Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

" In over-the-year comparisons, job growth slowed to 0.1 percent in October. Job losses in Mining and Manufacturing were offset by gains in Construction and Services . "

								Percent Change
					Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
WYOMING STATEWIDE*								SEP 02	OCT 01
					OCT02(p)	SEP02(r)	OCT01	OCT 02	OCT 02

TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT					250.5	252.9	250.3	-0.9	0.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING					51.1	50.8	51.6	0.6	-1.0
	Mining				20.1	20.1	20.6	0.0	-2.4
		Coal Mining			5.2	5.3	5.0	-1.9	4.0
		Oil & Gas Extraction			12.0	12.1	12.6	-0.8	-4.8
			Crude Petrol-Natural Gas		3.3	3.3	3.5	0.0	-5.7
			Oil & Gas Field Services		8.7	8.8	9.1	-1.1	-4.4
		Nonmetallic Minerals			2.6	2.6	2.7	0.0	-3.7
	Construction				20.0	20.1	19.5	-0.5	2.6
		General Building Contractors			4.3	4.2	4.3	2.4	0.0
		Heavy Construction			6.3	6.4	6.4	-1.6	-1.6
		Special Trade Construction			9.4	9.5	8.8	-1.1	6.8
	Manufacturing				11.0	10.6	11.5	3.8	-4.3
		Durable Goods			5.0	5.0	5.1	0.0	-2.0
		Nondurable Goods			6.0	5.6	6.4	7.1	-6.3
			Printing & Publishing		1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
			Petroleum & Coal Products		1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING					199.4	202.1	198.7	-1.3	0.4
	Transportation & Public Utilities				14.0	14.1	14.1	-0.7	-0.7
		Transportation			9.2	9.3	9.3	-1.1	-1.1
			Railroad Transportation		2.8	2.9	3.0	-3.4	-6.7
			Trucking & Warehousing		3.9	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0
		Communications			2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
			Telephone Communications		1.0	1.0	1.1	0.0	-9.1
		Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services			2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
			Electric Services		1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
	Trade				55.4	56.4	55.2	-1.8	0.4
		Wholesale Trade			8.4	8.3	8.0	1.2	5.0
			Durable Goods		4.9	4.8	4.8	2.1	2.1
			Nondurable Goods		3.5	3.5	3.2	0.0	9.4
		Retail Trade			47.0	48.1	47.2	-2.3	-0.4
			Building Materials & Garden Supply		2.3	2.3	2.1	0.0	9.5
			General Merchandise Stores		5.5	5.7	5.5	-3.5	0.0
				Department Stores	4.6	4.5	4.6	2.2	0.0
			Food Stores		5.0	5.1	5.2	-2.0	-3.8
			Auto Dealers & Service Stations		8.2	8.2	8.3	0.0	-1.2
				Gas Stations	4.2	4.2	4.4	0.0	-4.5
			Apparel & Accessory Stores		1.2	1.3	1.3	-7.7	-7.7
			Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores		1.6	1.6	1.7	0.0	-5.9
			Eating & Drinking Places		17.4	18.0	17.3	-3.3	0.6
			Miscellaneous Retail		5.8	5.9	5.8	-1.7	0.0
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate				8.3	8.4	8.4	-1.2	-1.2
		Depos-Nondepos & Security Brokers			4.3	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0
			Depository Institutions		3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0
		Insurance			2.0	2.0	1.8	0.0	11.1
	Services				57.8	60.9	57.3	-5.1	0.9
		Hotels & Other Lodging Places			8.7	11.1	8.3	-21.6	4.8
		Personal Services			2.1	2.1	1.9	0.0	10.5
		Business Services			8.5	8.7	8.6	-2.3	-1.2
		Automotive & Misc. Repair Services			3.3	3.3	3.5	0.0	-5.7
		Amusements (Rec Services & Mot. Pics.)			3.1	3.5	3.4	-11.4	-8.8
		Health Services			11.8	11.7	11.7	0.9	0.9
			Offices of Doctors of Medicine		3.0	3.0	2.9	0.0	3.4
		Legal Services			1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0
		Social Services			7.0	6.9	6.7	1.4	4.5
		Membership Organizations			3.6	3.7	3.7	-2.7	-2.7
		Engineering & Management			4.5	4.6	4.4	-2.2	2.3
	Government				63.9	62.3	63.7	2.6	0.3
		Total Federal Government			7.5	8.3	7.6	-9.6	-1.3
			Department of Defense		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
		Total State Government			14.7	14.1	14.3	4.3	2.8
			State Education		5.7	5.0	5.6	14.0	1.8
		Total Local Government			41.7	39.9	41.8	4.5	-0.2
			Local Hospitals		5.5	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0
			Local Education		23.2	21.1	23.4	10.0	-0.9

LARAMIE COUNTY


TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT					38.9	38.8	38.2	0.3	1.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING					4.1	4.0	4.0	2.5	2.5
	Mining & Construction				2.5	2.4	2.4	4.2	4.2
	Manufacturing				1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING					34.8	34.8	34.2	0.0	1.8
	Transportation & Public Utilities				2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0
	Trade				9.3	9.3	8.9	0.0	4.5
		Wholesale Trade			0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
		Retail Trade			8.4	8.4	8.0	0.0	5.0
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate				1.9	1.9	1.8	0.0	5.6
	Services				8.4	8.4	8.3	0.0	1.2
	Total Government				12.3	12.3	12.3	0.0	0.0
		Federal Government			2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0
		State Government			3.8	3.8	3.6	0.0	5.6
		Local Government			6.0	6.0	6.2	0.0	-3.2

NATRONA COUNTY*

TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT					33.8	33.0	33.5	2.4	0.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING					6.0	6.0	6.2	0.0	-3.2
	Mining				2.0	2.0	2.4	0.0	-16.7
	Construction				2.2	2.2	2.1	0.0	4.8
	Manufacturing				1.8	1.8	1.7	0.0	5.9
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING					27.8	27.0	27.3	3.0	1.8
	Transportation & Public Utilities				1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
		Transportation			1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
		Communications & Public Utilities			0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
	Trade				8.8	8.8	8.7	0.0	1.1
		Wholesale Trade			2.5	2.5	2.4	0.0	4.2
		Retail Trade			6.3	6.3	6.3	0.0	0.0
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate				1.3	1.3	1.2	0.0	8.3
	Services				10.2	10.1	10.1	1.0	1.0
		Personal & Business Services			2.3	2.2	2.2	4.5	4.5
		Health Services			3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0
	Government				5.9	5.2	5.7	13.5	3.5
		Federal Government			0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
		State Government			0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
		Local Government			4.5	3.8	4.3	18.4	4.7
			Local Education		3.2	2.4	3.0	33.3	6.7

¹Current 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.
*Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.