Table 85: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Lincoln 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
|
4,802
|
4,789
|
-14
|
-0.3
|
$116,553,272
|
$114,655,301
|
($1,897,971)
|
-1.6
|
$467
|
$460
|
-$6
|
-1.3
|
Private
|
3,514
|
3,470
|
-44
|
-1.3
|
$88,162,598
|
$84,959,907
|
-$3,202,691
|
-3.6
|
$483
|
$471
|
-$12
|
-2.4
|
--Agriculture
|
38
|
26
|
-11
|
-30.2
|
512,431
|
370,592
|
-141,839
|
-27.7
|
263
|
272
|
10
|
3.6
|
--Mining
|
571
|
477
|
-94
|
-16.4
|
27,213,891
|
20,619,623
|
-6,594,268
|
-24.2
|
917
|
831
|
-86
|
-9.4
|
--Construction
|
341
|
409
|
68
|
19.9
|
8,730,078
|
11,182,920
|
2,452,842
|
28.1
|
492
|
526
|
34
|
6.8
|
--Manufacturing
|
481
|
450
|
-31
|
-6.5
|
11,959,922
|
11,303,343
|
-656,579
|
-5.5
|
478
|
483
|
5
|
1.1
|
--TCPU
|
431
|
417
|
-14
|
-3.2
|
19,245,776
|
19,604,944
|
359,168
|
1.9
|
859
|
904
|
45
|
5.2
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
64
|
60
|
-4
|
-5.7
|
1,069,277
|
1,225,414
|
156,137
|
14.6
|
322
|
392
|
70
|
21.6
|
--Retail Trade
|
967
|
977
|
10
|
1.0
|
10,351,988
|
11,356,654
|
1,004,666
|
9.7
|
206
|
223
|
18
|
8.6
|
--FIRE
|
131
|
133
|
2
|
1.3
|
2,646,048
|
2,588,625
|
-57,423
|
-2.2
|
388
|
375
|
-13
|
-3.5
|
--Services
|
490
|
519
|
30
|
6.0
|
6,433,187
|
6,707,792
|
274,605
|
4.3
|
253
|
248
|
-4
|
-1.7
|
Total Gov't
|
1,289
|
1,319
|
30
|
2.4
|
$28,390,674
|
$29,695,394
|
$1,304,720
|
4.6
|
$424
|
$433
|
$9
|
2.2
|
--Federal Gov't
|
117
|
112
|
-5
|
-4.1
|
3,856,980
|
3,851,475
|
-5,505
|
-0.1
|
635
|
661
|
26
|
4.2
|
--State Gov't
|
116
|
115
|
-1
|
-0.5
|
2,860,842
|
3,094,726
|
233,884
|
8.2
|
476
|
517
|
41
|
8.7
|
--Local Gov't
|
1,056
|
1,092
|
36
|
3.4
|
21,672,852
|
22,749,193
|
1,076,341
|
5.0
|
395
|
401
|
6
|
1.5
|