Table 3: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for First Quarter by Industry, 2003 and 2004

Average Monthly Employment

Total Payroll

Average Weekly Wage

First Quarter

Change

First Quarter

Change

First Quarter

Change

Industry Title and NAICS^a Sector

2003

2004

No.

%

2003

2004

Amt.

%

2003

2004

Amt.

%

Total, All Industries

230,429

237,520

7,091

3.1

$1,678,259,943

$1,798,842,050

$120,582,107

7.2

$560

$583

$22

4.0

Total Private (11-99)

171,747

177,118

5,371

3.1

$1,221,749,681

$1,322,616,504

$100,866,823

8.3

$547

$574

$27

5.0

Agriculture (11)

1,984

2,077

93

4.7

$10,661,608

$11,860,830

$1,199,222

11.2

$413

$439

$26

6.3

Mining (21)

17,278

19,071

1,792

10.4

$248,007,450

$282,522,492

$34,515,042

13.9

$1,104

$1,140

$35

3.2

Utilities (22)

2,088

2,161

72

3.5

$28,335,010

$31,194,697

$2,859,687

10.1

$1,044

$1,111

$67

6.4

Construction (23)

16,464

16,801

337

2.0

$127,097,174

$132,792,855

$5,695,681

4.5

$594

$608

$14

2.4

Manufacturing (31-33)

8,934

9,100

166

1.9

$84,901,816

$87,350,273

$2,448,457

2.9

$731

$738

$7

1.0

Wholesale Trade (42)

6,864

7,154

290

4.2

$65,266,190

$70,355,010

$5,088,820

7.8

$731

$757

$25

3.4

Retail Trade (44-45)

28,475

28,772

296

1.0

$140,059,851

$144,100,717

$4,040,866

2.9

$378

$385

$7

1.8

Transportation & Warehousing (48-49)

6,829

7,114

285

4.2

$53,174,685

$55,848,358

$2,673,673

5.0

$599

$604

$5

0.8

Information (51)

4,154

4,269

115

2.8

$28,912,363

$32,514,506

$3,602,143

12.5

$535

$586

$50

9.4

Finance & Insurance (52)

6,567

6,836

269

4.1

$67,536,200

$66,710,427

-$825,773

-1.2

$791

$751

-$40

-5.1

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53)

3,218

3,422

204

6.3

$19,710,534

$21,682,303

$1,971,769

10.0

$471

$487

$16

3.4

Professional & Technical Services (54)

7,361

7,547

186

2.5

$58,985,860

$63,253,567

$4,267,707

7.2

$616

$645

$28

4.6

Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55)

505

713

208

41.3

$6,525,667

$19,267,187

$12,741,520^b

195.3

$994

$2,078

$1,084

109.0

Administrative & Waste Services (56)

6,520

6,053

-467^c

-7.2

$33,190,231

$33,304,463

$114,232

0.3

$392

$423

$32

8.1

Educational Services (61)

1,093

1,233

140

12.8

$5,435,501

$6,296,297

$860,796

15.8

$382

$393

$10

2.7

Health Care & Social Assistance (62)

18,495

19,109

614^d

3.3

$124,588,344

$133,925,132

$9,336,788

7.5

$518

$539

$21

4.0

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71)

2,109

2,245

136

6.4

$8,851,707

$8,865,032

$13,325

0.2

$323

$304

-$19

-5.9

Accommodation & Food Services (72)

25,456

26,127

671

2.6

$72,989,640

$82,397,594

$9,407,954

12.9

$221

$243

$22

10.0

Other Services (81)

7,351

7,314

-36

-0.5

$37,519,850

$38,374,764

$854,914

2.3

$393

$404

$11

2.8

Total Government

58,683

60,403

1,720

2.9

$456,510,262

$476,225,546

$19,715,284

4.3

$598

$606

$8

1.3

Federal Government

7,115

7,118

3

0.0

$78,793,240

$86,023,556

$7,230,316

9.2

852

930

78

9.1

State Government

12,587

14,113

1,527^e

12.1

$113,146,647

$117,671,164

$4,524,517

4.0

691

641

-50

-7.3

Local Government

38,981

39,171

190^f

0.5

$264,570,375

$272,530,826

$7,960,451

3.0

522

535

13

2.5

^aNorth American Industry Classification System.

^bOne CEO paid in excess of $4.6 million. Noneconomic code change employment increase of 166 from Mining (21) and Construction (23).

^cDecrease mostly due to various large employers' code changes from administrative & support services (561) to various subsectors.

^dIncrease partially due to large employer code change from administrative & support services (561) to social assistance (624). Large employer ownership change in

nursing & residential care facilities (623) from private ownership to local government ownership.

^eIncrease of approximately 1,500 employees and $2 million due to new payroll system in place first quarter 2004.

^fIncrease due to large employer ownership change in nursing & residential care facilities (623) from private ownership to local government ownership.