McDowell County - Employment & Wages
1st Quarter 2007
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 417 5,309 39,335,217 569.92
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 342 3,506 27,085,694 594.31
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 43 1,079 14,451,519 1,030.23
  21 Mining 38 1,060 14,273,609 1,035.85
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 28 834 11,708,412 1,079.92
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surfac 9 293 4,200,410 1,102.77
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 19 541 7,508,002 1,067.54
   213 Support activities for mining* 10 226 2,565,197 873.08
CONSTRUCTION 16 34 367,713 831.92
  23 Construction 16 34 367,713 831.92
   236 Construction of buildings 7 22 317,855 1,111.38
MANUFACTURING 5 55 391,365 547.38
  31-33 Manufacturing 5 55 391,365 547.38
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturin* 3 21 199,381 730.31
  22 Utilities* 6 52 347,129 513.54
      221122 Electric power distribution 4 35 113,014 248.38
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 123 1,168 5,933,308 390.77
  42 Wholesale trade 4 31 218,601 542.46
  44-45 Retail trade 67 912 4,248,472 358.31
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 6 24 97,446 312.31
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories st* 4 21 86,541 317.00
   444 Building material and garden supply s* 3 17 64,683 292.69
   445 Food and beverage stores* 11 156 564,290 278.23
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stor* 8 142 522,414 283.00
     44512 Convenience stores* 3 14 41,876 230.08
   446 Health and personal care stores* 8 72 486,632 519.92
      446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 7 69 465,424 518.85
   447 Gasoline stations* 22 153 484,537 243.62
      447110 Gasoline stations with convenience 20 142 440,112 238.38
      452990 All other general merchandise stor 7 69 231,618 258.23
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 46 173 1,119,106 497.62
    4841 General freight trucking* 12 65 411,366 486.85
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 33 97 656,466 520.62
INFORMATION 9 80 773,972 744.23
  51 Information 9 80 773,972 744.23
   517 Telecommunications* 4 36 496,382 1,060.62
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 28 156 925,629 456.46
  52 Finance and insurance 18 136 776,075 438.92
   522 Credit intermediation and related act 10 116 700,521 464.54
     52211 Commercial banking* 9 114 694,521 468.62
     52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 6 20 75,554 290.62
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 10 20 149,554 575.23
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 28 168 937,661 429.31
  54 Professional and technical services* 19 95 620,912 502.77
    5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 6 27 121,041 344.85
    5413 Architectural and engineering servic 3 27 87,976 250.62
  56 Administrative and waste services 8 68 274,008 310.00
   561 Administrative and support services 4 43 189,830 339.62
     56161 Security and armored car services* 3 40 181,880 349.77
   562 Waste management and remediation serv 4 26 84,178 249.08
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 42 512 2,481,828 372.85
  62 Health care and social assistance 42 512 2,481,828 372.85
    6211 Offices of physicians* 13 89 562,572 486.23
    6219 Other ambulatory health care service* 3 28 159,046 436.92
   624 Social assistance 18 209 843,225 310.38
      624190 Other individual and family servic 3 17 91,040 411.92
    6242 Emergency and other relief services 3 97 307,829 244.08
    6244 Child day care services* 9 90 424,993 363.23
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 21 160 415,562 199.77
  72 Accommodation and food services 18 155 406,064 201.54
   722 Food services and drinking places 15 144 364,491 194.69
     72211 Full-service restaurants* 4 33 78,387 182.69
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 9 107 278,304 200.08
OTHER SERVICES 26 93 405,011 335.00
  81 Other services, except public administ 26 93 405,011 335.00
   811 Repair and maintenance 11 26 165,444 489.46
      812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 21 156,903 574.77
   813 Membership associations and organizat 8 36 54,595 116.69
    8139 Professional and similar organizatio* 6 28 15,211 41.77
GOVERNMENT 75 1,803 12,249,523 522.62
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 11 77 670,032 669.38
  STATE GOVERNMENT 19 475 3,519,179 569.92
   EDUCATION SERVICES 2 9 40,187 343.46
   HEALTH SERVICES 3 364 2,659,744 562.08
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 45 1,251 8,060,312 495.62
   EDUCATION SERVICES 19 713 5,654,153 610.00
   HEALTH SERVICES 2 57 206,109 278.15
*This line contains full industry detail.