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ADVERTISING & COMMUNICATIONS
GREENE COUNTY'S TOP EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
Rank
Industry
Employment
2015
2014
Wages
2015
2014
AverageWeeklyWage
2015
2014
NumberofFirms
2015
2014
IndustryFields Included
1
Health Care & Social Assistance
30,397
29,960
$1,464,587,887
$1,384,844,644
$926
$889
1,000
913
Ambulatory health care services, nursing & residential care facilities, social assistance
2
Retail Trade
20,027
19,695
$561,147,412
$528,941,518
$538
$516
851
838
Motor vehicle & parts dealers, furniture & home furnishings stores, electronics & appliance stores, building
materials & garden supply, food & beverage, health & personal care, gasoline stations, clothing &
accessories, sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores, general merchandise, miscellaneous store
retailers, nonstore retailers
3
Government
19,130
19,013
$806,005,196
$784,575,275
$941
$794
152
152
Local, federal & state municipalities
4
Accommodation & Food Services
14,966
14,589
$226,432,770
$211,446,000
$291
$279
561
561
Hotels, lodges, food service & drinking places
5
Manufacturing
11,862
11,830
$565,508,956
$544,343,000
$918
$885
311
328
Food manufacturing, beverage & tobacco, textile mills, apparel, leather & allied products, wood, paper, printing,
petroleum & coal, primary metal & fabricated metal, electrical equipment & appliances, transportation
equipment, furniture
6
Administrative & Waste Services
9,853
10,366
$271,293,856
$265,754,044
$530
$493
457
448
Administrative & support services, waste management & remediation services
7
Wholesale Trade
8,052
7,949
$407,106,817
$386,556,149
$972
$935
482
482
Merchant wholesalers, durable & nondurable goods, electronic markets & agent/brokers
8
Professional & Technical
Services
6,565
6,240
$371,021,327
$340,941,161
$1,085
$1,050
811
782
Legal services, accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll, architecture, engineering, consulting,
research & development, advertising, public relations, technical services, scientific research, interior,
industrial & graphic design services
9
Construction
5,566
5,319
$520,504,387
$229,897,814
$864
$829
632
623
Building construction, heavy & civil engineering construction, special trades contractors
10
Other Services, Except Public
Administration
4,640
4,455
$127,078,863
$113,552,313
$518
$490
687
687
Repair & maintenance, personal & laundry services, membership organizations & associations, private
households
11
Management of Companies &
Enterprises
3,604
3,500
$286,037,155
$253,404,598
$1,433
$1,393
96
99
Company & enterprise management, management of bank holding companies, other holding companies,
corporate subsidiaries
12
Information
3,514
3,263
$130,618,558
$126,119,553
$715
$744
93
84
Publishing industries, motion picture & sound recording, broadcasting (except Internet),
telecommunications, ISPs, search portals & data processing, other information services
As of Dec. 19, 2016.
Ranked by Greene County 2015 employment, the latest figures available, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center. To be considered for future list
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Researched by
Emily Letterman