Table 1: Wyoming New Business Formation Rates by Industry, 2000-2009
| Industry | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Agriculture | 8.8% | 10.7% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| Mining | 13.4% | 19.2% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 5.8% |
| Utilities | 4.3% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 8.2% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Construction | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.0% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 13.5% | 15.7% | 16.0% | 12.8% | 10.2% |
| Manufacturing | 9.8% | 9.2% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 5.0% | 5.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10.6% | 11.5% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 8.6% | 7.1% | 5.5% |
| Retail Trade | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 3.2% |
| Transportation & Warehousing | 13.7% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 8.4% |
| Information | 9.8% | 9.5% | 7.2% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| Finance & Insurance | 8.6% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 6.5% |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 11.3% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 5.5% |
| Professional & Technical Services | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10.8% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 13.6% | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.6% | 9.7% |
| Mgmt.of Companies & Enterprises | 14.3% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 17.9% | 16.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 8.0% |
| Administrative & Waste Services | 17.7% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.9% | 12.5% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 15.3% | 13.8% |
| Educational Services | 15.3% | 13.2% | 23.3% | 20.0% | 14.6% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 17.6% | 9.8% | 15.1% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 6.2% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 8.6% |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation | 8.0% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 6.0% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 7.9% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 10.3% | 11.2% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 8.2% |
| Total: | 10.3% | 10.4% | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 7.8% |