Raleigh County - Employment & Wages 2003
Industry						Units	Employment	Total Wages	Average Weekly Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES						2,126	29,965	839,596,796	538.83
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR						1,991	24,754	654,610,970	508.56
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING						40	1,327	65,558,328	950.06
	11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting					17	143	3,001,333	403.62
		111 Crop production				3	30	381,451	244.52
		113 Forestry and logging*				12	99	2,313,470	449.38
	21 Mining					23	1,184	62,556,995	1,016.06
		212 Mining, except oil and gas*				13	957	51,926,073	1,043.44
					212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining	4	166	7,192,425	833.23
					212112 Bituminous coal underground mining	8	791	44,733,648	1,087.56
		213 Support activities for mining*				10	227	10,630,922	900.62
					213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations	3	34	1,827,409	1,033.60
					213113 Support activities for coal mining	6	147	6,098,734	797.85
CONSTRUCTION						255	1,591	49,620,485	599.77
	23 Construction					255	1,591	49,620,485	599.77
		236 Construction of buildings				108	598	17,901,088	575.67
			2361 Residential building construction*			86	337	6,856,467	391.27
					236115 New single-family general contractors	55	260	5,393,763	398.94
					236118 Residential remodelers	29	72	1,276,265	340.88
			2362 Nonresidential building construction			23	260	11,044,621	816.90
				23621 Industrial building construction*		6	135	5,962,937	849.42
				23622 Commercial building construction*		17	125	5,081,684	781.79
		237 Heavy and civil engineering construction				22	308	14,036,277	876.38
			2371 Utility system construction			5	65	2,904,590	859.35
				23711 Water and sewer system construction*		3	34	1,573,604	890.04
			2373 Highway, street, and bridge construction*			6	118	5,878,142	957.98
			2379 Other heavy construction*			8	116	4,936,919	818.46
		238 Specialty trade contractors				125	686	17,683,120	495.71
			2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors			20	135	2,730,398	388.94
				23811 Poured concrete structure contractors		4	34	1,090,440	616.77
				23814 Masonry contractors		8	30	449,582	288.19
				23816 Roofing contractors*		3	25	493,798	379.85
				23817 Siding contractors*		4	43	645,655	288.75
			2382 Building equipment contractors			47	388	11,697,506	579.77
				23821 Electrical contractors		21	123	4,406,205	688.90
					238211 Residential electrical contractors	9	24	650,219	521.00
					238212 Nonresidential electrical contractors	12	99	3,755,986	729.60
				23822 Plumbing and HVAC contractors		21	206	5,404,156	504.50
					238221 Residential plumbing and HVAC contractors	14	117	2,874,947	472.54
					238222 Nonresidential plumbing and HVAC contractors	8	89	2,529,209	546.50
			2383 Building finishing contractors			26	38	638,309	323.04
			2389 Other specialty trade contractors			32	125	2,616,907	402.60
				23891 Site preparation contractors		25	86	1,819,801	406.92
					238911 Residential site preparation contractors	14	28	476,900	327.54
					238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors	11	59	1,342,901	437.71
				23899 All other specialty trade contractors		7	39	797,106	393.06
					238991 All other residential trade contractors	4	30	665,297	426.48
MANUFACTURING						67	935	28,651,805	589.31
	31-33 Manufacturing					67	935	28,651,805	589.31
		321 Wood product manufacturing				5	192	4,953,076	496.10
		323 Printing and related support activities*				7	87	2,385,171	527.23
		327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing				6	58	1,447,754	480.02
			3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing			5	53	1,381,132	501.13
		332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing				12	164	7,232,990	848.15
			3323 Architectural and structural metals mfg.			3	13	290,228	429.33
		333 Machinery manufacturing				7	89	2,903,679	627.42
			3339 Other general purpose machinery manufacturing			4	79	2,667,164	649.27
				33399 All other general purpose machinery mfg.		3	63	2,324,739	709.63
		334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing				3	46	1,419,970	593.63
		337 Furniture and related product manufacturing*				7	35	745,539	409.63
	22 Utilities*					7	142	7,693,789	1,041.96
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES						596	6,877	167,360,659	468.00
	42 Wholesale trade					142	1,320	47,745,572	695.60
		423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods				94	878	31,950,772	699.81
			4231 Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers			8	130	3,465,422	512.63
				42312 New motor vehicle parts merchant wholesalers*		5	57	1,333,591	449.92
			4234 Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers			7	42	1,634,153	748.23
				42345 Medical equipment merchant wholesalers*		4	24	1,000,106	801.37
			4235 Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers			6	71	2,145,783	581.19
				42351 Metal merchant wholesalers*		3	60	1,717,517	550.48
			4236 Electric goods merchant wholesalers			9	89	3,795,018	820.02
				42361 Elec. equip. and wiring merchant wholesalers*		8	89	3,793,418	819.67
			4237 Hardware and plumbing merchant wholesalers			6	22	479,513	419.15
			4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers			49	468	19,385,113	796.56
				42381 Construction equipment merchant wholesalers*		26	211	9,459,721	862.17
				42383 Industrial machinery merchant wholesalers*		11	146	5,956,949	784.63
				42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers*		6	79	3,069,704	747.25
				42385 Service estab. equip. merchant wholesalers*		5	26	679,759	502.79
			4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers			7	47	976,390	399.50
				42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers*		5	27	462,025	329.08
		424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods				30	379	12,403,568	629.37
			4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers			10	176	6,641,662	725.71
				42449 Other grocery product merchant wholesalers*		6	154	5,925,260	739.92
			4246 Chemical merchant wholesalers*			5	27	1,026,471	731.10
			4247 Petroleum merchant wholesalers			4	24	861,149	690.02
			4249 Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers			4	39	1,140,175	562.21
		425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers*				19	62	3,391,232	1,051.87
				42512 Wholesale trade agents and brokers*		18	51	3,061,992	1,154.60
	44-45 Retail trade					389	5,022	100,380,512	384.38
		441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers				58	802	25,276,110	606.08
			4411 Automobile dealers			27	542	17,713,928	628.52
				44111 New car dealers*		13	505	17,002,497	647.46
				44112 Used car dealers*		14	36	711,431	380.04
			4412 Other motor vehicle dealers			8	80	3,072,210	738.52
				44122 Motorcycle, boat, and other vehicle dealers		6	66	2,528,859	736.85
					441221 Motorcycle dealers	5	59	2,324,585	757.69
			4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores			24	181	4,489,972	477.04
				44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores*		14	87	1,825,782	403.58
				44132 Tire dealers*		10	94	2,664,190	545.04
		442 Furniture and home furnishings stores				26	178	4,336,741	468.54
			4421 Furniture stores*			14	129	3,192,072	475.87
			4422 Home furnishings stores			12	49	1,144,669	449.25
				44221 Floor covering stores*		9	40	1,008,210	484.71
		443 Electronics and appliance stores*				15	63	1,325,806	404.71
				44311 Appliance, TV, and other electronics stores		14	61	1,264,424	398.62
					443112 Radio, TV, and other electronics stores	10	50	1,000,965	384.98
		444 Building material and garden supply stores				25	436	10,829,505	477.65
			4441 Building material and supplies dealers			23	421	10,612,001	484.75
				44411 Home centers*		6	254	5,921,277	448.31
				44412 Paint and wallpaper stores*		3	17	347,512	393.12
				44419 Other building material dealers*		10	142	4,204,536	569.40
		445 Food and beverage stores				39	649	11,314,033	335.25
			4451 Grocery stores			27	521	9,045,995	333.90
				44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores*		20	495	8,664,747	336.63
				44512 Convenience stores*		7	26	381,248	281.98
			4452 Specialty food stores			9	58	1,491,982	494.69
				44521 Meat markets*		3	13	210,144	310.87
				44529 Other specialty food stores		4	43	1,260,734	563.83
			4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores*			3	70	776,056	213.21
		446 Health and personal care stores*				31	284	7,259,561	491.58
				44611 Pharmacies and drug stores*		23	229	6,666,262	559.81
		447 Gasoline stations*				61	478	5,650,996	227.35
				44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores*		59	476	5,640,118	227.87
		448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores				32	295	3,750,023	244.46
			4481 Clothing stores			15	212	2,441,484	221.46
				44812 Women's clothing stores*		6	54	619,555	220.63
				44814 Family clothing stores*		4	121	1,312,067	208.54
				44819 Other clothing stores*		3	33	449,544	261.98
			4482 Shoe stores*			8	41	472,165	221.46
			4483 Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores*			8	42	836,374	382.96
		451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores				21	109	1,400,734	247.13
			4511 Sporting goods and musical instrument stores			17	83	1,156,112	267.87
				45111 Sporting goods stores*		10	41	588,730	276.13
				45113 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores*		3	20	305,865	294.10
			4512 Book, periodical, and music stores			4	26	244,622	180.94
				45121 Book stores and news dealers*		3	18	159,115	170.00
		452 General merchandise stores				22	1,277	20,368,530	306.73
			4521 Department stores*			7	512	7,131,362	267.85
					452111 Department stores, except discount	4	351	4,819,869	264.08
					452112 Discount department stores	3	161	2,311,493	276.10
			4529 Other general merchandise stores			15	765	13,237,168	332.75
				45299 All other general merchandise stores*		14	213	2,853,748	257.65
		453 Miscellaneous store retailers				54	281	5,304,506	363.02
			4531 Florists*			9	42	501,129	229.46
			4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores			17	89	1,361,434	294.17
				45321 Office supplies and stationery stores*		4	43	969,617	433.63
				45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores*		13	46	391,817	163.81
			4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers			24	132	3,302,514	481.13
				45391 Pet and pet supplies stores*		3	26	218,899	161.90
				45393 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers*		8	28	961,624	660.46
				45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers		13	78	2,121,991	523.17
					453991 Tobacco stores	5	45	1,396,873	596.96
					453998 Store retailers not specified elsewhere	8	33	725,118	422.56
		454 Nonstore retailers				6	171	3,563,967	400.81
			4543 Direct selling establishments			4	54	1,716,030	611.12
				45431 Fuel dealers		3	22	557,145	487.02
	48-49 Transportation and warehousing					58	393	11,540,786	564.73
		481 Air transportation				4	39	1,010,460	498.25
		484 Truck transportation				36	185	5,559,322	577.88
			4841 General freight trucking			12	24	603,822	483.83
			4842 Specialized freight trucking			24	161	4,955,500	591.92
				48422 Other specialized trucking, local*		23	146	4,705,447	619.79
		488 Support activities for transportation				7	44	1,262,064	551.60
			4884 Support activities for road transportation			6	39	1,082,107	533.58
				48841 Motor vehicle towing*		5	20	448,401	431.15
		492 Couriers and messengers				8	101	3,405,670	648.46
			4921 Couriers*			7	92	3,302,054	690.23
INFORMATION						31	664	22,567,607	653.60
	51 Information					31	664	22,567,607	653.60
		512 Motion picture and sound recording industries*				5	52	506,271	187.23
					512131 Motion picture theaters, except drive-ins	4	49	486,489	190.92
		515 Broadcasting, except Internet*				3	90	2,617,209	559.23
		517 Telecommunications				20	336	15,479,387	885.96
			5172 Wireless telecommunications carriers*			7	98	3,916,709	768.58
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES						172	1,209	39,346,082	625.85
	52 Finance and insurance					96	864	29,750,931	662.19
		522 Credit intermediation and related activities				39	508	16,555,363	626.71
			5221 Depository credit intermediation			26	292	8,152,597	536.92
				52211 Commercial banking*		23	280	7,822,668	537.27
				52213 Credit unions*		3	12	329,929	528.73
			5222 Nondepository credit intermediation*			9	38	1,360,554	688.54
					522291 Consumer lending	7	34	1,311,459	741.77
				52231 Mortgage and nonmortgage loan brokers*		4	17	672,575	760.83
		524 Insurance carriers and related activities				47	313	10,694,296	657.06
			5241 Insurance carriers			6	71	3,622,046	981.06
			5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related			41	242	7,072,250	562.00
				52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages*		36	227	6,448,772	546.33
					524291 Claims adjusting	3	14	602,981	828.27
	53 Real estate and rental and leasing					76	344	9,595,151	536.40
		531 Real estate				51	207	6,242,689	579.96
			5311 Lessors of real estate			36	163	5,176,108	610.67
				53111 Lessors of residential buildings*		16	60	1,268,539	406.58
				53112 Lessors of nonresidential buildings*		11	53	958,289	347.71
			5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers*			9	24	533,412	427.42
			5313 Activities related to real estate			6	21	533,169	488.25
		532 Rental and leasing services				25	137	3,352,462	470.60
			5321 Automotive equipment rental and leasing			5	32	525,157	315.60
				53211 Passenger car rental and leasing*		4	28	457,106	313.94
			5322 Consumer goods rental			14	69	1,604,966	447.31
				53223 Video tape and disc rental*		6	29	305,944	202.88
				53229 Other consumer goods rental		7	37	1,271,434	660.83
					532291 Home health equipment rental	4	21	762,421	698.19
			5324 Machinery and equipment rental and leasing			6	29	1,047,214	694.44
				53241 Heavy machinery rental and leasing		5	28	1,009,714	693.48
					532412 Other heavy machinery rental and leasing	4	27	979,378	697.56
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES						223	2,460	68,435,805	534.98
	54 Professional and technical services*					136	1,184	36,913,847	599.56
			5411 Legal services			38	179	4,650,620	499.63
				54111 Offices of lawyers*		37	178	4,630,220	500.23
			5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services*			36	291	7,947,381	525.21
					541211 Offices of certified public accountants	13	68	2,445,272	691.54
					541213 Tax preparation services	7	21	486,098	445.15
					541219 Other accounting services	14	174	4,377,164	483.77
			5413 Architectural and engineering services			32	378	13,891,485	706.73
				54133 Engineering services*		18	155	6,696,676	830.85
				54138 Testing laboratories*		8	206	6,675,072	623.13
			5415 Computer systems design and related services*			3	32	1,001,773	602.02
			5416 Management and technical consulting services			17	242	7,676,371	610.02
				54161 Management consulting services		13	232	7,452,283	617.73
					541611 Administrative management consulting services	10	217	6,326,847	560.69
			5419 Other professional and technical services			8	61	1,727,799	544.71
				54194 Veterinary services*		5	56	1,632,240	560.52
	55 Management of companies and enterprises*					10	97	4,177,340	828.17
					551114 Managing offices	7	80	3,666,235	881.31
	56 Administrative and waste services					78	1,179	27,344,618	446.02
		561 Administrative and support services				77	1,174	27,229,068	446.02
			5611 Office administrative services*			12	122	7,870,839	1,240.67
			5613 Employment services			12	166	4,634,504	536.90
				56132 Temporary help services*		4	65	1,390,327	411.35
				56133 Professional employer organizations*		6	90	2,977,549	636.23
			5614 Business support services			8	557	8,345,046	288.12
			5616 Investigation and security services			10	82	1,282,042	300.67
				56161 Security and armored car services		7	63	886,681	270.65
					561612 Security guards and patrol services	5	61	873,776	275.46
				56162 Security systems services		3	19	395,361	400.15
			5617 Services to buildings and dwellings			32	236	4,908,368	399.96
				56171 Exterminating and pest control services*		4	43	1,172,121	524.21
				56172 Janitorial services*		10	72	769,256	205.46
				56173 Landscaping services*		14	94	2,549,761	521.63
				56174 Carpet and upholstery cleaning services*		3	22	338,736	296.10
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES						254	5,029	149,149,515	570.35
			6116 Other schools and instruction			3	17	124,140	140.42
	62 Health care and social assistance					247	4,517	137,135,319	583.85
		621 Ambulatory health care services				195	1,584	57,957,566	703.63
			6211 Offices of physicians*			113	790	35,141,311	855.44
					621111 Offices of physicians, except mental health	106	739	32,651,076	849.67
					621112 Offices of mental health physicians	7	51	2,490,235	939.00
			6212 Offices of dentists*			27	189	5,811,389	591.31
			6213 Offices of other health practitioners			32	167	5,350,349	616.12
				62132 Offices of optometrists*		7	35	804,605	442.10
				62134 Offices of specialty therapists*		11	69	2,954,328	823.38
				62139 Offices of all other health practitioners		4	16	419,377	504.06
			6216 Home health care services*			6	98	2,566,372	503.60
			6219 Other ambulatory health care services			11	288	7,850,000	524.17
				62191 Ambulance services*		9	263	7,096,862	518.92
		622 Hospitals				4	1,622	57,126,195	677.31
		623 Nursing and residential care facilities				16	577	12,285,956	409.48
			6239 Other residential care facilities*			3	66	1,401,392	408.33
		624 Social assistance				32	734	9,765,602	255.87
			6241 Individual and family services			13	284	3,170,422	214.67
				62412 Services for the elderly and disabled*		6	272	3,003,484	212.35
			6242 Emergency and other relief services			6	168	2,669,743	305.60
				62422 Community housing services*		5	165	2,624,124	305.85
			6243 Vocational rehabilitation services*			5	166	2,821,098	326.83
			6244 Child day care services*			9	116	1,104,339	183.08
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY						163	3,469	40,604,762	225.10
	71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation					23	436	4,922,766	217.13
		713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation				21	407	4,530,398	214.06
			7139 Other amusement and recreation industries			20	402	4,484,594	214.54
				71391 Golf courses and country clubs*		7	100	1,585,242	304.85
				71394 Fitness and recreational sports centers*		5	29	171,538	113.75
	72 Accommodation and food services					140	3,033	35,681,996	226.25
		721 Accommodation*				22	566	8,092,410	274.96
		722 Food services and drinking places				118	2,467	27,589,586	215.06
			7221 Full-service restaurants*			31	981	12,332,789	241.77
			7222 Limited-service eating places*			66	1,388	13,665,602	189.35
					722211 Limited-service restaurants	57	1,152	11,039,262	184.29
					722213 Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars	6	78	836,285	206.19
			7223 Special food services			5	48	969,404	388.38
				72231 Food service contractors*		3	48	964,404	386.38
			7224 Drinking places, alcoholic beverages*			17	50	621,791	239.15
OTHER SERVICES						181	1,173	23,090,479	378.56
	81 Other services, except public administration					181	1,173	23,090,479	378.56
		811 Repair and maintenance				72	419	10,662,354	489.37
			8111 Automotive repair and maintenance			45	215	4,556,298	407.54
				81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair		24	115	2,341,523	391.56
					811111 General automotive repair	16	93	1,900,778	393.04
				81112 Automotive body, interior, and glass repair		15	58	1,503,252	498.42
					811121 Automotive body and interior repair	11	39	891,648	439.67
					811122 Automotive glass replacement shops	4	19	611,604	619.04
				81119 Other automotive repair and maintenance		7	42	711,523	325.79
					811192 Car washes	5	29	539,555	357.79
			8112 Electronic equipment repair and maintenance*			4	40	991,346	476.62
			8113 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance*			18	151	4,903,753	624.52
		812 Personal and laundry services				43	273	6,232,729	439.06
			8121 Personal care services			22	82	1,256,953	294.79
				81211 Hair, nail, and skin care services		20	79	1,244,278	302.88
					812112 Beauty salons	19	78	1,213,942	299.29
			8122 Death care services			9	133	4,203,253	607.75
				81221 Funeral homes and funeral services*		6	55	1,605,047	561.21
			8123 Drycleaning and laundry services			6	44	554,777	242.48
				81232 Drycleaning and laundry services*		4	32	308,006	185.10
		813 Membership associations and organizations				36	442	5,718,298	248.79
			8134 Civic and social organizations*			9	136	1,154,066	163.19
			8139 Professional and similar organizations			24	126	1,977,391	301.81
				81393 Labor unions and similar labor organizations*		13	70	678,530	186.40
				81399 Other similar organizations*		5	37	757,758	393.85
		814 Private households*				30	39	477,098	235.25
GOVERNMENT						135	5,211	184,985,826	682.67
	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT					45	1,634	78,924,938	928.88
		62 Health care and social assistance				1	518	24,560,979	911.83
	STATE GOVERNMENT					26	941	27,001,732	551.83
		61 Educational services				2	26	699,023	517.04
		62 Health care and social assistance				3	338	8,230,593	468.29
	LOCAL GOVERNMENT					64	2,636	79,059,156	576.77
		61 Educational services				36	1,795	59,124,279	633.42
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