Table 8:  Wyoming Statewide Employing Units, Employment, and Wages by NAICS Sector, Fourth Quarter 2008
NAICS* Sectors Units Oct 08 Nov 08 Dec 08 08Q4 Average Monthly Employ-ment 08Q4 Total Wages 08Q4 Average Weekly Wage
Total, Statewide   25,183 291,700 285,994 284,741 287,478 $3,177,223,682 $850
Private (NAICS) 11-99 23,647 226,958 221,344 219,865 222,722 $2,472,852,876 $854
--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting  11 422 2,427 2,273 2,188 2,296 18,342,587 615
--Mining 21 1,163 30,440 30,454 30,221 30,372 596,500,382 1,511
--Utilities 22 106 2,497 2,502 2,496 2,498 53,582,316 1,650
--Construction 23 3,985 29,619 28,131 25,877 27,876 367,525,144 1,014
--Manufacturing 31 - 33 635 10,285 10,242 9,981 10,169 130,916,566 990
--Wholesale Trade 42 1,296 9,187 9,228 9,222 9,212 139,491,747 1,165
--Retail Trade 44 - 45 2,659 32,224 32,178 32,352 32,251 209,528,703 500
--Transportation & Warehousing 48 - 49 1,066 9,450 9,455 9,699 9,535 111,650,209 901
--Information 51 358 3,966 3,960 3,988 3,971 37,613,394 729
--Finance & Insurance 52 1,080 7,243 7,229 7,266 7,246 87,761,145 932
--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 53 1,114 4,453 4,369 4,348 4,390 47,246,793 828
--Professional & Technical Services 54 2,466 9,938 9,875 9,969 9,927 147,241,741 1,141
--Management of Companies & Enterprises 55 141 765 757 777 766 17,909,057 1,798
--Administrative & Waste Services 56 1,354 8,303 7,699 7,259 7,754 60,290,302 598
--Educational Services 61 176 1,603 1,518 1,458 1,526 10,703,136 540
--Health Care & Social Assistance 62 1,712 22,404 22,416 22,517 22,446 232,882,984 798
---Ambulatory health care services  621 1,111 8,268 8,258 8,340 8,289 129,613,687 1,203
---Hospitals  622 11 3,296 3,275 3,264 3,278 37,931,083 890
---Nursing & residential care facilities  623 103 4,510 4,524 4,570 4,535 31,097,068 527
---Social assistance  624 487 6,330 6,359 6,343 6,344 34,241,146 415
--Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  71 400 2,775 2,246 2,270 2,430 11,523,065 365
--Accommodation & Food Services 72 1,815 30,987 28,469 29,622 29,693 122,268,227 317
--Other Services, Except Public Administration 81 1,699 8,392 8,343 8,355 8,363 69,875,378 643
Total Government   1,536 64,742 64,650 64,876 64,756 $704,370,806 $837
--Federal Government 426 7,405 7,084 7,101 7,197 111,253,138 1,189
--State Government 484 12,920 12,921 12,985 12,942 157,558,063 936
--Local Government 626 44,417 44,645 44,790 44,617 435,559,605 751
*  North American Industry Classification System.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW EXPO (Second Run:  July 2009)
Prepared 07/23/2009  Nancy Brennan
Preliminary:  Subject to Revision
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