Table 55: Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage for Hot Springs County, Northwest Region by Division 1998 and 1999


  Average Employment Change Total Payroll Change Average Weekly Wage Change
  1998 1999 Number % 1998 1999 Number % 1998 1999 Number %
Total 1,954 1,965 11 0.6 $35,203,403 $36,966,561 $1,763,158 5.0 $346 $362 $15 4.4
Private 1,418 1,436 18 1.2 $23,783,372 $25,224,052 $1,440,680 6.1 $322 $338 $15 4.8
-Agriculture 54 52 -1 -2.3 614,934 611,701 -3,233 -0.5 221 225 4 1.9
-Mining 106 116 10 8.9 3,694,483 4,285,617 591,134 16.0 668 711 43 6.5
-Construction 86 71 -15 -17.8 1,604,600 1,377,443 -227,157 -14.2 359 375 16 4.5
-Manufacturing 39 38 -1 -2.8 546,081 528,922 -17,159 -3.1 270 269 -1 -0.4
-TCPU* 69 73 4 5.7 2,228,875 2,384,822 155,947 7.0 622 630 8 1.2
-Wholesale Trade 92 90 -1 -1.4 2,710,142 2,556,142 -154,000 -5.7 569 544 -25 -4.4
-Retail Trade 359 371 12 3.3 3,527,815 3,927,554 399,739 11.3 189 204 15 7.8
-FIRE** 70 62 -9 -12.3 1,444,158 1,369,430 -74,728 -5.2 395 428 32 8.2
-Services 544 564 20 3.6 7,412,284 8,182,421 770,137 10.4 262 279 17 6.5
Total Government 536 530 -6 -1.2 $11,420,031 $11,742,509 $322,478 2.8 $410 $426 $17 4.1
-Federal Government 15 14 -1 -5.5 561,840 566,607 4,767 0.8 712 760 48 6.7
-State Government 77 75 -2 -2.5 1,653,612 1,818,626 165,014 10.0 411 464 53 12.8
-Local Government 444 440 -4 -0.8 9,204,579 9,357,276 152,697 1.7 399 409 10 2.5

 

* Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance & Real Estate.

 

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