Table 127: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Natrona 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
|
29,472
|
29,906
|
434
|
1.5
|
$711,171,298
|
$751,630,880
|
$40,459,582
|
5.7
|
$464
|
$483
|
$19
|
4.2
|
Private
|
24,521
|
25,001
|
480
|
2.0
|
$580,050,763
|
$614,593,389
|
$34,542,626
|
6.0
|
$455
|
$473
|
$18
|
3.9
|
--Agriculture
|
305
|
289
|
-16
|
-5.1
|
4,901,061
|
4,270,163
|
-630,898
|
-12.9
|
309
|
284
|
-25
|
-8.2
|
--Mining
|
2,015
|
2,077
|
62
|
3.1
|
80,942,098
|
80,995,162
|
53,064
|
0.1
|
773
|
750
|
-23
|
-2.9
|
--Construction
|
1,751
|
1,929
|
178
|
10.2
|
45,704,958
|
54,755,146
|
9,050,188
|
19.8
|
502
|
546
|
44
|
8.7
|
--Manufacturing
|
1,513
|
1,513
|
-1
|
-0.0
|
42,854,662
|
44,331,050
|
1,476,388
|
3.4
|
545
|
564
|
19
|
3.5
|
--TCPU
|
1,562
|
1,649
|
86
|
5.5
|
49,322,149
|
53,338,794
|
4,016,645
|
8.1
|
607
|
622
|
15
|
2.5
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
2,306
|
2,336
|
30
|
1.3
|
76,187,011
|
77,258,415
|
1,071,404
|
1.4
|
635
|
636
|
1
|
0.1
|
--Retail Trade
|
6,103
|
6,029
|
-74
|
-1.2
|
83,009,261
|
87,119,643
|
4,110,382
|
5.0
|
262
|
278
|
16
|
6.2
|
--FIRE
|
1,191
|
1,215
|
24
|
2.0
|
34,309,160
|
37,151,504
|
2,842,344
|
8.3
|
554
|
588
|
34
|
6.1
|
--Services
|
7,775
|
7,964
|
190
|
2.4
|
162,820,403
|
175,373,512
|
12,553,109
|
7.7
|
403
|
423
|
21
|
5.1
|
Total Gov't
|
4,952
|
4,905
|
-46
|
-0.9
|
$131,120,535
|
$137,037,491
|
$5,916,956
|
4.5
|
$509
|
$537
|
$28
|
5.5
|
--Federal Gov't
|
631
|
647
|
15
|
2.4
|
28,800,768
|
29,686,849
|
886,081
|
3.1
|
878
|
883
|
6
|
0.6
|
--State Gov't
|
701
|
702
|
0
|
0.0
|
18,789,767
|
19,320,547
|
530,780
|
2.8
|
515
|
530
|
14
|
2.8
|
--Local Gov't
|
3,619
|
3,557
|
-62
|
-1.7
|
83,530,000
|
88,030,095
|
4,500,095
|
5.4
|
444
|
476
|
32
|
7.2
|