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Table 2: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll and Average Weekly Wages for First Quarter 1999 by Industry

Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
1999 1998 No. Percent 1999 1998 No. Percent 1999 1998 No. Percent
Total 214,000 210,178 3,822 1.8% $1,303,482,787 $1,253,418,538 50,064,249 4.0% $469 $459 10 2.1%
Total Private 159,669 156,614 3,054 2.0% $957,669,825 $919,559,804 38,110,021 4.1% $461 $452 10 2.2%
--Agriculture 2,688 2,567 122 4.7% 11,433,489 10,261,454 1,172,035 11.4% 327 308 20 6.4%
--Mining 15,245 17,126 -1,880 -11.0% 186,727,098 199,501,939 -12,774,841 -6.4% 942 896 46 5.1%
--Construction 14,368 13,139 1,228 9.3% 92,791,387 80,170,457 12,620,930 15.7% 497 469 27 5.8%
--Manufacturing 10,731 10,554 177 1.7% 83,289,682 81,746,044 1,543,638 1.9% 597 596 1 0.2%
--TCPU* 11,113 10,807 306 2.8% 90,630,681 89,686,042 944,639 1.1% 627 638 -11 -1.7%
--Wholesale Trade 7,543 7,684 -141 -1.8% 56,893,429 56,711,630 181,799 0.3% 580 568 12 2.2%
--Retail Trade 43,001 42,269 732 1.7% 146,994,265 137,750,134 9,244,131 6.7% 263 251 12 4.9%
--FIRE** 7,908 8,292 -384 -4.6% 63,516,738 60,121,500 3,395,238 5.6% 618 558 60 10.8%
--Services 47,073 44,178 2,895 6.6% 225,393,056 203,610,604 21,782,452 10.7% 368 355 14 3.9%
Total Government 54,331 53,563 768 1.4% $345,812,962 $333,858,734 11,954,228 3.6% $490 $479 10 2.1%
--Federal Government 6,631 6,601 31 0.5% 59,959,061 60,635,802 -676,741 -1.1% 696 707 -11 -1.6%
--State Government 11,498 11,480 18 0.2% 81,537,812 77,843,111 3,694,701 4.7% 546 522 24 4.6%
--Local Government 36,202 35,483 719 2.0% 204,316,089 195,379,821 8,936,268 4.6% 434 424 11 2.5%

* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate


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