Table 3:  Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for First Quarter by Industry, 2004 and 2005
                         
  Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
                     
  First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
Industry Title and NAICSa Sector 2004 2005 No. % 2004 2005 Amount % 2004 2005 Amt.  %
                         
Total, All Industries  237,469     243,807 6,337 2.7 $1,800,808,083 $1,919,574,230 $118,766,147 6.6 $583 $606 $22 3.8
                         
Total Private (11-99)  177,087     182,704 5,617 3.2 1,323,458,127 1,422,077,872 98,619,745 7.5 575 599 24 4.1
  Agriculture (11)      2,070         1,954 -116 -5.6           11,807,259           11,475,483 -331,776 -2.8       439     452 13 3.0
  Mining (21)    19,086       21,230 2,144 11.2         282,594,880         323,938,510 41,343,630 14.6    1,139  1,174 35 3.1
  Utilities (22)      2,161         2,231 71 3.3           31,194,984           32,604,525 1,409,541 4.5    1,111  1,124 13 1.2
  Construction (23)    16,772       17,523 751 4.5         132,731,545         138,389,250 5,657,705 4.3       609     608 -1 -0.2
  Manufacturing (31-33)      9,110         9,445 335b 3.7           87,394,240           93,989,081 6,594,841 7.5       738     765 28 3.7
  Wholesale Trade (42)      7,170         7,407 237 3.3           70,750,173           77,002,338 6,252,165 8.8       759     800 41 5.4
  Retail Trade (44-45)    28,743       28,934 191 0.7         144,038,607         148,104,936 4,066,329 2.8       385     394 8 2.1
  Transportation & Warehousing (48-49)      7,062         7,372 310 4.4           55,807,767           61,039,407 5,231,640 9.4       608     637 29 4.8
  Information (51)      4,268         4,275 7 0.2           32,517,449           30,852,177 -1,665,272 -5.1       586     555 -31 -5.3
  Finance & Insurance (52)      6,835         6,739 -96 -1.4           66,850,874           68,346,698 1,495,824 2.2       752     780 28 3.7
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53)      3,432         3,722 290 8.4           21,707,711           25,985,210 4,277,499 19.7       486     537 51 10.4
  Professional & Technical Services (54)      7,541         8,082 541 7.2           63,350,622           73,403,523 10,052,901 15.9       646     699 52 8.1
  Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55)        706           772 66 9.4           19,259,785           16,687,705 -2,572,080 -13.4    2,098  1,662 -436 -20.8
  Administrative & Waste Services (56)      6,078         5,919 -159c -2.6           33,398,659           31,203,444 -2,195,215 -6.6       423     406 -17 -4.1
  Educational Services (61)      1,238         1,248 10 0.8             6,297,926             6,908,110 610,184 9.7       391     426 35 8.8
  Health Care & Social Assistance (62)    19,123       19,681 558 2.9         134,084,005         143,573,145 9,489,140 7.1       539     561 22 4.0
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71)      2,240         2,139 -101 -4.5             8,852,378             8,514,893 -337,485 -3.8       304     306 2 0.7
  Accommodation & Food Services (72)    26,141       26,734 592 2.3           82,461,761           89,943,710 7,481,949 9.1       243     259 16 6.7
  Other Services (81)      7,311         7,297 -14 -0.2           38,357,502           40,108,683 1,751,181 4.6       404     423 19 4.8
                         
Total Government    60,383       61,103 720 1.2 $477,349,956 $497,496,358 $20,146,402 4.2 $608 $626 $18 3.0
  Federal Government      7,126         7,066 -60 -0.8           86,675,439           87,665,482 990,043 1.1       936     954 19 2.0
  State Government    14,108       14,186 78 0.6         117,659,161         119,761,828 2,102,667 1.8       642     649 8 1.2
  Local Government    39,149       39,851 702 1.8         273,015,356         290,069,048 17,053,692 6.2       536     560 23 4.4
                         
aNorth American Industry Classification System.
bIncrease partially due to noneconomic code changes of employers from mining (21) and construction (23) to manufacturing (31-33)
cLarge employer downsized, laid off employees.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

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