| UPSHUR COUNTY - Employment & Wages 1996 | ||||
| INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOY- MENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPSHUR COUNTY | 552 | 6,858 | 136,698,763 | 19,932 |
| MINING | 31 | 504 | 13,273,581 | 26,336 |
| 12 Coal Mining | 12 | 174 | 4,981,349 | 28,628 |
| 13 Oil and Gas Extraction | 20 | 330 | 8,292,232 | 25,127 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 65 | 279 | 6,142,482 | 22,016 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 36 | 165 | 4,250,827 | 25,762 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 27 | 105 | 1,765,552 | 16,814 |
| MANUFACTURING | 46 | 1,201 | 29,268,342 | 24,369 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 28 | 705 | 14,779,935 | 20,964 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 30 | 208 | 5,937,665 | 28,546 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 20 | 84 | 1,532,504 | 18,244 |
| 48 Communications | 5 | 88 | 2,862,887 | 32,532 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 4 | 36 | 1,530,799 | 42,522 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 28 | 187 | 3,668,466 | 19,617 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 15 | 83 | 1,887,872 | 22,745 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 13 | 104 | 1,780,594 | 17,121 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 118 | 1,402 | 17,534,093 | 12,506 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 9 | 106 | 1,748,679 | 16,496 |
| 53 General Merchandise Stores | 7 | 80 | 819,709 | 10,246 |
| 54 Food Stores | 24 | 346 | 3,953,406 | 11,426 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 21 | 186 | 3,963,753 | 21,310 |
| 57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores | 7 | 33 | 385,689 | 11,687 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 30 | 568 | 5,545,845 | 9,763 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 16 | 63 | 959,434 | 15,229 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 30 | 173 | 3,394,532 | 19,621 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 6 | 104 | 2,139,144 | 20,568 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 6 | 22 | 421,918 | 19,178 |
| 65 Real Estate | 11 | 23 | 325,407 | 14,148 |
| SERVICES | 160 | 1,705 | 30,968,959 | 18,163 |
| 70 Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 5 | 41 | 359,963 | 8,779 |
| 73 Business Services | 18 | 113 | 1,694,991 | 14,999 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 17 | 47 | 651,535 | 13,862 |
| 80 Health Services | 35 | 687 | 13,312,581 | 19,377 |
| 81 Legal Services | 9 | 25 | 382,978 | 15,319 |
| 83 Social Services | 15 | 184 | 1,804,703 | 9,808 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 8 | 47 | 536,869 | 11,422 |
| 88 Private Households | 18 | 29 | 329,941 | 11,377 |
| GOVERNMENT | 35 | 1,171 | 26,152,114 | 22,333 |
| 91 Federal Government | 6 | 52 | 1,523,765 | 29,303 |
| 92 State Government | 14 | 287 | 6,182,972 | 21,543 |
| 93 Local Government | 15 | 832 | 18,445,377 | 22,169 |