Gilmer County - Employment & Wages 2001
INDUSTRY	UNITS	EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL WAGES	AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES	165	1,784	45,024,051	25,237
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR	135	1,171	28,627,242	24,446
MINING	18	178	7,460,841	41,914
13 Oil and Gas Extraction	17	144	4,279,767	29,720
131 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas	9	65	1,958,340	30,128
1311 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas	9	65	1,958,340	30,128
138 Oil and Gas Field Services	9	80	2,321,427	29,017
1389 Oil & Gas Field Services, n.e.c.	8	78	2,274,039	29,154
CONSTRUCTION	18	172	6,846,023	39,802
152 Residential Building Construction	8	23	282,860	12,298
1521 General Contractors-Single-Family	8	23	282,860	12,298
MANUFACTURING	14	246	4,637,494	18,851
24 Lumber and Wood Products	10	77	1,450,715	18,840
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES	10	47	2,218,846	47,209
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services	6	34	1,853,229	54,506
492 Gas Production and Distribution	5	24	1,167,996	48,666
4922 Natural Gas Transmission	4	21	995,572	47,408
RETAIL TRADE	29	230	2,910,156	12,652
54 Food Stores	5	91	1,014,746	11,151
541 Grocery Stores	5	91	1,014,746	11,151
5411 Grocery Stores	5	91	1,014,746	11,151
58 Eating and Drinking Places	8	74	688,215	9,300
581 Eating and Drinking Places	8	74	688,215	9,300
5812 Eating Places	6	72	682,999	9,486
59 Miscellaneous Retail	7	29	582,872	20,099
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	7	32	592,190	18,505
SERVICES	34	249	3,688,658	14,813
83 Social Services	6	66	675,655	10,237
GOVERNMENT	30	613	16,396,809	26,748
Federal Government	9	33	1,076,647	32,625
U S Postal Service	5	23	646,471	28,107
Other Federal	4	10	430,176	43,017
State Government	10	277	8,777,747	31,688
Education	1	205	7,070,957	34,492
Other State	9	72	1,706,790	23,705
Local Government	12	303	6,542,415	21,592
Education	2	220	5,224,336	23,746
Other Local	10	83	1,318,079	15,880

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