Table 7:  Wyoming Statewide Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages by NAICS Industries, Fourth Quarters 2003 and 2002
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wages
Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change
NAICS* Sectors 2003 2002 Number  Percent 2003 2002 Number  Percent 2003 2002 Number  Percent
Total, Statewide    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
Private (NAICS) 11 - 99  183,844  179,858 3,986 2.2 $1,460,873,314 $1,372,217,118 $88,656,196 6.5 $611 $587 $24 4.2
--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting  11       2,213       2,251 -38 -1.7 14,927,704 14,303,475 624,229 4.4 519 489 30 6.2
--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
--Utilities  22       2,144       2,116 29 1.4 37,026,304 34,924,177 2,102,127 6.0 1,328 1,270 58 4.6
--Construction  23     20,116     19,836 280 1.4 184,372,371 174,185,889 10,186,482 5.8 705 675 30 4.4
--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
--Wholesale Trade  42       7,078       7,022 56 0.8 73,460,562 68,114,112 5,346,450 7.8 798 746 52 7.0
--Retail Trade  44 - 45     30,216     30,404 -188 -0.6 157,650,121 152,777,227 4,872,894 3.2 401 387 15 3.8
--Transportation & Warehousing  48 - 49       7,054       6,774 280 4.1 59,844,326 55,094,835 4,749,491 8.6 653 626 27 4.3
--Information  51       4,170       4,067 103 2.5 31,591,347 30,892,942 698,405 2.3 583 584 -2 -0.3
--Finance & Insurance  52       6,795       6,610 185 2.8 65,531,637 61,626,384 3,905,253 6.3 742 717 25 3.4
--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 53       3,439       3,347 91 2.7 23,457,790 22,973,415 484,375 2.1 525 528 -3 -0.6
--Professional & Technical Services  54       7,507       7,607 -100 -1.3 82,489,994 88,816,870 -6,326,876 -7.1 845 898 -53 -5.9
--Management of Companies & Enterprises  55          522          693 -171 -24.7 17,592,170 13,110,317 4,481,853 34.2 2,591 1,455 1,136 78.1 1.
--Administrative  & Waste Services  56       7,551       7,236 316 4.4 41,663,599 37,335,667 4,327,932 11.6 424 397 27 6.9
--Educational Services 61       1,166       1,036 131 12.6 6,694,556 5,723,457 971,099 17.0 442 425 16 3.9
--Health Care & Social Assistance  62     18,903     18,109 794 4.4 156,619,054 146,351,198 10,267,856 7.0 637 622 16 2.5
--Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  71       2,315       2,249 66 2.9 8,895,736 8,149,644 746,092 9.2 296 279 17 6.0
--Accommodation & Food Services  72     26,395     25,891 504 1.9 80,647,891 76,357,124 4,290,767 5.6 235 227 8 3.6
--Other Services, Except Public Administration  81       7,427       7,438 -12 -0.2 42,356,267 41,726,652 629,615 1.5 439 432 7 1.7
--Nonclassified   99-ND
Total Government      59,262    59,247 14 0.0 $486,209,857 $466,965,951 $19,243,906 4.1 $631 $606 $25 4.1
--Federal Government       7,370       7,651 -280 -3.7 87,708,753 86,758,881 949,872 1.1 915 872 43 4.9
--State Government     12,714     12,513 201 1.6 118,920,591 112,132,546 6,788,045 6.1 720 689 30 4.4
--Local Government     39,178     39,084 94 0.2 279,580,513 268,074,524 11,505,989 4.3 549 528 21 4.0
*  North American Industry Classification System.
ND - Not Disclosable.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW Report (Fourth Run Date:  August 2004)
Prepared 09/22/2004  Nancy Brennan
Preliminary:  Subject to Revision
1.  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.
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