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Table 2: Wyoming New Hires and Jobs Worked* by Industry 1994-97

1994 1995 1996 1997
Industry New Hires Jobs Row Percent New Hires Jobs Row Percent New Hires Jobs Row Percent New Hires Jobs Row Percent
Agriculture 1,671 2,821 59.2 2,140 2,946 72.6 2,688 3,051 88.1 3,053 3,163 96.5
Mining 2,896 17,749 16.3 3,032 16,947 17.9 3,764 15,884 23.7 5,676 16,832 33.7
Construction 8,549 13,708 62.4 10,369 14,195 73.0 12,090 14,233 84.9 15,117 15,051 100.4
Manufacturing 2,761 10,017 27.6 2,956 9,720 30.4 3,734 10,791 34.6 4,190 10,743 39.0
TCPU** 2,344 11,560 20.3 2,706 11,231 24.1 3,166 11,035 28.7 3,688 11,015 33.5
Wholesale Trade 1,532 7,184 21.3 1,935 7,447 26.0 2,179 7,365 29.6 2,821 7,732 36.5
Retail Trade 20,727 42,970 48.2 28,463 44,231 64.3 33,469 44,795 74.7 38,894 44,840 86.7
FIRE*** 1,509 7,843 19.2 1,857 7,855 23.6 2,106 7,901 26.7 2,690 8,127 33.1
Services 25,380 42,433 59.9 32,200 44,662 72.1 38,221 45,652 83.7 42,013 46,641 90.1
Public Administration 3,068 53,142 5.8 2,597 52,982 4.9 3,418 52,993 6.5 3,500 52,915 6.6
Unknown 755 N/A1 N/A 749 N/A N/A 1,004 N/A N/A 725 N/A N/A
Total 71,192 209,431 34.0 89,004 212,217 41.9 105,839 213,699 49.5 122,367 217,060 56.4

* The sum of monthly job totals for each year from the ES-202 Quarterly Unemployment Insurance (QUI) employer file divided by 12.
** Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities
*** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate
1 Not Applicable.
Please note: Totals may not sum due to rounding.


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