| Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Region and County, First Quarters 1998 and 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||||||||
| First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | |
| Total, All Industries | 210,178 | 214,173 | 3,995 | 1.9 | $1,253,418,538 | $1,304,438,360 | $51,019,822 | 4.1 | $459 | $469 | $10 | 2.1 |
| Northwest Region | 32,450 | 33,021 | 571 | 1.8 | $170,696,240 | $183,179,450 | $12,483,210 | 7.3 | $405 | $427 | $22 | 5.5 |
| --Big Horn | 3,882 | 3,664 | -218 | -5.6 | 21,898,746 | 19,814,132 | -2,084,614 | -9.5 | 434 | 416 | -18 | -4.1 |
| --Fremont | 12,682 | 13,262 | 580 | 4.6 | 64,390,631 | 75,324,049 | 10,933,418 | 17.0 | 391 | 437 | 46 | 11.9 |
| --Hot Springs | 1,860 | 1,852 | -8 | -0.4 | 8,188,288 | 8,352,649 | 164,361 | 2.0 | 339 | 347 | 8 | 2.4 |
| --Park | 10,283 | 10,586 | 303 | 2.9 | 54,813,622 | 59,587,933 | 4,774,311 | 8.7 | 410 | 433 | 23 | 5.6 |
| --Washakie | 3,742 | 3,657 | -85 | -2.3 | 21,404,953 | 20,100,687 | -1,304,266 | -6.1 | 440 | 423 | -17 | -3.9 |
| Northeast Region | 32,170 | 32,396 | 226 | 0.7 | $203,013,701 | $212,270,032 | $9,256,331 | 4.6 | $485 | $504 | $19 | 3.8 |
| --Campbell | 16,202 | 16,223 | 21 | 0.1 | 121,902,814 | 127,466,859 | 5,564,045 | 4.6 | 579 | 604 | 26 | 4.4 |
| --Crook | 1,646 | 1,712 | 66 | 4.0 | 8,361,055 | 9,207,094 | 846,039 | 10.1 | 391 | 414 | 23 | 5.9 |
| --Johnson | 2,281 | 2,365 | 85 | 3.7 | 10,582,958 | 11,183,680 | 600,722 | 5.7 | 357 | 364 | 7 | 1.9 |
| --Sheridan | 9,962 | 9,995 | 33 | 0.3 | 51,691,690 | 52,694,904 | 1,003,214 | 1.9 | 399 | 406 | 6 | 1.6 |
| --Weston | 2,079 | 2,101 | 22 | 1.0 | 10,475,184 | 11,717,495 | 1,242,311 | 11.9 | 388 | 429 | 41 | 10.7 |
| Southwest Region | 45,914 | 46,184 | 270 | 0.6 | $304,924,752 | $310,990,664 | $6,065,912 | 2.0 | $511 | $518 | $7 | 1.4 |
| --Lincoln | 4,494 | 4,541 | 47 | 1.1 | 26,675,357 | 27,399,987 | 724,630 | 2.7 | 457 | 464 | 8 | 1.6 |
| --Sublette | 1,829 | 1,889 | 60 | 3.3 | 10,016,977 | 10,447,403 | 430,426 | 4.3 | 421 | 425 | 4 | 1.0 |
| --Sweetwater | 18,899 | 18,606 | -293 | -1.6 | 149,751,310 | 146,588,265 | -3,163,045 | -2.1 | 610 | 606 | -3 | -0.6 |
| --Teton | 12,873 | 13,636 | 763 | 5.9 | 72,334,194 | 82,561,402 | 10,227,208 | 14.1 | 432 | 466 | 33 | 7.7 |
| --Uinta | 7,820 | 7,512 | -308 | -3.9 | 46,146,914 | 43,993,607 | -2,153,307 | -4.7 | 454 | 450 | -3 | -0.8 |
| Southeast Region | 54,493 | 55,905 | 1,412 | 2.6 | $298,289,297 | $313,251,376 | $14,962,079 | 5.0 | $421 | $431 | $10 | 2.4 |
| --Albany | 13,173 | 13,862 | 689 | 5.2 | 67,344,665 | 72,215,956 | 4,871,291 | 7.2 | 393 | 401 | 7 | 1.9 |
| --Goshen | 3,850 | 3,847 | -3 | -0.1 | 17,083,000 | 17,471,560 | 388,560 | 2.3 | 341 | 349 | 8 | 2.4 |
| --Laramie | 33,557 | 34,303 | 746 | 2.2 | 193,969,467 | 203,251,641 | 9,282,174 | 4.8 | 445 | 456 | 11 | 2.5 |
| --Niobrara | 749 | 770 | 21 | 2.8 | 3,357,653 | 3,407,959 | 50,306 | 1.5 | 345 | 340 | -4 | -1.3 |
| --Platte | 3,163 | 3,122 | -41 | -1.3 | 16,534,512 | 16,904,260 | 369,748 | 2.2 | 402 | 417 | 14 | 3.6 |
| Central Region | 38,827 | 40,188 | 1,361 | 3.5 | $234,402,164 | $239,943,716 | $5,541,552 | 2.4 | $464 | $459 | -$5 | -1.1 |
| --Carbon | 5,865 | 5,988 | 123 | 2.1 | 32,818,543 | 33,304,888 | 486,345 | 1.5 | 430 | 428 | -3 | -0.6 |
| --Converse | 4,038 | 4,209 | 172 | 4.3 | 24,361,764 | 26,442,064 | 2,080,300 | 8.5 | 464 | 483 | 19 | 4.1 |
| --Natrona | 28,924 | 29,990 | 1,066 | 3.7 | 177,221,857 | 180,196,764 | 2,974,907 | 1.7 | 471 | 462 | -9 | -1.9 |
| Nonclassified | 6,324 | 6,479 | 155 | 2.4 | $42,092,384 | $44,803,122 | $2,710,738 | 6.4 | $512 | $532 | $20 | 3.9 |
Wyoming Department of Employment
Employment Resources Division
Research & Planning
Source: ES-202 Report (Seventh Run Date: May 2000)
Prepared 05/22/2000 Nancy Brennan
Preliminary: Subject to Revision