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Page Background SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 13 FEB. 27, 2017

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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