Table 115: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Platte 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
|
3,184
|
3,196
|
12
|
0.4
|
$68,584,536
|
$72,201,720
|
$3,617,184
|
5.3
|
$414
|
$434
|
$20
|
4.9
|
Private
|
2,253
|
2,254
|
1
|
0.1
|
$48,652,745
|
$51,752,332
|
$3,099,587
|
6.4
|
$415
|
$442
|
$26
|
6.3
|
--Agriculture
|
101
|
129
|
28
|
27.4
|
1,844,486
|
2,694,717
|
850,231
|
46.1
|
350
|
401
|
51
|
14.6
|
--Mining-ND
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
--Construction
|
202
|
200
|
-2
|
-1.2
|
4,918,018
|
5,549,608
|
631,590
|
12.8
|
468
|
534
|
66
|
14.2
|
--Manufacturing
|
83
|
81
|
-2
|
-2.1
|
1,203,523
|
1,071,777
|
-131,746
|
-10.9
|
281
|
255
|
-25
|
-9.0
|
--TCPU
|
536
|
501
|
-35
|
-6.5
|
22,272,826
|
22,692,914
|
420,088
|
1.9
|
800
|
872
|
72
|
9.0
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
74
|
82
|
8
|
10.1
|
1,647,320
|
1,908,800
|
261,480
|
15.9
|
426
|
448
|
22
|
5.3
|
--Retail Trade
|
678
|
688
|
10
|
1.5
|
7,016,513
|
7,551,006
|
534,493
|
7.6
|
199
|
211
|
12
|
6.0
|
--FIRE
|
71
|
74
|
3
|
4.5
|
1,529,115
|
1,426,894
|
-102,221
|
-6.7
|
417
|
372
|
-45
|
-10.7
|
--Services
|
469
|
454
|
-15
|
-3.2
|
6,982,864
|
7,488,762
|
505,898
|
7.2
|
286
|
317
|
31
|
10.8
|
--Nonclassified-ND
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
Total Gov't
|
932
|
942
|
10
|
1.1
|
$19,931,791
|
$20,449,388
|
$517,597
|
2.6
|
$411
|
$418
|
$6
|
1.5
|
--Federal Gov't
|
103
|
100
|
-3
|
-2.5
|
3,525,088
|
3,554,720
|
29,632
|
0.8
|
661
|
684
|
23
|
3.4
|
--State Gov't
|
134
|
137
|
3
|
2.2
|
2,612,790
|
2,744,921
|
132,131
|
5.1
|
376
|
387
|
11
|
2.8
|
--Local Gov't
|
695
|
705
|
10
|
1.5
|
13,793,913
|
14,149,747
|
355,834
|
2.6
|
381
|
386
|
4
|
1.1
|