Table 91: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Sweetwater 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
|
19,040
|
19,502
|
462
|
2.4
|
$603,838,321
|
$633,486,593
|
$29,648,272
|
4.9
|
$610
|
$625
|
$15
|
2.4
|
Private
|
15,356
|
15,668
|
312
|
2.0
|
$508,720,835
|
$533,475,619
|
$24,754,784
|
4.9
|
$637
|
$655
|
$18
|
2.8
|
--Agriculture
|
38
|
47
|
9
|
23.6
|
393,101
|
605,226
|
212,125
|
54.0
|
200
|
249
|
49
|
24.5
|
--Mining
|
3,841
|
3,813
|
-28
|
-0.7
|
213,079,885
|
211,651,663
|
-1,428,222
|
-0.7
|
1,067
|
1,068
|
1
|
0.1
|
--Construction
|
1,253
|
1,528
|
275
|
21.9
|
38,663,571
|
48,060,931
|
9,397,360
|
24.3
|
593
|
605
|
11
|
1.9
|
--Manufacturing
|
1,393
|
1,441
|
49
|
3.5
|
72,024,377
|
82,368,387
|
10,344,010
|
14.4
|
995
|
1,099
|
104
|
10.5
|
--TCPU
|
1,462
|
1,408
|
-54
|
-3.7
|
59,229,913
|
59,024,109
|
-205,804
|
-0.3
|
779
|
806
|
27
|
3.5
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
571
|
543
|
-28
|
-4.9
|
16,920,177
|
17,265,787
|
345,610
|
2.0
|
570
|
611
|
42
|
7.3
|
--Retail Trade
|
3,441
|
3,578
|
137
|
4.0
|
45,852,684
|
50,102,737
|
4,250,053
|
9.3
|
256
|
269
|
13
|
5.1
|
--FIRE
|
556
|
569
|
13
|
2.4
|
14,271,452
|
15,454,702
|
1,183,250
|
8.3
|
494
|
522
|
28
|
5.8
|
--Services
|
2,802
|
2,741
|
-61
|
-2.2
|
48,285,675
|
48,942,077
|
656,402
|
1.4
|
331
|
343
|
12
|
3.6
|
Total Gov't
|
3,684
|
3,834
|
149
|
4.0
|
$95,117,486
|
$100,010,974
|
$4,893,488
|
5.1
|
$496
|
$502
|
$5
|
1.1
|
--Federal Gov't
|
257
|
262
|
5
|
1.9
|
10,366,887
|
10,445,964
|
79,077
|
0.8
|
775
|
766
|
-9
|
-1.1
|
--State Gov't
|
259
|
255
|
-5
|
-1.7
|
6,632,369
|
6,830,309
|
197,940
|
3.0
|
492
|
516
|
24
|
4.8
|
--Local Gov't
|
3,168
|
3,317
|
149
|
4.7
|
78,118,230
|
82,734,701
|
4,616,471
|
5.9
|
474
|
480
|
6
|
1.2
|