Table 106: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Goshen County by
Division 1997 and 1998
 
|
1997 Average Employment |
1998 Average Employment |
Change Number |
Change % |
1997 Total Payroll |
1998 Total Payroll |
Change Number |
Change % |
Avg. Wkly Wage 1997 |
Avg. Wkly Wage 1998 |
Change Number |
Change % |
Total
|
4,010
|
3,976
|
-34
|
-0.8
|
$72,903,802
|
$75,514,139
|
$2,610,337
|
3.6
|
$350
|
$365
|
$16
|
4.5
|
Private
|
2,718
|
2,685
|
-33
|
-1.2
|
$45,523,523
|
$47,001,384
|
$1,477,861
|
3.2
|
$322
|
$337
|
$15
|
4.5
|
--Agriculture
|
121
|
110
|
-11
|
-9.2
|
2,181,717
|
2,027,116
|
-154,601
|
-7.1
|
347
|
355
|
8
|
2.3
|
--Mining-ND
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
--Construction
|
229
|
227
|
-2
|
-1.0
|
4,041,179
|
4,372,728
|
331,549
|
8.2
|
339
|
371
|
31
|
9.3
|
--Manufacturing
|
316
|
283
|
-32
|
-10.2
|
7,679,499
|
7,516,299
|
-163,200
|
-2.1
|
468
|
510
|
42
|
9.0
|
--TCPU
|
141
|
140
|
-2
|
-1.1
|
3,626,243
|
3,672,716
|
46,473
|
1.3
|
494
|
506
|
12
|
2.4
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
237
|
221
|
-16
|
-6.7
|
5,794,947
|
5,851,876
|
56,929
|
1.0
|
471
|
509
|
39
|
8.2
|
--Retail Trade
|
715
|
735
|
20
|
2.8
|
7,794,668
|
8,218,611
|
423,943
|
5.4
|
210
|
215
|
5
|
2.6
|
--FIRE
|
127
|
124
|
-3
|
-2.7
|
2,869,023
|
2,955,662
|
86,639
|
3.0
|
434
|
460
|
25
|
5.9
|
--Services
|
826
|
842
|
16
|
2.0
|
11,442,804
|
12,331,849
|
889,045
|
7.8
|
266
|
282
|
15
|
5.7
|
Total Gov't
|
1,292
|
1,291
|
-1
|
-0.0
|
$27,380,279
|
$28,512,755
|
$1,132,476
|
4.1
|
$408
|
$425
|
$17
|
4.2
|
--Federal Gov't
|
91
|
94
|
3
|
3.6
|
2,838,894
|
2,939,298
|
100,404
|
3.5
|
600
|
600
|
-0
|
-0.0
|
--State Gov't
|
121
|
123
|
1
|
1.0
|
3,048,032
|
3,225,224
|
177,192
|
5.8
|
483
|
506
|
23
|
4.7
|
--Local Gov't
|
1,080
|
1,075
|
-5
|
-0.5
|
21,493,353
|
22,348,233
|
854,880
|
4.0
|
383
|
400
|
17
|
4.5
|