WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS

Vol. 43 No. 9

Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

The seasonal job decrease in Government was partially offset by gains in Construction, Retail Trade, and Leisure & Hospitality.

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							Percent Change
				Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
WYOMING STATEWIDE							JUN 06	JUL 05

				JUL06(p)	JUN06(r)	JUL05	JUL 06	JUL 06
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT				281.1	284.0	271.0	-1.0	3.7
TOTAL PRIVATE				219.5	216.7	210.0	1.3	4.5
GOODS PRODUCING				60.6	59.8	55.5	1.3	9.2
Natural Resources & Mining				25.9	25.9	23.2	0.0	11.6
	Mining			25.8	25.6	23.0	0.8	12.2
		Oil & Gas Extraction		4.1	4.2	3.8	-2.4	7.9
		Mining except Oil & Gas		8.6	8.6	7.9	0.0	8.9
			Coal Mining	5.8	5.8	5.1	0.0	13.7
		Support Activities for Mining		13.1	12.8	11.3	2.3	15.9
			Support Activities for Oil & Gas	8.8	8.8	7.9	0.0	11.4
Construction				24.6	23.8	22.6	3.4	8.8
	Construction of Buildings			5.2	5.0	4.8	4.0	8.3
	Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction			7.2	6.9	6.5	4.3	10.8
	Specialty Trade Contractors			12.2	11.9	11.3	2.5	8.0
Manufacturing				10.1	10.1	9.7	0.0	4.1
	Durable Goods			5.5	5.5	5.2	0.0	5.8
	Non-Durable Goods			4.6	4.6	4.5	0.0	2.2
SERVICE PROVIDING				220.5	224.2	215.5	-1.7	2.3
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities				54.1	53.7	52.4	0.7	3.2
	Wholesale Trade			8.3	8.3	7.9	0.0	5.1
		Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods		5.2	5.2	4.7	0.0	10.6
	Retail Trade			32.2	31.8	31.7	1.3	1.6
		Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers		4.6	4.6	4.4	0.0	4.5
		Building Material & Garden Supplies Dealers		2.9	2.9	2.8	0.0	3.6
		Food & Beverage Stores		4.8	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0
			Grocery Stores	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0
		Gasoline Stations		4.3	4.2	4.3	2.4	0.0
		General Merchandise Stores		6.4	6.3	6.4	1.6	0.0
		Miscellaneous Store Retailers		2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
	Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities			13.6	13.6	12.8	0.0	6.2
		Utilities		2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0
		Transportation & Warehousing		11.3	11.3	10.5	0.0	7.6
			Truck Transportation	4.0	4.0	3.7	0.0	8.1
Information				4.4	4.4	4.3	0.0	2.3
Financial Activities				11.4	11.3	10.9	0.9	4.6
	Finance & Insurance			7.1	7.0	6.8	1.4	4.4
	Real Estate & Rental & Leasing			4.3	4.3	4.1	0.0	4.9
Professional & Business Services				17.6	17.5	16.8	0.6	4.8
	Professional, Scientific & Technical Services			8.8	8.9	8.3	-1.1	6.0
		Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services		2.7	2.7	2.5	0.0	8.0
	Management of Companies & Enterprises			0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
	Administrative & Support & Waste Services			8.0	7.8	7.7	2.6	3.9
Educational & Health Services				22.5	22.6	22.0	-0.4	2.3
	Educational Services			2.4	2.2	2.3	9.1	4.3
	Health Care & Social Assistance			20.1	20.4	19.7	-1.5	2.0
		Ambulatory Health Care Services		7.7	7.7	7.4	0.0	4.1
			Offices of Physicians	3.0	3.1	3.0	-3.2	0.0
		Hospitals		2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0
		Nursing & Residential Care Facilities		4.4	4.5	4.4	-2.2	0.0
		Social Assistance		5.1	5.3	5.0	-3.8	2.0
Leisure & Hospitality				38.7	37.2	38.0	4.0	1.8
	Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation			3.7	3.4	3.7	8.8	0.0
	Accommodation & Food Services			35.0	33.8	34.3	3.6	2.0
		Accommodation		15.0	14.2	14.5	5.6	3.4
		Food Services & Drinking Places		20.0	19.6	19.8	2.0	1.0
Other Services				10.2	10.2	10.1	0.0	1.0
	Repair & Maintenance			3.4	3.3	3.2	3.0	6.2
Government				61.6	67.3	61.0	-8.5	1.0
	Federal Government			8.1	8.0	8.3	1.3	-2.4
	State Government			15.1	15.6	15.0	-3.2	0.7
		State Govt. Education		5.6	6.1	5.7	-8.2	-1.8
	Local Government			38.4	43.7	37.7	-12.1	1.9
		Local Govt Education		16.0	21.5	15.7	-25.6	1.9
		Hospitals		6.1	6.1	6.0	0.0	1.7




							Percent Change
				Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
LARAMIE COUNTY							JUN 06	JUL 05

				JUL06(p)	JUN06(r)	JUL05	JUL 06	JUL 06
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT				44.0	43.7	42.3	0.7	4.0
TOTAL PRIVATE				31.4	30.7	29.8	2.3	5.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				5.2	4.9	4.6	6.1	13.0
	Nat. Res., Mining & Construction			3.5	3.3	3.0	6.1	16.7
	Manufacturing			1.7	1.6	1.6	6.2	6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING				38.8	38.8	37.7	0.0	2.9
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities			9.5	9.4	9.1	1.1	4.4
		Wholesale Trade		0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
		Retail Trade		5.9	5.8	5.8	1.7	1.7
		Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities		2.8	2.8	2.5	0.0	12.0
	Information			1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
	Financial Activities			2.1	2.0	2.0	5.0	5.0
	Professional & Business Services			3.6	3.5	3.3	2.9	9.1
	Educational & Health Services			3.5	3.5	3.3	0.0	6.1
	Leisure & Hospitality			4.8	4.7	4.8	2.1	0.0
	Other Services			1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
	Government			12.6	13.0	12.5	-3.1	0.8
		Federal Government		2.5	2.5	2.6	0.0	-3.8
		State Government		3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0
		Local Government		6.2	6.6	6.0	-6.1	3.3
			Local Education	2.7	3.4	2.7	-20.6	0.0


NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT				38.6	39.2	37.0	-1.5	4.3
TOTAL PRIVATE				33.6	33.4	32.2	0.6	4.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				9.0	8.9	8.0	1.1	12.5
	Natural Resources & Mining			4.3	4.3	3.5	0.0	22.9
	Construction			2.8	2.7	2.7	3.7	3.7
	Manufacturing			1.9	1.9	1.8	0.0	5.6
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING				29.6	30.3	29.0	-2.3	2.1
	Trade, Transportation, & Utilities			8.6	8.6	8.6	0.0	0.0
		Wholesale Trade		2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0
		Retail Trade		4.9	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0
		Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities		1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
	Information			0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
	Financial Activities			2.0	2.0	1.9	0.0	5.3
	Professional & Business Services			3.1	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.3
	Educational & Health Services			4.7	4.7	4.6	0.0	2.2
	Leisure & Hospitality			3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0	0.0
	Other Services			1.8	1.8	1.7	0.0	5.9
	Government			5.0	5.8	4.8	-13.8	4.2
		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		3.6	4.4	3.4	-18.2	5.9
			Local Education	2.0	2.8	1.9	-28.6	5.3

					Percent Change
		Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
Campbell County					Jun06	Jul05

		Jul06	Jun06	Jul05	Jul06	Jul06
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT		26.1	26.5	24.1	-1.5	8.3
TOTAL PRIVATE		22.6	22.4	20.6	0.9	9.7
GOODS PRODUCING		11.5	11.3	10.1	1.8	13.9
	Natural Resources & Mining	7.9	7.8	7.0	1.3	12.9
	Construction	3.0	2.9	2.5	3.4	20.0
	Manufacturing	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING		14.6	15.2	14.0	-3.9	4.3
	Trade, Transport., & Utilities	4.9	4.9	4.6	0.0	6.5
	Information	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
	Financial Activities	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
	Professional & Bus. Services	1.8	1.8	1.6	0.0	12.5
	Educational & Health Serv.	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
	Leisure & Hospitality	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
	Other Services	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.0	12.5
GOVERNMENT		3.5	4.1	3.5	-14.6	0.0


					Percent Change
		Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
Sweetwater County					Jun06	Jul05

		Jul06	Jun06	Jul05	Jul06	Jul06
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT		23.8	24.2	22.4	-1.7	6.3
TOTAL PRIVATE		20.2	20.0	18.8	1.0	7.4
GOODS PRODUCING		8.8	8.7	7.9	1.1	11.4
	Natural Resources & Mining	5.6	5.5	4.8	1.8	16.7
	Construction	1.9	1.9	1.8	0.0	5.6
	Manufacturing	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING		15.0	15.5	14.5	-3.2	3.4
	Trade, Transport., & Utilities	5.0	5.0	4.6	0.0	8.7
	Information	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
	Financial Activities	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
	Professional & Bus. Services	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.0	-8.3
	Educational & Health Serv.	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
	Leisure & Hospitality	2.6	2.6	2.4	0.0	8.3
	Other Services	0.8	0.7	0.8	14.3	0.0
GOVERNMENT		3.6	4.2	3.6	-14.3	0.0

					Percent Change
		Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
Teton County					Jun06	Jul05

		Jul06	Jun06	Jul05	Jul06	Jul06
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT		21.7	20.6	20.6	5.3	5.3
TOTAL PRIVATE		19.3	18.2	18.3	6.0	5.5
GOODS PRODUCING		2.8	2.8	2.5	0.0	12.0
	Nat. Res., Mining & Const.	2.6	2.6	2.3	0.0	13.0
	Manufacturing	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING		18.9	17.8	18.1	6.2	4.4
	Trade, Transport., & Utilities	2.8	2.7	2.7	3.7	3.7
	Information	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
	Financial Activities	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.0	11.1
	Professional & Bus. Services	1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0
	Educational & Health Serv.	1.0	0.9	1.0	11.1	0.0
	Leisure & Hospitality	9.0	8.2	8.5	9.8	5.9
	Other Services	0.6	0.5	0.6	20.0	0.0
GOVERNMENT		2.4	2.4	2.3	0.0	4.3

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