© Copyright 2006 by
the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 12
Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Data produced by: David
Bullard, Senior Economist
Wyoming
Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona
County |
Campbell
County
| Sweetwater
County | Teton
County
Government employment rose from August to September as public schools and colleges began a new school year.
Percent Change | ||||||||||
Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | |||||||||
WYOMING STATEWIDE* | Sep05 | Oct04 | ||||||||
Oct05(p) | Sep05(r) | Oct04(b) | Oct05 | Oct05 | ||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 265.8 | 268.6 | 258.3 | -1.0 | 2.9 | |||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 199.2 | 203.8 | 192.5 | -2.3 | 3.5 | |||||
GOODS PRODUCING | 54.6 | 55.1 | 50.9 | -0.9 | 7.3 | |||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 23.2 | 23.1 | 21.2 | 0.4 | 9.4 | |||||
Mining | 23.0 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 9.0 | |||||
Oil & Gas Extraction | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8.6 | |||||
Mining except Oil & Gas | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 4.1 | |||||
Coal Mining | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 | |||||
Support Activities for Mining | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 12.7 | |||||
Support Activities for Oil & Gas | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 8.7 | |||||
Construction | 21.4 | 22.1 | 19.9 | -3.2 | 7.5 | |||||
Construction of Buildings | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -2.1 | 12.2 | |||||
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 | -6.1 | 19.2 | |||||
Specialty Trade Contractors | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.6 | -1.9 | 0.0 | |||||
Manufacturing | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |||||
Durable Goods | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | |||||
Non-Durable Goods | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | -2.1 | |||||
SERVICE PROVIDING | 211.2 | 213.5 | 207.4 | -1.1 | 1.8 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 50.7 | 51.2 | 49.7 | -1.0 | 2.0 | |||||
Wholesale Trade | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | |||||
Retail Trade | 30.4 | 31.0 | 30.1 | -1.9 | 1.0 | |||||
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Building Material & Garden Supplies Dealers | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | |||||
Food & Beverage Stores | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | -2.1 | -2.1 | |||||
Grocery Stores | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -2.6 | -2.6 | |||||
Gasoline Stations | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | -2.4 | -2.4 | |||||
General Merchandise Stores | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | -3.2 | 7.0 | |||||
Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -5.3 | -5.3 | |||||
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |||||
Utilities | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -4.3 | 0.0 | |||||
Transportation & Warehousing | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |||||
Truck Transportation | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 8.6 | |||||
Information | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 4.8 | |||||
Financial Activities | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | -1.8 | 1.9 | |||||
Finance & Insurance | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -1.4 | 0.0 | |||||
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -2.5 | 5.4 | |||||
Professional & Business Services | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.3 | -0.6 | 2.6 | |||||
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | -1.2 | 2.6 | |||||
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.5 | |||||
Management of Companies & Enterprises | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||||
Educational & Health Services | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | |||||
Educational Services | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |||||
Health Care & Social Assistance | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |||||
Ambulatory Health Care Services | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 4.0 | |||||
Offices of Physicians | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Hospitals | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |||||
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | -2.2 | 2.3 | |||||
Social Assistance | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 30.9 | 34.4 | 30.4 | -10.2 | 1.6 | |||||
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | -15.6 | 0.0 | |||||
Accommodation & Food Services | 28.2 | 31.2 | 27.7 | -9.6 | 1.8 | |||||
Accommodation | 9.8 | 12.0 | 9.4 | -18.3 | 4.3 | |||||
Food Services & Drinking Places | 18.4 | 19.2 | 18.3 | -4.2 | 0.5 | |||||
Other Services | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | -2.0 | -1.0 | |||||
Repair & Maintenance | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | |||||
GOVERNMENT | 66.6 | 64.8 | 65.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | |||||
Federal Government | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | -5.0 | -1.3 | |||||
State Government | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |||||
State Govt. Education | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 1.5 | |||||
Local Government | 43.3 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | |||||
Local Govt. Education | 22.5 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 1.4 | |||||
Hospitals | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 3.5 | |||||
Percent Change | ||||||||||
LARAMIE COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
Sep05 | Oct04 | |||||||||
Oct05(p) | Sep05(r) | Oct04(b) | Oct05 | Oct05 | ||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 41.5 | 41.7 | 40.9 | -0.5 | 1.5 | |||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 28.8 | 29.0 | 28.4 | -0.7 | 1.4 | |||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | -4.4 | 0.0 | |||||
Nat. Res., Mining & Construction | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -6.9 | 0.0 | |||||
Manufacturing | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 37.2 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Retail Trade | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Information | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Financial Activities | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Professional & Business Services | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.5 | |||||
Educational & Health Services | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -4.3 | 0.0 | |||||
Other Services | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
GOVERNMENT | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | |||||
Federal Government | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
State Government | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -2.6 | 0.0 | |||||
Local Government | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | |||||
Local Education | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |||||
Percent Change | ||||||||||
NATRONA COUNTY* | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
38934.0 | 38964.0 | |||||||||
Sep05(p) | Aug05(r) | Sep04(b) | 38965.0 | 38965.0 | ||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 38.1 | 37.8 | 36.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | |||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 32.3 | 32.2 | 30.9 | 0.3 | 4.5 | |||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 5.3 | |||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 5.9 | |||||
Construction | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Manufacturing | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 30.1 | 29.8 | 29.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 4.8 | |||||
Wholesale Trade | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Retail Trade | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 8.3 | |||||
Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Information | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | |||||
Financial Activities | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -5.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Professional & Business Services | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Educational & Health Services | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 4.3 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 8.8 | |||||
Other Services | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
GOVERNMENT | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | |||||
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 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | |||||
Local Education | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | |||||
Percent Change | ||||||||||
CAMPBELL COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
Sep05 | Oct04 | |||||||||
Oct05(p) | Sep05(r) | Oct04(b) | Oct05 | Oct05 | ||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 23.9 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 8.1 | |||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 20.0 | 20.1 | 18.2 | -0.5 | 9.9 | |||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.0 | -1.0 | 8.9 | |||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 6.2 | |||||
Construction | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | -4.0 | 14.3 | |||||
Manufacturing | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 20.0 | |||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 7.6 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |||||
Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Financial Activities | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 20.0 | |||||
Professional & Business Services | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 23.1 | |||||
Educational & Health Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 5.9 | |||||
Other Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
GOVERNMENT | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |||||
Percent Change | ||||||||||
SWEETWATER COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
Sep05 | Oct04 | |||||||||
Sep05(p) | Aug05(r) | Sep04(b) | Oct05 | Oct05 | ||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 23.4 | 23.3 | 21.6 | 0.4 | 8.3 | |||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 9.8 | |||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 18.3 | |||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 14.0 | |||||
Construction | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 35.3 | |||||
Manufacturing | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | |||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 6.8 | |||||
Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Financial Activities | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |||||
Professional & Business Services | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | |||||
Educational & Health Services | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -4.2 | -4.2 | |||||
Other Services | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
GOVERNMENT | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |||||
Percent Change | ||||||||||
TETON COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
Sep05 | Oct04 | |||||||||
Sep05(p) | Aug05(r) | Sep04(b) | Oct05 | Oct05 | ||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 16.3 | 18.5 | 16.2 | -11.9 | 0.6 | |||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 14.0 | 16.2 | 14.1 | -13.6 | -0.7 | |||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Manufacturing | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 13.9 | 16.1 | 13.8 | -13.7 | 0.7 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -8.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -33.3 | |||||
Financial Activities | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |||||
Professional & Business Services | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 | |||||
Educational & Health Services | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -11.1 | 0.0 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 5.2 | 7.1 | 5.4 | -26.8 | -3.7 | |||||
Other Services | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
GOVERNMENT | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
Note: Current 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. Wyoming
, Laramie County, and Natrona County are published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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