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Table 8-19: 2006 Average Weekly Wages

Newton County

Atlanta MSA

Georgia

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing

*

*

 $605

0.7

 $491

0.6

Mining

*

*

 $1,172

1.3

 $1,048

1.4

Construction

 $ 749

1.1

 $905

1.0

 $804

1.0

Manufacturing

 $888

1.3

 $1,013

1.1

 $849

1.1

Transportation and public utilities

 $623

0.9

 $2,369

2.7

 $2,209

2.8

Wholesale trade

 $1,001

1.5

 $1,261

1.4

 $1,183

1.5

Retail trade

 $442

0.7

 $525

0.6

 $486

0.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate

 $801

1.2

 $1,318

1.5

 $1,159

1.5

Services

 $550

0.8

 $846

1.0

 $737

0.9

Federal government 

 $917

1.4

 $1,293

1.5

 $1,164

1.5

Local government

 $528

0.8

 $744

0.8

 $672

0.9

State government

 $634

0.9

 $720

0.8

 $654

0.8

Not elsewhere classified

 $579

0.9

 $980

1.1

 $898

1.2

All industries

 $678

1.0

 $882

1.0

 $776

1.0

Georgia Department of Labor Statistics