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The Profile 1999
Chapter 4, Employment

Table IV-2
Average Covered Employment and Monthly Wages
by Industry in Thurston County, 1996-1997

 
  

Industry

Average # Employees/Month 
Total Wages Paid
Avg. Monthly Wage
1996
1997
% Chg
1997 % of Total
1996
1997
% Chg
1997 % of Total
1996
1997
Government
30,390 
31,280 
2.9% 
39.7% 
$1,020,729,109 
$1,062,859,472 
4.1% 
49.4% 
$2,799 
$2,832 
Federal
940 
950 
1.1% 
1.2% 
$37,223,132 
$39,083,325 
5.0% 
1.8% 
$3,300 
$3,428 
State
20,618 
20,920 
1.5% 
26.5% 
$749,792,008 
$777,004,537 
3.6% 
36.1% 
$3,031 
$3,095 
Local
8,832 
9,410 
6.5% 
11.9% 
$233,713,969 
$246,771,610 
5.6% 
11.5% 
$2,205 
$2,185 
Wholesale Trade
1,980 
2,092 
5.7% 
2.7% 
$59,086,162 
$65,555,267 
10.9% 
3.0% 
$2,487 
$2,611 
Retail Trade
13,635 
13,744 
0.8% 
17.4% 
$195,411,134 
$210,737,585 
7.8% 
9.8% 
$1,194 
$1,278 
Services
16,773 
17,580 
4.8% 
22.3% 
$391,989,233 
$421,996,480 
7.7% 
19.6% 
$1,948 
$2,000 
Manufacturing
4,195 
4,250 
1.3% 
5.4% 
$132,327,259 
$133,951,255 
1.2% 
6.2% 
$2,629 
$2,627 
Finance, Ins., Real Estate
2,804 
2,817 
0.5% 
3.6% 
$74,839,066 
$79,527,305 
6.3% 
3.7% 
$2,224 
$2,353 
Construction
3,016 
3,184 
5.6% 
4.0% 
$72,762,489 
$81,103,183 
11.5% 
3.8% 
$2,010 
$2,123 
Trans. & Public Utilities
1,862 
1,908 
2.5% 
2.4% 
$55,196,712 
$60,782,722 
10.1% 
2.8% 
$2,470 
$2,655 
Ag., Forestry, Fishing
1,852 
1,938 
4.6% 
2.5% 
$30,513,232 
$34,319,711 
12.5% 
1.6% 
$1,373 
$1,476 
Mining
77 
76 
-1.3% 
0.1% 
$1,992,838 
$2,180,326 
9.4% 
0.1% 
$2,157 
$2,391 
Total 
76,584 
78,869 
3.0% 
100.0% 
$2,034,847,234 
$2,153,013,306 
5.8% 
100.0% 
$2,214 
$2,276 

Source:   Labor Market Information Center, Washington State Department of Employment Security, Labor Market and Economic Analysis.

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