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December 2009

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Labor Market Information

 

Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

More than half of the over-the-year job losses were from two sectors: natural resources & mining (-6,000 jobs, or -19.8%) and construction (-5,000 jobs, or -16.8%).

Percent Change
Employment in Thousands Total Employment
WYOMING STATEWIDE SEP09 OCT 08
OCT09(p) SEP09(r) OCT08 OCT 09 OCT 09
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT 287.2 293.1 303.8 -2.0 -5.5
TOTAL PRIVATE 214.7 221.2 231.9 -2.9 -7.4
GOODS PRODUCING 59.0 59.7 70.2 -1.2 -16.0
Natural Resources & Mining 24.3 24.3 30.3 0.0 -19.8
Mining 24.2 24.2 30.2 0.0 -19.9
Oil & Gas Extraction 4.1 4.1 4.5 0.0 -8.9
Mining except Oil & Gas 9.8 9.8 9.9 0.0 -1.0
Coal Mining 7.2 7.2 6.9 0.0 4.3
Support Activities for Mining 10.3 10.3 15.8 0.0 -34.8
Support Activities for Oil & Gas 8.5 9.0 11.4 -5.6 -25.4
Construction 24.8 25.6 29.8 -3.1 -16.8
Construction of Buildings 3.9 4.1 4.9 -4.9 -20.4
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 9.6 9.7 10.2 -1.0 -5.9
Specialty Trade Contractors 11.3 11.8 14.7 -4.2 -23.1
Manufacturing 9.9 9.8 10.1 1.0 -2.0
Durable Goods 5.0 5.1 5.2 -2.0 -3.8
Non-Durable Goods 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.3 0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING 228.2 233.4 233.6 -2.2 -2.3
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 54.2 55.4 56.3 -2.2 -3.7
Wholesale Trade 9.1 9.2 9.1 -1.1 0.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5.9 6.0 5.9 -1.7 0.0
Retail Trade 30.8 31.7 32.4 -2.8 -4.9
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.3 4.3 4.5 0.0 -4.4
Food & Beverage Stores 4.6 4.6 4.7 0.0 -2.1
Grocery Stores 3.9 4.0 4.0 -2.5 -2.5
Gasoline Stations 4.1 4.2 4.1 -2.4 0.0
General Merchandise Stores 6.6 6.8 6.8 -2.9 -2.9
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.8 2.0 1.9 -10.0 -5.3
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.3 14.5 14.8 -1.4 -3.4
Utilities 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
Transportation & Warehousing 11.8 12.0 12.3 -1.7 -4.1
Truck Transportation 4.4 4.5 4.6 -2.2 -4.3
Information 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 11.2 11.3 11.7 -0.9 -4.3
Finance & Insurance 7.1 7.1 7.3 0.0 -2.7
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.1 4.2 4.4 -2.4 -6.8
Professional & Business Services 18.0 18.5 18.8 -2.7 -4.3
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9.8 9.9 9.9 -1.0 -1.0
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 3.0 3.1 3.1 -3.2 -3.2
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.0 -12.5
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 7.5 7.9 8.1 -5.1 -7.4
Educational & Health Services 25.1 25.1 25.0 0.0 0.4
Educational Services 2.4 2.4 2.6 0.0 -7.7
Health Care & Social Assistance 22.7 22.7 22.4 0.0 1.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services 8.4 8.4 8.3 0.0 1.2
Offices of Physicians 3.1 3.1 3.2 0.0 -3.1
Hospitals 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.6 4.6 4.5 0.0 2.2
Social Assistance 6.4 6.4 6.3 0.0 1.6
Leisure & Hospitality 31.6 35.4 33.6 -10.7 -6.0
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2.6 3.0 2.9 -13.3 -10.3
Accommodation & Food Services 29.0 32.4 30.7 -10.5 -5.5
Accommodation 10.4 13.2 11.2 -21.2 -7.1
Food Services & Drinking Places 18.6 19.2 19.5 -3.1 -4.6
Other Services 11.6 11.8 12.3 -1.7 -5.7
Repair & Maintenance 4.0 4.1 4.1 -2.4 -2.4
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 72.5 71.9 71.9 0.8 0.8
Federal Government 7.9 8.1 7.4 -2.5 6.8
State Government 16.5 16.8 16.7 -1.8 -1.2
State Govt. Education 7.3 7.4 7.5 -1.4 -2.7
Local Government 48.1 47.0 47.8 2.3 0.6
Local Govt Education 25.1 23.8 24.9 5.5 0.8
Hospitals 6.6 6.5 6.5 1.5 1.5
Percent Change
Employment in Thousands Total Employment
LARAMIE COUNTY SEP09 OCT 08
OCT09(p) SEP09(r) OCT08 OCT 09 OCT 09
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT 44.3 44.5 45.6 -0.4 -2.9
TOTAL PRIVATE 30.4 30.7 31.8 -1.0 -4.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4.5 4.6 5.0 -2.2 -10.0
Nat. Res., Mining & Construction 3.0 3.1 3.3 -3.2 -9.1
Manufacturing 1.5 1.5 1.7 0.0 -11.8
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 39.8 39.9 40.6 -0.3 -2.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 9.2 9.3 9.8 -1.1 -6.1
Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.0 -11.1
Retail Trade 5.3 5.4 5.7 -1.9 -7.0
Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities 3.1 3.1 3.2 0.0 -3.1
Information 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 2.2 2.1 2.2 4.8 0.0
Professional & Business Services 3.2 3.2 3.4 0.0 -5.9
Educational & Health Services 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0 2.5
Leisure & Hospitality 4.4 4.6 4.6 -4.3 -4.3
Other Services 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 13.9 13.8 13.8 0.7 0.7
Federal Government 2.7 2.7 2.6 0.0 3.8
State Government 4.0 4.0 4.1 0.0 -2.4
Local Government 7.2 7.1 7.1 1.4 1.4
Local Education 3.8 3.7 3.6 2.7 5.6
Percent Change
Employment in Thousands Total Employment
NATRONA COUNTY SEP09 OCT 08
OCT09(p) SEP09(r) OCT08 OCT 09 OCT 09
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT 39.7 39.4 41.8 0.8 -5.0
TOTAL PRIVATE 33.1 33.2 35.5 -0.3 -6.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 7.4 7.4 8.7 0.0 -14.9
Natural Resources & Mining 3.0 3.0 3.8 0.0 -21.1
Construction 2.8 2.8 3.0 0.0 -6.7
Manufacturing 1.6 1.6 1.9 0.0 -15.8
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 32.3 32.0 33.1 0.9 -2.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 8.7 8.7 9.4 0.0 -7.4
Wholesale Trade 2.5 2.5 2.8 0.0 -10.7
Retail Trade 5.1 5.1 5.5 0.0 -7.3
Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0
Information 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Professional & Business Services 2.8 2.8 2.9 0.0 -3.4
Educational & Health Services 5.5 5.5 5.4 0.0 1.9
Leisure & Hospitality 4.0 4.1 4.3 -2.4 -7.0
Other Services 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.0 -4.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.5 4.8
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 5.2 4.8 4.9 8.3 6.1
Local Education 3.6 3.1 3.5 16.1 2.9

 

Percent Change
Employment in Thousands Total Employment
Campbell County SEP09 OCT08
OCT09 SEP09 OCT08 OCT09 OCT09
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT 30.2 30.0 30.8 0.7 -1.9
TOTAL PRIVATE 25.8 25.8 26.5 0.0 -2.6
GOODS PRODUCING 13.0 13.0 13.6 0.0 -4.4
Natural Resources & Mining 8.1 8.1 8.5 0.0 -4.7
Construction 4.3 4.3 4.5 0.0 -4.4
Manufacturing 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING 17.2 17.0 17.2 1.2 0.0
Trade, Transport., & Utilities 5.7 5.7 5.6 0.0 1.8
Information 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.0 -12.5
Professional & Bus. Services 1.9 1.9 2.1 0.0 -9.5
Educational & Health Serv. 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Leisure & Hospitality 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
Other Services 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.0 9.1
GOVERNMENT 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.8 2.3
Percent Change
Employment in Thousands Total Employment
Sweetwater County SEP09 OCT 08
OCT09 SEP09 OCT08 OCT 09 OCT 09
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT 24.6 24.4 26.6 0.8 -7.5
TOTAL PRIVATE 19.9 19.8 22.0 0.5 -9.5
GOODS PRODUCING 8.5 8.5 9.9 0.0 -14.1
Natural Resources & Mining 5.1 5.1 6.2 0.0 -17.7
Construction 2.1 2.1 2.4 0.0 -12.5
Manufacturing 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING 16.1 15.9 16.7 1.3 -3.6
Trade, Transport., & Utilities 5.2 5.1 5.4 2.0 -3.7
Information 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 -10.0
Professional & Bus. Services 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.0 -16.7
Educational & Health Serv. 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Leisure & Hospitality 2.4 2.4 2.5 0.0 -4.0
Other Services 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.0 -12.5
GOVERNMENT 4.7 4.6 4.6 2.2 2.2
Percent Change
Employment in Thousands Total Employment
Teton County SEP09 OCT 08
OCT09 SEP09 OCT08 OCT 09 OCT 09
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT 16.3 18.7 18.1 -12.8 -9.9
TOTAL PRIVATE 14.0 16.3 15.9 -14.1 -11.9
GOODS PRODUCING 2.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 -14.3
Nat. Res., Mining & Const. 2.2 2.2 2.6 0.0 -15.4
Manufacturing 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
SERVICE PROVIDING 13.9 16.3 15.3 -14.7 -9.2
Trade, Transport., & Utilities 2.1 2.5 2.5 -16.0 -16.0
Information 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Financial Activities 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 -10.0
Professional & Bus. Services 1.7 1.7 1.9 0.0 -10.5
Educational & Health Serv. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
Leisure & Hospitality 5.3 7.2 6.1 -26.4 -13.1
Other Services 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
GOVERNMENT 2.3 2.4 2.2 -4.2 4.5

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised.

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 that includes the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Data for Wyoming, Laramie County, and Natrona County are published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


Last modified by Phil Ellsworth.