Wirt - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2007
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 96 709 4,162,820 451.62
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 73 437 2,223,128 391.31
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 9 45 181,711 310.62
  21 Mining 8 44 178,471 312.00
      2111 Oil and gas extraction* 6 23 82,279 275.15
CONSTRUCTION 9 37 319,014 663.23
  23 Construction 9 37 319,014 663.23
    238 Specialty trade contractors 5 34 305,872 692.00
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 17 75 306,724 314.62
  44-45 Retail trade 14 68 214,850 243.08
    445 Food and beverage stores* 4 28 74,837 205.62
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery sto 3 27 71,795 204.54
    447 Gasoline stations* 3 18 62,116 265.46
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 6 24 125,703 402.92
  52 Finance and insurance 4 20 115,982 446.08
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 5 72 318,981 340.77
  62 Health care and social assistance 5 72 318,981 340.77
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 8 54 241,671 344.23
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 4 30 183,408 470.31
  72 Accommodation and food services* 4 24 58,263 186.77
OTHER SERVICES 8 20 59,330 228.23
  81 Other services, except public administ 8 20 59,330 228.23
GOVERNMENT 23 272 1,939,692 548.54
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 5 15 150,469 771.62
  STATE GOVERNMENT 7 44 321,048 561.31
    HEALTH SERVICES 1 7 41,227 453.08
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 11 212 1,468,175 532.69
    EDUCATION SERVICES 4 162 1,254,411 595.62
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 06/27/08