Porter County Covered Wages

Millions of Dollars

Quarter Annual
2009:3 2009:4 2010:1 2010:2 2010:3 2009
Total Wages 478.8 519.2 467.6 509.0 520.6 1935.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -15 -1.2 -0.0 8.4 8.7 -11
Total Private 420.4 460.3 407.6 448.4 465.1 1699.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -18 -1.4 -0.0 9.1 10.6 -13
Construction 39.8 43.8 43.4 53.3 67.1 161.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -38 -16 19.0 28.9 68.6 -29
Manufacturing 125.5 138.1 120.3 130.5 129.7 515.6
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -29 -15 -6.3 5.6 3.3 -24
Non-metallic Mineral Products 3.7 4.2 3.7 4.5 4.6 15.1
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -29 -17 4.3 20.9 24.2 -26
Primary Metals 82.2 90.5 77.3 84.5 83.1 337.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -35 -20 -8.8 5.7 1.1 -30
Fabricated Metals 14.6 16.7 13.7 15.0 16.0 62.4
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -23 -10 -13 -3.5 9.7 -17
Machinery 6.1 5.7 6.5 6.2 6.5 22.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -13 -11 18.3 14.4 6.5 -13
Electronics and Computers 2.1 2.6 0.0 2.2 2.2 8.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -12 12.6 -100 -2.7 6.8 -5.8
Furniture and Related Productss 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -20 -4.9 -19 0.7 -27 -19
Miscellaneous 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 4.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -16 -3.4 -22 -21 -12 -8.1
Wholesale Trade 23.6 27.9 23.6 24.8 24.8 98.9
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -21 -5.6 -2.4 6.9 4.8 -16
Retail Trade 37.4 38.7 35.9 37.6 38.3 148.5
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -4.8 -0.8 0.4 2.8 2.3 -5.4
Information 5.8 5.8 4.9 5.2 5.6 22.7
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 5.9 2.2 -12 -5.8 -4.5 0.9
Financial Activities 14.8 16.6 14.4 15.0 14.9 61.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -1.4 4.5 -5.8 4.0 0.9 -2.6
Professional and Business Services 36.2 40.8 36.6 40.6 40.7 149.6
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -16 4.9 1.2 11.6 12.4 -8.7
Education and Health Services 84.5 96.6 79.0 85.4 86.8 337.2
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 5.6 33.2 2.1 8.5 2.7 10.9
Leisure and Hospitality Services 19.4 18.2 16.2 18.7 20.1 71.8
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 3.0 16.0 0.5 4.0 3.7 5.5
Other Services 12.3 12.7 11.9 12.9 12.9 49.6
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) -2.1 7.5 -1.7 3.1 5.4 1.8
Government 58.3 58.9 60.0 60.6 55.5 236.0
   Percent Change (From Prev. Yr.) 4.3 -0.0 -0.1 3.3 -4.9 2.2

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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