Table 6: Wyoming New Firms by Industry and Region, 2008 and 2009
       
Region Shares of Industry Total
 (Row Percent)
As Total
Industry
North-
west
North-east
South-west
South-
east
Central
Non-
classified
State-
wide
Percentage
 
(column percent)
Agriculture 
26.9%
17.9%
13.4%
26.9%
13.4%
1.5%
67
1.7%
Mining
14.8%
18.9%
32.0%
4.7%
26.6%
3.0%
169
4.2%
Utilities
16.7%
0.0%
66.7%
0.0%
0.0%
16.7%
6
0.1%
Construction
14.0%
20.0%
28.7%
19.5%
13.8%
3.9%
912
22.5%
Manufacturing
19.1%
16.2%
32.4%
17.6%
14.7%
0.0%
68
1.7%
Wholesale Trade
13.7%
16.8%
23.6%
19.9%
21.7%
4.3%
161
4.0%
Retail Trade 
16.2%
14.3%
26.7%
19.0%
21.4%
2.4%
210
5.2%
Transportation & Warehousing 
9.1%
19.8%
37.9%
15.1%
15.5%
2.6%
232
5.7%
Information
14.9%
10.6%
27.7%
29.8%
8.5%
8.5%
47
1.2%
Finance & Insurance 
15.1%
8.9%
24.7%
29.5%
12.3%
9.6%
146
3.6%
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 
12.3%
19.4%
39.4%
12.3%
16.1%
0.6%
155
3.8%
Professional & Technical Services 
10.6%
14.9%
26.2%
32.7%
13.6%
2.0%
538
13.3%
Mgmt.of Companies & Enterprises 
19.0%
14.3%
38.1%
23.8%
4.8%
0.0%
21
0.5%
Administrative & Waste Services
9.9%
13.3%
19.9%
30.6%
16.3%
9.9%
392
9.7%
Educational Services
8.9%
22.2%
15.6%
37.8%
13.3%
2.2%
45
1.1%
Health Care & Social Assistance
15.8%
17.9%
18.6%
28.4%
17.5%
1.8%
285
7.0%
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation
27.8%
13.0%
35.2%
18.5%
3.7%
1.9%
54
1.3%
Accommodation & Food Services 
15.5%
21.6%
27.7%
16.0%
18.3%
0.9%
213
5.3%
Other Services 
12.0%
18.2%
26.2%
24.1%
17.6%
1.9%
324
8.0%
Government
25.0%
16.7%
25.0%
8.3%
25.0%
0.0%
12
0.3%
Total
13.5%
17.2%
27.0%
22.7%
16.0%
3.6%
4,057
100.0%