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Table 5: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and South Dakota by Industry, 2001
  Wyoming South Dakota
  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% 1,095 0.3% $40,495 220.1% -17,740
Utilities (22) ND ND ND ND 2,034 0.6% $45,318 246.3% NA
Construction (23) 20,666 10.5% $31,977 173.8% 19,503 6.2% $28,999 157.6% -9,123
Manufacturing (31-33) 10,174 5.2% $36,685 199.4% 41,322 13.1% $29,833 162.1% 17,806
Wholesale Trade (42) 6,899 3.5% $36,807 200.0% 17,763 5.6% $34,545 187.7% 4,373
Retail Trade (44-45) 31,250 15.9% $18,703 101.6% 49,801 15.8% $18,111 98.4% -399
Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) ND ND ND ND 10,229 3.2% $29,495 160.3% NA
Information (51) ND ND ND ND 6,878 2.2% $31,710 172.3% NA
Finance & Insurance (52) 6,497 3.3% $37,006 201.1% 24,910 7.9% $33,127 180.0% 9,733
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) 3,532 1.8% $22,499 122.3% 3,665 1.2% $19,325 105.0% -1,272
Professional & Technical Services (54) 8,301 4.2% $33,478 181.9% 9,122 2.9% $32,778 178.1% -2,717
Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) 814 0.4% $41,795 227.1% 3,928 1.2% $60,474 328.7% 1,645
Administrative & Waste Services (56) 7,420 3.8% $20,063 109.0% 12,903 4.1% $20,280 110.2% 615
Educational Services (61) 1,382 0.7% $18,854 102.5% 6,706 2.1% $19,039 103.5% 2,841
Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** 23,408 11.9% $27,967 152.0% 48,490 15.4% $28,483 154.8% 7,905
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) 3,408 1.7% $14,372 78.1% 6,181 2.0% $12,651 68.8% 437
Accommodation & Food Services (72) 27,597 14.1% $10,867 59.1% 33,786 10.7% $9,462 51.4% -7,418
Other Services (81) ND ND ND ND 17,572 5.6% $16,813 91.4% NA
         
Total 196,086 100.0% $28,037 152.4% 315,888 100.0% $24,903 135.3%  
*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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