McDowell County - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2007
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 442 5,407 40,040,275 569.62
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 340 3,647 30,014,814 633.08
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 43 1,195 16,991,614 1,093.77
  21 Mining 38 1,175 16,792,475 1,099.31
   212 Mining, except oil and gas* 27 843 12,948,145 1,181.54
      212111 Bituminous coal and lignite surfac 9 328 5,135,048 1,204.31
      212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 18 515 7,813,097 1,167.00
   213 Support activities for mining* 11 332 3,844,330 890.69
CONSTRUCTION 15 47 619,481 1,013.85
  23 Construction 15 47 619,481 1,013.85
MANUFACTURING 5 55 395,800 553.54
  31-33 Manufacturing 5 55 395,800 553.54
   332 Fabricated metal product manufacturin* 3 21 194,584 712.77
  22 Utilities* 6 26 235,206 695.85
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 123 1,128 5,487,956 374.23
  42 Wholesale trade 4 34 223,373 505.38
  44-45 Retail trade 67 898 3,776,875 323.54
   441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 6 23 103,012 344.54
     44131 Automotive parts and accessories st* 4 20 96,416 370.85
   444 Building material and garden supply s* 3 20 81,862 314.85
   445 Food and beverage stores* 11 157 596,171 292.08
     44511 Supermarkets and other grocery stor* 8 143 555,586 298.85
     44512 Convenience stores* 3 14 40,585 223.00
   446 Health and personal care stores* 9 77 567,330 566.77
      446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 8 73 545,660 575.00
   447 Gasoline stations* 22 146 516,623 272.23
      447110 Gasoline stations with convenience 20 135 473,798 270.00
      452990 All other general merchandise stor 7 69 249,111 277.69
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 46 170 1,252,502 566.77
    4841 General freight trucking* 12 82 707,942 664.08
    4842 Specialized freight trucking* 33 75 498,739 511.54
INFORMATION 9 93 889,537 735.77
  51 Information 9 93 889,537 735.77
   517 Telecommunications* 4 35 552,923 1,215.23
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 28 154 920,633 459.85
  52 Finance and insurance 17 132 768,466 447.85
   522 Credit intermediation and related act 9 112 695,291 477.54
     52211 Commercial banking* 8 110 689,291 482.00
     52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 6 20 73,175 281.46
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 11 22 152,167 532.08
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 28 176 1,202,087 525.38
  54 Professional and technical services* 19 98 757,709 594.77
    5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 5 25 120,170 369.77
    5413 Architectural and engineering servic 3 28 86,178 236.77
  56 Administrative and waste services 8 75 417,273 428.00
   561 Administrative and support services 4 42 219,129 401.31
     56161 Security and armored car services* 3 38 211,375 427.92
   562 Waste management and remediation serv 4 34 198,144 448.31
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 43 532 2,634,990 381.00
  62 Health care and social assistance 43 532 2,634,990 381.00
    6211 Offices of physicians* 13 92 553,417 462.69
    6219 Other ambulatory health care service* 3 26 183,865 544.00
   624 Social assistance 18 233 862,635 284.77
    6241 Individual and family services 4 19 101,729 411.85
      624190 Other individual and family servic 3 17 91,227 412.77
    6242 Emergency and other relief services 3 97 294,181 233.31
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 20 170 482,195 218.15
  72 Accommodation and food services 17 165 473,674 220.85
   721 Accommodation 3 17 58,458 264.54
   722 Food services and drinking places 14 149 415,216 214.38
     72211 Full-service restaurants* 4 29 81,612 216.46
    7222 Limited-service eating places* 9 116 324,866 215.46
OTHER SERVICES 25 95 385,713 312.31
  81 Other services, except public administ 25 95 385,713 312.31
   811 Repair and maintenance 10 26 153,379 453.77
      812210 Funeral homes and funeral services 3 20 147,774 568.38
   813 Membership associations and organizat 8 39 53,205 104.92
    8139 Professional and similar organizatio* 6 30 12,147 31.15
GOVERNMENT 102 1,760 10,025,461 438.15
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 38 71 572,893 620.69
  STATE GOVERNMENT 19 489 3,923,022 617.15
   EDUCATION SERVICES 2 8 40,021 384.85
   HEALTH SERVICES 3 369 3,018,154 629.15
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 45 1,200 5,529,546 354.46
   EDUCATION SERVICES 19 648 2,929,752 347.77
   HEALTH SERVICES 2 43 187,242 334.92
*This line contains full industry detail.