Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Payroll, Annual and Average Weekly Wages by Region and County 1998 and 1999
| 		 | 
1998 | 
1999 | 
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| 				 | 
1998 | 
1999 | 
		 | 
1998 | 
1999 | 
		 | 
1998 | 
1999 | 
		 | 
Average | 
Average | 
		 | 
|                | 
Average | 
Average | 
Change | 
Total | 
Total | 
Change | 
Annual | 
Annual | 
Change | 
Weekly | 
Weekly | 
Change | 
|   | 
Employment | 
Employment | 
Number | 
% | 
Payroll | 
Payroll | 
Number | 
% | 
Wages | 
Wages | 
Number | 
% | 
Wage | 
Wage | 
Number | 
% | 
| 		 | 
| Total | 
220,664 | 
224,946 | 
4,282 | 
1.9 | 
$5,460,313,066 | 
$5,769,366,915 | 
$309,053,849 | 
5.7 | 
$24,745 | 
$25,648 | 
$903 | 
3.6 | 
$476 | 
$493 | 
$17 | 
3.6 | 
| 		 | 
| 		 | 
| Northwest | 
34,544 | 
35,104 | 
560 | 
1.6 | 
$762,464,964 | 
$795,229,390 | 
$32,764,426 | 
4.3 | 
22,072 | 
22,654 | 
$581 | 
2.6 | 
424 | 
436 | 
$11 | 
2.6 | 
| -Big Horn | 
3,898 | 
3,872 | 
-26 | 
-0.7 | 
91,677,983 | 
95,213,329 | 
3,535,346 | 
3.9 | 
23,519 | 
24,589 | 
1,070 | 
4.6 | 
452 | 
473 | 
21 | 
4.6 | 
| -Fremont | 
13,286 | 
13,757 | 
472 | 
3.6 | 
295,360,369 | 
312,905,925 | 
17,545,556 | 
5.9 | 
22,232 | 
22,745 | 
513 | 
2.3 | 
428 | 
437 | 
10 | 
2.3 | 
| -Hot Springs | 
1,954 | 
1,965 | 
11 | 
0.6 | 
35,203,403 | 
36,966,561 | 
1,763,158 | 
5.0 | 
18,014 | 
18,809 | 
795 | 
4.4 | 
346 | 
362 | 
15 | 
4.4 | 
| -Park | 
11,634 | 
11,831 | 
197 | 
1.7 | 
251,329,620 | 
264,048,179 | 
12,718,559 | 
5.1 | 
21,604 | 
22,319 | 
715 | 
3.3 | 
415 | 
429 | 
14 | 
3.3 | 
| -Washakie | 
3,772 | 
3,678 | 
-94 | 
-2.5 | 
88,893,589 | 
86,095,396 | 
-2,798,193 | 
-3.1 | 
23,564 | 
23,406 | 
-158 | 
-0.7 | 
453 | 
450 | 
-3 | 
-0.7 | 
| 		 | 
| Northeast | 
33,727 | 
34,554 | 
827 | 
2.5 | 
$882,329,592 | 
$929,497,642 | 
$47,168,050 | 
5.3 | 
$26,161 | 
$26,900 | 
$739 | 
2.8 | 
$503 | 
$517 | 
$14 | 
2.8 | 
| -Campbell | 
16,810 | 
17,346 | 
536 | 
3.2 | 
525,505,216 | 
556,255,804 | 
30,750,588 | 
5.9 | 
31,261 | 
32,068 | 
807 | 
2.6 | 
601 | 
617 | 
16 | 
2.6 | 
| -Crook | 
1,830 | 
1,854 | 
24 | 
1.3 | 
38,810,218 | 
40,675,717 | 
1,865,499 | 
4.8 | 
21,207 | 
21,937 | 
731 | 
3.4 | 
408 | 
422 | 
14 | 
3.4 | 
| -Johnson | 
2,511 | 
2,642 | 
130 | 
5.2 | 
47,306,238 | 
51,464,354 | 
4,158,116 | 
8.8 | 
18,838 | 
19,482 | 
644 | 
3.4 | 
362 | 
375 | 
12 | 
3.4 | 
| -Sheridan | 
10,451 | 
10,544 | 
93 | 
0.9 | 
225,991,432 | 
232,150,729 | 
6,159,297 | 
2.7 | 
21,625 | 
22,018 | 
394 | 
1.8 | 
416 | 
423 | 
8 | 
1.8 | 
| -Weston | 
2,125 | 
2,169 | 
44 | 
2.1 | 
44,716,488 | 
48,951,038 | 
4,234,550 | 
9.5 | 
21,045 | 
22,569 | 
1,525 | 
7.2 | 
405 | 
434 | 
29 | 
7.2 | 
| 		 | 
| Southwest | 
49,151 | 
49,730 | 
579 | 
1.2 | 
$1,333,966,201 | 
$1,412,528,956 | 
$78,562,755 | 
5.9 | 
$27,140 | 
$28,404 | 
$1,264 | 
4.7 | 
$522 | 
$546 | 
$24 | 
4.7 | 
| -Lincoln | 
4,789 | 
5,083 | 
295 | 
6.2 | 
114,655,301 | 
125,625,932 | 
10,970,631 | 
9.6 | 
23,944 | 
24,715 | 
771 | 
3.2 | 
460 | 
475 | 
15 | 
3.2 | 
| -Sublette | 
2,052 | 
2,112 | 
60 | 
2.9 | 
44,858,238 | 
46,708,200 | 
1,849,962 | 
4.1 | 
21,860 | 
22,115 | 
255 | 
1.2 | 
420 | 
425 | 
5 | 
1.2 | 
| -Sweetwater | 
19,502 | 
19,070 | 
-432 | 
-2.2 | 
633,486,593 | 
628,151,195 | 
-5,335,398 | 
-0.8 | 
32,484 | 
32,939 | 
455 | 
1.4 | 
625 | 
633 | 
9 | 
1.4 | 
| -Teton | 
14,695 | 
15,580 | 
885 | 
6.0 | 
345,511,884 | 
419,778,032 | 
74,266,148 | 
21.5 | 
23,512 | 
26,943 | 
3,431 | 
14.6 | 
452 | 
518 | 
66 | 
14.6 | 
| -Uinta | 
8,114 | 
7,884 | 
-230 | 
-2.8 | 
195,454,185 | 
192,265,597 | 
-3,188,588 | 
-1.6 | 
24,088 | 
24,386 | 
297 | 
1.2 | 
463 | 
469 | 
6 | 
1.2 | 
| 		 | 
| Southeast | 
56,239 | 
57,476 | 
1,237 | 
2.2 | 
$1,300,581,378 | 
$1,375,383,394 | 
$74,802,016 | 
5.8 | 
$23,126 | 
$23,930 | 
$804 | 
3.5 | 
$445 | 
$460 | 
$15 | 
3.5 | 
| -Albany | 
13,634 | 
13,948 | 
314 | 
2.3 | 
297,495,987 | 
310,973,241 | 
13,477,254 | 
4.5 | 
21,820 | 
22,295 | 
475 | 
2.2 | 
420 | 
429 | 
9 | 
2.2 | 
| -Goshen | 
3,976 | 
3,997 | 
21 | 
0.5 | 
75,514,139 | 
77,722,986 | 
2,208,847 | 
2.9 | 
18,991 | 
19,445 | 
453 | 
2.4 | 
365 | 
374 | 
9 | 
2.4 | 
| -Laramie | 
34,619 | 
35,409 | 
789 | 
2.3 | 
841,023,094 | 
893,470,775 | 
52,447,681 | 
6.2 | 
24,294 | 
25,233 | 
940 | 
3.9 | 
467 | 
485 | 
18 | 
3.9 | 
| -Niobrara | 
814 | 
801 | 
-12 | 
-1.5 | 
14,346,438 | 
14,446,168 | 
99,730 | 
0.7 | 
17,634 | 
18,030 | 
396 | 
2.2 | 
339 | 
347 | 
8 | 
2.2 | 
| -Platte | 
3,196 | 
3,321 | 
125 | 
3.9 | 
72,201,720 | 
78,770,224 | 
6,568,504 | 
9.1 | 
22,592 | 
23,722 | 
1,130 | 
5.0 | 
434 | 
456 | 
22 | 
5.0 | 
| 		 | 
| Central | 
40,440 | 
41,265 | 
825 | 
2.0 | 
$1,003,777,833 | 
$1,043,577,332 | 
$39,799,499 | 
4.0 | 
$24,821 | 
$25,290 | 
$468 | 
1.9 | 
$477 | 
$486 | 
$9 | 
1.9 | 
| -Carbon | 
6,276 | 
6,322 | 
47 | 
0.7 | 
144,733,132 | 
145,165,338 | 
432,206 | 
0.3 | 
23,063 | 
22,961 | 
-102 | 
-0.4 | 
444 | 
442 | 
-2 | 
-0.4 | 
| -Converse | 
4,258 | 
4,295 | 
37 | 
0.9 | 
107,413,821 | 
111,180,731 | 
3,766,910 | 
3.5 | 
25,226 | 
25,887 | 
661 | 
2.6 | 
485 | 
498 | 
13 | 
2.6 | 
| -Natrona | 
29,906 | 
30,648 | 
742 | 
2.5 | 
751,630,880 | 
787,231,263 | 
35,600,383 | 
4.7 | 
25,133 | 
25,686 | 
553 | 
2.2 | 
483 | 
494 | 
11 | 
2.2 | 
| 		 | 
| Nonclassified | 
6,563 | 
6,817 | 
255 | 
3.9 | 
$177,193,098 | 
$213,150,201 | 
$35,957,103 | 
20.3 | 
$27,001 | 
$31,267 | 
$4,267 | 
15.8 | 
$519 | 
$601 | 
$82 | 
15.8 | 
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