Statewide
CES Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment ¹

	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	DEC 96(p)	NOV 96(r)	DEC 95	NOV-DEC 96	DEC 95-96
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT*	219.9	220.5	219.0	-0.3	0.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	40.5	41.3	40.5	-1.9	0.0
--Mining	16.4	16.5	16.8	-0.6	-2.4
----Coal Mining	4.7	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction	7.1	7.2	7.5	-1.4	-5.3
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.6	2.6	2.8	0.0	-7.1
------Oil & Gas Field Services	4.5	4.6	4.7	-2.2	-4.3
----Nonmetallic Minerals	3.9	4.0	4.0	-2.5	-2.5
--Construction	13.6	14.2	13.6	-4.2	0.0
----General Building Contractors	3.6	3.7	3.5	-2.7	2.9
----Heavy Construction	3.4	3.8	3.4	-10.5	0.0
----Special Trade Construction	6.6	6.7	6.7	-1.5	-1.5
--Manufacturing	10.5	10.6	10.1	-0.9	4.0
----Durable Goods	5.1	5.1	4.9	0.0	4.1
----Nondurable Goods	5.4	5.5	5.2	-1.8	3.8
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	DEC 96(p)	NOV 96(r)	DEC 95	NOV-DEC 96	DEC 95-96
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	179.4	179.2	178.5	0.1	0.5
--Transportation & Public Utilities	13.7	13.6	13.6	0.7	0.7
----Transportation	8.6	8.4	8.4	2.4	2.4
------Railroad Transportation	2.4	2.4	2.5	0.0	-4.0
------Trucking & Warehousing	4.1	4.0	4.2	2.5	-2.4
----Communications	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
------Telephone Communications	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0
------Electric Services	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.0	-4.5
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	DEC 96(p)	NOV 96(r)	DEC 95	NOV-DEC 96	DEC 95-96
--Trade	52.1	51.5	52.1	1.2	0.0
----Wholesale Trade	7.5	7.5	7.6	0.0	-1.3
------Durable Goods	4.1	4.1	4.2	0.0	-2.4
------Nondurable Goods	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	44.6	44.0	44.5	1.4	0.2
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	1.7	1.8	1.7	-5.6	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	5.4	5.3	5.3	1.9	1.9
--------Department Stores	4.2	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0
------Food Stores	5.4	5.3	5.5	1.9	-1.8
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	7.6	7.6	7.4	0.0	2.7
--------Gas Stations	4.0	4.0	3.9	0.0	2.6
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.7	1.6	1.7	6.3	0.0
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	1.4	1.4	1.3	0.0	7.7
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.6	16.4	16.8	1.2	-1.2
------Miscellaneous Retail	4.8	4.6	4.8	4.3	0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	7.9	7.9	8.0	0.0	-1.2
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	3.6	3.7	3.6	-2.7	0.0
------Depository Institutions	3.0	3.0	2.9	0.0	3.4
----Insurance	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	DEC 96(p)	NOV 96(r)	DEC 95	NOV-DEC 96	DEC 95-96
--Services	45.2	44.9	45.2	0.7	0.0
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	6.7	6.7	6.8	0.0	-1.5
----Personal Services	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
----Business Services	5.0	5.2	5.1	-3.8	-2.0
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	2.7	2.6	2.6	3.8	3.8
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	3.3	2.9	3.2	13.8	3.1
----Health Services	10.0	10.0	9.9	0.0	1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
----Social Services	5.1	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0
----Membership Organizations	3.6	3.5	3.6	2.9	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0
--Government	60.5	61.3	59.6	-1.3	1.5
----Total Federal Government	7.1	7.1	7.2	0.0	-1.4
------Department of Defense	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
----Total State Government	13.7	13.7	13.7	0.0	0.0
------State Education	5.6	5.6	5.7	0.0	-1.8
----Total Local Government	39.7	40.5	38.7	-2.0	2.6
------Local Hospitals	4.9	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0
------Local Education	21.9	21.8	21.9	0.5	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.


(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.