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© Copyright 1997 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning


Statewide
CES Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment ¹


After a slight increase from August to September 1997 (up 1.5%; refer to the November 1997 issue of Trends), Wyoming's total nonagricultural wage and salary employment decreased somewhat from September to October 1997 (down 1.2%).


EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
OCT 97 (p) SEP 97 (r) OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT* 227.0 229.8 226.0 -1.2 0.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 43.9 43.5 43.4 0.9 1.2
--Mining 16.4 16.3 16.2 0.6 1.2
----Coal Mining 4.6 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.0 7.9 8.0 1.3 0.0
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.4 5.3 5.4 1.9 0.0
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.1 3.2 3.1 -3.1 0.0
--Construction 16.3 16.4 16.0 -0.6 1.9
----General Building Contractors 3.5 3.5 3.4 0.0 2.9
----Heavy Construction 5.5 5.6 5.5 -1.8 0.0
----Special Trade Construction 7.3 7.3 7.1 0.0 2.8
--Manufacturing 11.2 10.8 11.2 3.7 0.0
----Durable Goods 5.0 5.0 5.1 0.0 -2.0
----Nondurable Goods 6.2 5.8 6.1 6.9 1.6
------Printing & Publishing 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
OCT 97 (p) SEP 97 (r) OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 183.1 186.3 182.6 -1.7 0.3
--Transportation & Public Utilities 13.9 14.0 14.0 -0.7 -0.7
----Transportation 8.7 8.8 8.8 -1.1 -1.1
------Railroad Transportation 2.8 2.9 2.9 -3.4 -3.4
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.7 3.7 3.8 0.0 -2.6
----Communications 2.0 1.9 1.9 5.3 5.3
------Telephone Communications 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.0 -3.0
------Electric Services 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
OCT 97 (p) SEP 97 (r) OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
--Trade 53.0 54.4 52.5 -2.6 1.0
----Wholesale Trade 7.5 7.4 7.3 1.4 2.7
------Durable Goods 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0 2.5
------Nondurable Goods 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0
----Retail Trade 45.5 47.0 45.2 -3.2 0.7
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
------General Merchandise Stores 5.1 5.5 5.1 -7.3 0.0
--------Department Stores 4.0 3.9 4.0 2.6 0.0
------Food Stores 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0 0.0
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations 7.7 7.9 7.7 -2.5 0.0
--------Gas Stations 4.1 4.2 4.1 -2.4 0.0
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.4 1.5 1.5 -6.7 -6.7
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 17.7 18.5 17.5 -4.3 1.1
------Miscellaneous Retail 4.8 4.8 4.6 0.0 4.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.0 8.0 7.9 0.0 1.3
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs. 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0 0.0
------Depository Institutions 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
----Insurance 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
OCT 97 (p) SEP 97 (r) OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
--Services 48.5 51.3 48.2 -5.5 0.6
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 8.7 11.1 8.9 -21.6 -2.2
----Personal Services 1.9 1.8 1.9 5.6 0.0
----Business Services 5.9 5.8 5.7 1.7 3.5
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs. 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.7 0.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.) 3.3 3.7 3.2 -10.8 3.1
----Health Services 10.0 10.0 9.9 0.0 1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.0 5.0
----Legal Services 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.2 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0
----Membership Organizations 3.3 3.3 3.2 0.0 3.1
----Engineering & Management 3.3 3.4 3.3 -2.9 0.0
--Government 59.7 58.6 60.0 1.9 -0.5
----Total Federal Government 7.2 7.5 7.2 -4.0 0.0
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 -10.0
----Total State Government 13.9 13.3 13.7 4.5 1.5
------State Education 5.6 5.0 5.6 12.0 0.0
----Total Local Government 38.6 37.8 39.1 2.1 -1.3
------Local Hospitals 5.0 5.0 4.9 0.0 2.0
------Local Education 21.8 20.3 22.0 7.4 -0.9


* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.


(1) 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.


(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.



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