Table 127:  Natrona County, Central Region, Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages by NAICS Industries, Fourth Quarters 2004 & 2005
		Average Monthly Employment				Total Wages				Average Weekly Wages
		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change
	NAICS* Sectors	2004	2005	No.	%	2004	2005	Number	%	2004	2005	No.	%
Total, Natrona County		36,186	37,299	1,113	3.1	$316,722,279	$352,138,560	$35,416,281	11.2	$673	$726	$53	7.9
Private (NAICS)	11 - 99	30,866	31,887	1,021	3.3	$269,596,805	$301,534,018	$31,937,213	11.8	$672	$727	$56	8.3
--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	11	99	114	16	15.9	611,059	826,560	215,501	35.3	476	556	80	16.7
--Mining	21	3,357	3,760	403	12.0	48,470,600	60,037,404	11,566,804	23.9	1,111	1,228	118	10.6	1.
--Utilities	22-ND
--Construction	23	2,417	2,480	64	2.6	22,740,820	25,647,502	2,906,682	12.8	724	795	72	9.9
--Manufacturing	31 - 33	1,676	1,812	136	8.1	15,594,960	18,237,051	2,642,091	16.9	716	774	59	8.2
--Wholesale Trade	42	2,379	2,439	60	2.5	27,770,021	31,012,040	3,242,019	11.7	898	978	80	8.9
--Retail Trade	44 - 45	5,030	5,049	19	0.4	30,145,934	31,301,092	1,155,158	3.8	461	477	16	3.4
--Transportation & Warehousing	48 - 49	964	1,033	68	7.1	10,008,780	11,416,204	1,407,424	14.1	798	850	52	6.5
--Information	51	560	569	9	1.5	4,484,204	4,602,823	118,619	2.6	616	623	7	1.1
--Finance & Insurance	52	1,023	1,034	12	1.1	11,949,111	11,906,310	-42,801	-0.4	899	885	-13	-1.5
--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	53	898	937	39	4.3	7,462,167	8,866,870	1,404,703	18.8	639	728	89	13.9
--Professional & Technical Services	54	1,298	1,291	-7	-0.6	16,557,464	16,794,183	236,719	1.4	981	1,001	20	2.0
--Management of Companies & Enterprises	55-ND
--Administrative & Waste Services	56	1,407	1,546	139	9.9	7,167,632	8,457,842	1,290,210	18.0	392	421	29	7.4
--Educational Services	61	118	101	-17	-14.1	452,944	362,753	-90,191	-19.9	295	275	-20	-6.7
--Health Care & Social Assistance	62	4,582	4,561	-21	-0.5	43,149,685	46,497,154	3,347,469	7.8	724	784	60	8.3
---Ambulatory health care services	621	1,593	1,587	-6	-0.4	22,939,214	24,564,399	1,625,185	7.1	1,108	1,190	82	7.4
---Hospitals & Nursing & residential care facilities	622,623	2,072	2,166	94	4.5	16,609,345	18,162,099	1,552,754	9.3	617	645	28	4.6
---Social assistance	624	917	808	-109	-11.9	3,601,126	3,770,656	169,530	4.7	302	359	57	18.9
--Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	71	405	408	3	0.8	1,596,762	1,548,513	-48,249	-3.0	303	292	-12	-3.8
--Accommodation & Food Services	72	3,161	3,201	41	1.3	9,096,352	9,985,859	889,507	9.8	221	240	19	8.4
--Other Services, Except Public Administration	81	1,324	1,398	74	5.6	9,254,302	11,027,259	1,772,957	19.2	538	607	69	12.8
Total Government		5,319	5,412	93	1.7	$47,125,474	$50,604,542	$3,479,068	7.4	$681	$719	$38	5.5
--Federal Government		703	676	-27	-3.9	10,083,945	9,457,540	-626,405	-6.2	1,103	1,076	-27	-2.4
--State Government		684	697	14	2.0	6,505,488	7,131,307	625,819	9.6	732	787	55	7.5
--Local Government		3,932	4,039	106	2.7	30,536,041	34,015,695	3,479,654	11.4	597	648	51	8.5
*  North American Industry Classification System.
ND - Not Disclosable.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW Report (Second run: July 2006)
Prepared 10/16/2006  Nancy Brennan
Preliminary:  Subject to Revision
1.  Several "new" employers. One large employer merged from statewide classification to Natrona County. Many slight employee increases. Many projects continuing. Increase in percentage of higher paid employees.
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