| Mercer - Employment & Wages 2000 | ||||
| INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOY- MENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES | 1,516 | 22,537 | 548,586,582 | 24,341 |
| AGRICULTURE | 15 | 61 | 897,912 | 14,719 |
| 07 Agricultural Services | 12 | 50 | 705,069 | 14,101 |
| MINING | 4 | 46 | 1,354,750 | 29,451 |
| 14 Nonmetallic Minerals, except Fuels | 3 | 41 | 1,287,072 | 31,392 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 149 | 987 | 23,421,770 | 23,730 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 60 | 340 | 6,366,485 | 18,724 |
| 16 Heavy Construction, exc. Building | 10 | 226 | 8,569,667 | 37,918 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 79 | 421 | 8,485,618 | 20,155 |
| MANUFACTURING | 58 | 1,724 | 52,910,303 | 30,690 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 14 | 401 | 10,173,481 | 25,370 |
| 32 Stone, Clay, and Glass Products | 5 | 119 | 3,088,282 | 25,951 |
| 35 Industrial Machinery and Equipment | 18 | 528 | 18,151,455 | 34,377 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 66 | 1,182 | 33,748,497 | 28,552 |
| 41 Local and Interurban Passenger | 4 | 111 | 1,962,017 | 17,675 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 31 | 156 | 3,712,232 | 23,796 |
| 48 Communications | 17 | 627 | 13,686,811 | 21,829 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 10 | 242 | 12,928,170 | 53,422 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 93 | 967 | 29,652,947 | 30,664 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 65 | 607 | 18,652,396 | 30,728 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 28 | 360 | 11,000,551 | 30,557 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 387 | 5,469 | 80,387,806 | 14,698 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 18 | 263 | 5,287,441 | 20,104 |
| 53 General Merchandise Stores | 18 | 890 | 11,565,250 | 12,994 |
| 54 Food Stores | 47 | 633 | 8,312,859 | 13,132 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 74 | 921 | 21,537,933 | 23,385 |
| 56 Apparel and Accessory Stores | 33 | 169 | 1,860,537 | 11,009 |
| 57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores | 40 | 230 | 3,866,177 | 16,809 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 86 | 1,802 | 18,472,176 | 10,250 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 71 | 562 | 9,485,433 | 16,877 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 111 | 818 | 23,691,071 | 28,962 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 22 | 414 | 10,411,198 | 25,147 |
| 61 Nondepository Institutions | 9 | 41 | 1,160,315 | 28,300 |
| 62 Security and Commodity Brokers | 6 | 43 | 2,593,734 | 60,319 |
| 63 Insurance Carriers | 4 | 35 | 1,198,371 | 34,239 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 32 | 126 | 3,580,862 | 28,419 |
| 65 Real Estate | 36 | 141 | 4,236,280 | 30,044 |
| SERVICES | 559 | 6,630 | 164,874,370 | 24,867 |
| 70 Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 17 | 290 | 3,136,837 | 10,816 |
| 72 Personal Services | 38 | 252 | 4,190,489 | 16,628 |
| 73 Business Services | 54 | 741 | 10,438,301 | 14,086 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 36 | 188 | 3,977,107 | 21,154 |
| 76 Miscellaneous Repair Services | 29 | 613 | 18,878,836 | 30,797 |
| 79 Amusement & Recreation Services | 17 | 192 | 1,893,470 | 9,861 |
| 80 Health Services | 173 | 2,863 | 91,008,759 | 31,787 |
| 81 Legal Services | 37 | 184 | 4,007,205 | 21,778 |
| 83 Social Services | 46 | 558 | 8,694,982 | 15,582 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 16 | 168 | 2,075,799 | 12,355 |
| 87 Engineering & Management Services | 41 | 360 | 12,552,178 | 34,867 |
| 88 Private Households | 45 | 59 | 719,780 | 12,199 |
| GOVERNMENT | 68 | 4,646 | 137,553,956 | 29,606 |
| Federal Government | 21 | 329 | 12,971,729 | 39,427 |
| State Government | 23 | 1,153 | 35,927,736 | 31,160 |
| Local Government | 24 | 3,164 | 88,654,491 | 28,019 |