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| Table 2: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and Idaho by Industry, 2001 | |||||||||
| Wyoming | Idaho | ||||||||
| 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% | 1,997 | 0.4% | $38,807 | 210.9% | -17,614 |
| Utilities (22) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1,796 | 0.4% | $48,037 | 261.1% | NA |
| Construction (23) | 20,666 | 10.5% | $31,977 | 173.8% | 39,944 | 8.3% | $31,161 | 169.4% | -4,714 |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 10,174 | 5.2% | $36,685 | 199.4% | 68,965 | 14.4% | $37,732 | 205.1% | 21,080 |
| Wholesale Trade (42) | 6,899 | 3.5% | $36,807 | 200.0% | 25,837 | 5.4% | $34,524 | 187.6% | 3,883 |
| Retail Trade (44-45) | 31,250 | 15.9% | $18,703 | 101.6% | 74,808 | 15.6% | $20,264 | 110.1% | -757 |
| Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 17,649 | 3.7% | $30,028 | 163.2% | NA |
| Information (51) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 9,705 | 2.0% | $32,977 | 179.2% | NA |
| Finance & Insurance (52) | 6,497 | 3.3% | $37,006 | 201.1% | 17,228 | 3.6% | $37,047 | 201.3% | 573 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) | 3,532 | 1.8% | $22,499 | 122.3% | 6,900 | 1.4% | $20,831 | 113.2% | -719 |
| Professional & Technical Services (54) | 8,301 | 4.2% | $33,478 | 181.9% | 30,874 | 6.4% | $42,117 | 228.9% | 4,631 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) | 814 | 0.4% | $41,795 | 227.1% | ND | ND | ND | ND | NA |
| Administrative & Waste Services (56) | 7,420 | 3.8% | $20,063 | 109.0% | 31,124 | 6.5% | $18,064 | 98.2% | 5,685 |
| Educational Services (61) | 1,382 | 0.7% | $18,854 | 102.5% | 6,490 | 1.4% | $19,766 | 107.4% | 1,291 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** | 23,408 | 11.9% | $27,967 | 152.0% | 59,127 | 12.3% | $27,726 | 150.7% | 897 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) | 3,408 | 1.7% | $14,372 | 78.1% | ND | ND | ND | ND | NA |
| Accommodation & Food Services (72) | 27,597 | 14.1% | $10,867 | 59.1% | 47,716 | 10.0% | $10,071 | 54.7% | -8,964 |
| Other Services (81) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 22,894 | 4.8% | $17,515 | 95.2% | NA |
| Total | 196,086 | 100.0% | $28,037 | 152.4% | 479,195 | 100.0% | $27,581 | 149.9% | |
| *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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