Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment⁽¹⁾
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

"After showing strong gains for many months, Construction employment slowed in November. This employment decrease appears related to unusually cold weather."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change in Total Employment
	NOV 00 (p)	OCT 00 (r)	NOV 99	OCT 00-NOV 00	NOV 99-NOV 00
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	239.7	243.5	233.3	-1.6	2.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	46.5	48.5	44.9	-4.1	3.6
--Mining	17.0	17.0	15.9	0.0	6.9
----Coal Mining	4.5	4.5	4.7	0.0	-4.3
----Oil & Gas Extraction	9.4	9.4	8.1	0.0	16.0
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.6	2.7	2.6	-3.7	0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services	6.8	6.7	5.5	1.5	23.6
----Nonmetallic Minerals	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0
--Construction	17.7	19.5	17.6	-9.2	0.6
----General Building Contractors	4.5	4.7	3.8	-4.3	18.4
----Heavy Construction	5.0	6.2	5.4	-19.4	-7.4
----Special Trade Construction	8.2	8.6	8.4	-4.7	-2.4
--Manufacturing	11.8	12.0	11.4	-1.7	3.5
----Durable Goods	5.2	5.3	5.1	-1.9	2.0
----Nondurable Goods	6.6	6.7	6.3	-1.5	4.8
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.0	-5.9
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	193.2	195.0	188.4	-0.9	2.5
--Transportation & Public Utilities	14.7	14.5	14.4	1.4	2.1
----Transportation	9.7	9.5	9.2	2.1	5.4
------Railroad Transportation	3.2	3.3	2.9	-3.0	10.3
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0
----Communications	2.3	2.2	2.2	4.5	4.5
------Telephone Communications	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	2.8	2.8	3.0	0.0	-6.7
------Electric Services	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
--Trade	54.9	55.5	53.6	-1.1	2.4
----Wholesale Trade	7.7	7.7	7.5	0.0	2.7
------Durable Goods	4.4	4.4	4.3	0.0	2.3
------Nondurable Goods	3.3	3.3	3.2	0.0	3.1
----Retail Trade	47.2	47.8	46.1	-1.3	2.4
------Building Materials & Garden Supply	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	5.7	5.7	5.2	0.0	9.6
--------Department Stores	4.7	4.6	4.0	2.2	17.5
------Food Stores	5.6	5.6	5.8	0.0	-3.4
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	8.4	8.4	8.3	0.0	1.2
--------Gas Stations	4.4	4.5	4.5	-2.2	-2.2
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.4	1.3	1.5	7.7	-6.7
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores	1.7	1.6	1.5	6.2	13.3
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.8	17.5	16.3	-4.0	3.1
------Miscellaneous Retail	5.5	5.6	5.4	-1.8	1.9
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.3	8.3	8.1	0.0	2.5
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers	4.2	4.2	4.1	0.0	2.4
------Depository Institutions	3.4	3.4	3.3	0.0	3.0
----Insurance	1.8	1.9	1.8	-5.3	0.0
--Services	53.5	55.2	52.1	-3.1	2.7
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	7.7	9.0	7.3	-14.4	5.5
----Personal Services	1.9	2.0	1.7	-5.0	11.8
----Business Services	8.6	8.4	8.3	2.4	3.6
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services	2.9	2.9	2.8	0.0	3.6
----Amusements (Recreational Services & Motion Pictures)	3.2	3.4	3.1	-5.9	3.2
----Health Services	11.0	11.0	10.8	0.0	1.9
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
----Social Services	6.1	6.1	6.1	0.0	0.0
----Membership Organizations	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.0	-2.6
----Engineering & Management	3.8	3.8	3.7	0.0	2.7
--Government	61.8	61.5	60.2	0.5	2.7
----Total Federal Government	7.3	7.3	7.1	0.0	2.8
------Department of Defense	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.0	12.5
----Total State Government	13.9	13.9	13.7	0.0	1.5
------State Education	5.7	5.6	5.7	1.8	0.0
----Total Local Government	40.6	40.3	39.4	0.7	3.0
------Local Hospitals	5.1	5.1	4.9	0.0	4.1
------Local Education	23.2	23.2	23.0	0.0	0.9

LARAMIE COUNTY
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change in Total Employment
	NOV 00 (p)	OCT 00 (r)	NOV 99	OCT 00-NOV 00	NOV 99-NOV 00
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	36.7	36.9	36.3	-0.5	1.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	4.1	4.5	4.2	-8.9	-2.4
--Mining & Construction	2.4	2.7	2.6	-11.1	-7.7
--Manufacturing	1.7	1.8	1.6	-5.6	6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	32.6	32.4	32.1	0.6	1.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities	2.8	2.7	2.9	3.7	-3.4
--Trade	9.0	8.8	8.7	2.3	3.4
----Wholesale Trade	0.8	0.9	0.8	-11.1	0.0
----Retail Trade	8.2	7.9	7.9	3.8	3.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
--Services	8.1	8.2	7.8	-1.2	3.8
--Total Government	11.0	11.0	11.0	0.0	0.0
----Federal Government	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0
----State Government	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0
----Local Government	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0

NATRONA COUNTY(*)
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change Total Employment
	NOV 00 (p)	OCT 00 (r)	NOV 99	OCT 00-NOV 00	NOV 99-NOV 00
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	32.2	32.4	31.1	-0.6	3.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	5.5	5.8	5.2	-5.2	5.8
--Manufacturing	2.0	2.1	1.8	-4.8	11.1
--Mining	1.9	2.1	1.9	-9.5	0.0
--Construction	1.6	1.6	1.5	0.0	6.7
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	26.7	26.6	25.9	0.4	3.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.2
----Transportation	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.0	20.0
----Communications & Public Utilities	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	-16.7
--Trade	8.8	8.8	8.6	0.0	2.3
----Wholesale Trade	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	6.5	6.5	6.3	0.0	3.2
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.3	1.2	1.2	8.3	8.3
--Services	9.4	9.3	9.1	1.1	3.3
----Personal & Business Services	2.2	2.2	2.1	0.0	4.8
----Health Services	3.0	3.0	2.8	0.0	7.1
--Government	5.5	5.6	5.4	-1.8	1.9
----Federal Government	0.6	0.7	0.6	-14.3	0.0
----State Government	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
----Local Government	4.2	4.2	4.1	0.0	2.4
-------Local Education	2.9	3.0	2.9	-3.3	0.0

* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(1) Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Subject to revision.
(r) Revised.

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