McDowell County - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2006
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 413 5,389 37,252,778 531.77
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 338 3,589 27,140,165 581.69
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 43 1,125 15,024,473 1,027.31
  21 Mining 38 1,114 14,938,320 1,031.54
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 30 945 12,848,914 1,045.92
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 8 335 4,617,322 1,060.23
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 22 610 8,231,592 1,038.00
   213 Support activities for mining* 8 169 2,089,406 951.00
      213112 Support activities for oil and gas operations 3 95 1,054,507 853.85
      213113 Support activities for coal mining 5 74 1,034,899 1,075.77
CONSTRUCTION 17 36 460,926 984.92
  23 Construction 17 36 460,926 984.92
MANUFACTURING 5 55 371,988 520.23
  31-33 Manufacturing 5 55 371,988 520.23
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 3 21 177,313 649.46
  22 Utilities* 6 53 330,957 480.31
    2211 Power generation and supply 4 39 266,426 525.46
      221122 Electric power distribution 3 30 91,708 235.15
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 118 1,202 5,483,187 350.92
  42 Wholesale trade 4 34 204,663 463.08
  44-45 Retail trade 64 928 3,580,873 296.85
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 5 22 84,705 296.15
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 3 18 67,841 289.92
   444 Building material and garden supply stores* 3 19 71,446 289.23
   445 Food and beverage stores* 13 156 556,633 274.46
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 9 143 520,270 279.85
   446 Health and personal care stores* 8 70 500,055 549.54
      446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 7 67 479,111 550.08
   447 Gasoline stations* 18 143 474,805 255.38
      447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 16 132 430,620 250.92
      452990 All other general merchandise stores 8 72 242,011 258.54
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 44 187 1,366,694 562.23
    4841 General freight trucking* 13 82 682,939 640.69
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 30 91 615,103 519.92
INFORMATION 8 62 561,800 697.00
  51 Information 8 62 561,800 697.00
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 29 154 900,828 450.00
  52 Finance and insurance 19 136 775,114 438.38
   522 Credit intermediation and related activities 11 113 696,023 473.77
     52211 Commercial banking* 10 111 690,023 478.15
     52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 6 21 78,766 288.54
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 29 175 1,049,641 461.38
  54 Professional and technical services* 19 88 647,646 566.15
    5413 Architectural and engineering services 3 27 94,845 270.23
  56 Administrative and waste services 9 84 365,996 335.15
   561 Administrative and support services 5 58 250,276 331.92
     56161 Security and armored car services* 3 46 220,779 369.23
   562 Waste management and remediation services 4 26 115,720 342.38
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 43 491 2,393,367 374.92
  62 Health care and social assistance 43 491 2,393,367 374.92
    6211 Offices of physicians* 13 89 613,007 529.85
    6219 Other ambulatory health care services* 3 28 194,289 533.77
   624 Social assistance 19 181 641,034 272.46
      624190 Other individual and family services 4 18 98,995 423.08
    6242 Emergency and other relief services 3 106 286,856 208.15
    6244 Child day care services* 9 52 237,481 351.31
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 20 185 483,800 201.15
  72 Accommodation and food services 16 176 465,097 203.31
   721 Accommodation 3 12 41,597 266.62
   722 Food services and drinking places 13 164 423,500 198.62
     72211 Full-service restaurants* 4 36 100,246 214.23
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 8 127 319,754 193.69
OTHER SERVICES 26 103 410,155 306.31
  81 Other services, except public administration 26 103 410,155 306.31
   811 Repair and maintenance 11 28 176,877 485.92
    8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 6 20 105,572 406.08
      812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 21 147,312 539.62
   813 Membership associations and organizations 8 42 55,771 102.15
    8139 Professional and similar organizations* 6 33 16,159 37.69
GOVERNMENT 75 1,800 10,112,613 432.15
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 11 81 697,168 662.08
  STATE GOVERNMENT 19 491 3,784,057 592.85
   61 Educational services 2 8 38,004 365.46
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 369 2,931,260 611.08
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 45 1,229 5,631,388 352.46
   61 Educational services 19 693 2,912,481 323.31
   62 Health care and social assistance 2 40 185,381 356.54
*This line contains full industry detail.