TABLE 10
USE A SEPARATE SHEET FOR METRO & COUNTY
LATEST YEAR AVAILABLE PAYROLL COSTS BY INDUSTRY
Average Annual Salary by Major Industry
	RICHMOND COUNTY
Major Industry	Current Year	Salary	Number of Employees
Agricultural, forestry and fishing	1999	5,921,760.00	365
Construction		167,642,400.00	6,074
FIRE		100,118,592.00	3,204
Government		770,231,280.00	26,859
Manufacturing		479,652,576.00	13,253
Mining		2,022,912.00	48
Retail Trade		295,302,336.00	21,436
Services		659,187,312.00	29,407
Transportation & Public Utilities		112,377,408.00	4,093
Wholesale Trade		101,218,560.00	3,065
Total		2,693,675,136.00	107,804
Total Wages Paid Divided by Number of Employees		24,986.78
	COLUMBIA COUNTY
Major Industry	Current Year	Salary	Number of Employees
Agricultural, forestry and fishing	1999	$4,915,200.00	284
Construction		$53,961,504.00	2,078
FIRE		$21,661,248.00	908
Government		$74,581,221.60	2,865
Manufacturing		$92,170,848.00	2,849
Mining		$0.00	0
Retail Trade		$61,606,272.00	4,472
Services		$91,638,912.00	5,716
Transportation & Public Utilities		$19,975,488.00	604
Wholesale Trade		$15,968,736.00	534
Total		$436,479,429.60	20,310
Total Wages Paid Divided by Number of Employees		$ 21,490.86
	BURKE COUNTY
Major Industry	Current Year	Salary	Number of Employees
Agricultural, forestry and fishing	1999	$2,541,600.00	150
Construction		$2,177,856.00	114
FIRE		$3,318,240.00	155
Government		$35,544,960.00	1,452
Manufacturing		$28,493,088.00	1,343
Mining		$0.00	0
Retail Trade		$11,140,224.00	866
Services		$15,063,360.00	923
Transportation & Public Utilities		$0.00	0
Wholesale Trade		$5,472,000.00	300
Total		$103,751,328.00	5,303
Total Wages Paid Divided by Number of Employees		$19,564.65