© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 6
Wyoming
Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Data
produced by: David Bullard, Senior Economist
Wyoming
Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona
County | Campbell
County
| Sweetwater
County | Teton
County
From April 2003, Wyoming added 4,800 jobs or 2.0 percent. As in previous months, the largest over-the-year increase occurred in Natural Resources and Mining (1,800 jobs or 10.3%).
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | |||||||||
| WYOMING STATEWIDE* | Mar04 | Apr03 | ||||||||
| Apr04(p) | Mar04(r) | Apr03(b) | Apr04 | Apr04 | ||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 247.9 | 245.2 | 243.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 182.4 | 179.6 | 179.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |||||
| GOODS PRODUCING | 46.3 | 45.0 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 19.2 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 10.3 | |||||
| Mining | 19.2 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 10.3 | |||||
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.5 | |||||
| Mining except Oil & Gas | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Coal Mining | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Support Activities for Mining | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 22.9 | |||||
| Support Activities for Oil & Gas | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 22.4 | |||||
| Construction | 18.1 | 17.1 | 18.2 | 5.8 | -0.5 | |||||
| Construction of Buildings | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | -4.9 | |||||
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.1 | |||||
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 9.4 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Durable Goods | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Non-Durable Goods | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| SERVICE PROVIDING | 201.6 | 200.2 | 198.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 47.9 | 47.0 | 47.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | |||||
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 29.0 | 28.4 | 28.9 | 2.1 | 0.3 | |||||
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | -2.4 | |||||
| Building Material & Garden Supplies Dealers | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Food & Beverage Stores | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -2.1 | |||||
| Grocery Stores | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 0.0 | -2.6 | |||||
| Gasoline Stations | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | -2.4 | |||||
| General Merchandise Stores | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |||||
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | -5.6 | |||||
| Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | |||||
| Utilities | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | |||||
| Transportation & Warehousing | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |||||
| Truck Transportation | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Information | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -2.5 | -4.9 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |||||
| Finance & Insurance | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 4.5 | |||||
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 6.1 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Management of Companies & Enterprises | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 1.9 | 3.4 | |||||
| Educational Services | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |||||
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |||||
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 5.8 | |||||
| Offices of Physicians | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | |||||
| Hospitals | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 4.7 | |||||
| Social Assistance | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 | |||||
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -4.5 | |||||
| Accommodation & Food Services | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Accommodation | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.7 | -3.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Food Services & Drinking Places | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | -1.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Repair & Maintenance | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 65.5 | 65.6 | 64.0 | -0.2 | 2.3 | |||||
| Federal Government | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | |||||
| State Government | 15.5 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 4.0 | |||||
| State Govt. Education | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 10.5 | |||||
| Local Government | 42.7 | 42.8 | 42.0 | -0.2 | 1.7 | |||||
| Local Govt. Education | 22.7 | 23.0 | 22.5 | -1.3 | 0.9 | |||||
| Hospitals | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | |||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| LARAMIE COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
| Mar04 | Apr03 | |||||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | Apr04(p) | Mar04(r) | Apr03(b) | Apr04 | Apr04 | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 39.7 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 27.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |||||
| Nat. Res., Mining & Construction | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -4.0 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 7.1 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 35.8 | 35.7 | 35.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 | -1.9 | |||||
| Information | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | -4.8 | 5.3 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | -9.1 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 7.3 | |||||
| Other Services | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | |||||
| Federal Government | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| State Government | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -2.6 | 0.0 | |||||
| Local Government | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 | -1.7 | |||||
| NATRONA COUNTY* | ||||||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 35.0 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 2.1 | 4.3 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 13.8 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 28.6 | |||||
| Construction | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9.1 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 28.4 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |||||
| Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Information | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 10.3 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -3.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | -1.7 | -1.7 | |||||
| Federal Government | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| State Government | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Local Government | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | -2.3 | -2.3 | |||||
| Local Education | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -3.2 | 0.0 | |||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| CAMPBELL COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
| Mar04 | Apr03 | |||||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | Apr04(p) | Mar04(r) | Apr03(b) | Apr04 | Apr04 | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 3.8 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |||||
| Construction | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 6.2 | -5.6 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 5.3 | |||||
| Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | -6.3 | |||||
| Other Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| SWEETWATER COUNTY | ||||||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | |||||
| Construction | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 13.3 | 6.2 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -8.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | |||||
| Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -14.3 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.1 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TETON COUNTY | ||||||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.5 | -4.6 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 12.4 | 13.0 | 12.5 | -4.6 | -0.8 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -13.0 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.9 | -14.3 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 12.5 | 13.3 | 12.2 | -6.0 | 2.5 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -4.2 | 4.5 | |||||
| Information | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | -13.7 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -4.5 | 5.0 | |||||
Note: Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates
include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural
establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes the
12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the
armed forces are excluded. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Wyoming and
Natrona County are published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.
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