| Upshur - Employment & Wages 1999 | ||||
| INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOYMENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, All Industries | 576 | 7,242 | 167,361,841 | 23,109 |
| AGRICULTURE | 13 | 36 | 472,640 | 13,128 |
| MINING | 32 | 668 | 20,672,158 | 30,946 |
| 12 Coal Mining | 9 | 168 | 5,553,463 | 33,056 |
| 13 Oil and Gas Extraction | 23 | 500 | 15,118,695 | 30,237 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 71 | 329 | 7,651,579 | 23,257 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 40 | 186 | 4,197,258 | 22,565 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 27 | 117 | 2,196,953 | 18,777 |
| MANUFACTURING | 42 | 1,173 | 36,672,290 | 31,263 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 24 | 685 | 20,188,320 | 29,472 |
| 27 Printing and Publishing | 6 | 46 | 933,561 | 20,294 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 34 | 253 | 6,775,693 | 26,781 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 24 | 104 | 2,090,260 | 20,098 |
| 48 Communications | 5 | 125 | 3,692,449 | 29,539 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 4 | 22 | 946,380 | 43,017 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 31 | 224 | 4,929,276 | 22,005 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 21 | 117 | 2,948,203 | 25,198 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 10 | 107 | 1,981,073 | 18,514 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 122 | 1,346 | 19,683,009 | 14,623 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 12 | 110 | 2,234,319 | 20,311 |
| 54 Food Stores | 24 | 335 | 4,310,199 | 12,866 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 19 | 192 | 4,824,480 | 25,127 |
| 57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores | 6 | 29 | 401,999 | 13,862 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 33 | 508 | 5,434,091 | 10,697 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 21 | 87 | 1,426,090 | 16,391 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 32 | 155 | 3,291,690 | 21,236 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 5 | 86 | 1,833,262 | 21,317 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 8 | 27 | 508,720 | 18,841 |
| 65 Real Estate | 11 | 24 | 431,361 | 17,973 |
| SERVICES | 165 | 1,778 | 36,251,697 | 20,389 |
| 70 Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 7 | 74 | 694,641 | 9,387 |
| 73 Business Services | 17 | 138 | 2,551,382 | 18,488 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 15 | 48 | 782,794 | 16,308 |
| 80 Health Services | 34 | 757 | 17,616,864 | 23,271 |
| 81 Legal Services | 8 | 23 | 276,763 | 12,033 |
| 83 Social Services | 20 | 199 | 2,264,536 | 11,379 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 10 | 54 | 628,820 | 11,644 |
| 87 Engineering & Management Services | 11 | 34 | 875,770 | 25,757 |
| 88 Private Households | 19 | 41 | 493,678 | 12,040 |
| GOVERNMENT | 35 | 1,282 | 30,946,810 | 24,139 |
| Federal Government | 6 | 110 | 3,619,977 | 32,908 |
| State Government | 14 | 317 | 7,119,569 | 22,459 |
| Local Government | 15 | 856 | 20,207,264 | 23,606 |