PRESTON COUNTY - Employment & Wages 1998
INDUSTRY UNITS EMPLOY- MENT TOTAL WAGES AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE
PRESTON COUNTY 614 6,364 131,301,917 20,631
MINING 20 300 9,881,025 32,936
12 Coal Mining 18 270 9,092,083 33,674
CONSTRUCTION 82 276 5,532,567 20,045
15 General Building Contractors 47 116 1,789,178 15,423
16 Heavy Construction, exc. Building 7 46 1,127,968 24,521
17 Special Trade Contractors 28 114 2,615,421 22,942
MANUFACTURING 49 924 21,295,895 23,047
24 Lumber and Wood Products 28 412 7,408,993 17,982
27 Printing and Publishing 4 29 601,182 20,730
35 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 4 33 679,523 20,591
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 65 568 17,915,719 31,541
42 Trucking and Warehousing 45 295 6,568,830 22,267
48 Communications 10 123 3,850,750 31,306
49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 9 142 7,314,410 51,509
WHOLESALE TRADE 29 203 3,754,889 18,496
50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods 16 70 1,454,056 20,772
51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods 13 133 2,300,833 17,299
RETAIL TRADE 120 1,096 14,191,808 12,948
52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies 9 115 2,203,714 19,162
54 Food Stores 20 273 2,665,059 9,762
55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 37 280 4,829,300 17,247
57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores 5 41 705,257 17,201
58 Eating and Drinking Places 31 247 1,712,725 6,934
59 Miscellaneous Retail 14 78 1,325,804 16,997
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 43 230 4,522,496 19,663
60 Depository Institutions 12 138 2,672,784 19,368
64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service 10 21 318,717 15,177
SERVICES 149 1,101 16,716,217 15,182
72 Personal Services 11 37 455,794 12,318
73 Business Services 15 42 589,855 14,044
75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking 15 38 608,481 16,012
79 Amusement & Recreation Services 11 93 829,947 8,924
80 Health Services 25 342 6,075,367 17,764
83 Social Services 10 292 4,387,914 15,027
86 Membership Organizations 7 22 171,852 7,811
87 Engineering & Management Services 21 100 2,253,227 22,532
88 Private Households 18 34 279,867 8,231
GOVERNMENT 48 1,615 36,745,330 22,752
Federal Government 13 89 2,774,990 31,179
State Government 13 373 7,420,687 19,894
Local Government 21 1,152 26,549,653 23,046
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