McDowell County - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2006
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 413 5,399 43,117,642 614.31
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 338 3,578 30,691,959 659.85
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 44 1,128 17,030,774 1,161.38
  21 Mining 39 1,112 16,870,113 1,167.00
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 30 910 14,344,807 1,212.62
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surface mining 9 343 5,300,839 1,188.77
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 21 568 9,043,968 1,224.77
   213 Support activities for mining* 9 201 2,525,306 966.46
CONSTRUCTION 16 29 166,308 441.15
  23 Construction 16 29 166,308 441.15
MANUFACTURING 5 56 456,934 627.69
  31-33 Manufacturing 5 56 456,934 627.69
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing* 3 21 213,672 782.69
  22 Utilities* 6 55 297,781 416.46
    2211 Power generation and supply 4 41 235,144 441.15
      221122 Electric power distribution 3 32 94,237 226.54
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 117 1,167 5,979,066 394.08
  42 Wholesale trade 4 30 249,738 640.38
  44-45 Retail trade 62 898 3,962,299 339.38
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 6 24 91,473 293.15
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories stores* 4 20 68,649 264.00
   444 Building material and garden supply stores* 3 18 73,261 313.08
   445 Food and beverage stores* 11 153 614,126 308.77
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stores* 8 142 576,610 312.38
   446 Health and personal care stores* 8 71 571,873 619.62
      446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 7 68 543,718 615.08
   447 Gasoline stations* 18 144 506,236 270.46
      447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 16 133 462,051 267.23
      452990 All other general merchandise stores 7 71 256,581 278.00
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 45 185 1,469,248 610.92
    4841 General freight trucking* 13 82 666,204 624.92
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 31 87 727,334 643.08
INFORMATION 8 73 691,254 728.38
  51 Information 8 73 691,254 728.38
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 29 156 1,156,275 570.15
  52 Finance and insurance 19 140 1,041,355 572.15
   522 Credit intermediation and related activities 11 113 960,142 653.62
     52211 Commercial banking* 10 111 954,142 661.23
     52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 6 21 75,116 275.15
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 29 165 1,448,415 675.23
  54 Professional and technical services* 19 86 992,164 887.46
    5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 6 23 106,517 356.23
    5413 Architectural and engineering services 3 23 96,973 324.31
  56 Administrative and waste services 9 76 399,003 403.85
   561 Administrative and support services 5 52 279,376 413.31
     56161 Security and armored car services* 3 41 250,189 469.38
   562 Waste management and remediation services 4 24 119,627 383.38
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 43 526 2,780,789 406.69
  62 Health care and social assistance 43 526 2,780,789 406.69
    6211 Offices of physicians* 13 89 684,159 591.31
    6219 Other ambulatory health care services* 3 32 193,212 464.46
   624 Social assistance 19 212 904,764 328.31
      624190 Other individual and family services 4 17 85,372 386.31
    6242 Emergency and other relief services 3 99 325,840 253.15
    6244 Child day care services* 9 93 473,117 391.31
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 21 175 471,450 207.23
  72 Accommodation and food services 17 170 460,885 208.54
   722 Food services and drinking places 13 156 406,086 200.23
     72211 Full-service restaurants* 4 35 81,017 178.08
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 8 118 317,269 206.85
OTHER SERVICES 26 103 510,694 381.38
  81 Other services, except public administration 26 103 510,694 381.38
   811 Repair and maintenance 11 28 229,846 631.46
      812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 22 192,596 673.38
   813 Membership associations and organizations 8 42 58,176 106.54
    8139 Professional and similar organizations* 6 32 17,084 41.08
GOVERNMENT 75 1,820 12,425,683 525.15
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 11 82 619,738 581.38
  STATE GOVERNMENT 19 480 3,555,310 569.77
   61 Educational services 2 9 40,144 343.08
   62 Health care and social assistance 3 366 2,704,599 568.46
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 45 1,258 8,250,635 504.54
   61 Educational services 19 726 5,770,487 611.38
   62 Health care and social assistance 2 49 202,404 317.77
*This line contains full industry detail.