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Table 4: Employment Distribution by Major Industry and Wage Change Rates 1996-1997

Wage Change Rates 1996 to 1997
Decrease No Change 5% or less Increase 5.01% - 10% Increase 10.01% - 15% Increase 15.01% - 20% Increase 20.01% - 25% Increase over 25% Increase Total
Industry Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Row Percent Employment Column Percent
Agriculture 303 25.0% 107 8.8% 229 18.9% 185 15.2% 103 8.5% 54 4.4% 43 3.5% 190 15.7% 1,214 1.2%
Mining 1,616 21.2% 75 1.0% 1,523 20.0% 1,458 19.2% 910 12.0% 596 7.8% 399 5.2% 1,031 13.6% 7,608 7.8%
Construction 1,940 27.1% 130 1.8% 1,538 21.5% 1,051 14.7% 670 9.4% 463 6.5% 331 4.6% 1,036 14.5% 7,159 7.3%
Manufacturing 1,677 24.7% 59 0.9% 1,634 24.1% 1,249 18.4% 717 10.6% 442 6.5% 298 4.4% 712 10.5% 6,788 7.0%
TCPU* 1,434 22.8% 65 1.0% 1,241 19.7% 1,234 19.6% 755 12.0% 464 7.4% 372 5.9% 725 11.5% 6,290 6.4%
Wholesale Trade 985 24.4% 114 2.8% 793 19.6% 729 18.0% 434 10.7% 284 7.0% 175 4.3% 527 13.0% 4,041 4.1%
Retail Trade 3,991 29.5% 316 2.3% 1,968 14.6% 1,710 12.6% 1,156 8.5% 857 6.3% 633 4.7% 2,891 21.4% 13,522 13.9%
FIRE** 1,084 24.5% 132 3.0% 853 19.3% 869 19.6% 467 10.5% 276 6.2% 180 4.1% 566 12.8% 4,427 4.5%
Services 10,162 27.9% 1,089 3.0% 9,599 26.4% 5,209 14.3% 2,768 7.6% 1,713 4.7% 1,163 3.2% 4,680 12.9% 36,383 37.3%
Public Administration 1,703 17.0% 105 1.0% 4,077 40.6% 2,014 20.0% 831 8.3% 421 4.2% 248 2.5% 646 6.4% 10,045 10.3%
Nonclassified 20 38.5% 0 0.0% 8 15.4% 2 3.8% 2 3.8% 2 3.8% 2 3.8% 16 30.8% 52 0.1%
Total 24,915 25.5% 2,192 2.2% 23,463 24.1% 15,710 16.1% 8,813 9.0% 5,572 5.7% 3,844 3.9% 13,020 13.3% 97,529 100.0%
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate
Data in this table are based only on stable workers, since they are the only workers who had consistent industry information over the two years.
The industry classification is based on the "Standard Industrial Classification Manual."

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