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Table 3: Employment Projections for Laramie County

Jan 96 Jan 97 Jan 98 Feb 96 Feb 97 Feb 98 Mar 96 Mar 97 Mar 98 Apr 96 Apr 97 Apr 98 May 96 May 97 May 98 Jun 96 Jun 97 Jun 98
Agriculture
Employment 319 350 349 336 348 351 352 365 373 385 383 423 456 457 474 498 475 506
% Change 16.0 9.7 -0.3 20.9 3.6 1.0 17.7 3.7 2.1 8.1 -0.5 10.4 14.3 0.2 3.7 8.3 -4.6 6.6
Mining
Employment 88 92 85 86 90 77 97 87 84 109 97 96 107 103 103 112 105 105
% Change -12.9 4.5 -7.8 -9.5 4.7 -14.4 -5.8 -10.3 -3.0 4.8 -11.0 -1.3 -2.7 -3.7 0.0 2.8 -6.3 0.3
Construction
Employment 1,723 1,740 2,013 1,624 1,742 2,003 1,685 1,910 2,077 1,873 2,162 2,226 2,020 2,295 2,333 2,127 2,436 2,431
% Change 4.2 1.0 15.7 -5.3 7.3 15.0 -5.2 13.4 8.8 4.3 15.4 3.0 6.8 13.6 1.6 2.6 14.5 -0.2
Manufacturing
Employment 1,508 1,484 1,564 1,509 1,468 1,557 1,527 1,515 1,567 1,545 1,558 1,594 1,584 1,598 1,614 1,618 1,636 1,638
% Change 8.0 -1.6 5.4 7.5 -2.7 6.1 9.6 -0.8 3.4 7.6 0.8 2.3 9.8 0.9 1.0 11.1 1.1 0.1
TCPU *
Employment 1,417 1,649 1,388 1,423 1,643 1,378 1,449 1,587 1,399 1,565 1,582 1,382 1,611 1,560 1,454 1,635 1,575 1,462
% Change -13.2 16.4 -15.8 -11.3 15.5 -16.1 -12.4 9.5 -11.8 -4.0 1.1 -12.6 -2.3 -3.2 -6.8 -3.1 -3.7 -7.2
Wholesale Trade
Employment 750 750 742 749 755 746 747 747 753 730 751 752 752 760 763 763 779 777
% Change -2.6 0.0 -1.1 -5.5 0.8 -1.1 -7.1 0.0 0.8 -9.4 2.9 0.1 -7.7 1.1 0.4 -5.8 2.1 -0.3
Retail Trade
Employment 7,368 7,497 7,623 7,225 7,234 7,501 7,200 7,216 7,517 7,278 7,563 7,631 7,457 7,659 7,809 7,638 7,766 7,993
% Change 4.0 1.8 1.7 3.7 0.1 3.7 3.1 0.2 4.2 -0.7 3.9 0.9 -0.5 2.7 2.0 -0.7 1.7 2.9
FIRE **
Employment 1,981 2,006 2,068 1,984 2,035 2,070 1,984 2,030 2,083 1,992 2,061 2,077 2,020 2,077 2,096 2,031 2,108 2,121
% Change -11.4 1.3 3.1 -11.9 2.6 1.7 -12.7 2.3 2.6 -12.1 3.5 0.8 -11.7 2.8 0.9 -11.0 3.8 0.6
Services
Employment 6,835 6,837 6,903 6,840 6,808 6,843 7,002 6,781 6,934 6,968 6,782 7,004 7,150 6,904 7,124 7,308 7,156 7,363
% Change 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 -0.5 0.5 3.2 -3.2 2.3 2.5 -2.7 3.3 3.4 -3.4 3.2 0.2 -2.1 2.9
Federal Government
Employment 2,511 2,453 2,366 2,493 2,441 2,358 2,480 2,436 2,354 2,482 2,409 2,372 2,496 2,422 2,380 2,520 2,426 2,402
% Change -2.2 -2.3 -3.5 -2.0 -2.1 -3.4 -2.6 -1.8 -3.4 -3.0 -2.9 -1.5 -2.7 -3.0 -1.7 -1.9 -3.7 -1.0
State Government
Employment 3,225 3,216 3,316 3,218 3,233 3,319 3,219 3,243 3,322 3,186 3,234 3,251 3,253 3,295 3,306 3,229 3,314 3,316
% Change -4.8 -0.3 3.1 -5.0 0.5 2.7 -4.6 0.7 2.4 -3.7 1.5 0.5 -2.8 1.3 0.3 -3.1 2.6 0.1
Local Government
Employment 4,998 5,052 5,153 5,079 5,136 5,242 5,218 5,278 5,333 5,191 5,248 5,389 5,370 5,257 5,366 5,145 5,151 5,335
% Change 2.6 1.1 2.0 2.2 1.1 2.1 2.6 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.7 7.1 -2.1 2.1 2.5 0.1 3.6
TOTAL
EMPLOYMENT 32,723 33,126 33,569 32,566 32,933 33,447 32,960 33,195 33,796 33,304 33,830 34,198 34,276 34,387 34,822 34,624 34,927 35,450
% CHANGE 0.0 1.2 1.3 -0.5 1.1 1.6 -0.4 0.7 1.8 -0.6 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.3 -0.5 0.9 1.5

* TCPU = Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities
** FIRE = Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
% Change = Percent Change from Preceding Year (e.g., from January 1995 to January 1996, employment in the Agriculture Industry increased 16.0% in Laramie County)

 
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