Table 10A:  Wyoming Statewide Average Monthly Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wages by NAICS Subsectors, Fourth Quarters 2003 and 2002
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wages
Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change
NAICS* Sub Sectors 2003 2002 No. % 2003 2002 Number  Percent 2003 2002 No. %
Total, All Ownerships 11-99 243,106 239,105 4,001 1.7 $1,947,083,171 $1,839,183,069 $107,900,102 5.9 $616 $592 $24 4.1
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 11 2,267 2,310 -43 -1.9 $15,272,341 $14,677,108 $595,233 4.1 $518 $489 $30 6.0
-Crop production 111 364 388 -24 -6.2 2,161,528 2,153,586 7,942 0.4 457 427 30 7.0
-Animal production 112 1,479 1,477 2 0.1 9,545,133 9,172,175 372,958 4.1 496 478 19 3.9
-Forestry & logging 113 102 132 -30 -23.0 802,181 806,385 -4,204 -0.5 607 470 137 29.2
-Agriculture & forestry support activities 115 322 313 9 2.9 2,763,499 2,544,962 218,537 8.6 659 625 35 5.6
Mining 21 19,155 17,501 1,654 9.5 $282,938,810 $251,884,768 $31,054,042 12.3 $1,136 $1,107 $29 2.6
-Oil & gas extraction 211 3,398 3,078 320 10.4 54,792,613 49,554,479 5,238,134 10.6 1,240 1,238 2 0.2
-Mining, except oil & gas 212 7,397 7,438 -40 -0.5 121,084,640 115,313,188 5,771,452 5.0 1,259 1,193 67 5.6
-Support activities for mining 213 8,360 6,985 1,374 19.7 107,061,557 87,017,101 20,044,456 23.0 985 958 27 2.8
-Utilities 221 2,317 2,280 38 1.7 38,432,989 36,270,656 2,162,333 6.0 1,276 1,224 52 4.2
Construction 23 20,185 19,916 268 1.3 $184,786,218 $174,706,884 $10,079,334 5.8 $704 $675 $29 4.4
-Construction of buildings 236 4,223 4,827 -604 -12.5 33,567,606 40,108,327 -6,540,721 -16.3 611 639 -28 -4.3 3
-Heavy & civil engineering construction 237 6,100 5,172 928 18.0 69,149,889 53,059,925 16,089,964 30.3 872 789 83 10.5 4
-Specialty trade contractors 238 9,862 9,917 -56 -0.6 82,068,723 81,538,632 530,091 0.7 640 632 8 1.2 5
Manufacturing 31-33 9,678 9,672 6 0.1 $93,109,807 $87,868,965 $5,240,842 6.0 $740 $699 $41 5.9
-Food manufacturing 311 1,023 982 41 4.2 5,909,484 5,354,604 554,880 10.4 444 419 25 5.9
-Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing 312 303 306 -3 -1.0 2,317,890 2,222,610 95,280 4.3 588 558 30 5.3
-Textile mills 313-ND
-Textile product mills 314 109 154 -45 -29.3 453,925 610,342 -156,417 -25.6 321 306 16 5.2
-Apparel manufacturing 315 47 61 -14 -22.8 248,011 471,549 -223,538 -47.4 403 591 -188 -31.8
-Leather & allied product manufacturing 316 58 59 0 -0.6 270,739 313,699 -42,960 -13.7 357 411 -54 -13.2
-Wood product manufacturing 321 813 923 -111 -12.0 5,621,385 6,423,138 -801,753 -12.5 532 535 -3 -0.6
-Paper manufacturing 322-ND
-Printing & related support activities 323 377 356 21 5.9 2,082,042 1,958,586 123,456 6.3 424 423 2 0.4
-Petroleum & coal products manufacturing 324 867 858 9 1.0 12,677,546 11,915,520 762,026 6.4 1,125 1,068 57 5.3
-Chemical manufacturing 325 1,492 1,637 -145 -8.9 23,386,160 23,904,806 -518,646 -2.2 1,206 1,123 83 7.4 6
-Plastics & rubber products manufacturing 326 504 314 190 60.6 4,367,073 2,011,805 2,355,268 117.1 666 493 173 35.2 6
-Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 327 887 886 1 0.1 8,689,657 8,117,943 571,714 7.0 753 705 49 6.9
-Primary metal manufacturing 331-ND
-Fabricated metal product manufacturing 332 1,247 1,118 130 11.6 11,329,485 9,655,619 1,673,866 17.3 699 665 34 5.1
-Machinery manufacturing 333 352 471 -119 -25.3 3,214,936 4,024,301 -809,365 -20.1 703 657 46 7.0 7
-Computer & electronic product manufacturing 334 327 362 -35 -9.7 3,330,486 2,868,394 462,092 16.1 783 609 174 28.5
-Electrical equipment & appliance manufacturing 335-ND
-Transportation equipment manufacturing 336 452 357 96 26.8 3,514,891 2,680,023 834,868 31.2 598 578 20 3.4 7
-Furniture & related product manufacturing 337 274 290 -16 -5.6 1,725,251 1,723,253 1,998 0.1 484 457 28 6.1
-Miscellaneous manufacturing 339 267 260 6 2.4 1,505,346 1,480,362 24,984 1.7 434 437 -3 -0.7
Wholesale Trade 42 7,113 7,058 55 0.8 $73,666,247 $68,292,913 $5,373,334 7.9 $797 $744 $52 7.0
-Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 423 4,217 4,168 49 1.2 46,232,522 42,525,624 3,706,898 8.7 843 785 58 7.4 5
-Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 424 2,507 2,537 -30 -1.2 22,467,652 21,345,655 1,121,997 5.3 689 647 42 6.5
-Electronic markets & agents & brokers 425 388 353 35 10.0 4,966,073 4,421,634 544,439 12.3 984 964 20 2.1
Retail Trade 44-45 30,346 30,542 -196 -0.6 $158,250,110 $153,398,710 $4,851,400 3.2 $401 $386 $15 3.8
-Motor vehicle & parts dealers 441 4,165 4,187 -22 -0.5 36,295,601 35,749,373 546,228 1.5 670 657 14 2.1
-Furniture & home furnishings stores 442 825 787 37 4.7 4,744,000 4,753,872 -9,872 -0.2 443 464 -22 -4.7
-Electronics & appliance stores 443 717 709 8 1.2 4,342,385 4,247,917 94,468 2.2 466 461 5 1.0
-Building material & garden supply stores 444 2,371 2,764 -393 -14.2 15,108,482 17,111,821 -2,003,339 -11.7 490 476 14 2.9 8
-Food & beverage stores 445 4,884 5,096 -212 -4.2 23,271,767 23,105,253 166,514 0.7 367 349 18 5.1
-Health & personal care stores 446 903 828 75 9.1 5,148,044 4,190,614 957,430 22.8 439 389 49 12.6
-Gasoline stations 447 4,192 4,172 20 0.5 16,108,852 15,703,752 405,100 2.6 296 290 6 2.1
-Clothing & clothing accessories stores 448 1,399 1,357 42 3.1 5,418,432 4,998,663 419,769 8.4 298 283 15 5.1
-Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 451 1,222 1,242 -20 -1.6 4,095,622 3,966,647 128,975 3.3 258 246 12 4.9
-General merchandise stores 452 6,239 5,994 246 4.1 25,267,130 22,150,974 3,116,156 14.1 312 284 27 9.6
-Miscellaneous store retailers 453 1,870 1,847 23 1.3 8,627,224 8,054,793 572,431 7.1 355 336 19 5.8
-Nonstore retailers 454 1,559 1,559 0 0.0 9,822,571 9,365,031 457,540 4.9 485 462 23 4.9
-Transportation & Warehousing 48-49 8,683 8,398 285 3.4 $75,242,370 $70,720,525 $4,521,845 6.4 $667 $648 $19 2.9
-Air transportation 481 603 671 -68 -10.1 3,984,784 4,294,653 -309,869 -7.2 509 493 16 3.3 2.
-Rail transportation 482-ND
-Water transportation 483-ND
-Truck transportation 484 3,316 3,385 -69 -2.0 28,935,797 27,593,536 1,342,261 4.9 671 627 44 7.0
-Transit & ground passenger transportation 485 543 563 -20 -3.5 2,574,238 2,604,654 -30,416 -1.2 365 356 9 2.4
-Pipeline transportation 486 648 604 45 7.4 10,394,129 9,136,500 1,257,629 13.8 1,233 1,164 69 5.9
-Scenic & sightseeing transportation 487-ND
-Support activities for transportation 488 868 832 36 4.4 6,567,851 6,082,408 485,443 8.0 582 563 19 3.5
-Postal service 491 1,412 1,428 -16 -1.1 13,246,059 13,585,118 -339,059 -2.5 722 732 -10 -1.4
-Couriers & messengers 492 770 726 45 6.2 6,555,650 6,309,758 245,892 3.9 655 669 -14 -2.1
-Warehousing & storage 493-ND
Information 51 4,789 4,665 123 2.6 $34,189,650 $33,311,000 $878,650 2.6 $549 $549 $0 0.0
-Publishing industries, except internet 511 1,308 1,285 23 1.8 7,512,380 7,406,550 105,830 1.4 442 443 -1 -0.3
-Motion picture & sound recording industries 512 395 360 35 9.8 976,553 1,077,917 -101,364 -9.4 190 230 -40 -17.5
-Broadcasting, except internet 515 593 561 32 5.6 4,008,670 3,514,529 494,141 14.1 520 482 38 8.0
-Internet publishing & broadcasting 516 14 14 0 2.4 114,583 85,168 29,415 34.5 630 479 150 31.3
-Telecommunications 517 1,361 1,391 -30 -2.1 15,721,185 16,102,724 -381,539 -2.4 888 890 -2 -0.2
-ISPs, search portals, & data processing  518 482 439 43 9.7 3,150,617 2,591,976 558,641 21.6 503 454 49 10.8
-Other information services 519 636 616 20 3.3 2,705,662 2,532,136 173,526 6.9 327 316 11 3.4
Finance & Insurance 52 6,845 6,660 185 2.8 $66,174,700 $62,261,283 $3,913,417 6.3 $744 $719 $25  $  3
-Monetary authorities - central bank 521-ND
-Credit intermediation & related activities 522 4,419 4,264 155 3.6 39,011,475 36,768,907 2,242,568 6.1 679 663 16 2.4
-Securities, commodity contracts, investments 523 430 482 -52 -10.9 9,103,492 7,893,641 1,209,851 15.3 1,629 1,259 370 29.4
-Insurance carriers & related activities 524 1,972 1,889 83 4.4 17,860,154 17,385,191 474,963 2.7 697 708 -11 -1.6
-Funds, trusts, & other financial vehicles 525-ND
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 53 3,481 3,389 91 2.7 $23,594,819 $23,107,679 $487,140 2.1 $521 $524 -$3 -0.6
-Real estate 531 1,771 1,699 72 4.2 10,455,972 9,935,502 520,470 5.2 454 450 4 1.0
-Rental & leasing services 532-ND
-Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 533-ND
-Professional & technical services 541 7,697 7,834 -137 -1.8 85,336,321 92,075,551 -6,739,230 -7.3 853 904 -51 -5.7
-Management of companies & enterprises 551 522 693 -171 -24.7 17,592,170 13,110,317 4,481,853 34.2 2,591 1,455 1,136 78.1 9
Administrative & Waste Services 56 7,643 7,325 318 4.3 $42,309,217 $37,938,347 $4,370,870 11.5 $426 $398 $27 6.9
-Administrative & support services 561 7,118 6,824 294 4.3 38,593,921 34,615,192 3,978,729 11.5 417 390 27 6.9
-Waste management & remediation services 562 525 501 24 4.9 3,715,296 3,323,155 392,141 11.8 544 511 34 6.6
-Educational services 611 25,986 25,710 277 1.1 186,405,876 177,282,717 9,123,159 5.1 552 530 21 4.0
Health Care & Social Assistance 62 27,174 26,320 854 3.2 $231,296,571 $215,553,789 $15,742,782 7.3 $655 $630 $25 3.9
-Ambulatory health care services 621 7,340 6,852 488 7.1 88,230,210 80,718,205 7,512,005 9.3 925 906 19 2.0
-Hospitals 622 9,641 9,577 64 0.7 91,487,594 84,929,063 6,558,531 7.7 730 682 48 7.0
-Nursing & residential care facilities 623 5,161 5,105 56 1.1 29,776,608 30,055,618 -279,010 -0.9 444 453 -9 -2.0
-Social assistance 624 5,032 4,785 247 5.2 21,802,159 19,850,903 1,951,256 9.8 333 319 14 4.4 10
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 71 3,137 3,301 -163 -4.9 $17,274,955 $17,730,480 -$455,525 -2.6 $424 $413 $10 2.5
-Performing arts & spectator sports 711 261 242 19 7.9 1,391,564 1,324,931 66,633 5.0 410 421 -11 -2.6 1
-Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks 712 1,060 1,292 -232 -17.9 10,027,482 11,078,748 -1,051,266 -9.5 728 660 68 10.3
-Amusement, gambling, & recreation 713 1,816 1,767 49 2.8 5,855,909 5,326,801 529,108 9.9 248 232 16 6.9
Accommodation & Food Services 72 26,452 25,945 507 2.0 $80,867,170 $76,561,929 $4,305,241 5.6 $235 $227 $8 3.6
-Accommodation 721 9,055 8,727 328 3.8 37,727,651 34,769,602 2,958,049 8.5 321 306 14 4.6
-Food services & drinking places 722 17,398 17,218 179 1.0 43,139,519 41,792,327 1,347,192 3.2 191 187 4 2.2
Other Services, Except Public Administration 81 7,938 7,915 23 0.3 $44,357,385 $43,499,703 $857,682 2.0 $430 $423 $7 1.7
-Repair & maintenance 811 3,358 3,321 38 1.1 24,661,204 24,791,714 -130,510 -0.5 565 574 -9 -1.6
-Personal & laundry services 812 1,789 1,776 13 0.7 7,141,791 6,850,642 291,149 4.2 307 297 10 3.5
-Membership associations & organizations 813 2,317 2,318 -1 -0.1 10,347,215 9,612,915 734,300 7.6 344 319 25 7.7
-Private households 814 474 500 -26 -5.1 2,207,175 2,244,432 -37,257 -1.7 358 346 13 3.7
Public Administration 92 21,698 21,671 27 0.1 $195,982,177 $188,929,745 $7,052,432 3.7 $695 $671 $24 3.6
-Executive, legislative, & general government 921 9,633 9,537 97 1.0 76,119,266 71,768,925 4,350,341 6.1 608 579 29 5.0
-Justice, public order, & safety activities 922 1,740 1,757 -18 -1.0 18,414,588 17,829,288 585,300 3.3 814 780 34 4.3
-Administration of human resource programs 923 2,303 2,344 -41 -1.7 20,497,010 20,259,240 237,770 1.2 685 665 20 3.0
-Administration of environmental programs 924 3,419 3,436 -16 -0.5 36,872,531 36,057,442 815,089 2.3 830 807 22 2.7
-Community & housing programs administration 925 25 24 1 5.6 219,306 193,949 25,357 13.1 666 622 44 7.1
-Administration of economic programs 926 3,444 3,454 -11 -0.3 31,813,939 31,425,615 388,324 1.2 711 700 11 1.5
-National security & international affairs 928 1,134 1,119 14 1.3 12,045,537 11,395,286 650,251 5.7 817 783 34 4.4
-Unclassified establishments 999-ND
*  North American Industry Classification System.
ND - Not Disclosable.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW Report (Fourth Run Date: August 2004)
Prepared 09/27/2004  Nancy Brennan
Preliminary:  Subject to Revision
Notes:
1. Reclassification of small company to performing arts & spectator sports (711) from museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks (712).  
2. Wyoming air transportation is doing better economically when compared with the after effects of 9-11 in September 2001 and with help from grants from the Federal government.
3. Decrease of employment & wages partly due to reclassification of large employer to heavy & civil engineering construction (237) from construction of buildings (236).  
4. Increase of employment & wages partly due to reclassification of large employer to heavy & civil engineering construction (237) from construction of buildings (236).  
5. Large employer reclassification from specialty trade contractors (238) to merchant wholesalers, durable goods (423).
6. Reclassification of large company to plastics & rubber products manufacturing (326) from chemical manufacturing (325).    
7. Reclassification of large company from machinery manufacturing (333) to transportation equipment manufacturing (336).
8. Reclassification of large company from building material & garden supply stores (444) to warehousing & storage (493).
9. Decrease in employment and wages due to reclassifications from management of companies & enterprises (551) to social assistance (624) and to professional & technical services (541). New company. Two corporate executive officers in two different companies had "executive pay" in excess of $10 million.
10. Increase partly due to reclassification from management of companies & enterprises (551) to social assistance (624).
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