25 Largest Montgomery County Industries
1999
| Rank | Industry | SIC | Employment Level | One Year Change in Employment | Weekly Wages |
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| Absolute | Percentage | |||||
| 1 | Business Services | 73 | 53,398 | 4,207 | 8.55% | $843 |
| 2 | Health Services | 80 | 32,561 | (14) | (0.04%) | $672 |
| 3 | Engineering & Management Services | 87 | 31,519 | 1,406 | 4.67% | $1,020 |
| 4 | Eating and Drinking Places | 58 | 20,707 | 253 | 1.24% | $270 |
| 5 | Special Trade Contractors | 17 | 14,183 | 1,062 | 8.09% | $679 |
| 6 | Miscellaneous Retail | 59 | 11,958 | (886) | (6.90%) | $339 |
| 7 | Food Stores | 54 | 10,879 | 168 | 1.57% | $408 |
| 8 | Social Services | 83 | 10,504 | 555 | 5.58% | $419 |
| 9 | Real Estate | 65 | 10,024 | 289 | 2.97% | $744 |
| 10 | Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods | 50 | 9,817 | (311) | (3.07%) | $1,208 |
| 11 | Hotels and Other Lodging Places | 70 | 8,377 | 1,303 | 18.42% | $1,349 |
| 12 | Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 55 | 7,131 | (142) | (1.95%) | $672 |
| 13 | Communications | 48 | 6,743 | 346 | 5.41% | $1,519 |
| 14 | General Building Contractors | 15 | 6,663 | 364 | 5.78% | $943 |
| 15 | General Merchandise Stores | 53 | 6,211 | (19) | (0.30%) | $318 |
| 16 | Printing And Publishing | 27 | 6,061 | (121) | (1.96%) | $861 |
| 17 | Insurance Carriers | 63 | 5,881 | 216 | 3.81% | $1,238 |
| 18 | Educational Services | 82 | 5,776 | 337 | 6.20% | $556 |
| 19 | Furniture and Home furnishings | 57 | 5,668 | 281 | 5.22% | $557 |
| 20 | Private Households | 88 | 5,580 | (42) | (0.75%) | $252 |
| 21 | Depository Institutions | 60 | 5,334 | (156) | (2.84%) | $725 |
| 22 | Amusement & Recreation Services | 79 | 5,227 | 602 | 13.02% | $304 |
| 23 | Personal Services | 72 | 4,863 | (24) | (0.49%) | $349 |
| 24 | Electronic & Other Electric Equipment | 36 | 4,438 | (164) | (3.56%) | $1,152 |
| 25 | Membership Organizations | 86 | 4,230 | 139 | 3.40% | $725 |
| Source: Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center. Revised 05, 2000 | ||||||