© Copyright 1999 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
Data produced by: Gregg Detweiler, , Senior Economist

"Employment in Wyoming's two metropolitan areas, Laramie County and Natrona County, grew faster (2.2% and 2.9%, respectively) than the statewide average of 1.2 percent."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
AUG 99 (p) JUL 99 (r) AUG 98 JUL-AUG 99 AUG 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 236.9 237.5 234.2 -0.3 1.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 47.0 47.0 46.5 0.0 1.1
--Mining 16.7 16.9 17.3 -1.2 -3.5
----Coal Mining 4.7 4.7 4.6 0.0 2.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.3 8.4 8.9 -1.2 -6.7
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 -3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.8 5.9 6.3 -1.7 -7.9
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0
--Construction 18.8 18.7 18.0 0.5 4.4
----General Building Contractors 4.7 4.6 4.3 2.2 9.3
----Heavy Construction 5.9 5.7 5.5 3.5 7.3
----Special Trade Construction 8.2 8.4 8.2 -2.4 0.0
--Manufacturing 11.5 11.4 11.2 0.9 2.7
----Durable Goods 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0
----Nondurable Goods 6.2 6.1 5.9 1.6 5.1
------Printing & Publishing 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 6.3
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 189.9 190.5 187.7 -0.3 1.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities 14.5 14.5 14.2 0.0 2.1
----Transportation 9.2 9.2 9.0 0.0 2.2
------Railroad Transportation 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.0 3.4
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.0 0.0
----Communications 2.2 2.2 2.1 0.0 4.8
------Telephone Communications 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.0 10.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 3.1 3.1 3.0 0.0 3.3
------Electric Services 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.0 5.3
--Trade 56.2 56.6 55.9 -0.7 0.5
----Wholesale Trade 7.8 8.0 7.8 -2.5 0.0
------Durable Goods 4.4 4.5 4.4 -2.2 0.0
------Nondurable Goods 3.4 3.5 3.4 -2.9 0.0
----Retail Trade 48.4 48.6 48.1 -0.4 0.6
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 2.3 2.3 2.2 0.0 4.5
------General Merchandise Stores 5.4 5.4 5.3 0.0 1.9
--------Department Stores 4.0 3.9 3.9 2.6 2.6
------Food Stores 5.7 5.7 5.7 0.0 0.0
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 8.3 8.4 8.4 -1.2 -1.2
--------Gas Stations 4.4 4.5 4.6 -2.2 -4.3
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.5 1.6 1.5 -6.3 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 18.4 18.4 18.3 0.0 0.5
------Miscellaneous Retail 5.2 5.2 5.1 0.0 2.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.7 8.7 8.8 0.0 -1.1
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0 2.5
------Depository Institutions 3.3 3.3 3.2 0.0 3.1
----Insurance 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
--Services 57.8 58.1 56.4 -0.5 2.5
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 13.6 13.8 13.2 -1.4 3.0
----Personal Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
----Business Services 7.5 7.5 7.1 0.0 5.6
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.4
----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0 2.5
----Health Services 10.4 10.5 10.3 -1.0 1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0
----Legal Services 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.6 5.6 5.4 0.0 3.7
----Membership Organizations 3.4 3.5 3.4 -2.9 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0
--Government 52.7 52.6 52.4 0.2 0.6
----Total Federal Government 7.8 7.8 7.8 0.0 0.0
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 12.8 13.2 12.9 -3.0 -0.8
------State Education 4.5 4.8 4.5 -6.3 0.0
----Total Local Government 32.1 31.6 31.7 1.6 1.3
------Local Hospitals 5.2 5.2 5.1 0.0 2.0
------Local Education 12.9 12.6 12.9 2.4 0.0


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
AUG 99 (p) JUL 99 (r) AUG 98 JUL-AUG 99 AUG 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 36.7 36.7 35.9 0.0 2.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4.4 4.5 4.1 -2.2 7.3
--Mining & Construction 2.6 2.7 2.4 -3.7 8.3
--Manufacturing 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.0 5.9
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 32.3 32.4 31.8 -0.3 1.6
--Transportation and Public Utilities 2.7 2.7 2.6 0.0 3.8
--Trade 8.6 8.6 8.6 0.0 0.0
----Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 7.8 7.7 7.8 1.3 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.3 2.3 2.2 0.0 4.5
--Services 7.9 8.0 7.7 -1.2 2.6
--Total Government 10.8 10.8 10.7 0.0 0.9
----Federal Government 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
----State Government 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
----Local Government 5.0 5.0 4.9 0.0 2.0


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
AUG 99 (p) JUL 99 (r) AUG 98 JUL-AUG 99 AUG 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 31.9 31.6 31.0 0.9 2.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 6.3 6.3 5.8 0.0 8.6
--Manufacturing 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.0 6.7
--Mining 2.0 2.1 2.2 -4.8 -9.1
--Construction 2.7 2.6 2.1 3.8 28.6
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 25.6 25.3 25.2 1.2 1.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0
----Transportation 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
--Trade 8.5 8.5 8.4 0.0 1.2
----Wholesale Trade 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 4.3
----Retail Trade 6.1 6.1 6.1 0.0 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.3 1.2 1.3 8.3 0.0
--Services 9.1 9.0 8.9 1.1 2.2
----Personal & Business Services 2.1 2.0 1.9 5.0 10.5
----Health Services 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0
--Government 4.9 4.8 4.8 2.1 2.1
----Local Government 3.5 3.5 3.4 0.0 2.9
------Local Education 2.0 1.9 1.9 5.3 5.3

* 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. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Subject to revision.
(r) Revised.


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