Statewide
CES Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment ¹

	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	AUG 97 (p)	JUL 97 (r)	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT*	226.7	225.6	227.6	0.5	-0.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	43.6	42.9	44.1	1.6	-1.1
--Mining	16.3	16.1	16.7	1.2	-2.4
----Coal Mining	4.7	4.7	4.8	0.0	-2.1
----Oil & Gas Extraction	7.7	7.4	8.0	4.1	-3.7
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services	5.1	4.8	5.4	6.2	-5.6
----Nonmetallic Minerals	3.2	3.3	3.2	-3.0	0.0
--Construction	16.4	15.8	16.3	3.8	0.6
----General Building Contractors	3.8	3.7	3.7	2.7	2.7
----Heavy Construction	5.1	4.8	5.1	6.2	0.0
----Special Trade Construction	7.5	7.3	7.5	2.7	0.0
--Manufacturing	10.9	11.0	11.1	-0.9	-1.8
----Durable Goods	5.2	5.3	5.4	-1.9	-3.7
----Nondurable Goods	5.7	5.7	5.7	0.0	0.0
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	AUG 97 (p)	JUL 97 (r)	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	183.1	182.7	183.5	0.2	-0.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities	14.0	14.0	14.1	0.0	-0.7
----Transportation	8.8	8.9	8.9	-1.1	-1.1
------Railroad Transportation	2.8	2.8	2.9	0.0	-3.4
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0
----Communications	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
------Telephone Communications	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.0	-3.0
------Electric Services	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	AUG 97 (p)	JUL 97 (r)	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
--Trade	55.8	55.6	55.9	0.4	-0.2
----Wholesale Trade	7.5	7.6	7.5	-1.3	0.0
------Durable Goods	4.2	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0
------Nondurable Goods	3.3	3.4	3.3	-2.9	0.0
----Retail Trade	48.3	48.0	48.4	0.6	-0.2
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	5.5	5.5	5.6	0.0	-1.8
--------Department Stores	3.9	3.8	3.9	2.6	0.0
------Food Stores	5.5	5.4	5.5	1.9	0.0
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	8.0	7.9	8.0	1.3	0.0
--------Gas Stations	4.3	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.0	-5.9
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places	19.2	19.2	19.2	0.0	0.0
------Miscellaneous Retail	5.1	5.0	5.0	2.0	2.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.1	8.1	8.1	0.0	0.0
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0
------Depository Institutions	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0
----Insurance	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	AUG 97 (p)	JUL 97 (r)	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
--Services	54.1	54.3	54.1	-0.4	0.0
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	13.2	13.6	13.3	-2.9	-0.8
----Personal Services	1.9	1.8	1.9	5.6	0.0
----Business Services	5.9	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	3.9	3.9	4.0	0.0	-2.5
----Health Services	10.1	10.1	9.9	0.0	2.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
----Social Services	5.0	4.9	5.0	2.0	0.0
----Membership Organizations	3.5	3.6	3.5	-2.8	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0
--Government	51.1	50.7	51.3	0.8	-0.4
----Total Federal Government	7.8	7.8	7.8	0.0	0.0
------Department of Defense	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
----Total State Government	13.1	13.2	13.0	-0.8	0.8
------State Education	4.7	4.7	4.7	0.0	0.0
----Total Local Government	30.2	29.7	30.5	1.7	-1.0
------Local Hospitals	5.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0
------Local Education	11.5	11.2	11.5	2.7	0.0

* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


(1) Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded.


(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.