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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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