Wirt - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 100 747 4,633,860 477.15
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 77 471 2,598,280 424.38
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 12 55 284,097 397.31
  21 Mining 11 54 280,857 400.08
      2111 Oil and gas extraction* 9 29 138,298 366.85
CONSTRUCTION 11 46 421,490 704.85
  23 Construction 11 46 421,490 704.85
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 16 79 329,154 320.54
  44-45 Retail trade 13 72 228,170 243.77
    445 Food and beverage stores* 4 29 82,867 219.77
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 3 28 79,825 219.31
    447 Gasoline stations* 3 23 66,369 222.00
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 6 24 141,927 454.92
  52 Finance and insurance 4 20 129,013 496.23
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 5 75 403,307 413.62
  62 Health care and social assistance 5 75 403,307 413.62
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 8 52 259,952 384.54
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 4 29 193,219 512.54
  72 Accommodation and food services* 4 23 66,733 223.15
GOVERNMENT 23 276 2,035,580 567.31
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 4 14 146,943 807.38
  STATE GOVERNMENT 8 48 348,892 559.15
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 6 42,231 541.46
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 11 214 1,539,745 553.46
    61 Educational services 4 164 1,321,808 620.00
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09