41 157,561 295.62
      5322 Consumer goods rental 3 12 45,634 292.54
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 64 324 2,469,598 586.31
  54 Professional and technical services* 39 208 1,705,927 630.92
      5411 Legal services* 7 26 166,936 493.92
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 10 55 401,862 562.08
          541211 Offices of certified public accountants 4 26 220,824 653.31
      5415 Computer systems design and related services* 6 21 202,125 740.38
      5419 Other professional and technical services 5 39 255,240 503.46
  55 Management of companies and enterprises* 3 28 317,458 872.15
  56 Administrative and waste services 22 87 446,213 394.54
      5617 Services to buildings and dwellings 13 39 156,251 308.15
      5619 Other support services* 3 19 135,798 549.77
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 74 1,644 12,006,008 561.77
  62 Health care and social assistance 71 1,282 9,302,949 558.23
    621 Ambulatory health care services 26 279 2,739,718 755.38
      6211 Offices of physicians* 8 157 1,712,643 839.15
      6212 Offices of dentists* 6 49 423,447 664.77
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 9 39 407,553 803.85
        62132 Offices of optometrists* 4 25 323,337 994.85
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 20 355 1,961,571 425.08
      6241 Individual and family services 7 116 443,615 294.15
      6244 Child day care services* 13 114 443,215 299.08
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 55 665 1,937,685 224.15
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 6 25 73,719 226.85
  72 Accommodation and food services 49 640 1,863,966 224.00
    721 Accommodation 6 31 93,792 232.77
          721110 Hotels and motels, except casino hotels 3 26 71,479 211.46
    722 Food services and drinking places 43 609 1,770,174 223.62
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 18 233 734,430 242.46
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 17 306 821,744 206.54
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 11 259 721,675 214.31
OTHER SERVICES 49 188 1,123,011 459.46
  81 Other services, except public administration 49 188 1,123,011 459.46
    811 Repair and maintenance 20 64 509,058 611.85
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 16 51 285,465 430.54
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 8 25 120,591 371.08
          811111 General automotive repair 6 21 106,968 391.85
    812 Personal and laundry services 8 31 316,148 784.46
      8122 Death care services* 3 15 263,406 1,350.77
    813 Membership associations and organizations 13 71 238,069 257.92
      8134 Civic and social organizations* 6 36 70,478 150.62
    814 Private households* 8 21 59,736 218.85
GOVERNMENT 53 1,292 10,686,119 636.23
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 10 122 1,579,020 995.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 14 192 1,583,861 634.54
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 22 146,734 513.08
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 29 978 7,523,238 591.69
    61 Educational services 11 546 5,055,977 712.31
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 109 431,300 304.38
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09