Wirt - Employment & Wages 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 98 734 17,401,141 455.90
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 75 465 9,532,677 394.23
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 10 49 911,743 357.83
  21 Mining 9 48 898,783 360.10
      2111 Oil and gas extraction* 7 24 429,146 343.87
CONSTRUCTION 11 43 1,494,043 668.17
  23 Construction 11 43 1,494,043 668.17
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 16 80 1,288,150 309.65
  44-45 Retail trade 13 73 865,979 228.13
    445 Food and beverage stores* 4 28 307,900 211.46
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 3 27 295,732 210.63
    447 Gasoline stations* 3 23 246,552 206.15
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 6 24 480,791 385.25
  52 Finance and insurance 4 20 435,628 418.87
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 5 72 1,416,519 378.35
  62 Health care and social assistance 5 72 1,416,519 378.35
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 8 60 990,248 317.38
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 4 33 720,125 419.65
  72 Accommodation and food services* 4 27 270,123 192.40
GOVERNMENT 23 269 7,868,464 562.52
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 5 14 546,656 750.90
  STATE GOVERNMENT 7 47 1,389,425 568.50
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 6 170,345 545.98
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 11 208 5,932,383 548.48
    61 Educational services 4 159 5,092,194 615.88
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09