Table 82: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Southwest 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
|
47,975
|
49,151
|
1,176
|
2.5
|
$1,267,258,084
|
$1,333,966,201
|
$66,708,117
|
5.3
|
$508
|
$522
|
$14
|
2.7
|
| Private
|
38,619
|
39,667
|
1,048
|
2.7
|
$1,035,967,101
|
$1,090,998,561
|
$55,031,460
|
5.3
|
$516
|
$529
|
$13
|
2.5
|
| --Agriculture
|
438
|
430
|
-8
|
-1.8
|
6,571,841
|
7,090,576
|
518,735
|
7.9
|
289
|
317
|
28
|
9.9
|
| --Mining
|
5,422
|
5,386
|
-35
|
-0.7
|
286,659,191
|
282,953,822
|
-3,705,369
|
-1.3
|
1,017
|
1,010
|
-7
|
-0.6
|
| --Construction
|
3,975
|
4,527
|
552
|
13.9
|
111,856,481
|
132,388,517
|
20,532,036
|
18.4
|
541
|
562
|
21
|
3.9
|
| --Manufacturing
|
2,481
|
2,575
|
94
|
3.8
|
101,476,539
|
112,902,684
|
11,426,145
|
11.3
|
786
|
843
|
57
|
7.2
|
| --TCPU
|
2,938
|
2,842
|
-96
|
-3.3
|
110,203,154
|
110,893,977
|
690,823
|
0.6
|
721
|
750
|
29
|
4.0
|
| --Wholesale Trade
|
997
|
930
|
-67
|
-6.7
|
29,123,627
|
29,635,801
|
512,174
|
1.8
|
562
|
613
|
51
|
9.1
|
| --Retail Trade
|
9,877
|
10,199
|
322
|
3.3
|
136,387,859
|
148,009,812
|
11,621,953
|
8.5
|
266
|
279
|
14
|
5.1
|
| --FIRE
|
1,456
|
1,529
|
73
|
5.0
|
52,866,939
|
52,858,623
|
-8,316
|
-0.0
|
698
|
665
|
-33
|
-4.8
|
| --Services
|
11,035
|
11,248
|
213
|
1.9
|
200,821,470
|
214,264,749
|
13,443,279
|
6.7
|
350
|
366
|
16
|
4.7
|
| Total Gov't
|
9,356
|
9,485
|
-129
|
1.4
|
$231,290,983
|
$242,967,640
|
$11,676,657
|
5.0
|
$475
|
$493
|
$17
|
3.6
|
| --Federal Gov't
|
908
|
942
|
-34
|
3.7
|
32,972,701
|
34,790,076
|
1,817,375
|
5.5
|
698
|
710
|
12
|
1.7
|
| --State Gov't
|
1,084
|
1,072
|
13
|
-1.2
|
26,602,594
|
27,675,427
|
1,072,833
|
4.0
|
472
|
497
|
25
|
5.3
|
| --Local Gov't
|
7,364
|
7,471
|
-108
|
1.5
|
171,715,688
|
180,502,137
|
8,786,449
|
5.1
|
448
|
465
|
16
|
3.6
|
