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| Table 4: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and Nebraska by Industry, 2001 | |||||||||
| Wyoming | Nebraska | ||||||||
| 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% | 1,265 | 0.2% | $34,908 | 189.7% | -18,072 |
| Utilities (22) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 1,500 | 0.2% | $59,358 | 322.6% | NA |
| Construction (23) | 20,666 | 10.5% | $31,977 | 173.8% | 46,112 | 5.9% | $32,242 | 175.2% | -9,741 |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 10,174 | 5.2% | $36,685 | 199.4% | 111,227 | 14.1% | $32,486 | 176.6% | 20,449 |
| Wholesale Trade (42) | 6,899 | 3.5% | $36,807 | 200.0% | 43,109 | 5.5% | $36,536 | 198.6% | 4,072 |
| Retail Trade (44-45) | 31,250 | 15.9% | $18,703 | 101.6% | 114,612 | 14.6% | $18,295 | 99.4% | -3,132 |
| Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 44,400 | 5.6% | $41,168 | 223.7% | NA |
| Information (51) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 26,127 | 3.3% | $41,731 | 226.8% | NA |
| Finance & Insurance (52) | 6,497 | 3.3% | $37,006 | 201.1% | 51,322 | 6.5% | $39,621 | 215.3% | 6,738 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) | 3,532 | 1.8% | $22,499 | 122.3% | 10,208 | 1.3% | $23,603 | 128.3% | -1,000 |
| Professional & Technical Services (54) | 8,301 | 4.2% | $33,478 | 181.9% | 36,256 | 4.6% | $42,305 | 229.9% | 774 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) | 814 | 0.4% | $41,795 | 227.1% | 11,646 | 1.5% | $51,004 | 277.2% | 2,121 |
| Administrative & Waste Services (56) | 7,420 | 3.8% | $20,063 | 109.0% | 51,802 | 6.6% | $20,841 | 113.3% | 5,883 |
| Educational Services (61) | 1,382 | 0.7% | $18,854 | 102.5% | 16,486 | 2.1% | $21,765 | 118.3% | 2,787 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** | 23,408 | 11.9% | $27,967 | 152.0% | 98,382 | 12.5% | $29,681 | 161.3% | 1,280 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) | 3,408 | 1.7% | $14,372 | 78.1% | 10,761 | 1.4% | $13,000 | 70.7% | -735 |
| Accommodation & Food Services (72) | 27,597 | 14.1% | $10,867 | 59.1% | 68,698 | 8.7% | $10,105 | 54.9% | -11,471 |
| Other Services (81) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 42,583 | 5.4% | $17,597 | 95.6% | NA |
| Total | 196,086 | 100.0% | $28,037 | 152.4% | 786,496 | 100.0% | $28,185 | 153.2% | |
| *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 sector 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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