| PRESTON COUNTY - Employment & Wages 1997 | ||||
| INDUSTRY | UNITS | EMPLOY- MENT | TOTAL WAGES | AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON COUNTY | 611 | 6,230 | 124,984,267 | 20,061 |
| MINING | 24 | 309 | 9,845,836 | 31,863 |
| 12 Coal Mining | 20 | 278 | 9,013,077 | 32,421 |
| CONSTRUCTION | 85 | 277 | 5,894,543 | 21,279 |
| 15 General Building Contractors | 52 | 125 | 1,851,404 | 14,811 |
| 17 Special Trade Contractors | 26 | 103 | 2,770,512 | 26,898 |
| MANUFACTURING | 46 | 837 | 18,589,455 | 22,209 |
| 24 Lumber and Wood Products | 27 | 381 | 6,713,600 | 17,621 |
| 27 Printing and Publishing | 4 | 33 | 651,140 | 19,731 |
| 35 Industrial Machinery and Equipment | 3 | 34 | 805,746 | 23,698 |
| TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES | 66 | 567 | 16,723,904 | 29,495 |
| 42 Trucking and Warehousing | 45 | 275 | 5,789,017 | 21,050 |
| 48 Communications | 11 | 119 | 3,657,795 | 30,737 |
| 49 Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services | 9 | 146 | 6,676,616 | 45,730 |
| WHOLESALE TRADE | 28 | 184 | 3,031,491 | 16,475 |
| 50 Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 17 | 76 | 1,521,528 | 20,020 |
| 51 Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods | 11 | 108 | 1,509,963 | 13,981 |
| RETAIL TRADE | 114 | 1,041 | 13,407,935 | 12,879 |
| 52 Building Materials & Garden Supplies | 9 | 111 | 2,040,002 | 18,378 |
| 54 Food Stores | 17 | 244 | 2,443,309 | 10,013 |
| 55 Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 37 | 288 | 4,763,699 | 16,540 |
| 57 Furniture & Homefurnishings Stores | 4 | 31 | 575,493 | 18,564 |
| 58 Eating and Drinking Places | 28 | 228 | 1,559,200 | 6,838 |
| 59 Miscellaneous Retail | 15 | 77 | 1,302,547 | 16,916 |
| FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE | 44 | 253 | 5,243,034 | 20,723 |
| 60 Depository Institutions | 12 | 143 | 2,712,948 | 18,971 |
| 64 Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Service | 9 | 21 | 319,262 | 15,202 |
| 67 Holding and other Investment Offices | 3 | 24 | 1,437,644 | 59,901 |
| SERVICES | 147 | 1,096 | 15,552,346 | 14,190 |
| 72 Personal Services | 11 | 37 | 418,865 | 11,320 |
| 73 Business Services | 14 | 35 | 423,037 | 12,086 |
| 75 Auto Repair, Services, and Parking | 13 | 39 | 576,392 | 14,779 |
| 79 Amusement & Recreation Services | 12 | 96 | 893,216 | 9,304 |
| 80 Health Services | 26 | 343 | 5,813,798 | 16,949 |
| 83 Social Services | 8 | 259 | 3,843,517 | 14,839 |
| 86 Membership Organizations | 8 | 26 | 169,804 | 6,530 |
| 87 Engineering & Management Services | 22 | 90 | 1,943,910 | 21,599 |
| 88 Private Households | 18 | 30 | 258,351 | 8,611 |
| GOVERNMENT | 48 | 1,624 | 36,083,014 | 22,218 |
| 91 Federal Government | 14 | 91 | 2,817,141 | 30,957 |
| 92 State Government | 13 | 378 | 7,228,723 | 19,123 |
| 93 Local Government | 20 | 1,155 | 26,037,150 | 22,542 |