Table 109: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Laramie 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 % |
| Private
|
23,361
|
23,757
|
396
|
1.7
|
$484,493,851
|
$524,004,376
|
$39,510,525
|
8.2
|
$399
|
$424
|
$25
|
6.4
|
| --Agriculture
|
406
|
374
|
-32
|
-7.8
|
6,713,860
|
6,696,176
|
-17,684
|
-0.3
|
318
|
344
|
26
|
8.2
|
| --Mining
|
97
|
93
|
-4
|
-4.2
|
2,664,863
|
3,157,156
|
492,293
|
18.5
|
530
|
655
|
126
|
23.7
|
| --Construction
|
2,141
|
2,167
|
26
|
1.2
|
49,813,663
|
54,061,879
|
4,248,216
|
8.5
|
447
|
480
|
32
|
7.2
|
| --Manufacturing
|
1,604
|
1,699
|
95
|
5.9
|
49,540,978
|
54,770,361
|
5,229,383
|
10.6
|
594
|
620
|
26
|
4.4
|
| --TCPU
|
1,603
|
1,757
|
154
|
9.6
|
46,927,539
|
53,145,402
|
6,217,863
|
13.2
|
563
|
582
|
19
|
3.3
|
| --Wholesale Trade
|
779
|
829
|
49
|
6.3
|
24,661,120
|
26,913,768
|
2,252,648
|
9.1
|
609
|
625
|
16
|
2.6
|
| --Retail Trade
|
7,645
|
7,651
|
6
|
0.1
|
106,642,071
|
114,704,407
|
8,062,336
|
7.6
|
268
|
288
|
20
|
7.5
|
| --FIRE
|
2,079
|
2,195
|
117
|
5.6
|
54,480,639
|
60,900,272
|
6,419,633
|
11.8
|
504
|
533
|
29
|
5.9
|
| --Services
|
7,007
|
6,992
|
-15
|
-0.2
|
143,049,118
|
149,654,955
|
6,605,837
|
4.6
|
393
|
412
|
19
|
4.8
|
| Total Gov't
|
10,778
|
10,863
|
85
|
0.8
|
$302,195,056
|
$317,018,718
|
$14,823,662
|
4.9
|
$539
|
$561
|
$22
|
4.1
|
| --Federal Gov't
|
2,428
|
2,441
|
12
|
0.5
|
89,420,661
|
93,239,578
|
3,818,917
|
4.3
|
708
|
735
|
26
|
3.7
|
| --State Gov't
|
3,257
|
3,274
|
18
|
0.5
|
95,717,145
|
101,217,922
|
5,500,777
|
5.7
|
565
|
594
|
29
|
5.2
|
| --Local Gov't
|
5,093
|
5,148
|
55
|
1.1
|
117,057,250
|
122,561,218
|
5,503,968
|
4.7
|
442
|
458
|
16
|
3.6
|
