Gilmer County - Employment & Wages 2000
INDUSTRY	UNITS	EMPLOYMENT	TOTAL WAGES	AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES	165	1,755	37,093,465	21,135
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR	135	1,069	20,867,057	19,520
MINING	19	169	5,047,237	29,865
13 Oil and Gas Extraction	18	155	4,460,923	28,780
131 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas	9	83	2,563,925	30,890
1311 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas	9	83	2,563,925	30,890
138 Oil and Gas Field Services	9	72	1,896,998	26,347
1389 Oil & Gas Field Services, n.e.c.	8	70	1,855,236	26,503
CONSTRUCTION	17	59	1,463,116	24,798
15 General Building Contractors	9	25	383,142	15,325
MANUFACTURING	14	240	4,376,649	18,236
24 Lumber and Wood Products	10	65	1,203,177	18,510
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES	11	47	2,095,453	44,584
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services	6	36	1,722,474	47,846
492 Gas Production and Distribution	5	27	1,166,680	43,210
4922 Natural Gas Transmission	4	23	992,059	43,133
RETAIL TRADE	28	219	2,689,166	12,279
54 Food Stores	5	84	915,835	10,902
541 Grocery Stores	5	84	915,835	10,902
5411 Grocery Stores	5	84	915,835	10,902
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	8	22	319,212	14,509
58 Eating and Drinking Places	7	69	636,765	9,228
581 Eating and Drinking Places	7	69	636,765	9,228
5812 Eating Places	5	67	628,773	9,384
59 Miscellaneous Retail	7	28	547,488	19,553
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE	7	35	640,986	18,313
SERVICES	35	288	4,408,252	15,306
83 Social Services	5	61	642,147	10,527
GOVERNMENT	30	686	16,226,408	23,653
Federal Government	9	40	1,136,755	28,418
U S Postal Service	5	24	646,222	26,925
Other Federal	4	17	490,533	28,854
State Government	9	316	8,626,506	27,299
Education	1	242	7,030,536	29,051
Other State	8	74	1,595,970	21,567
Local Government	12	331	6,463,147	19,526
Education	2	238	5,177,329	21,753
Other Local	10	93	1,285,818	13,826

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