© Copyright 2002
by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
Table 3: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for First Quarter 2002 by Region and County | ||||||||||||
Average Monthly Employment | Total Payroll | Average Weekly Wage | ||||||||||
REGION/ | First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Change | ||||||
County | 2001 | 2002 | No. | % | 2001 | 2002 | Amount | % | 2001 | 2002 | Amt. | % |
TOTAL | 226,099 | 230,067 | 3,969 | 1.8 | $1,533,505,459 | $1,634,891,863 | $101,386,404 | 6.6 | $522 | $547 | $25 | 4.8 |
NORTHWEST | 33,844 | 34,591 | 747 | 2.2 | $199,029,457 | $207,711,579 | $8,682,122 | 4.4 | $452 | $462 | $10 | 2.1 |
Big Horn | 4,020 | 4,009 | -12 | -0.3 | 25,109,161 | 25,492,405 | 383,244 | 1.5 | 480 | 489 | 9 | 1.8 |
Fremont | 13,645 | 14,365 | 720 | 5.3 | 78,830,155 | 86,697,758 | 7,867,603 | 10.0 | 444 | 464 | 20 | 4.5 |
Hot Springs | 1,893 | 1,926 | 33 | 1.7 | 9,912,718 | 9,948,651 | 35,933 | 0.4 | 403 | 397 | -5 | -1.4 |
Park | 10,789 | 10,963 | 174 | 1.6 | 63,728,228 | 64,902,947 | 1,174,719 | 1.8 | 454 | 455 | 1 | 0.2 |
Washakie | 3,497 | 3,327 | -169 | -4.8 | 21,449,195 | 20,669,818 | -779,377 | -3.6 | 472 | 478 | 6 | 1.3 |
NORTHEAST | 35,587 | 37,779 | 2,192 | 6.2 | $256,605,823 | $297,298,417 | $40,692,594 | 15.9 | $555 | $605 | $51 | 9.1 |
Campbell | 18,718 | 20,473 | 1,755 | 9.4 | 158,480,864 | 189,796,521 | 31,315,657 | 19.8 | 651 | 713 | 62 | 9.5 |
Crook | 1,764 | 1,785 | 20 | 1.2 | 10,220,412 | 11,180,622 | 960,210 | 9.4 | 446 | 482 | 36 | 8.1 |
Johnson | 2,444 | 2,642 | 198 | 8.1 | 12,111,758 | 13,977,138 | 1,865,380 | 15.4 | 381 | 407 | 26 | 6.8 |
Sheridan | 10,540 | 10,670 | 130 | 1.2 | 62,206,733 | 67,373,803 | 5,167,070 | 8.3 | 454 | 486 | 32 | 7.0 |
Weston | 2,121 | 2,210 | 89 | 4.2 | 13,586,056 | 14,970,333 | 1,384,277 | 10.2 | 493 | 521 | 28 | 5.8 |
SOUTHWEST | 48,480 | 47,770 | -710 | -1.5 | $362,296,906 | $365,121,155 | $2,824,249 | 0.8 | $575 | $588 | $13 | 2.3 |
Lincoln | 4,718 | 4,737 | 19 | 0.4 | 32,055,697 | 31,086,920 | -968,777 | -3.0 | 523 | 505 | -18 | -3.4 |
Sublette | 2,118 | 2,286 | 168 | 7.9 | 13,052,796 | 14,574,257 | 1,521,461 | 11.7 | 474 | 490 | 16 | 3.4 |
Sweetwater | 18,319 | 17,936 | -383 | -2.1 | 161,517,002 | 158,651,612 | -2,865,390 | -1.8 | 678 | 680 | 2 | 0.3 |
Teton | 15,444 | 14,776 | -668 | -4.3 | 102,926,433 | 101,641,845 | -1,284,588 | -1.2 | 513 | 529 | 16 | 3.2 |
Uinta | 7,881 | 8,035 | 154 | 2.0 | 52,744,978 | 59,166,521 | 6,421,543 | 12.2 | 515 | 566 | 52 | 10.0 |
SOUTHEAST | 57,625 | 58,261 | 636 | 1.1 | $366,762,496 | $390,448,142 | $23,685,646 | 6.5 | $490 | $516 | $26 | 5.3 |
Albany | 14,096 | 14,358 | 262 | 1.9 | 81,807,594 | 90,842,178 | 9,034,584 | 11.0 | 446 | 487 | 40 | 9.0 |
Goshen | 3,964 | 4,005 | 41 | 1.0 | 19,609,621 | 19,751,031 | 141,410 | 0.7 | 381 | 379 | -1 | -0.3 |
Laramie | 35,791 | 36,080 | 289 | 0.8 | 242,999,459 | 256,518,413 | 13,518,954 | 5.6 | 522 | 547 | 25 | 4.7 |
Niobrara | 740 | 753 | 13 | 1.8 | 3,473,440 | 3,799,734 | 326,294 | 9.4 | 361 | 388 | 27 | 7.5 |
Platte | 3,034 | 3,065 | 31 | 1.0 | 18,872,382 | 19,536,786 | 664,404 | 3.5 | 478 | 490 | 12 | 2.5 |
CENTRAL | 41,076 | 41,079 | 3 | 0.0 | $275,239,451 | $281,193,717 | $5,954,266 | 2.2 | $515 | $527 | $11 | 2.2 |
Carbon | 5,908 | 5,951 | 43 | 0.7 | 36,477,222 | 36,927,779 | 450,557 | 1.2 | 475 | 477 | 2 | 0.5 |
Converse | 4,273 | 4,025 | -249 | -5.8 | 27,956,072 | 24,437,887 | -3,518,185 | -12.6 | 503 | 467 | -36 | -7.2 |
Natrona | 30,895 | 31,104 | 209 | 0.7 | 210,806,157 | 219,828,051 | 9,021,894 | 4.3 | 525 | 544 | 19 | 3.6 |
Nonclassified* | 9,487 | 10,588 | 1,101 | 11.6 | $73,571,326 | $93,118,853 | $19,547,527 | 26.6 | $597 | $677 | $80 | 13.4 |
* The employer may be located statewide or in more than one county. |
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