| Table 29: Wyoming State Government Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Region and County, Third Quarters 1998 and 1999 |
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| Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||||||||
| Third Quarter | Change | Third Quarter | Change | Third Quarter | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | |
| Total, State Government | 11,663 | 11,677 | 14 | 0.1 | $82,854,639 | $87,162,878 | $4,308,239 | 5.2 | $546 | $574 | $28 | 5.1 |
| Northwest | 1,565 | 1,534 | -31 | -2.0 | $9,451,161 | $10,025,497 | $574,336 | 6.1 | $465 | $503 | $38 | 8.2 |
| -Big Horn | 205 | 203 | -2 | -0.8 | 1,141,832 | 1,224,797 | 82,965 | 7.3 | 428 | 463 | 35 | 8.1 |
| -Fremont | 890 | 875 | -15 | -1.6 | 5,438,219 | 5,758,572 | 320,353 | 5.9 | 470 | 506 | 36 | 7.7 |
| -Hot Springs | 84 | 77 | -8 | -9.1 | 429,090 | 473,527 | 44,437 | 10.4 | 391 | 475 | 84 | 21.4 |
| -Park | 224 | 211 | -13 | -5.8 | 1,432,765 | 1,480,585 | 47,820 | 3.3 | 492 | 540 | 48 | 9.7 |
| -Washakie | 161 | 167 | 6 | 3.7 | 1,009,255 | 1,088,016 | 78,761 | 7.8 | 481 | 500 | 19 | 3.9 |
| Northeast | 810 | 799 | -11 | -1.4 | $5,165,980 | $5,531,888 | $365,908 | 7.1 | $490 | $533 | $42 | 8.6 |
| -Campbell | 165 | 168 | 3 | 1.8 | 1,078,763 | 1,212,567 | 133,804 | 12.4 | 504 | 556 | 52 | 10.4 |
| -Crook | 98 | 89 | -9 | -9.5 | 565,557 | 613,863 | 48,306 | 8.5 | 444 | 533 | 89 | 20.0 |
| -Johnson | 119 | 112 | -8 | -6.4 | 722,406 | 735,708 | 13,302 | 1.8 | 466 | 507 | 41 | 8.8 |
| -Sheridan | 333 | 330 | -3 | -0.8 | 2,165,912 | 2,280,446 | 114,534 | 5.3 | 501 | 532 | 31 | 6.1 |
| -Weston | 96 | 101 | 5 | 5.6 | 633,342 | 689,304 | 55,962 | 8.8 | 509 | 525 | 16 | 3.1 |
| Southwest | 1,082 | 1,079 | -3 | -0.2 | $7,037,182 | $7,551,703 | $514,521 | 7.3 | $500 | $538 | $38 | 7.6 |
| -Lincoln | 118 | 124 | 5 | 4.5 | 827,764 | 910,376 | 82,612 | 10.0 | 538 | 566 | 28 | 5.2 |
| -Sublette | 61 | 68 | 7 | 12.0 | 445,486 | 482,040 | 36,554 | 8.2 | 562 | 543 | -19 | -3.4 |
| -Sweetwater | 259 | 247 | -12 | -4.5 | 1,719,121 | 1,829,835 | 110,714 | 6.4 | 511 | 569 | 59 | 11.5 |
| -Teton | 88 | 81 | -7 | -8.3 | 702,617 | 708,967 | 6,350 | 0.9 | 612 | 673 | 61 | 10.0 |
| -Uinta | 555 | 559 | 4 | 0.7 | 3,342,194 | 3,620,485 | 278,291 | 8.3 | 463 | 499 | 35 | 7.6 |
| Southeast | 6,669 | 6,686 | 17 | 0.2 | $51,387,982 | $53,323,332 | $1,935,350 | 3.8 | $593 | $613 | $21 | 3.5 |
| -Albany | 3,030 | 3,073 | 43 | 1.4 | 23,726,112 | 24,500,438 | 774,326 | 3.3 | 602 | 613 | 11 | 1.8 |
| -Goshen | 129 | 119 | -10 | -8.0 | 854,037 | 851,778 | -2,259 | -0.3 | 509 | 552 | 43 | 8.4 |
| -Laramie | 3,292 | 3,266 | -26 | -0.8 | 25,576,756 | 26,650,267 | 1,073,511 | 4.2 | 598 | 628 | 30 | 5.0 |
| -Niobrara | 73 | 80 | 7 | 10.0 | 469,763 | 517,478 | 47,715 | 10.2 | 495 | 496 | 1 | 0.1 |
| -Platte | 145 | 148 | 2 | 1.6 | 761,314 | 803,371 | 42,057 | 5.5 | 403 | 418 | 16 | 3.9 |
| Central | 1,345 | 1,356 | 10 | 0.8 | $9,086,759 | $9,723,092 | $636,333 | 7.0 | $520 | $552 | $32 | 6.2 |
| -Carbon | 505 | 481 | -23 | -4.6 | 3,344,604 | 3,362,918 | 18,314 | 0.5 | 510 | 537 | 28 | 5.4 |
| -Converse | 132 | 134 | 2 | 1.5 | 880,710 | 930,040 | 49,330 | 5.6 | 512 | 533 | 21 | 4.0 |
| -Natrona | 708 | 740 | 32 | 4.5 | 4,861,445 | 5,430,134 | 568,689 | 11.7 | 528 | 564 | 37 | 6.9 |
| Nonclassified | 192 | 224 | 32 | 16.9 | $725,575 | $1,007,366 | $281,791 | 38.8 | $291 | $346 | $55 | 18.8 |
Wyoming Department of Employment
Employment Resources Division
Research & Planning
Source: ES-202 Report (Second Run Date: March 2000)
Prepared 04/25/2000 Nancy Brennan