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

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

"Mining added 1,500 jobs or 9.0 percent as strong gains in oil & gas extraction were partially offset by job losses in coal mining."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change in Total Employment
	JAN 01 (p)	DEC 00 (r)	JAN 00	DEC 00-JAN 01	JAN 00-JAN 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	234.1	239.5	227.8	-2.3	2.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	45.2	46.3	43.0	-2.4	5.1
--Mining	18.1	17.9	16.6	1.1	9.0
----Coal Mining	4.6	4.6	4.8	0.0	-4.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction	10.3	10.1	8.7	2.0	18.4
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.7	2.7	2.6	0.0	3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services	7.6	7.4	6.1	2.7	24.6
----Nonmetallic Minerals	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
--Construction	15.7	16.8	15.2	-6.5	3.3
----General Building Contractors	4.0	4.3	3.9	-7.0	2.6
----Heavy Construction	4.1	4.5	4.0	-8.9	2.5
----Special Trade Construction	7.6	8.0	7.3	-5.0	4.1
--Manufacturing	11.4	11.6	11.2	-1.7	1.8
----Durable Goods	5.2	5.2	5.1	0.0	2.0
----Nondurable Goods	6.2	6.4	6.1	-3.1	1.6
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.1	1.2	1.1	-8.3	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	188.9	193.2	184.8	-2.2	2.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities	14.0	14.2	14.2	-1.4	-1.4
----Transportation	9.3	9.3	9.1	0.0	2.2
------Railroad Transportation	3.1	3.2	3.2	-3.1	-3.1
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.6	3.7	3.6	-2.7	0.0
----Communications	2.0	2.2	2.2	-9.1	-9.1
------Telephone Communications	0.9	1.1	1.1	-18.2	-18.2
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
------Electric Services	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
--Trade	53.1	54.8	51.6	-3.1	2.9
----Wholesale Trade	7.6	7.8	7.5	-2.6	1.3
------Durable Goods	4.4	4.5	4.3	-2.2	2.3
------Nondurable Goods	3.2	3.3	3.2	-3.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	45.5	47.0	44.1	-3.2	3.2
------Building Materials & Garden Supply	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	5.3	5.7	4.7	-7.0	12.8
--------Department Stores	4.4	4.8	3.9	-8.3	12.8
------Food Stores	5.5	5.5	5.6	0.0	-1.8
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	8.1	8.3	8.0	-2.4	1.2
--------Gas Stations	4.2	4.2	4.1	0.0	2.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.4	1.5	1.2	-6.7	16.7
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.2	17.0	15.8	-4.7	2.5
------Miscellaneous Retail	5.5	5.5	5.3	0.0	3.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.1	8.2	7.9	-1.2	2.5
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers	4.3	4.3	4.1	0.0	4.9
------Depository Institutions	3.4	3.4	3.3	0.0	3.0
----Insurance	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0
--Services	52.9	54.0	51.0	-2.0	3.7
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	7.5	7.6	7.3	-1.3	2.7
----Personal Services	2.0	1.9	1.9	5.3	5.3
----Business Services	7.9	8.4	7.4	-6.0	6.8
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services	2.8	2.9	2.9	-3.4	-3.4
----Amusements (Recreational Services & Motion Pictures)	3.9	4.0	3.6	-2.5	8.3
----Health Services	11.1	11.2	10.5	-0.9	5.7
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.6	2.6	2.4	0.0	8.3
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
----Social Services	6.0	6.0	5.8	0.0	3.4
----Membership Organizations	3.5	3.6	3.5	-2.8	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.8	3.9	3.8	-2.6	0.0
--Government	60.8	62.0	60.1	-1.9	1.2
----Total Federal Government	6.9	7.0	6.7	-1.4	3.0
------Department of Defense	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.0	12.5
----Total State Government	13.6	13.9	13.6	-2.2	0.0
------State Education	5.3	5.6	5.4	-5.4	-1.9
----Total Local Government	40.3	41.1	39.8	-1.9	1.3
------Local Hospitals	5.3	5.3	5.1	0.0	3.9
------Local Education	22.8	23.5	22.7	-3.0	0.4

LARAMIE COUNTY
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change in Total Employment
	JAN 01 (p)	DEC 00 (r)	JAN 00	DEC 00-JAN 01	JAN 00-JAN 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	37.1	37.6	36.1	-1.3	2.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	3.9	3.9	3.8	0.0	2.6
--Mining & Construction	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
--Manufacturing	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	33.2	33.7	32.3	-1.5	2.8
--Transportation & Public Utilities	2.7	2.8	2.9	-3.6	-6.9
--Trade	8.8	9.0	8.3	-2.2	6.0
----Wholesale Trade	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	8.0	8.2	7.5	-2.4	6.7
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
--Services	8.3	8.5	8.0	-2.4	3.8
--Total Government	11.7	11.7	11.4	0.0	2.6
----Federal Government	2.4	2.5	2.4	-4.0	0.0
----State Government	3.5	3.4	3.4	2.9	2.9
----Local Government	5.8	5.8	5.6	0.0	3.6

NATRONA COUNTY(*)
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change Total Employment
	JAN 01 (p)	DEC 00 (r)	JAN 00	DEC 00-JAN 01	JAN 00-JAN 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	31.8	32.5	30.9	-2.2	2.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	5.4	5.5	5.1	-1.8	5.9
--Manufacturing	2.0	2.1	1.8	-4.8	11.1
--Mining	1.8	1.8	1.7	0.0	5.9
--Construction	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	26.4	27.0	25.8	-2.2	2.3
--Transportation & Public Utilities	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.2
----Transportation	1.2	1.2	1.1	0.0	9.1
----Communications & Public Utilities	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
--Trade	8.7	9.0	8.4	-3.3	3.6
----Wholesale Trade	2.5	2.5	2.3	0.0	8.7
----Retail Trade	6.2	6.5	6.1	-4.6	1.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.0	8.3
--Services	9.1	9.3	9.0	-2.2	1.1
----Personal & Business Services	1.9	1.9	2.0	0.0	-5.0
----Health Services	3.0	3.0	2.8	0.0	7.1
--Government	5.6	5.7	5.6	-1.8	0.0
----Federal Government	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
----State Government	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
----Local Government	4.2	4.3	4.2	-2.3	0.0
-------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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