Table 34: Wyoming Local Government Employment, Total Payroll, Average Annual Wage, & Average Weekly Wage by Region & County 1998 and 1999


  Average Employment Change Total Payroll Change Average Annual Wage Change Average Weekly Wage Change
  1998 1999 Number % 1998 1999 Number % 1998 1999 Number % 1998 1999 Number %
Total 34,419 34,885 466 1.4 $801,384,995 $839,257,844 $37,872,849 4.7 $22,467 $24,058 $1,591 7.1 $432 $463 $31 7.1
Northwest 6,158 6,228 70 1.1 $134,284,061 $139,648,617 $5,364,556 4.0 $21,581 $22,424 $843 3.9 $415 $431 $16 3.9
-Big Horn 1,005 1,013 8 0.8 20,116,652 20,778,031 661,379 3.3 19,479 20,515 1,036 5.3 375 395 20 5.3
-Fremont 2,167 2,225 58 2.7 49,431,568 51,974,641 2,543,073 5.1 22,588 23,364 776 3.4 434 449 15 3.4
-Hot Springs 444 440 -4 -0.8 9,204,579 9,357,276 152,697 1.7 20,925 21,271 345 1.7 402 409 7 1.7
-Park 2,051 2,081 30 1.5 45,323,704 47,134,186 1,810,482 4.0 21,996 22,647 651 3.0 423 436 13 3.0
-Washakie 492 469 -23 -4.6 10,207,558 10,404,483 196,925 1.9 20,328 22,180 1,853 9.1 391 427 36 9.1
Northeast 6,235 6,232 -3 0.0 $145,813,490 $150,471,924 $4,658,434 3.2 $22,811 $24,143 $1,332 5.8 $439 $464 $26 5.8
-Campbell 2,855 2,866 11 0.4 71,101,200 73,548,453 2,447,253 3.4 24,303 25,664 1,361 5.6 467 494 26 5.6
-Crook 466 463 -2 -0.5 9,628,347 9,942,461 314,114 3.3 20,776 21,459 682 3.3 400 413 13 3.3
-Johnson 561 565 4 0.7 12,010,890 12,577,552 566,662 4.7 20,892 22,281 1,389 6.6 402 428 27 6.6
-Sheridan 1,826 1,821 -6 -0.3 42,979,415 44,637,882 1,658,467 3.9 22,694 24,517 1,824 8.0 436 471 35 8.0
-Weston 528 518 -10 -1.8 10,093,638 9,765,576 -328,062 -3.3 19,068 18,849 -219 -1.1 367 362 -4 -1.1
Southwest 7,471 7,700 228 3.1 $180,502,137 $191,610,347 $11,108,210 6.2 $23,320 $24,886 $1,566 6.7 $448 $479 $30 6.7
-Lincoln 1,092 1,129 37 3.4 22,749,193 24,685,065 1,935,872 8.5 20,522 21,865 1,343 6.5 395 420 26 6.5
-Sublette 398 411 14 3.4 8,692,287 9,074,059 381,772 4.4 20,971 22,074 1,103 5.3 403 424 21 5.3
-Sweetwater 3,317 3,412 96 2.9 82,734,701 87,266,016 4,531,315 5.5 24,657 25,573 916 3.7 474 492 18 3.7
-Teton 1,324 1,377 53 4.0 35,620,808 38,554,376 2,933,568 8.2 26,089 28,007 1,918 7.4 502 539 37 7.4
-Uinta 1,341 1,371 30 2.2 30,705,148 32,030,831 1,325,683 4.3 20,611 23,372 2,761 13.4 396 449 53 13.4
Southeast 8,809 8,828 19 0.2 $204,776,550 $212,088,795 $7,312,245 3.6 $22,292 $24,024 $1,732 7.8 $429 $462 $33 7.8
-Albany 1,621 1,679 58 3.6 40,601,333 43,293,257 2,691,924 6.6 23,613 25,789 2,176 9.2 454 496 42 9.2
-Goshen 1,075 990 -85 -7.9 22,348,233 20,991,866 -1,356,367 -6.1 19,910 21,207 1,297 6.5 383 408 25 6.5
-Laramie 5,148 5,270 123 2.4 122,561,218 129,632,438 7,071,220 5.8 22,984 24,597 1,613 7.0 442 473 31 7.0
-Niobrara 261 262 1 0.4 5,116,019 5,198,214 82,195 1.6 17,433 19,872 2,439 14.0 335 382 47 14.0
-Platte 705 628 -78 -11.0 14,149,747 12,973,020 -1,176,727 -8.3 19,838 20,666 828 4.2 381 397 16 4.2
Central 5,746 5,897 152 2.6 $136,008,757 $145,438,161 $9,429,404 6.9 $22,215 $24,662 $2,446 11.0 $427 $474 $47 11.0
-Carbon 1,222 1,237 15 1.2 27,958,392 28,862,377 903,985 3.2 21,532 23,325 1,793 8.3 414 449 34 8.3
-Converse 966 995 29 3.0 20,020,270 21,715,026 1,694,756 8.5 19,817 21,815 1,998 10.1 381 420 38 10.1
-Natrona 3,557 3,665 107 3.0 88,030,095 94,860,758 6,830,663 7.8 23,081 25,886 2,805 12.2 444 498 54 12.2
Nonclassified 0 0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 0 $0 $0 $0 0 $0 $0 $0 0


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