Table 6: Laramie County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for First Quarter 2004 by Industry

Table 6: Laramie 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

37,946

38,814

869

2.3

$276,355,607

$295,742,041

$19,386,434

7.0

$560

$586

26

4.6

Total Private (11-99)

25,789

26,641

852

3.3

$165,693,182

$180,903,264

$15,210,082

9.2

$494

$522

28

5.7

Agriculture (11)

169

159

-10

-6.1

$947,501

$921,057

-$26,444

-2.8

$431

$447

15

3.5

Mining (21)

85

80

-5

-5.9

$926,177

$872,857

-$53,320

-5.8

$835

$836

1

0.1

Utilities (22)

114

111

-3

-2.6

$1,609,095

$1,754,599

$145,504

9.0

$1,086

$1,216

130

12.0

Construction (23)

2,202

2,326

123

5.6

$15,011,492

$17,483,844

$2,472,352

16.5

$524

$578

54

10.3

Manufacturing (31-33)

1,425

1,551

126^b

8.8

$13,794,027

$16,204,609

$2,410,582

17.5

$745

$804

59

8.0

Wholesale Trade (42)

699

706

6

0.9

$6,541,083

$6,716,591

$175,508

2.7

$719

$732

13

1.8

Retail Trade (44-45)

5,340

5,289

-51^c

-1.0

$28,075,686

$27,717,446

-$358,240

-1.3

$404

$403

-1

-0.3

Transportation & Warehousing (48-49)

1,362

1,476

114

8.4

$8,996,972

$10,011,668

$1,014,696

11.3

$508

$522

14

2.7

Information (51)

1,064

1,065

1

0.1

$9,282,167

$10,341,589

$1,059,422

11.4

$671

$747

76

11.3

Finance & Insurance (52)

1,487

1,525

38

2.5

$14,223,263

$14,517,607

$294,344

2.1

$736

$732

-3

-0.5

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53)

373

448

75

20.1

$2,966,743

$3,022,483

$55,740

1.9

$612

$519

-93

-15.2

Professional & Technical Services (54)

1,290

1,410

120^d

9.3

$11,515,077

$12,776,574

$1,261,497

11.0

$687

$697

10

1.5

Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55)

155

146

-8

-5.4

$1,473,340

$1,942,416

$469,076^e

31.8

$733

$1,021

288

39.3

Administrative & Waste Services (56)

1,713

1,753

40

2.4

$9,442,961

$9,981,090

$538,129

5.7

$424

$438

14

3.3

Educational Services (61)

95

108

13

13.7

$335,342

$472,330

$136,988

40.9

$272

$337

65

23.8

Health Care & Social Assistance (62)

2,835

3,009

174

6.1

$22,151,943

$23,457,524

$1,305,581

5.9

$601

$600

-1

-0.2

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71)

281

245

-36

-12.8

$679,220

$709,976

$30,756

4.5

$186

$223

37

19.9

Accommodation & Food Services (72)

3,832

3,997

165

4.3

$11,075,928

$15,343,595

$4,267,667

38.5

$222

$295

73

32.8

Other Services (81)

1,268

1,239

-29^f

-2.3

$6,645,165

$6,655,409

$10,244

0.2

$403

$413

10

2.5

Total Government

12,157

12,173

16

0.1

$110,662,425

$114,838,777

$4,176,352

3.8

$700

$726

25

3.6

Federal Government

2,542

2,609

68

2.7

$30,020,404

$32,752,243

$2,731,839

9.1

$909

$966

57

6.3

State Government

3,861

3,815

-46

-1.2

$37,790,521

$37,595,930

-$194,591

-0.5

$753

$758

5

0.7

Local Government

5,754

5,749

-5

-0.1

$42,851,500

$44,490,604

$1,639,104

3.8

$573

$595

22

3.9

^aNorth American Industry Classification System.

^bIncrease partially due to medium employer code change to chemical manufacturing (325) from merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (425).

^cDecrease due to several medium employers with code changes from food & beverage stores (445) to food services & drinking places (722) and merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424).

^dIncrease partially due to large employer code change to professional & technical services (541) from administrative support services (561).

^eTwo employees received executive pay in excess of $350,000.

^fDecrease due to medium employer code change from repair & maintenance (811) to telecommunications (517).