Hardy County - Employment & Wages 2000
INDUSTRY	UNITS	EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL WAGES	AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES	272	5,834	123,320,138	21,138
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR	242	5,201	107,298,409	20,630
CONSTRUCTION	27	96	1,743,221	18,158
15 General Building Contractors	12	60	1,164,156	19,402
17 Special Trade Contractors	15	36	579,065	16,085
MANUFACTURING	19	3,341	74,049,075	22,163
24 Lumber and Wood Products	13	994	20,956,493	21,082
243 Millwork,Plywood&Structural Members	3	968	20,530,424	21,209
2434 Wood Kitchen Cabinets	3	968	20,530,424	21,209
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES	22	151	4,924,955	32,615
42 Trucking and Warehousing	14	84	2,526,066	30,072
421 Trucking & Courier Services	14	84	2,526,066	30,072
4212 Local Trucking without Storage	7	27	703,228	26,045
4213 Trucking, except Local	7	56	1,822,838	32,550
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services	3	26	912,212	35,085
WHOLESALE TRADE	11	114	2,452,157	21,510
50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods	5	54	1,119,773	20,736
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods	6	60	1,332,384	22,206
RETAIL TRADE	63	793	11,204,472	14,129
54 Food Stores	15	147	1,699,774	11,563
541 Grocery Stores	15	147	1,699,774	11,563
5411 Grocery Stores	15	147	1,699,774	11,563
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	12	59	720,015	12,203
553 Auto and Home Supply Stores	5	23	371,356	16,145
5531 Auto and Home Supply Stores	5	23	371,356	16,145
554 Gasoline Service Stations	5	33	299,779	9,084
5541 Gasoline Service Stations	5	33	299,779	9,084
58 Eating and Drinking Places	15	203	1,618,059	7,970
581 Eating and Drinking Places	15	203	1,618,059	7,970
5812 Eating Places	14	203	1,616,409	7,962
59 Miscellaneous Retail	11	53	940,235	17,740
591 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores	4	27	574,032	21,260
5912 Drug Stores & Proprietary Stores	4	27	574,032	21,260
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	22	140	3,535,287	25,252
60 Depository Institutions	7	114	3,081,822	27,033
602 Commercial Banks	7	114	3,081,822	27,033
6021 National Commercial Banks	4	66	1,926,637	29,191
SERVICES	69	487	7,498,158	15,396
80 Health Services	9	145	2,584,618	17,824
83 Social Services	12	175	2,663,522	15,220
835 Child Day Care Services	5	40	344,407	8,610
8351 Child Day Care Services	5	40	344,407	8,610
86 Membership Organizations	5	27	185,292	6,862
GOVERNMENT	31	633	16,021,729	25,310
Federal Government	11	80	2,720,203	34,002
U S Postal Service	6	22	756,113	34,368
Other Federal	5	58	1,964,090	33,863
State Government	11	151	3,576,500	23,685
Other State	11	151	3,576,500	23,685
Local Government	9	402	9,725,026	24,191
Education	2	315	8,195,531	26,017
Other Local	7	87	1,529,495	17,580

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