West Virginia - Employment & Wages 1st Quarter 2009
Industry						Units	Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES						48,411	688,695	6,307,125,874	704.46
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR						44,484	550,425	4,943,151,594	690.85
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING						1,364	33,179	584,816,800	1,355.85
	11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting					467	1,930	11,649,544	464.31
		111 Crop production				51	525	2,735,374	400.77
			1112 Vegetable and melon farming*			3	19	138,401	560.31
			1113 Fruit and tree nut farming*			16	204	874,711	329.85
			1114 Greenhouse and nursery production*			25	289	1,647,711	438.54
					111421 Nursery and tree production	16	51	231,781	349.62
					111422 Floriculture production	9	238	1,415,930	457.62
		112 Animal production				71	333	2,117,441	489.15
			1121 Cattle ranching and farming			27	113	577,187	392.92
				11211 Beef cattle ranching, farming, and feedlots		20	58	297,004	393.92
				11212 Dairy cattle and milk production*		7	54	280,183	399.15
			1123 Poultry and egg production			24	161	1,137,625	543.54
				11251 Animal aquaculture*		3	13	85,247	504.38
			1129 Other animal production			16	44	268,065	468.62
				11299 All other animal production*		11	27	173,046	493.00
		113 Forestry and logging				289	906	5,072,745	430.69
			1133 Logging*			286	902	5,048,077	430.54
				11521 Support activities for animal production*		22	46	261,293	436.92
			1153 Support activities for forestry*			28	112	1,403,278	963.77
	21 Mining					897	31,249	573,167,256	1,410.92
		211 Oil and gas extraction*				229	2,556	47,659,826	1,434.31
		212 Mining, except oil and gas				362	22,682	443,135,352	1,502.85
			2121 Coal mining*			315	21,844	430,810,427	1,517.08
					212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	152	7,389	136,321,228	1,419.15
					212112 Bituminous coal underground mining	163	14,455	294,489,199	1,567.15
			2122 Metal ore mining			4	36	788,006	1,683.77
			2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying			43	802	11,536,919	1,106.54
				21231 Stone mining and quarrying		36	568	5,622,452	761.46
					212311 Dimension stone mining and quarrying	5	28	240,065	659.54
					212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining	21	499	5,057,323	779.62
					212319 Other crushed and broken stone mining	10	40	325,064	625.15
				21232 Sand, gravel, clay, and refractory mining		4	196	3,687,777	1,447.31
				21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining*		3	39	2,226,690	4,391.92
		213 Support activities for mining*				306	6,011	82,372,078	1,054.15
					213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations	189	2,897	33,198,970	881.54
					213113 Support activities for coal mining	63	1,764	27,266,711	1,189.00
CONSTRUCTION						5,166	33,093	349,610,727	812.62
	23 Construction					5,166	33,093	349,610,727	812.62
		236 Construction of buildings				1,867	8,894	82,542,574	713.92
			2361 Residential building construction*			1,485	4,043	23,065,563	438.85
					236115 New single-family general contractors	871	2,669	16,291,818	469.54
					236116 New multifamily general contractors	23	78	590,638	582.46
					236117 New housing operative builders	19	36	206,200	440.62
					236118 Residential remodelers	572	1,260	5,976,907	364.92
			2362 Nonresidential building construction			382	4,851	59,477,011	943.15
				23621 Industrial building construction*		76	2,283	33,706,779	1,135.69
				23622 Commercial building construction*		306	2,568	25,770,232	771.92
		237 Heavy and civil engineering construction				491	5,738	76,722,570	1,028.54
			2371 Utility system construction			224	3,129	41,409,597	1,018.00
				23711 Water and sewer system construction*		69	701	7,219,007	792.15
				23712 Oil and gas pipeline construction*		63	1,116	14,173,988	977.00
				23713 Power and communication system construction*		92	1,311	20,016,602	1,174.46
			2372 Land subdivision*			75	220	2,028,077	709.15
			2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction*			89	1,362	18,452,493	1,042.15
			2379 Other heavy construction*			103	1,027	14,832,403	1,110.92
		238 Specialty trade contractors				2,808	18,461	190,345,583	793.15
			2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors			610	3,276	27,980,532	657.00
				23811 Poured concrete structure contractors		81	312	2,362,643	582.54
					238111 Residential poured foundation contractors	43	109	503,490	355.31
					238112 Nonresidential poured foundation contractors	38	203	1,859,153	704.46
				23812 Steel and precast concrete contractors		53	459	4,571,768	766.15
				23813 Framing contractors		46	133	769,241	444.92
					238131 Residential framing contractors	42	125	724,880	446.08
				23814 Masonry contractors		212	1,145	9,905,900	665.46
					238141 Residential masonry contractors	159	359	1,355,491	290.46
					238142 Nonresidential masonry contractors	53	787	8,550,409	835.77
				23815 Glass and glazing contractors		21	163	1,422,254	671.15
					238151 Residential glass and glazing contractors	9	45	286,620	489.92
					238152 Nonresidential glass and glazing contractors	12	118	1,135,634	740.31
				23816 Roofing contractors		110	721	5,213,057	556.15
					238161 Residential roofing contractors	65	114	380,252	256.62
					238162 Nonresidential roofing contractors	45	607	4,832,805	612.46
				23817 Siding contractors		71	304	3,437,011	869.69
				23819 Other building exterior contractors		16	39	298,658	589.08
					238192 Other nonresidential exterior contractors	11	20	234,914	903.54
			2382 Building equipment contractors			1,027	9,054	111,208,058	944.85
				23821 Electrical contractors		424	3,586	43,432,451	931.69
					238211 Residential electrical contractors	191	1,300	14,302,512	846.31
					238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors	233	2,286	29,129,939	980.23
				23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors		535	4,865	58,890,272	931.15
					238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors	342	1,402	9,499,283	521.23
					238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors	193	3,464	49,390,989	1,096.77
				23829 Other building equipment contractors		68	603	8,885,335	1,133.46
					238291 Other residential equipment contractors	14	34	322,292	729.15
					238292 Other nonresidential equipment contractors	54	569	8,563,043	1,157.62
			2383 Building finishing contractors			446	1,705	13,366,912	603.08
				23831 Drywall and insulation contractors		117	829	7,788,099	722.69
					238311 Residential drywall contractors	52	194	1,261,160	500.08
					238312 Nonresidential drywall contractors	65	635	6,526,939	790.69
				23832 Painting and wall covering contractors		112	326	2,301,815	543.15
					238321 Residential painting contractors	63	121	605,816	385.15
					238322 Nonresidential painting contractors	49	205	1,695,999	636.38
				23833 Flooring contractors		72	138	791,950	441.46
					238331 Residential flooring contractors	66	126	710,903	434.00
				23834 Tile and terrazzo contractors		16	45	381,151	651.54
					238342 Nonresidential tile and terrazzo contractors	8	29	189,125	501.69
				23835 Finish carpentry contractors		106	302	1,768,032	450.31
					238351 Residential finish carpentry contractors	84	231	1,241,905	413.54
					238352 Nonresidential finish carpentry contractors	22	71	526,127	570.00
				23839 Other building finishing contractors		23	65	335,865	397.46
					238391 Other residential finishing contractors	17	26	108,638	321.38
					238392 Other nonresidential finishing contractors	6	39	227,227	448.15
			2389 Other specialty trade contractors			725	4,425	37,790,081	656.92
				23891 Site preparation contractors		531	3,487	29,445,800	649.54
					238911 Residential site preparation contractors	278	976	6,993,430	551.15
					238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors	253	2,511	22,452,370	687.85
				23899 All other specialty trade contractors		194	938	8,344,281	684.31
					238991 All other residential trade contractors	101	270	1,223,891	348.69
					238992 All other nonresidential trade contractors	93	668	7,120,390	819.92
MANUFACTURING						1,423	52,315	619,611,303	911.08
	31-33 Manufacturing					1,423	52,315	619,611,303	911.08
		311 Food manufacturing				92	3,390	23,007,895	522.08
			3114 Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty			9	84	459,659	420.92
					311421 Fruit and vegetable canning	8	81	451,526	428.77
			3115 Dairy product manufacturing			3	191	2,087,917	840.92
					311611 Animal, except poultry, slaughtering	18	147	693,623	363.00
					311612 Meat processed from carcasses	5	118	882,011	575.00
			3118 Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing			43	792	5,871,099	570.23
					311811 Retail bakeries	33	262	769,240	225.85
					311812 Commercial bakeries	8	495	4,850,065	753.69
			3119 Other food manufacturing			3	84	651,686	596.77
		312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing				16	333	3,403,884	786.31
				31211 Soft drink and ice manufacturing		11	137	1,068,312	599.85
					312112 Bottled water manufacturing	6	83	764,148	708.23
					312113 Ice manufacturing	5	54	304,164	433.31
					312130 Wineries	3	20	161,725	622.00
		314 Textile product mills				32	122	597,919	377.00
			3149 Other textile product mills			26	113	547,921	373.00
				31491 Textile bag and canvas mills*		10	66	372,682	434.38
				31499 All other textile product mills*		16	46	175,239	293.08
		315 Apparel manufacturing				9	195	773,759	305.23
				31521 Cut and sew apparel contractors		4	88	339,722	296.92
				31522 Men's cut and sew apparel manufacturing		4	41	166,252	311.92
		321 Wood product manufacturing				219	5,423	39,249,520	556.77
			3211 Sawmills and wood preservation*			122	2,218	15,326,857	531.54
					321113 Sawmills	116	1,992	12,915,218	498.77
					321114 Wood preservation	6	225	2,411,639	824.46
			3212 Plywood and engineered wood product mfg.*			22	969	9,034,926	717.23
					321211 Hardwood veneer and plywood manufacturing	5	255	2,071,977	625.00
					321214 Truss manufacturing	13	182	1,474,960	623.38
			3219 Other wood product manufacturing			75	2,237	14,887,737	511.92
				32191 Millwork		31	1,359	10,031,949	567.85
					321918 Other millwork, including flooring	22	1,195	8,735,037	562.31
				32192 Wood container and pallet manufacturing*		20	385	1,745,419	348.77
				32199 All other wood product manufacturing		24	493	3,110,369	485.31
					321992 Prefabricated wood building manufacturing	3	38	221,483	448.38
					321999 Miscellaneous wood product manufacturing	21	455	2,888,886	488.38
		322 Paper manufacturing				10	660	6,202,176	722.85
			3221 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills			4	263	2,888,613	844.85
			3222 Converted paper product manufacturing			6	397	3,313,563	642.08
		323 Printing and related support activities*				93	1,313	11,054,747	647.62
					323110 Commercial lithographic printing	28	305	2,003,247	505.23
					323113 Commercial screen printing	18	336	3,341,792	765.08
					323114 Quick printing	24	90	497,652	425.31
					323119 Other commercial printing	14	71	337,564	365.69
		324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing*				15	903	11,789,032	1,004.23
				32412 Asphalt paving and roofing materials mfg.*		8	115	1,312,312	877.77
		325 Chemical manufacturing				99	9,820	189,186,301	1,481.92
			3251 Basic chemical manufacturing			45	3,429	72,334,823	1,622.69
				32511 Petrochemical manufacturing*		4	533	11,014,954	1,589.69
					325120 Industrial gas manufacturing	10	112	1,487,587	1,021.69
				32518 Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing		13	1,206	23,734,367	1,513.85
					325188 All other basic inorganic chemical mfg.	8	488	9,715,490	1,531.46
				32519 Other basic organic chemical manufacturing		12	910	20,648,792	1,745.46
			3252 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers mfg.*			18	2,628	53,811,720	1,575.08
			3255 Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing			6	170	2,351,165	1,063.85
					325510 Paint and coating manufacturing	5	72	791,765	845.92
			3259 Other chemical product and preparation mfg.*			14	481	4,497,802	719.31
					325991 Custom compounding of purchased resins	6	157	1,333,286	653.23
		326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing				51	3,087	27,121,129	675.85
			3261 Plastics product manufacturing			41	2,761	23,706,653	660.46
				32611 Plastics packaging materials, film and sheet		4	311	2,828,520	699.62
				32612 Plastics pipe, fittings, and profile shapes		6	224	2,230,403	765.92
				32619 Other plastics product manufacturing		24	1,817	14,026,574	593.85
			3262 Rubber product manufacturing			10	326	3,414,476	805.69
				32621 Tire manufacturing*		4	29	184,408	489.15
				32622 Rubber and plastics hose and belting mfg.*		3	34	378,902	857.23
				32629 Other rubber product manufacturing*		3	263	2,851,166	833.92
		327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing				134	3,018	29,133,478	742.54
			3271 Clay product and refractory manufacturing			10	976	10,382,149	818.23
			3272 Glass and glass product manufacturing*			21	480	5,159,242	826.77
					327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware	7	218	1,463,315	516.31
					327215 Glass product mfg. made of purchased glass	10	76	521,475	527.85
			3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing			87	1,206	9,899,870	631.46
				32732 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing*		55	610	4,334,076	546.54
					327331 Concrete block and brick manufacturing	14	159	1,190,133	575.77
				32739 Other concrete product manufacturing*		17	314	2,549,464	624.54
				32799 All other nonmetallic mineral products mfg.		13	268	2,506,085	719.31
					327991 Cut stone and stone product manufacturing	5	39	174,161	343.54
					327993 Mineral wool manufacturing	4	210	2,105,644	771.31
					327999 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral products	4	19	226,280	916.08
		331 Primary metal manufacturing				37	5,530	79,468,349	1,105.38
			3311 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg.*			9	1,908	29,577,955	1,192.46
					331111 Iron and steel mills	5	1,450	24,111,305	1,279.08
					331112 Ferroalloy and related product manufacturing	4	459	5,466,650	916.15
					331221 Rolled steel shape manufacturing	5	136	1,741,181	984.85
			3313 Alumina and aluminum production*			7	2,007	28,868,235	1,106.46
					331315 Aluminum sheet, plate, and foil manufacturing	4	1,442	20,192,160	1,077.15
			3315 Foundries			10	374	3,019,755	621.08
					331511 Iron foundries	4	158	1,174,045	571.62
		332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing				307	6,350	65,724,218	796.15
			3321 Forging and stamping*			5	218	2,076,068	732.54
			3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg.			70	1,632	15,806,581	745.00
				33231 Plate work and fabricated structural products		46	1,034	10,890,301	810.15
					332312 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing	34	730	6,723,618	708.46
				33232 Ornamental and architectural metal products		24	598	4,916,280	632.38
					332322 Sheet metal work manufacturing	16	551	4,565,463	637.38
			3324 Boiler, tank, and shipping container mfg.			10	845	10,105,775	919.92
				33243 Metal can, box, and other container mfg.		8	806	9,798,561	935.15
				33261 Spring and wire product manufacturing		4	94	731,777	598.85
			3327 Machine shops and threaded product mfg.			179	2,582	25,205,246	750.92
				33271 Machine shops*		173	2,414	23,146,986	737.62
				33272 Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt mfg.		6	168	2,058,260	942.46
			3328 Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals*			24	802	10,614,848	1,018.08
					332812 Metal coating and nonprecious engraving	12	428	7,515,917	1,350.85
			3329 Other fabricated metal product manufacturing			13	109	771,119	544.15
					332999 Miscellaneous fabricated metal product mfg.	4	36	266,762	570.00
		333 Machinery manufacturing				69	1,951	19,658,524	775.08
			3331 Ag., construction, and mining machinery mfg.			24	846	10,235,642	930.69
				33312 Construction machinery manufacturing*		4	55	439,494	614.69
				33313 Mining and oil and gas field machinery mfg.		20	791	9,796,148	952.69
					333131 Mining machinery and equipment manufacturing	16	709	9,016,251	978.23
					333132 Oil and gas field machinery and equipment	4	81	779,897	740.62
			3332 Industrial machinery manufacturing			3	32	257,600	619.23
			3335 Metalworking machinery manufacturing*			6	54	515,312	734.08
			3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing			31	596	5,769,011	744.62
				33399 All other general purpose machinery mfg.		23	359	3,029,185	649.08
					333994 Industrial process furnace and oven mfg.	4	54	466,669	664.77
					333996 Fluid power pump and motor manufacturing	7	99	724,096	562.62
					333999 Miscellaneous general purpose machinery mfg.	7	159	1,429,706	691.69
		334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing				27	1,330	11,802,774	682.62
			3344 Semiconductor and electronic component mfg.*			8	332	2,332,539	540.46
					334418 Printed circuit assembly manufacturing	5	192	1,525,125	611.00
			3345 Electronic instrument manufacturing*			14	904	7,983,249	679.31
					334513 Industrial process variable instruments	8	744	6,386,346	660.31
		335 Electrical equipment and appliance mfg.				26	954	11,701,397	943.54
			3353 Electrical equipment manufacturing*			19	531	6,323,562	916.08
					335312 Motor and generator manufacturing	9	196	2,022,027	793.54
					335314 Relay and industrial control manufacturing	5	200	2,512,995	966.54
		336 Transportation equipment manufacturing				35	4,856	63,603,740	1,007.54
			3362 Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing*			5	130	936,480	554.15
			3363 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing			12	1,737	22,215,818	983.85
				33637 Motor vehicle metal stamping*		3	86	710,363	635.38
				33639 Other motor vehicle parts manufacturing*		5	141	2,189,667	1,194.62
			3364 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing*			11	2,686	37,582,267	1,076.31
					336413 Other aircraft parts and equipment	8	683	9,054,311	1,019.77
			3365 Railroad rolling stock manufacturing*			4	176	1,734,434	758.08
		337 Furniture and related product manufacturing				64	1,641	11,515,902	539.85
			3371 Household and institutional furniture mfg.			52	1,401	9,954,035	546.54
				33711 Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop mfg.*		38	1,220	8,887,847	560.38
				33712 Other household and institutional furniture*		14	180	1,066,188	455.62
			3372 Office furniture and fixtures manufacturing*			9	74	420,655	437.31
					337212 Custom architectural woodwork and millwork	3	33	264,307	616.08
			3379 Other furniture related product manufacturing*			3	166	1,141,212	528.85
		339 Miscellaneous manufacturing				84	1,386	14,151,770	785.46
			3391 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing*			34	934	11,041,632	909.38
					339116 Dental laboratories	22	136	1,025,656	580.15
			3399 Other miscellaneous manufacturing			50	452	3,110,138	529.31
				33993 Doll, toy, and game manufacturing*		4	21	84,441	309.31
				33995 Sign manufacturing*		24	104	611,614	452.38
				33999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing		17	214	1,247,420	448.38
					339999 All other miscellaneous manufacturing	13	91	406,149	343.31
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES						11,497	131,990	1,092,319,454	636.62
	22 Utilities*					224	6,354	150,771,759	1,825.31
			2211 Power generation and supply			113	4,833	121,566,850	1,934.85
				22111 Electric power generation		78	4,053	103,488,374	1,964.15
					221112 Fossil fuel electric power generation	72	3,998	101,775,879	1,958.23
				22112 Electric power transmission and distribution*		35	780	18,078,476	1,782.92
			2212 Natural gas distribution*			58	933	20,963,729	1,728.38
			2213 Water, sewage and other systems			53	588	8,241,180	1,078.15
				22131 Water supply and irrigation systems*		33	481	7,508,641	1,200.77
				22132 Sewage treatment facilities*		20	107	732,539	526.62
	42 Wholesale trade					2,797	23,664	297,069,032	965.69
		423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods				1,229	12,760	155,266,587	936.00
			4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers			106	1,224	11,832,369	743.62
				42311 Motor vehicle merchant wholesalers*		30	532	5,066,656	732.62
				42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		50	494	5,225,982	813.77
				42313 Tire and tube merchant wholesalers*		8	56	512,701	704.23
				42314 Used motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		18	141	1,027,030	560.31
			4232 Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers			26	229	2,701,126	907.31
				42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers*		9	132	1,796,872	1,047.15
				42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers*		17	97	904,254	717.08
			4233 Lumber and const. supply merchant wholesalers			102	757	6,415,927	651.92
				42331 Lumber and wood merchant wholesalers*		36	345	2,378,389	530.31
				42332 Masonry material merchant wholesalers*		31	185	1,904,693	792.00
				42333 Roofing and siding merchant wholesalers*		10	62	592,367	734.92
				42339 Other const. material merchant wholesalers*		25	165	1,540,478	718.15
			4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers			179	1,441	22,068,292	1,178.08
				42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers*		35	318	4,002,692	968.23
				42343 Computer and software merchant wholesalers*		20	208	4,439,748	1,641.92
				42344 Other commercial equip. merchant wholesalers*		22	263	3,142,771	919.23
				42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers*		84	537	8,733,371	1,251.00
				42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers*		7	29	251,454	667.00
				42349 Other professional equip. merchant wholesalers*		8	77	1,308,275	1,307.00
			4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers			57	683	11,156,714	1,256.54
				42351 Metal merchant wholesalers*		39	537	7,171,516	1,027.31
				42352 Coal and other mineral merchant wholesalers*		18	146	3,985,198	2,099.69
			4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers			84	669	8,709,807	1,001.46
				42361 Elec. equip. and wiring merchant wholesalers*		54	534	6,858,286	987.92
				42369 Other electronic parts merchant wholesalers*		25	120	1,696,156	1,087.31
			4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers			107	1,089	10,968,822	774.77
				42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers*		16	481	4,431,271	708.69
				42372 Plumbing equip. merchant wholesalers*		59	436	5,010,768	884.08
				42373 HVAC equip. merchant wholesalers*		21	97	964,102	764.54
				42374 Refrigeration equip. merchant wholesalers*		11	75	562,681	577.08
			4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers			419	4,990	69,527,031	1,071.77
				42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers*		102	2,039	34,892,995	1,316.38
					423820 Farm and garden equip. merchant wholesalers	37	212	1,185,881	430.31
				42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers*		165	1,861	24,685,677	1,020.38
				42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers*		67	578	6,309,705	839.69
				42385 Service estab. equip. merchant wholesalers*		46	281	2,250,664	616.08
			4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers			149	1,679	11,886,499	544.62
					423920 Toy and hobby goods merchant wholesalers	9	25	132,814	408.69
				42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers*		84	736	5,159,806	539.31
				42394 Jewelry merchant wholesalers*		10	35	146,578	322.15
				42399 All other durable goods merchant wholesalers*		33	136