Porter County Covered Wages

Millions of Dollars

Quarter Annual
2006:3 2006:4 2007:1 2007:2 2007:3 2006
Total Wages 509.7 553.7 505.4 546.0 524.2 2042.3
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 5.9 7.6 6.4 8.3 2.9 6.0
Total Private 435.3 480.7 427.3 484.9 470.9 1745.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 6.1 8.2 7.3 12.6 8.2 6.3
Construction 54.9 64.2 48.6 66.2 55.8 206.9
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 25.1 32.4 24.4 35.9 1.6 21.9
Manufacturing 146.3 166.6 151.0 162.4 155.6 609.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 7.8 7.7 6.1 5.4 6.3 5.6
Non-metallic Mineral Products 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.3 7.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.8 19.5 10.1 27.0 22.8 19.7
Primary Metals 102.1 119.0 105.3 115.2 105.1 429.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 10.6 9.5 7.8 4.5 2.9 5.8
Fabricated Metals 16.4 18.5 17.6 17.9 17.7 68.9
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.1 4.2 2.5 6.8 8.1 4.5
Machinery 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.1 7.3 23.3
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 0.4 6.5 3.1 13.0 25.8 2.7
Electronics and Computers 2.1 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.4 9.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 32.1 50.7 5.6 8.8 13.7 46.7
Furniture and Related Productss 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.2 1.7 1.5 -5.3 -30 4.7
Miscellaneous 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 4.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 1.9 3.6 10.2 10.6 21.3 5.0
Wholesale Trade 31.4 32.7 30.5 30.7 30.8 124.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.5 -0.4 1.9 1.2 -1.9 3.1
Retail Trade 36.1 38.7 37.4 38.7 38.6 145.9
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -5.0 1.4 6.5 7.7 7.0 -0.1
Information 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 21.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -0.0 1.8 2.1 -0.2 3.6 1.1
Financial Activities 15.4 16.7 16.5 16.9 15.8 65.2
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.1 3.5 0.3 2.1 3.0 7.9
Professional and Business Services 35.3 39.1 35.2 39.1 39.5 140.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 6.4 6.8 11.1 12.8 11.7 6.7
Education and Health Services 57.5 63.1 53.9 72.1 75.7 224.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.2 5.3 4.6 37.8 31.5 4.6
Leisure and Hospitality Services 16.9 16.7 15.1 16.9 17.6 65.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.0 1.3 2.0 2.1 3.8 3.6
Other Services 10.5 11.2 10.8 11.9 12.1 42.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 5.9 1.9 6.5 12.6 15.3 7.6
Government 74.4 73.1 78.1 61.1 53.3 297.3
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.4 3.8 1.9 -17 -28 3.9

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Wages and Wages

Notes:   All variables are not seasonally adjusted.

            Quarterly percent changes computed using same quarter of previous year.

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