Table 49: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Big Horn 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
|
3,812
|
3,898
|
87
|
2.3
|
$85,166,021
|
$91,677,983
|
$6,511,962
|
7.6
|
$430
|
$452
|
$23
|
5.3
|
Private
|
2,518
|
2,598
|
80
|
3.2
|
$58,164,081
|
$63,644,148
|
$5,480,067
|
9.4
|
$444
|
$471
|
$27
|
6.1
|
--Agriculture
|
218
|
222
|
4
|
1.6
|
5,102,975
|
6,033,104
|
930,129
|
18.2
|
450
|
524
|
73
|
16.3
|
--Mining
|
616
|
738
|
122
|
19.8
|
20,021,943
|
24,894,699
|
4,872,756
|
24.3
|
625
|
649
|
24
|
3.8
|
--Construction
|
189
|
180
|
-10
|
-5.1
|
4,161,673
|
4,770,769
|
609,096
|
14.6
|
423
|
510
|
88
|
20.7
|
--Manufacturing
|
259
|
257
|
-2
|
-0.7
|
7,715,295
|
7,449,503
|
-265,792
|
-3.4
|
573
|
558
|
-16
|
-2.8
|
--TCPU
|
182
|
180
|
-2
|
-1.0
|
5,838,073
|
5,849,063
|
10,990
|
0.2
|
618
|
626
|
7
|
1.2
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
157
|
129
|
-28
|
-18.0
|
3,563,258
|
2,506,536
|
-1,056,722
|
-29.7
|
437
|
375
|
-62
|
-14.2
|
--Retail Trade
|
540
|
525
|
-15
|
-2.8
|
5,757,378
|
5,903,166
|
145,788
|
2.5
|
205
|
216
|
11
|
5.5
|
--FIRE
|
94
|
94
|
-0
|
-0.4
|
2,260,370
|
2,324,022
|
63,652
|
2.8
|
462
|
477
|
15
|
3.3
|
--Services
|
263
|
274
|
11
|
4.2
|
3,743,116
|
3,913,286
|
170,170
|
4.5
|
273
|
274
|
1
|
0.3
|
Total Gov't
|
1,293
|
1,300
|
7
|
0.5
|
$27,001,940
|
$28,033,835
|
$1,031,895
|
3.8
|
$401
|
$415
|
$13
|
3.3
|
--Federal Gov't
|
101
|
98
|
-3
|
-2.6
|
3,383,895
|
3,453,031
|
69,136
|
2.0
|
646
|
678
|
31
|
4.8
|
--State Gov't
|
192
|
197
|
5
|
2.8
|
4,126,024
|
4,464,152
|
338,128
|
8.2
|
413
|
435
|
22
|
5.3
|
--Local Gov't
|
1,001
|
1,005
|
4
|
0.4
|
19,492,021
|
20,116,652
|
624,631
|
3.2
|
375
|
385
|
10
|
2.8
|