Leading Industries

KITTITAS COUNTY NONAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT 2008

INDUSTRY

NUMBER EMPLOYED

Total Non-farm

15,280

Total Private

9,600

Goods Producing

1,770

Natural resources, mining & Construction

1,100

Manufacturing

670

Service Providing

13,520

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities

2,600

Wholesale Trade

570

Retail Trade

1,760

Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities

310

Information and Financial Activities

640

All Other Services

4,560

Health care and social assistance

940

Accommodation and food services

2,240

Government

5,690

Federal

150

State and Local

5,530

State and Local Government Education

3,880

Kittitas County Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages In Covered Employment by Industry 2008

NAICS Codes

Industry

Firms

Wages Paid

Average Employment

11

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting

121

$19,381,312

769

21

Mining

*

*

*

22

Utilities

5

$2,261,044

33

23

Construction

247

$38,508,199

939

31-33

Manufacturing

39

$20,938,193

643

42,44-45

Wholesale/Retail trade

43

$59,312,025

2,219

48-49

Transportation & Warehousing

46

$8,021,322

225

51

Information

17

$7,370,176

210

52,53

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

33

$11,648,379

399

54

Professional & Technical Services

57

$7,713,117

225

55

Management of Companies & Enterprises

*

*

*

56

Administrative & Waste Services

51

$6,768,832

275

61

Educational Services

*

*

*

62

Health Care & Social Assistance

77

$22,808,686

920

71

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation

24

$2,487,132

187

72

Accommodation & Food Services

140

$34,480,826

2,156

81

Other services, except Public Administration

170

$7,638,934

378

Government

61

$181,457,896

4,249

Not Elsewhere Classified

13

$4,669,462

141

Total

1,350

$435,465,535

13,966

2008 Agricultural Workforce

Area

Average Monthly Agricultural Employment

Seasonal Agricultural Employment

Washington

95,740 jobs

32,453

Kittitas County

1,150 jobs

474