Table 46: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Northwest 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
|
34,212
|
34,544
|
332
|
1.0
|
$729,704,666
|
$762,464,964
|
$32,760,298
|
4.5
|
$410
|
$424
|
$14
|
3.5
|
| Private
|
25,101
|
25,384
|
283
|
1.1
|
$511,754,350
|
$539,520,863
|
$27,766,513
|
5.4
|
$392
|
$409
|
$17
|
4.2
|
| --Agriculture
|
830
|
830
|
-0
|
-0.1
|
14,236,558
|
15,640,917
|
1,404,359
|
9.9
|
330
|
362
|
33
|
9.9
|
| --Mining
|
2,063
|
2,082
|
19
|
0.9
|
78,143,325
|
82,594,255
|
4,450,930
|
5.7
|
728
|
763
|
34
|
4.7
|
| --Construction
|
2,087
|
2,260
|
173
|
8.3
|
47,020,292
|
52,634,238
|
5,613,946
|
11.9
|
433
|
448
|
15
|
3.4
|
| --Manufacturing
|
2,025
|
1,978
|
-47
|
-2.3
|
51,609,848
|
51,306,627
|
-303,221
|
-0.6
|
490
|
499
|
9
|
1.8
|
| --TCPU
|
1,610
|
1,637
|
27
|
1.7
|
49,726,696
|
52,255,748
|
2,529,052
|
5.1
|
594
|
614
|
20
|
3.4
|
| --Wholesale Trade
|
1,025
|
917
|
-109
|
-10.6
|
24,115,468
|
22,292,183
|
-1,823,285
|
-7.6
|
452
|
468
|
15
|
3.4
|
| --Retail Trade
|
6,769
|
6,585
|
-184
|
-2.7
|
83,703,665
|
95,259,338
|
11,555,673
|
13.8
|
238
|
278
|
40
|
17.0
|
| --FIRE
|
1,015
|
1,068
|
53
|
5.2
|
29,897,409
|
26,909,800
|
-2,987,609
|
-10.0
|
566
|
484
|
-82
|
-14.4
|
| --Services
|
7,675
|
8,027
|
352
|
4.6
|
133,301,089
|
140,627,757
|
7,326,668
|
5.5
|
334
|
337
|
3
|
0.9
|
| Total Gov't
|
9,111
|
9,160
|
49
|
0.5
|
$217,950,316
|
$222,944,101
|
$4,993,785
|
2.3
|
$460
|
$468
|
$8
|
1.7
|
| --Federal Gov't
|
1,479
|
1,473
|
-5
|
-0.3
|
50,590,877
|
51,507,949
|
917,072
|
1.8
|
658
|
672
|
14
|
2.2
|
| --State Gov't
|
1,539
|
1,528
|
-11
|
-0.7
|
35,861,109
|
37,152,091
|
1,290,982
|
3.6
|
448
|
467
|
19
|
4.3
|
| --Local Gov't
|
6,093
|
6,158
|
65
|
1.1
|
131,498,330
|
134,284,061
|
2,785,731
|
2.1
|
415
|
419
|
4
|
1.0
|
