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Dorchester County - County Industry Series - Maryland's Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - OWIP

CALENDAR YEAR 2008
Industry Average
Number
of
Reporting
Units
Annual
Average
Employment
Total Wages Average
Weekly
Wage
Per
Worker
         
Dorchester County        
         
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 822 11,396  $381,350,020 $644
         
GOVERNMENT SECTOR -- TOTAL 53 2,343 99,922,741 820
Federal Government 20 150 7,007,981 898
State Government 8 792 35,490,548 862
Local Government 25 1,401 57,424,212 788
         
PRIVATE SECTOR TOTAL -- ALL INDUSTRIES 769 9,053 281,427,279 598
         
GOODS-PRODUCING 180 3,174 115,063,725 697
 Natural Resources and Mining
27 283 8,846,749 601
 Construction
110 612 21,534,463 677
 Manufacturing
43 2,279 84,682,513 715
SERVICE PROVIDING 589 5,879 166,363,554 544
 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
205 1,908 54,072,838 545
 Information
10 95 2,660,821 539
 Financial Activities
61 340 13,666,540 773
 Professional and Business Services
90 461 12,225,052 510
 Education and Health Services
71 1,365 53,545,017 754
 Leisure and Hospitality
74 1,349 22,950,126 327
 Other Services
78 361 7,243,160 386