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

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

"Large employment gains were seen in Mining (1,900 jobs or 11.4%), Retail Trade (1,700 jobs or 3.9%) and Services (1,000 jobs or 1.9%)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change in Total Employment
	MAR 01 (p)	FEB 01 (r)	MAR 00	FEB 01-MAR 01	MAR 00-MAR 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	236.7	234.1	232.2	1.1	1.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	45.8	44.8	43.9	2.2	4.3
--Mining	18.5	18.2	16.6	1.6	11.4
----Coal Mining	4.6	4.6	4.7	0.0	-2.1
----Oil & Gas Extraction	10.7	10.5	8.8	1.9	21.6
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services	8.0	7.8	6.1	2.6	31.1
----Nonmetallic Minerals	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
--Construction	16.1	15.2	16.1	5.9	0.0
----General Building Contractors	3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0
----Heavy Construction	4.6	4.1	4.6	12.2	0.0
----Special Trade Construction	7.6	7.2	7.6	5.6	0.0
--Manufacturing	11.2	11.4	11.2	-1.8	0.0
----Durable Goods	5.2	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0
----Nondurable Goods	6.0	6.2	6.0	-3.2	0.0
------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	190.9	189.3	188.3	0.8	1.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities	13.9	13.9	14.1	0.0	-1.4
----Transportation	9.1	9.2	9.1	-1.1	0.0
------Railroad Transportation	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.2	0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.5	3.6	3.5	-2.8	0.0
----Communications	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.0	-9.1
------Telephone Communications	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.0	-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	53.3	52.9	51.5	0.8	3.5
----Wholesale Trade	7.7	7.7	7.6	0.0	1.3
------Durable Goods	4.5	4.5	4.4	0.0	2.3
------Nondurable Goods	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	45.6	45.2	43.9	0.9	3.9
------Building Materials & Garden Supply	2.2	2.0	2.0	10.0	10.0
------General Merchandise Stores	5.2	5.2	4.5	0.0	15.6
--------Department Stores	4.4	4.4	3.7	0.0	18.9
------Food Stores	5.3	5.4	5.3	-1.9	0.0
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	8.2	8.0	7.9	2.5	3.8
--------Gas Stations	4.2	4.1	4.1	2.4	2.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.2	1.3	1.2	-7.7	0.0
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.2
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.4	16.2	16.2	1.2	1.2
------Miscellaneous Retail	5.4	5.4	5.2	0.0	3.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.1	8.1	7.9	0.0	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	53.5	53.1	52.5	0.8	1.9
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	7.6	7.6	7.5	0.0	1.3
----Personal Services	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
----Business Services	8.1	8.0	7.9	1.2	2.5
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.4	0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services & Motion Pictures)	3.8	3.9	3.8	-2.6	0.0
----Health Services	11.1	11.0	10.7	0.9	3.7
------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	6.1	6.1	5.9	0.0	3.4
----Membership Organizations	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.0	-2.8
----Engineering & Management	3.9	3.9	3.8	0.0	2.6
--Government	62.1	61.3	62.3	1.3	-0.3
----Total Federal Government	6.8	6.8	7.6	0.0	-10.5
------Department of Defense	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.0	12.5
----Total State Government	13.8	13.7	13.9	0.7	-0.7
------State Education	5.5	5.3	5.6	3.8	-1.8
----Total Local Government	41.5	40.8	40.8	1.7	1.7
------Local Hospitals	5.4	5.3	5.2	1.9	3.8
------Local Education	23.7	23.3	23.4	1.7	1.3

LARAMIE COUNTY
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change in Total Employment
	MAR 01 (p)	FEB 01 (r)	MAR 00	FEB 01-MAR 01	MAR 00-MAR 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	37.1	36.9	37.3	0.5	-0.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.0	-2.6
--Mining & Construction	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.0	-4.5
--Manufacturing	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	33.3	33.1	33.4	0.6	-0.3
--Transportation & Public Utilities	2.7	2.7	2.9	0.0	-6.9
--Trade	8.6	8.6	8.3	0.0	3.6
----Wholesale Trade	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	7.8	7.8	7.5	0.0	4.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.0	-5.9
--Services	8.4	8.3	8.3	1.2	1.2
--Total Government	12.0	11.9	12.2	0.8	-1.6
----Federal Government	2.5	2.5	2.9	0.0	-13.8
----State Government	3.5	3.5	3.4	0.0	2.9
----Local Government	6.0	5.9	5.9	1.7	1.7

NATRONA COUNTY(*)
	Employment in Thousands			Percent Change Total Employment
	MAR 01 (p)	FEB 01 (r)	MAR 00	FEB 01-MAR 01	MAR 00-MAR 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	32.4	31.9	31.6	1.6	2.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	5.5	5.4	5.2	1.9	5.8
--Manufacturing	2.1	2.1	1.9	0.0	10.5
--Mining	1.8	1.7	1.8	5.9	0.0
--Construction	1.6	1.6	1.5	0.0	6.7
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	26.9	26.5	26.4	1.5	1.9
--Transportation & Public Utilities	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
----Transportation	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
----Communications & Public Utilities	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
--Trade	8.7	8.7	8.4	0.0	3.6
----Wholesale Trade	2.5	2.4	2.3	4.2	8.7
----Retail Trade	6.2	6.3	6.1	-1.6	1.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
--Services	9.5	9.3	9.3	2.2	2.2
----Personal & Business Services	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
----Health Services	3.1	3.0	2.9	3.3	6.9
--Government	5.9	5.7	5.9	3.5	0.0
----Federal Government	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.0	-12.5
----State Government	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
----Local Government	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.7	2.3
-------Local Education	3.1	3.0	3.1	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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