Table 76: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Sheridan 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
|
10,363
|
10,451
|
87
|
0.8
|
$216,803,423
|
$225,991,432
|
$9,188,009
|
4.2
|
$402
|
$416
|
14
|
3.4
|
Private
|
7,601
|
7,676
|
75
|
1.0
|
$140,814,659
|
$147,279,306
|
$6,464,647
|
4.6
|
$356
|
$369
|
13
|
3.6
|
--Agriculture
|
325
|
366
|
42
|
12.8
|
4,836,586
|
5,806,354
|
969,768
|
20.1
|
286
|
305
|
18
|
6.5
|
--Mining
|
29
|
30
|
1
|
2.3
|
1,203,919
|
1,223,661
|
19,742
|
1.6
|
798
|
793
|
-5
|
-0.6
|
--Construction
|
760
|
762
|
3
|
0.3
|
15,750,553
|
15,335,313
|
-415,240
|
-2.6
|
399
|
387
|
-12
|
-3.0
|
--Manufacturing
|
426
|
412
|
-14
|
-3.3
|
10,723,139
|
10,006,764
|
-716,375
|
-6.7
|
484
|
467
|
-17
|
-3.5
|
--TCPU
|
359
|
339
|
-19
|
-5.4
|
9,162,907
|
9,393,815
|
230,908
|
2.5
|
491
|
532
|
41
|
8.3
|
--Wholesale Trade
|
331
|
329
|
-2
|
-0.6
|
8,505,824
|
9,124,818
|
618,994
|
7.3
|
494
|
534
|
39
|
7.9
|
--Retail Trade
|
2,295
|
2,311
|
16
|
0.7
|
27,987,154
|
29,581,663
|
1,594,509
|
5.7
|
235
|
246
|
12
|
5.0
|
--FIRE
|
430
|
431
|
1
|
0.3
|
14,474,835
|
16,510,889
|
2,036,054
|
14.1
|
648
|
737
|
89
|
13.7
|
--Services
|
2,647
|
2,695
|
48
|
1.8
|
48,169,742
|
50,296,029
|
2,126,287
|
4.4
|
350
|
359
|
9
|
2.5
|
Total Gov't
|
2,763
|
2,775
|
12
|
0.4
|
$75,988,764
|
$78,712,126
|
$2,723,362
|
3.6
|
$529
|
$546
|
17
|
3.1
|
--Federal Gov't
|
623
|
629
|
6
|
1.0
|
26,566,624
|
27,324,106
|
757,482
|
2.9
|
820
|
835
|
15
|
1.8
|
--State Gov't
|
318
|
319
|
1
|
0.2
|
8,087,270
|
8,408,605
|
321,335
|
4.0
|
489
|
507
|
18
|
3.7
|
--Local Gov't
|
1,821
|
1,826
|
5
|
0.3
|
41,334,870
|
42,979,415
|
1,644,545
|
4.0
|
436
|
453
|
16
|
3.7
|