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Table 6: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and Utah by Industry, 2001
  Wyoming Utah
  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% 7,280 0.8% $51,338 279.0% -16,957
Utilities (22) ND ND ND ND 4,233 0.5% $73,888 401.6% NA
Construction (23) 20,666 10.5% $31,977 173.8% 75,511 8.1% $30,476 165.6% -5,174
Manufacturing (31-33) 10,174 5.2% $36,685 199.4% 122,122 13.1% $36,319 197.4% 17,910
Wholesale Trade (42) 6,899 3.5% $36,807 200.0% 41,664 4.5% $41,895 227.7% 1,969
Retail Trade (44-45) 31,250 15.9% $18,703 101.6% 134,153 14.4% $20,244 110.0% -3,483
Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) ND ND ND ND 42,799 4.6% $35,505 193.0% NA
Information (51) ND ND ND ND 32,829 3.5% $41,079 223.3% NA
Finance & Insurance (52) 6,497 3.3% $37,006 201.1% 49,458 5.3% $39,963 217.2% 4,145
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) 3,532 1.8% $22,499 122.3% 14,841 1.6% $25,327 137.6% -411
Professional & Technical Services (54) 8,301 4.2% $33,478 181.9% 53,307 5.7% $46,504 252.7% 3,110
Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) 814 0.4% $41,795 227.1% 20,599 2.2% $48,915 265.8% 3,606
Administrative & Waste Services (56) 7,420 3.8% $20,063 109.0% 66,328 7.1% $20,041 108.9% 7,060
Educational Services (61) 1,382 0.7% $18,854 102.5% 25,518 2.7% $21,526 117.0% 4,108
Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** 23,408 11.9% $27,967 152.0% 87,294 9.4% $29,114 158.2% -5,532
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) 3,408 1.7% $14,372 78.1% 16,744 1.8% $17,970 97.7% 123
Accommodation & Food Services (72) 27,597 14.1% $10,867 59.1% 85,020 9.1% $11,177 60.7% -10,655
Other Services (81) ND ND ND ND 50,846 5.5% $26,660 144.9% NA
         
Total 196,086 100.0% $28,037 152.4% 930,546 100.0% $29,680 161.3%  
*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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