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Table 3: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and Montana by Industry, 2001
  Wyoming Montana
  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% 5,271 1.6% $52,949 287.8% -15,396
Utilities (22) ND ND ND ND 3,170 1.0% $53,287 289.6% NA
Construction (23) 20,666 10.5% $31,977 173.8% 22,365 7.0% $30,613 166.4% -7,552
Manufacturing (31-33) 10,174 5.2% $36,685 199.4% 21,902 6.8% $32,891 178.8% 3,416
Wholesale Trade (42) 6,899 3.5% $36,807 200.0% 15,627 4.9% $32,409 176.1% 2,766
Retail Trade (44-45) 31,250 15.9% $18,703 101.6% 55,400 17.2% $18,506 100.6% 3,064
Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) ND ND ND ND 13,708 4.3% $33,268 180.8% NA
Information (51) ND ND ND ND 8,040 2.5% $31,177 169.4% NA
Finance & Insurance (52) 6,497 3.3% $37,006 201.1% 14,332 4.5% $35,284 191.8% 2,348
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) 3,532 1.8% $22,499 122.3% 5,238 1.6% $18,349 99.7% -343
Professional & Technical Services (54) 8,301 4.2% $33,478 181.9% 16,700 5.2% $34,225 186.0% 1,987
Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) 814 0.4% $41,795 227.1% 1,279 0.4% $35,612 193.5% -34
Administrative & Waste Services (56) 7,420 3.8% $20,063 109.0% 15,398 4.8% $17,317 94.1% 2,070
Educational Services (61) 1,382 0.7% $18,854 102.5% 4,133 1.3% $15,763 85.7% 1,153
Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** 23,408 11.9% $27,967 152.0% 48,532 15.1% $27,024 146.9% 7,290
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) 3,408 1.7% $14,372 78.1% 8,091 2.5% $12,650 68.7% 1,566
Accommodation & Food Services (72) 27,597 14.1% $10,867 59.1% 43,190 13.4% $10,229 55.6% -1,452
Other Services (81) ND ND ND ND 19,152 6.0% $17,064 92.7% NA
         
Total 196,086 100.0% $28,037 152.4% 321,528 100.0% $24,336 132.3%  
*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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