Nicholas - Employment & Wages
1st Quarter 2009
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 681 8,462 69,992,442 636.23
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 600 6,667 54,094,969 624.15
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 47 1,212 18,908,934 1,200.08
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 24 61 315,276 397.54
    113 Forestry and logging* 20 57 294,003 396.77
  21 Mining 23 1,150 18,593,658 1,243.69
    212 Mining, except oil and gas* 16 836 15,167,796 1,395.62
          212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 9 305 4,944,250 1,247.00
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 7 531 10,223,546 1,481.00
    213 Support activities for mining* 7 314 3,425,862 839.23
CONSTRUCTION 61 178 1,265,940 547.08
  23 Construction 61 178 1,265,940 547.08
    236 Construction of buildings 27 89 621,949 537.54
      2361 Residential building construction* 19 39 203,520 401.38
          236115 New single-family general contractors 12 21 131,531 481.77
      2362 Nonresidential building construction* 8 49 418,429 656.85
    238 Specialty trade contractors 30 84 587,722 538.23
      2382 Building equipment contractors 8 31 244,525 606.77
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 13 34 265,341 600.31
          238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 5 28 243,193 668.08
MANUFACTURING 34 813 6,730,362 636.77
  31-33 Manufacturing 34 813 6,730,362 636.77
    321 Wood product manufacturing 14 446 3,539,631 610.46
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 8 139 946,833 524.00
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 7 60 501,531 643.00
    333 Machinery manufacturing 3 97 867,357 687.85
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 162 1,843 11,627,834 485.31
  22 Utilities* 3 22 488,112 1,706.69
  42 Wholesale trade 19 188 2,084,491 852.92
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 10 109 1,286,047 907.62
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 5 58 942,501 1,250.00
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers* 3 24 145,521 466.38
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 4 27 299,055 852.00
  44-45 Retail trade 110 1,420 7,433,848 402.69
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 20 167 1,142,074 526.08
        44111 New car dealers* 4 62 592,025 734.54
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 8 83 404,659 375.00
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 7 71 320,169 346.85
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4 23 128,265 429.00
        44211 Furniture stores* 3 16 94,032 452.08
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 6 29 257,694 683.54
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 162 1,046,925 497.15
    445 Food and beverage stores 6 129 365,754 218.08
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 4 123 347,702 217.46
    446 Health and personal care stores* 9 101 894,233 681.08
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 8 98 885,111 694.77
    447 Gasoline stations* 23 234 810,891 266.54
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 4 42 146,557 268.38
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 9 78 268,658 264.92
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 11 52 244,484 361.69
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 6 41 230,756 432.92
          453930 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers 4 32 196,864 473.23
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 30 213 1,621,383 585.54
    484 Truck transportation 27 206 1,571,555 586.85
          484121 General freight trucking, long-distance 3 12 103,249 661.85
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 23 192 1,464,306 586.69
INFORMATION 8 40 392,587 755.00
  51 Information 8 40 392,587 755.00
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 50 280 1,607,302 441.54
  52 Finance and insurance 28 229 1,295,443 435.15
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities 14 90 699,975 598.31
      5221 Depository credit intermediation* 9 78 648,372 639.38
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 22 51 311,859 470.38
    532 Rental and leasing services 9 32 172,029 413.54
      5322 Consumer goods rental 6 26 145,122 429.38
        53223 Video tape and disc rental* 3 14 39,451 216.77
        53229 Other consumer goods rental 3 12 105,671 677.38
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 58 396 4,202,254 816.31
  54 Professional and technical services* 35 149 1,197,283 618.08
      5411 Legal services* 10 37 259,975 540.46
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 7 24 128,411 411.54
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 7 59 550,404 717.62
        54137 Other surveying and mapping services* 3 32 274,557 660.00
      5419 Other professional and technical services 3 14 79,992 439.54
  55 Management of companies and enterprises* 4 46 870,215 1,455.23
  56 Administrative and waste services 19 201 2,134,756 817.00
      5611 Office administrative services* 6 103 1,647,347 1,230.31
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 57 898 5,084,468 435.54
  62 Health care and social assistance 57 898 5,084,468 435.54
    621 Ambulatory health care services 38 437 3,118,554 548.92
      6211 Offices of physicians* 15 101 917,996 699.15
      6212 Offices of dentists* 8 57 486,200 656.15
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 11 65 396,078 468.77
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 5 237 1,144,220 371.38
    624 Social assistance 14 224 821,694 282.15
      6241 Individual and family services 6 164 618,963 290.31
          624120 Services for the elderly and disabled 4 54 181,023 257.85
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 57 746 2,090,470 215.54
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 5 22 48,501 169.62
  72 Accommodation and food services 52 723 2,041,969 217.23
    721 Accommodation 11 119 363,900 235.23
          721110 Hotels and motels, except casino hotels 7 113 340,787 232.00
    722 Food services and drinking places 41 605 1,678,069 213.38
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 15 263 793,392 232.08
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 21 322 847,599 202.46
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 19 313 831,069 204.23
OTHER SERVICES 64 260 2,179,414 644.77
  81 Other services, except public administration 64 260 2,179,414 644.77
    811 Repair and maintenance 32 183 1,924,247 808.85
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 18 58 308,520 409.15
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 11 29 150,301 398.69
          811111 General automotive repair 8 23 118,974 397.92
      8113 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance* 11 121 1,602,025 1,018.46
    812 Personal and laundry services 8 34 180,204 407.69
      8122 Death care services 4 16 113,012 543.31
    813 Membership associations and organizations 10 30 27,428 70.31
        81393 Labor unions and similar labor organizations* 5 20 6,441 24.77
GOVERNMENT 81 1,795 15,897,473 681.31
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 26 99 1,027,854 798.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 15 170 1,460,318 660.77
    61 Educational services 2 19 171,099 692.69
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 49 388,981 610.62
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 40 1,527 13,409,301 675.46
    61 Educational services 18 773 6,301,637 627.08
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 481 5,427,323 867.92
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 08/27/09