Table 118: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Central Region 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
|
40,058
|
40,440
|
382
|
1.0
|
$959,073,349
|
$1,003,777,833
|
$44,704,484
|
4.7
|
$460
|
$477
|
$17
|
3.7
|
| Private
|
32,019
|
32,511
|
493
|
1.5
|
$757,444,237
|
$794,195,512
|
$36,751,275
|
4.9
|
$455
|
$470
|
$15
|
3.3
|
| --Agriculture
|
550
|
555
|
5
|
0.8
|
8,722,621
|
8,949,016
|
226,395
|
2.6
|
305
|
310
|
5
|
1.7
|
| --Mining
|
3,057
|
3,085
|
28
|
0.9
|
129,812,446
|
127,829,190
|
-1,983,256
|
-1.5
|
817
|
797
|
-20
|
-2.4
|
| --Construction
|
2,421
|
2,639
|
218
|
9.0
|
62,589,443
|
73,779,892
|
11,190,449
|
17.9
|
497
|
538
|
41
|
8.2
|
| --Manufacturing
|
2,154
|
2,153
|
-1
|
-0.0
|
64,098,780
|
64,921,999
|
823,219
|
1.3
|
572
|
580
|
8
|
1.3
|
| --TCPU
|
2,197
|
2,296
|
98
|
4.5
|
76,428,208
|
79,414,480
|
2,986,272
|
3.9
|
669
|
665
|
-4
|
-0.5
|
| --Wholesale Trade
|
2,552
|
2,563
|
11
|
0.4
|
81,279,239
|
82,286,878
|
1,007,639
|
1.2
|
613
|
618
|
5
|
0.8
|
| --Retail Trade
|
8,288
|
8,217
|
-71
|
-0.9
|
107,216,676
|
112,989,783
|
5,773,107
|
5.4
|
249
|
264
|
16
|
6.3
|
| --FIRE
|
1,477
|
1,509
|
32
|
2.2
|
39,989,921
|
43,174,307
|
3,184,386
|
8.0
|
521
|
550
|
29
|
5.7
|
| --Services
|
9,323
|
9,495
|
173
|
1.9
|
187,306,903
|
200,849,967
|
13,543,064
|
7.2
|
386
|
407
|
20
|
5.3
|
| Total Gov't
|
8,040
|
7,929
|
-111
|
-1.4
|
$201,629,112
|
$209,582,321
|
$7,953,209
|
3.9
|
$482
|
$508
|
$26
|
5.4
|
| --Federal Gov't
|
888
|
859
|
-29
|
-3.2
|
37,846,129
|
37,636,271
|
-209,858
|
-0.6
|
820
|
843
|
23
|
2.8
|
| --State Gov't
|
1,325
|
1,325
|
-1
|
-0.0
|
34,327,876
|
35,937,293
|
1,609,417
|
4.7
|
498
|
522
|
24
|
4.7
|
| --Local Gov't
|
5,827
|
5,746
|
-82
|
-1.4
|
129,455,107
|
136,008,757
|
6,553,650
|
5.1
|
427
|
455
|
28
|
6.6
|
