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by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
| Table 1: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and Colorado by Industry, 2001 | |||||||||
| Wyoming | Colorado | ||||||||
| Employment | Percent of | Employment | Percent of | ||||||
| Industry Title and Code | Number | Percent | AAW | Poverty* | Number | Percent | AAW | Poverty* | ECRE** |
| Mining (21) | 18,358 | 9.4% | $53,466 | 290.6% | 12,985 | 0.7% | $75,595 | 410.8% | -17,182 |
| Utilities (22) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 8,054 | 0.4% | $65,379 | 355.3% | NA |
| Construction (23) | 20,666 | 10.5% | $31,977 | 173.8% | 176,946 | 9.0% | $39,012 | 212.0% | -3,407 |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 10,174 | 5.2% | $36,685 | 199.4% | 183,442 | 9.3% | $47,606 | 258.7% | 8,857 |
| Wholesale Trade (42) | 6,899 | 3.5% | $36,807 | 200.0% | 101,097 | 5.1% | $52,601 | 285.9% | 3,305 |
| Retail Trade (44-45) | 31,250 | 15.9% | $18,703 | 101.6% | 253,711 | 12.8% | $23,890 | 129.8% | -6,960 |
| Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 69,501 | 3.5% | $38,936 | 211.6% | NA |
| Information (51) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 108,440 | 5.5% | $65,971 | 358.5% | NA |
| Finance & Insurance (52) | 6,497 | 3.3% | $37,006 | 201.1% | 105,827 | 5.4% | $55,881 | 303.7% | 4,234 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) | 3,532 | 1.8% | $22,499 | 122.3% | 48,503 | 2.5% | $33,485 | 182.0% | 1,315 |
| Professional & Technical Services (54) | 8,301 | 4.2% | $33,478 | 181.9% | 161,344 | 8.2% | $61,164 | 332.4% | 8,400 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) | 814 | 0.4% | $41,795 | 227.1% | 18,245 | 0.9% | $76,885 | 417.9% | 1,006 |
| Administrative & Waste Services (56) | 7,420 | 3.8% | $20,063 | 109.0% | 143,086 | 7.2% | $26,765 | 145.5% | 7,313 |
| Educational Services (61) | 1,382 | 0.7% | $18,854 | 102.5% | 27,331 | 1.4% | $26,163 | 142.2% | 1,350 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** | 23,408 | 11.9% | $27,967 | 152.0% | 193,769 | 9.8% | $34,248 | 186.1% | -4,628 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) | 3,408 | 1.7% | $14,372 | 78.1% | 44,066 | 2.2% | $27,306 | 148.4% | 988 |
| Accommodation & Food Services (72) | 27,597 | 14.1% | $10,867 | 59.1% | 212,441 | 10.8% | $13,789 | 74.9% | -7,294 |
| Other Services (81) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 106,660 | 5.4% | $22,840 | 124.1% | NA |
| Total | 196,086 | 100.0% | $28,037 | 152.4% | 1,975,448 | 100.0% | $37,937 | 206.2% | |
| *Percent of poverty guideline for a family of four (i.e., $18,400 = 100%). | |||||||||
| **This is the employment change to reach equivalency (ECRE) in Wyoming compared to bordering states for the same industry while holding employment in all other industries constant. | |||||||||
| ***Adjusted to account for NAICS 622 hospital employment in Local Government. | |||||||||
| ND = Not disclosable due to confidentiality issues. | |||||||||
| NA = Not available. Unable to calculate due to non-disclosable data. | |||||||||
| Source Data: Bureau of Economic Analysis Tables SA27 and SA07. | |||||||||
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