Table 7:  Wyoming Statewide Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages by NAICS Industries, First Quarters 2003 and 2004
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wages
First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
NAICS* Sectors 2003 2004 No. % 2003 2004 Number  % 2003 2004 No. %
Total, Statewide   230,429 237,469 7,040 3.1 $1,678,259,943 $1,800,808,083 $122,548,140 7.3 $560 $583 $23 4.1
Private (NAICS) 11 - 99 171,747 177,087 5,340 3.1 $1,221,749,681 $1,323,458,127 $101,708,446 8.3 $547 $575 $28 5.1
--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting  11 1,984 2,070 86 4.3 10,661,608 11,807,259 1,145,651 10.7 413 439 25 6.2
--Mining  21 17,278 19,086 1,808 10.5 248,007,450 282,594,880 34,587,430 13.9 1,104 1,139 35 3.2
--Utilities  22 2,088 2,161 72 3.5 28,335,010 31,194,984 2,859,974 10.1 1,044 1,111 67 6.4
--Construction  23 16,464 16,772 308 1.9 127,097,174 132,731,545 5,634,371 4.4 594 609 15 2.5
--Manufacturing  31 - 33 8,934 9,110 176 2.0 84,901,816 87,394,240 2,492,424 2.9 731 738 7 0.9
--Wholesale Trade  42 6,864 7,170 306 4.5 65,266,190 70,750,173 5,483,983 8.4 731 759 28 3.8
--Retail Trade  44 - 45 28,475 28,743 268 0.9 140,059,851 144,038,607 3,978,756 2.8 378 385 7 1.9
--Transportation & Warehousing  48 - 49 6,829 7,062 233 3.4 53,174,685 55,807,767 2,633,082 5.0 599 608 9 1.5
--Information  51 4,154 4,268 114 2.8 28,912,363 32,517,449 3,605,086 12.5 535 586 51 9.5
--Finance & Insurance  52 6,567 6,835 268 4.1 67,536,200 66,850,874 -685,326 -1.0 791 752 -39 -4.9
--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 53 3,218 3,432 214 6.7 19,710,534 21,707,711 1,997,177 10.1 471 486 15 3.3
--Professional & Technical Services  54 7,361 7,541 180 2.4 58,985,860 63,350,622 4,364,762 7.4 616 646 30 4.8
--Management of Companies & Enterprises  55 505 706 201 39.8 6,525,667 19,259,785 12,734,118 195.1 994 2,098 1,104 111.1 1.
--Administrative & Waste Services  56 6,520 6,078 -442 -6.8 33,190,231 33,398,659 208,428 0.6 392 423 31 7.9 3.
--Educational Services 61 1,093 1,238 145 13.2 5,435,501 6,297,926 862,425 15.9 382 391 9 2.3
--Health Care & Social Assistance  62 18,495 19,123 628 3.4 124,588,344 134,084,005 9,495,661 7.6 518 539 21 4.1 4.
--Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  71 2,109 2,240 131 6.2 8,851,707 8,852,378 671 0.0 323 304 -19 -5.8
--Accommodation & Food Services  72 25,456 26,141 685 2.7 72,989,640 82,461,761 9,472,121 13.0 221 243 22 10.0
--Other Services, Except Public Administration  81 7,351 7,311 -40 -0.5 37,519,850 38,357,502 837,652 2.2 393 404 11 2.8
--Nonclassified   99-ND
Total Government   58,683 60,383 1,700 2.9 $456,510,262 $477,349,956 $20,839,694 4.6 $598 $608 $10 1.6
--Federal Government 7,115 7,126 10 0.1 78,793,240 86,675,439 7,882,199 10.0 852 936 84 9.8
--State Government 12,587 14,108 1,521 12.1 113,146,647 117,659,161 4,512,514 4.0 691 642 -50 -7.2 2.
--Local Government 38,981 39,149 168 0.4 264,570,375 273,015,356 8,444,981 3.2 522 536 14 2.7 5.
*  North American Industry Classification System.
ND - Not Disclosable.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW Report (Sixth Run Date:  July 2005)
Prepared 09/30/2005  Nancy Brennan
Preliminary:  Subject to Revision
1. One CEO paid in excess of $4.6 million. Noneconomic code change employment increase of 166 from Mining (21) and Construction (23).
2. Increase of approximately 1,500 & $2 million due to new payroll system in place first quarter 2004.
3. Decrease mostly due to various large employers' code changes from administrative & support services (561) to various subsectors.
4. Increase partially due to large employer code change from administrative & support services (561) to social assistance (624). Large employer ownership change in nursing & residential care facilities (623) from private ownership to local government ownership.  
5. Increase due to large employer ownership change in nursing & residential care facilities (623) from private ownership to local government ownership.  
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