| Upshur - Employment & Wages 2000 | ||||
| INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOY- MENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES | 571 | 7,658 | 184,049,351 | 24,033 |
| AGRICULTURE | 14 | 39 | 485,392 | 12,445 |
| MINING | 36 | 826 | 27,447,556 | 33,229 |
| 12 Coal Mining | 15 | 342 | 13,083,746 | 38,256 |
| 13 Oil and Gas Extraction | 22 | 484 | 14,363,810 | 29,677 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 72 | 352 | 9,001,103 | 25,571 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 40 | 185 | 4,127,156 | 22,308 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 27 | 126 | 3,051,281 | 24,216 |
| MANUFACTURING | 43 | 1,192 | 37,296,246 | 31,288 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 26 | 666 | 19,491,840 | 29,267 |
| 27 Printing and Publishing | 5 | 43 | 988,136 | 22,979 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 35 | 257 | 6,727,569 | 26,177 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 24 | 109 | 2,156,380 | 19,783 |
| 48 Communications | 5 | 123 | 3,512,699 | 28,558 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 5 | 24 | 949,398 | 39,558 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 31 | 252 | 6,666,244 | 26,453 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 21 | 148 | 4,377,799 | 29,579 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 10 | 104 | 2,288,445 | 22,004 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 118 | 1,489 | 22,243,229 | 14,938 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 9 | 92 | 2,112,798 | 22,965 |
| 54 Food Stores | 23 | 329 | 4,077,792 | 12,394 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 19 | 213 | 5,484,402 | 25,748 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 31 | 517 | 5,677,741 | 10,982 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 25 | 107 | 1,678,870 | 15,690 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 28 | 145 | 2,909,555 | 20,065 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 6 | 82 | 1,699,792 | 20,729 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 8 | 26 | 504,407 | 19,400 |
| 65 Real Estate | 10 | 21 | 305,351 | 14,540 |
| SERVICES | 158 | 1,789 | 38,152,819 | 21,326 |
| 70 Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 8 | 90 | 936,679 | 10,407 |
| 73 Business Services | 15 | 128 | 3,044,617 | 23,786 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 16 | 52 | 791,217 | 15,215 |
| 80 Health Services | 32 | 759 | 18,310,320 | 24,124 |
| 81 Legal Services | 7 | 23 | 336,475 | 14,629 |
| 83 Social Services | 20 | 217 | 2,563,959 | 11,815 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 10 | 62 | 642,744 | 10,366 |
| 88 Private Households | 14 | 27 | 341,700 | 12,655 |
| GOVERNMENT | 37 | 1,318 | 33,119,638 | 25,128 |
| Federal Government | 7 | 122 | 4,132,479 | 33,872 |
| State Government | 15 | 324 | 7,806,300 | 24,093 |
| Local Government | 15 | 872 | 21,180,859 | 24,289 |