Wirt - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2009
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 98 721 3,635,864 387.92
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 74 458 2,371,558 398.31
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 10 36 245,983 525.62
  21 Mining 9 35 242,743 533.54
CONSTRUCTION 12 41 320,379 601.08
  23 Construction 12 41 320,379 601.08
    238 Specialty trade contractors 6 36 294,631 629.54
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 16 79 319,623 311.23
  44-45 Retail trade 15 74 235,198 244.46
    445 Food and beverage stores* 4 29 89,984 238.69
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 3 28 86,309 237.08
    447 Gasoline stations* 3 21 62,357 228.38
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 6 24 112,280 359.85
  52 Finance and insurance 4 20 99,715 383.54
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 5 81 424,287 402.92
  62 Health care and social assistance 5 81 424,287 402.92
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 9 71 265,999 288.15
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 4 37 183,739 382.00
  72 Accommodation and food services* 5 34 82,260 186.08
GOVERNMENT 24 263 1,264,306 369.77
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 5 13 146,626 867.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 8 47 355,569 581.92
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 6 48,194 617.85
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 11 203 762,111 288.77
    61 Educational services 4 151 594,332 302.77
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 02/24/10