Table 5: Natrona County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for First Quarter 2004 by Industry

Table 5: Natrona County 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

Amount

%

2003

2004

Amt.

%

Total, All Industries

32,257

33,736

1,479

4.6

$231,485,194

$256,633,148

$25,147,954

10.9

$552

$585

$33

6.0

Total Private (11-99)

26,951

28,418

1,467

5.4

$186,196,829

$211,056,173

$24,859,344

13.4

$531

$571

$40

7.5

Agriculture (11)

96

97

1

1.0

$367,698

$373,270

$5,572

1.5

$294

$295

$1

0.5

Mining (21)

2,083

2,694

611^b

29.3

$24,080,759

$33,046,093

$8,965,334

37.2

$889

$944

$54

6.1

Utilities (22)

90

97

8

8.6

$1,118,506

$1,439,903

$321,397

28.7

$960

$1,138

$178

18.6

Construction (23)

2,031

2,130

100^c

4.9

$14,962,150

$16,758,935

$1,796,785

12.0

$567

$605

$38

6.8

Manufacturing (31-33)

1,449

1,539

90

6.2

$11,540,798

$12,540,110

$999,312

8.7

$613

$627

$14

2.3

Wholesale Trade (42)

2,109

2,293

184

8.7

$20,267,592

$23,176,632

$2,909,040

14.4

$739

$778

$38

5.2

Retail Trade (44-45)

4,536

4,592

55

1.2

$22,929,885

$24,225,285

$1,295,400

5.6

$389

$406

$17

4.4

Transportation & Warehousing (48-49)

881

902

21

2.4

$8,283,261

$7,931,894

-$351,367

-4.2

$724

$676

-$47

-6.5

Information (51)

506

583

77

15.2

$3,453,140

$4,511,552

$1,058,412

30.7

$525

$596

$70

13.4

Finance & Insurance (52)

1,018

1,022

4

0.4

$11,435,922

$12,231,849

$795,927

7.0

$864

$920

$57

6.5

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53)

744

816

72

9.7

$4,869,394

$6,121,008

$1,251,614

25.7

$504

$577

$73

14.6

Professional & Technical Services (54)

1,155

1,216

61

5.3

$9,326,256

$10,494,526

$1,168,270

12.5

$621

$664

$43

6.9

Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55)

14

66

52

380.5^d

$168,298

$2,095,960

$1,927,662

1,145.4^d

$947

$2,455

$1,508

159.2

Administrative & Waste Services (56)

1,632

1,418

-214^e

-13.1

$7,027,483

$6,392,307

-$635,176

-9.0

$331

$347

$16

4.7

Educational Services (61)

125

134

9

7.5

$335,706

$408,163

$72,457

21.6

$207

$234

$27

13.1

Health Care & Social Assistance (62)

4,194

4,352

159

3.8

$30,847,758

$32,722,509

$1,874,751

6.1

$566

$578

$13

2.2

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71)

304

349

45

14.8

$808,406

$1,191,933

$383,527

47.4

$205

$263

$58

28.4

Accommodation & Food Services (72)

2,731

2,856

125

4.6

$6,768,527

$7,545,008

$776,481

11.5

$191

$203

$13

6.6

Other Services (81)

1,255

1,261

6

0.5

$7,605,290

$7,849,236

$243,946

3.2

$466

$479

$13

2.7

Total Government

5,306

5,318

12

0.2

$45,288,365

$45,576,975

$288,610

0.6

$657

$659

$3

0.4

Federal Government

695

0

0.0

$8,962,722

$9,755,769

$793,047

8.8

992

1,080

88

8.9

State Government

705

692

-13

-1.8

$6,526,650

$6,352,450

-$174,200

-2.7

712

706

-6

-0.9

Local Government

3,906

3,932

25

0.6

$29,798,993

$29,468,756

-$330,237

-1.1

587

577

-10

-1.7

^aNorth American Industry Classification System.

^bSeveral new employers. One large employer provided a more detailed breakout. Increase in percentage of lower-paid employees.

^cLarge employer breakout in heavy & civil engineering construction (237) from Lincoln County to Natrona County. Large employer in heavy & civil engineering construction (237) from Natrona County to Sublette County.

^dNew breakout of large company from heavy & civil engineering construction (237) in Lincoln County to management of companies & enterprises (551) in Natrona County. Increase of higher-paid employees. Six workers had executive pay over $700,000.

^eSeveral employer reclassifications and breakouts from administrative & support services (561) to various subsectors and counties.