Porter County Covered Wages

Millions of Dollars

Quarter Annual
2008:1 2008:2 2008:3 2008:4 2009:1 2008
Total Wages 524.4 562.4 565.7 525.7 468.6 2178.2
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.8 3.0 7.9 3.9 -11 4.6
Total Private 465.5 505.3 509.8 466.8 408.5 1947.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 8.9 4.2 8.3 9.0 -12 7.5
Construction 52.2 59.2 63.7 52.2 36.4 227.3
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 7.4 -10 14.3 7.0 -30 3.7
Manufacturing 162.5 178.8 178.0 162.5 128.4 681.8
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 7.6 10.1 14.4 7.6 -21 10.0
Non-metallic Mineral Products 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.0 3.5 20.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 129 116 122 129 -29 124
Primary Metals 113.0 127.4 126.9 113.0 84.1 480.2
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 7.3 10.6 20.8 7.3 -26 11.4
Fabricated Metals 18.5 19.0 18.9 18.5 16.3 74.9
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 5.0 6.4 6.5 5.0 -12 5.7
Machinery 6.4 6.2 7.0 6.4 5.5 26.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 6.3 1.8 -3.2 6.3 -13 2.5
Electronics and Computers 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.8 9.2
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 2.0 -2.2 -3.3 2.0 -22 -0.5
Furniture and Related Productss 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -18 13.3 36.2 -18 -9.9 0.7
Miscellaneous 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 4.9
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.3 11.0 5.6 -1.5 4.1 3.7
Wholesale Trade 28.6 29.2 29.9 29.5 24.6 117.2
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -6.1 -5.0 -3.0 -3.0 -14 -4.3
Retail Trade 39.0 39.7 39.3 39.0 35.8 157.1
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.2 2.5 1.9 4.3 -8.3 3.2
Information 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.6 22.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.3 2.4 -2.6 4.3 -0.7 2.1
Financial Activities 15.8 16.0 15.0 15.8 15.2 62.6
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.6 -5.5 -5.3 -4.4 -3.5 -5.0
Professional and Business Services 38.5 43.1 43.3 38.8 36.5 163.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 9.5 10.1 9.8 10.1 -5.2 9.9
Education and Health Services 72.6 78.8 80.1 72.5 77.4 304.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 34.6 9.2 5.8 32.7 6.7 18.5
Leisure and Hospitality Services 15.6 18.0 18.8 15.7 16.2 68.1
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.5 6.4 6.9 4.4 4.2 5.4
Other Services 11.7 12.6 12.5 11.8 12.1 48.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 8.9 5.9 3.3 8.3 2.9 6.5
Government 58.9 57.1 55.9 58.9 60.1 230.8
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -25 -6.5 4.9 -24 2.0 -15

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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