Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (PA): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
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Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was 43,605 / 42,021
Number of Establishments - Wilkes-Barre (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 69, 2002 - 45 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 158, 2002 - 107, State average - 36)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 77, 2002 - 63 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 176, 2002 - 149, State average - 17)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - 319, 2002 - 267 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 731, 2002 - 635, State average - 62)
- D) Information: 2002 - 23 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 54, State average - 8)
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 54, 2002 - 45 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 123, 2002 - 107, State average - 12)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 148, 2002 - 142 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 339, 2002 - 337, State average - 36)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 58, 2002 - 48 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 133, 2002 - 114, State average - 14)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - 4, 2002 - 6 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 9, 2002 - 14, State average - 3)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 140, 2002 - 172 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 321, 2002 - 409, State average - 47)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 5, 2002 - 8 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 11, 2002 - 19, State average - 5)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 143, 2002 - 123 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 327, 2002 - 292, State average - 34)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 95, 2002 - 113 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 217, 2002 - 268, State average - 35)
Number of Employees - Wilkes-Barre (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 3,390, 2002 - 1,686 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 7,774, 2002 - 4,012, State average - 5,954)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 1,379, 2002 - 1,021 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,162, 2002 - 2,429, State average - 993)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - 5,659, 2002 - 4,821 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 12,977, 2002 - 11,472, State average - 891)
- D) Information: 2002 - 1,619 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 3,852, State average - 1,117)
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 330, 2002 - 340 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 756, 2002 - 809, State average - 241)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 982, 2002 - 1000-2499 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 2,252, 2002 - 3,330, State average - 944)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 1,503, 2002 - 1,254 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,446, 2002 - 2,984, State average - 907)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - 25, 2002 - 29 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 57, 2002 - 69, State average - 308)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 1,709, 2002 - 6,706 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,919, 2002 - 15,958, State average - 2,833)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 100-249, 2002 - 332 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 320, 2002 - 790, State average - 427)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 2,487, 2002 - 1,863 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,703, 2002 - 4,433, State average - 629)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 441, 2002 - 637 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,011, 2002 - 1,515, State average - 497)
Annual Payroll ($1,000) - Wilkes-Barre (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $81,284, 2002 - $59,890 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $186,409, 2002 - $142,523, State average - $78,553)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $35,876, 2002 - $36,297 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $82,274, 2002 - $86,378, State average - $20,750)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - $80,763, 2002 - $77,982 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $185,214, 2002 - $185,578, State average - $14,994)
- D) Information: 2002 - $50,437 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $120,028, State average - $19,996)
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $8,437, 2002 - $8,673 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $19,348, 2002 - $20,639, State average - $4,158)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $39,544 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $90,686, State average - $31,011)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $23,153, 2002 - $20,388 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $53,097, 2002 - $48,518, State average - $12,450)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - $448, 2002 - $742 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,027, 2002 - $1,765, State average - $9,020)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $57,735, 2002 - $187,579 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $132,404, 2002 - $446,393, State average - $61,648)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 2002 - $3,282 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $7,810, State average - $9,635)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $20,206, 2002 - $18,678 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $46,338, 2002 - $44,449, State average - $5,794)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $6,947, 2002 - $10,143 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $15,931, 2002 - $24,137, State average - $5,640)
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) - Wilkes-Barre (2002)
- A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $422,363, 2002 - $284,160 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $968,611, 2002 - $676,233, State average - $455,775)
- B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $417,784, 2002 - $499,090 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $958,110, 2002 - $1,187,715, State average - $310,475)
- C) Retail trade: 1997 - $894,007, 2002 - $898,656 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $2,050,239, 2002 - $2,138,587, State average - $150,200)
- D) Information: No data
- E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $36,521, 2002 - $40,808 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $83,754, 2002 - $97,113, State average - $20,865)
- F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $93,061 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $213,418, State average - $74,719)
- G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $50,216, 2002 - $41,581 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $115,161, 2002 - $98,952, State average - $27,237)
- H) Educational services: 1997 - $1,709, 2002 - $1,850 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $3,919, 2002 - $4,402, State average - $29,457)
- I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $125,460, 2002 - $452,826 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $287,719, 2002 - $1,077,618, State average - $146,733)
- J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 2002 - $13,482 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $32,083, State average - $22,296)
- K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $73,705, 2002 - $68,271 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $169,028, 2002 - $162,468, State average - $21,165)
- L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $25,125, 2002 - $38,873 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $57,619, 2002 - $92,508, State average - $20,285)
Industry Description | Number of Establishments [1997 / 2002] |
Number of Employees [1997 / 2002] |
Annual Payroll ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
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Manufacturing | 69 / 45 | 3,390 / 1,686 | $81,284 / $59,890 | $422,363 / $284,160 |
Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 8 / - | 1,200 / - | $24,577 / - | $123,553 / - |
Wholesale trade | 77 / 63 | 1,379 / 1,021 | $35,876 / $36,297 | $417,784 / $499,090 |
Wholesale trade, durable goods | 52 / 35 | 1,022 / 667 | $27,597 / $25,474 | $258,273 / $372,044 |
Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 25 | 357 / 250-499 | $8,279 / - | $159,511 / - |
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 3 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
Retail trade | 319 / 267 | 5,659 / 4,821 | $80,763 / $77,982 | $894,007 / $898,656 |
Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 25 / 20 | 738 / 628 | $18,039 / $10,527 | $270,526 / $278,626 |
Furniture & home furnishings stores | 18 / 13 | 179 / 154 | $2,867 / $3,941 | $25,430 / $25,866 |
Electronics & appliance stores | 13 / 12 | 79 / 209 | $1,898 / $3,978 | $18,404 / $47,578 |
Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 22 / 18 | 434 / 513 | $7,945 / $12,487 | $69,286 / $118,510 |
Food & beverage stores | 31 / 30 | 955 / 473 | $9,899 / $6,762 | $106,455 / $65,583 |
Health & personal care stores | 35 / 28 | 302 / 291 | $5,115 / $6,604 | $36,893 / $49,361 |
Gasoline stations | 22 / 17 | 195 / 170 | $1,761 / $1,966 | $35,926 / $28,330 |
Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 67 / 56 | 584 / 769 | $6,221 / $8,429 | $53,587 / $81,303 |
Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores | 26 / 20 | 205 / 238 | $2,287 / $3,110 | $27,217 / $32,686 |
General merchandise stores | 9 / 12 | 1000-2499 / 1,029 | - / $13,288 | - / $109,832 |
Miscellaneous store retailers | 37 / 28 | 250-499 / 238 | - / $3,573 | - / $22,858 |
Nonstore retailers | 14 / 13 | 92 / 109 | $1,822 / $3,317 | $8,264 / $38,123 |
Information | - / 23 | - / 1,619 | - / $50,437 | - |
Publishing industries (except Internet) | - / 4 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
Motion picture & sound recording industries | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
Broadcasting & telecommunications | 10 / - | 601 / - | $19,703 / - | $108,770 / - |
Broadcasting (except Internet) | - / 1 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
Telecommunications | - / 12 | - / 852 | - / $26,812 | - |
Internet service providers, web search portals & data processing | - / 2 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
Real estate & rental & leasing | 54 / 45 | 330 / 340 | $8,437 / $8,673 | $36,521 / $40,808 |
Real estate | 40 / 37 | 202 / 228 | $5,162 / $4,745 | $24,970 / $24,220 |
Rental & leasing services | 14 / 8 | 128 / 112 | $3,275 / $3,928 | $11,551 / $16,588 |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 148 / 142 | 982 / 1000-2499 | $39,544 / - | $93,061 / - |
Professional, scientific & technical services | 148 / 142 | 982 / 1000-2499 | $39,544 / - | $93,061 / - |
Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service | 58 / 48 | 1,503 / 1,254 | $23,153 / $20,388 | $50,216 / $41,581 |
Administrative & support services | 56 / 45 | 1000-2499 / 1,223 | - / $19,112 | - / $37,812 |
Waste management & remediation services | - / 3 | - / 31 | - / $1,276 | - / $3,769 |
Educational services | 4 / 6 | 25 / 29 | $448 / $742 | $1,709 / $1,850 |
Educational services | 4 / 6 | 25 / 29 | $448 / $742 | $1,709 / $1,850 |
Health care & social assistance | 140 / 172 | 1,709 / 6,706 | $57,735 / $187,579 | $125,460 / $452,826 |
Ambulatory health care services | 123 / 110 | 1,036 / 1,531 | $43,812 / $58,423 | $93,428 / $117,326 |
Hospitals | - / 3 | - / 2500-4999 | - | - |
Nursing & residential care facilities | 7 / 16 | 391 / 1000-2499 | $7,641 / - | $17,684 / - |
Social assistance | 9 / 43 | 20-99 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5 / 8 | 100-249 / 332 | - / $3,282 | - / $13,482 |
Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries | - / 1 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
Amusement, gambling & recreation industries | 5 / 6 | 100-249 / 250-499 | - | - |
Accommodation & food services | 143 / 123 | 2,487 / 1,863 | $20,206 / $18,678 | $73,705 / $68,271 |
Accommodation | 9 / 6 | 296 / 282 | $3,491 / $4,277 | $10,837 / $13,509 |
Foodservices & drinking places | 134 / 117 | 2,191 / 1,581 | $16,715 / $14,401 | $62,868 / $54,762 |
Other services (except public administration) | 95 / 113 | 441 / 637 | $6,947 / $10,143 | $25,125 / $38,873 |
Repair & maintenance | 41 / 35 | 218 / 170 | $3,914 / $2,879 | $12,821 / $12,230 |
Personal & laundry services | 54 / 47 | 223 / 210 | $3,033 / $2,507 | $12,304 / $9,243 |
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