Table 100: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Southeast 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
|
55,686
|
56,239
|
554
|
1.0
|
$1,224,944,420
|
$1,300,581,378
|
$75,636,958
|
6.2
|
$423
|
$445
|
$22
|
5.1
|
Private
|
37,272
|
37,833
|
561
|
1.5
|
$730,016,424
|
$785,244,857
|
$55,228,433
|
7.6
|
$377
|
$399
|
$22
|
6.0
|
--Agriculture
|
758
|
760
|
2
|
0.2
|
12,663,258
|
13,783,873
|
1,120,615
|
8.8
|
321
|
349
|
28
|
8.6
|
--Mining
|
193
|
193
|
0
|
0.2
|
5,144,447
|
5,795,205
|
650,758
|
12.6
|
514
|
578
|
64
|
12.5
|
--Construction
|
3,280
|
3,303
|
23
|
0.7
|
76,572,619
|
82,073,848
|
5,501,229
|
7.2
|
449
|
478
|
29
|
6.4
|
--Manufacturing
|
2,681
|
2,795
|
114
|
4.2
|
74,796,754
|
80,750,869
|
5,954,115
|
8.0
|
537
|
556
|
19
|
3.6
|
--TCPU
|
2,540
|
2,668
|
128
|
5.0
|
80,543,649
|
87,637,421
|
7,093,772
|
8.8
|
610
|
632
|
22
|
3.6
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
1,299
|
1,354
|
55
|
4.2
|
36,529,516
|
39,708,950
|
3,179,434
|
8.7
|
541
|
564
|
23
|
4.3
|
--Retail Trade
|
12,471
|
12,409
|
-62
|
-0.5
|
158,452,689
|
168,060,372
|
9,607,683
|
6.1
|
244
|
260
|
16
|
6.6
|
--FIRE
|
2,685
|
2,841
|
156
|
5.8
|
68,523,421
|
76,713,608
|
8,190,187
|
12.0
|
491
|
519
|
29
|
5.8
|
--Services
|
11,365
|
11,511
|
146
|
1.3
|
216,790,071
|
230,720,711
|
13,930,640
|
6.4
|
367
|
385
|
19
|
5.1
|
Total Gov't
|
18,414
|
18,406
|
-7
|
-0.0
|
$494,927,996
|
$515,336,521
|
$20,408,525
|
4.1
|
$517
|
$538
|
$22
|
4.2
|
--Federal Gov't
|
2,888
|
2,897
|
9
|
0.3
|
105,545,068
|
109,585,040
|
4,039,972
|
3.8
|
703
|
728
|
25
|
3.5
|
--State Gov't
|
6,760
|
6,701
|
-60
|
-0.9
|
193,980,154
|
200,974,931
|
6,994,777
|
3.6
|
552
|
577
|
25
|
4.5
|
--Local Gov't
|
8,766
|
8,809
|
44
|
0.5
|
195,402,774
|
204,776,550
|
9,373,776
|
4.8
|
429
|
447
|
18
|
4.3
|