Table 124: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Converse 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
|
4,238
|
4,258
|
20
|
0.5
|
$104,606,984
|
$107,413,821
|
$2,806,837
|
2.7
|
$475
|
$485
|
$10
|
2.2
|
Private
|
3,098
|
3,097
|
-2
|
-0.1
|
$80,425,246
|
$81,548,570
|
$1,123,324
|
1.4
|
$499
|
$506
|
$7
|
1.4
|
--Agriculture
|
74
|
84
|
10
|
13.1
|
1,079,820
|
1,276,127
|
196,307
|
18.2
|
281
|
294
|
13
|
4.5
|
--Mining
|
687
|
694
|
7
|
1.1
|
30,916,407
|
32,118,367
|
1,201,960
|
3.9
|
866
|
890
|
24
|
2.8
|
--Construction
|
329
|
358
|
28
|
8.6
|
9,209,353
|
9,372,605
|
163,252
|
1.8
|
538
|
504
|
-34
|
-6.3
|
--Manufacturing
|
81
|
93
|
12
|
14.5
|
1,601,052
|
1,683,332
|
82,280
|
5.1
|
380
|
349
|
-31
|
-8.2
|
--TCPU
|
380
|
384
|
4
|
1.1
|
18,424,586
|
17,148,669
|
-1,275,917
|
-6.9
|
931
|
858
|
-74
|
-7.9
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
115
|
91
|
-25
|
-21.5
|
1,497,694
|
1,247,105
|
-250,589
|
-16.7
|
250
|
265
|
15
|
6.0
|
--Retail Trade
|
820
|
789
|
-31
|
-3.8
|
8,392,237
|
8,808,682
|
416,445
|
5.0
|
197
|
215
|
18
|
9.1
|
--FIRE
|
112
|
114
|
2
|
1.5
|
2,282,940
|
2,303,511
|
20,571
|
0.9
|
393
|
390
|
-2
|
-0.6
|
--Services
|
500
|
491
|
-8
|
-1.7
|
7,021,157
|
7,590,172
|
569,015
|
8.1
|
270
|
297
|
27
|
10.0
|
Total Gov't
|
1,140
|
1,161
|
21
|
1.9
|
$24,181,738
|
$25,865,251
|
$1,683,513
|
7.0
|
$408
|
$428
|
$20
|
5.0
|
--Federal Gov't
|
63
|
69
|
5
|
8.2
|
2,097,876
|
2,381,106
|
283,230
|
13.5
|
637
|
668
|
31
|
4.9
|
--State Gov't
|
130
|
126
|
-4
|
-3.1
|
3,335,310
|
3,463,875
|
128,565
|
3.9
|
492
|
527
|
35
|
7.1
|
--Local Gov't
|
946
|
966
|
20
|
2.1
|
18,748,552
|
20,020,270
|
1,271,718
|
6.8
|
381
|
398
|
17
|
4.6
|