Table 55: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Hot Springs
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
|
1,975
|
1,954
|
-20
|
-1.0
|
$36,220,937
|
$35,203,403
|
($1,017,534) |
-2.8
|
$353
|
$346
|
-$6
|
-1.8
|
| Private
|
1,433
|
1,418
|
-15
|
-1.0
|
$24,669,349
|
$23,783,372
|
-$885,977
|
-3.6
|
$331
|
$322
|
-$9
|
-2.6
|
| --Agriculture
|
56
|
54
|
-3
|
-4.9
|
660,028
|
614,934
|
-45,094
|
-6.8
|
225
|
221
|
-5
|
-2.1
|
| --Mining
|
113
|
106
|
-7
|
-5.8
|
3,751,308
|
3,694,483
|
-56,825
|
-1.5
|
639
|
668
|
29
|
4.5
|
| --Construction
|
93
|
86
|
-7
|
-7.4
|
1,940,167
|
1,604,600
|
-335,567
|
-17.3
|
402
|
359
|
-43
|
-10.7
|
| --Manufacturing
|
44
|
39
|
-5
|
-11.2
|
889,800
|
546,081
|
-343,719
|
-38.6
|
391
|
270
|
-121
|
-30.9
|
| --TCPU
|
83
|
69
|
-14
|
-16.7
|
2,662,088
|
2,228,875
|
-433,213
|
-16.3
|
619
|
622
|
3
|
0.5
|
| --Wholesale Trade
|
107
|
92
|
-16
|
-14.7
|
3,205,941
|
2,710,142
|
-495,799
|
-15.5
|
574
|
569
|
-5
|
-0.9
|
| --Retail Trade
|
338
|
359
|
21
|
6.2
|
3,010,146
|
3,527,815
|
517,669
|
17.2
|
171
|
189
|
18
|
10.3
|
| --FIRE
|
64
|
70
|
7
|
10.6
|
1,290,988
|
1,444,158
|
153,170
|
11.9
|
391
|
395
|
4
|
1.1
|
| --Services
|
536
|
544
|
8
|
1.5
|
7,258,883
|
7,412,284
|
153,401
|
2.1
|
261
|
262
|
1
|
0.6
|
| Total Gov't
|
542
|
536
|
-6
|
-1.1
|
$11,551,588
|
$11,420,031
|
-$131,557
|
-1.1
|
$410
|
$410
|
-$0
|
-0.1
|
| --Federal Gov't
|
16
|
15
|
-1
|
-4.7
|
573,452
|
561,840
|
-11,612
|
-2.0
|
693
|
712
|
20
|
2.8
|
| --State Gov't
|
75
|
77
|
2
|
3.1
|
1,542,603
|
1,653,612
|
111,009
|
7.2
|
396
|
411
|
16
|
4.0
|
| --Local Gov't
|
451
|
444
|
-7
|
-1.6
|
9,435,533
|
9,204,579
|
-230,954
|
-2.4
|
402
|
399
|
-3
|
-0.8
|
