TOP EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES WITH
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS
Lewiston-Auburn MSA
(April-June 2000)
Rank
Industry Title
No. of Firms
Employment
2nd Qtr 2000
Average Weekly Wage
**1.
Health Services
157
5,261
$589
*2.
Local Government (Including Schools)
75
4,143
495
**3.
Eating & Drinking Places
146
2,458
205
**4.
Business Services
120
2,242
289
**5.
Social Services
149
2,189
363
**6.
Engineering, Accounting, Mgmt. Services
83
1,715
709
**7.
Speical Trade Construction
219
1,667
579
**8.
Misc. Retail Trade
124
1,633
335
*9.
Wholesale Trade, Nondurable Goods
50
1,552
648
*10.
Food Stores
82
1,548
260
*11.
Banks & Credit Unions
68
1,521
509
12.
Rubber & Plastics Mfg.
15
1,165
574
*13.
General Merchandise Stores
21
1,121
287
*14.
Auto Dealers &
Gas Stations
93
1,120
492
*15.
Educational Services (Private)
15
1,065
553
*16.
Wholesale Trade, Durable Goods
106
1,058
592
17.
Paper Mfg.
7
996
655
18.
Textile Mfg.
15
915
591
*19.
Printing & Publishing Mfg.
19
891
510
20.
Leather Products (Shoe Mfg.)
12
831
444
*21.
Trucking &
Warehousing
65
654
548
*22.
Food Mfg
11
650
727
**23.
Auto Repair
Services
95
537
478
*24.
State Government
13
523
527
**25.
Bldg. Hardware
Garden Supply
Stores
36
455
397
26.
Lumber & Wood
Products Mfg.
22
448
571
*27.
Insurance
7
437
649
28.
Primary
Metals Mfg.
3
402
774
29.
Federal
Government
25
402
674
*30.
Legal Services
38
328
707
*31.
Building Construction
69
324
885
*32.
Communications
14
314
827

These top industries employed 40,565 people or 88.1 percent of the total second quarter 2000 average employment of 46,062. They comprised 1,974 firms or 76.7 percent of the 2,574 total firms. The average weekly wage for all workers was $498.

*Industry forecasted to increase employment statewide 1998-2008. **Industries projected to increase employment by more than the state average of 10.6 percent between 1998-2008.

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