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Table 6. National employment and wages by industry for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, May 2009

Table 6.  National employment and wages by industry for laborers and freight, stock, and material
   movers, hand, May 2009

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                                          |            |            |                  |        
               Industry                   |            | Percent of |    Median wages  |  Mean  
                                          | Employment |occupational|------------------| hourly 
                                          |            | employment |  Hourly | Annual |  Wage  
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------
                                          |            |            |         |        |        
   Total, all industries (1) .............|  2,135,790 |     100.0  |  $11.11 | $23,110| $12.16 
                                          |            |            |         |        |        
Employment services.......................|    288,460 |      13.5  |    9.30 |  19,340|  10.33 
Warehousing and storage...................|    148,100 |       6.9  |   12.67 |  26,350|  13.25 
Other general merchandise stores..........|     72,890 |       3.4  |    9.29 |  19,320|  10.32 
Grocery and related product               |            |            |         |        |        
 merchant wholesalers.....................|     69,540 |       3.3  |   12.22 |  25,410|  13.03 
Building equipment contractors............|     66,080 |       3.1  |   13.78 |  28,660|  14.58 
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   (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately.



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Last Modified Date: May 14, 2010