| Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Region and County, Fourth Quarters 1998 and 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | Change | Fourth Quarter | Change | Fourth Quarter | Change | |||||||
| 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | 1998 | 1999 | Number | Percent | |
| Total, All Industries | 220,876 | 226,280 | 5,403 | 2.4 | $1,470,893,315 | $1,561,931,513 | $91,038,198 | 6.2 | $512 | $531 | $19 | 3.7 |
| Northwest Region | 34,453 | 35,044 | 590 | 1.7 | $208,339,955 | $214,444,470 | $6,104,515 | 2.9 | $465 | $471 | $6 | 1.2 |
| --Big Horn | 3,897 | 4,060 | 162 | 4.2 | 24,621,338 | 28,273,819 | 3,652,481 | 14.8 | 486 | 536 | 50 | 10.2 |
| --Fremont | 13,652 | 13,885 | 232 | 1.7 | 86,455,183 | 83,628,537 | -2,826,646 | -3.3 | 487 | 463 | -24 | -4.9 |
| --Hot Springs | 1,914 | 1,953 | 39 | 2.1 | 9,268,961 | 10,367,347 | 1,098,386 | 11.9 | 373 | 408 | 36 | 9.6 |
| --Park | 11,147 | 11,298 | 151 | 1.4 | 64,638,563 | 68,359,817 | 3,721,254 | 5.8 | 446 | 465 | 19 | 4.3 |
| --Washakie | 3,843 | 3,848 | 5 | 0.1 | 23,355,910 | 23,814,950 | 459,040 | 2.0 | 468 | 476 | 9 | 1.8 |
| Northeast Region | 33,847 | 35,321 | 1,474 | 4.4 | $236,102,374 | $251,974,987 | $15,872,613 | 6.7 | $537 | $549 | $12 | 2.3 |
| --Campbell | 16,920 | 17,975 | 1,055 | 6.2 | 138,685,994 | 151,897,590 | 13,211,596 | 9.5 | 630 | 650 | 20 | 3.1 |
| --Crook | 1,857 | 1,847 | -10 | -0.6 | 10,319,586 | 10,708,591 | 389,005 | 3.8 | 427 | 446 | 19 | 4.4 |
| --Johnson | 2,488 | 2,637 | 150 | 6.0 | 12,323,742 | 13,663,291 | 1,339,549 | 10.9 | 381 | 399 | 17 | 4.6 |
| --Sheridan | 10,447 | 10,639 | 192 | 1.8 | 62,919,613 | 62,794,531 | -125,082 | -0.2 | 463 | 454 | -9 | -2.0 |
| --Weston | 2,135 | 2,222 | 88 | 4.1 | 11,853,439 | 12,910,984 | 1,057,545 | 8.9 | 427 | 447 | 20 | 4.6 |
| Southwest Region | 47,848 | 49,090 | 1,242 | 2.6 | $354,232,388 | $368,808,450 | $14,576,062 | 4.1 | $569 | $578 | $8 | 1.5 |
| --Lincoln | 4,823 | 5,273 | 450 | 9.3 | 30,418,323 | 32,080,533 | 1,662,210 | 5.5 | 485 | 468 | -17 | -3.5 |
| --Sublette | 2,054 | 2,085 | 30 | 1.5 | 12,125,731 | 12,832,475 | 706,744 | 5.8 | 454 | 474 | 19 | 4.3 |
| --Sweetwater | 19,447 | 19,307 | -140 | -0.7 | 167,588,880 | 167,540,125 | -48,755 | 0.0 | 663 | 668 | 5 | 0.7 |
| --Teton | 13,395 | 14,447 | 1,052 | 7.9 | 92,236,056 | 104,300,948 | 12,064,892 | 13.1 | 530 | 555 | 26 | 4.8 |
| --Uinta | 8,129 | 7,979 | -151 | -1.9 | 51,863,398 | 52,054,369 | 190,971 | 0.4 | 491 | 502 | 11 | 2.3 |
| Southeast Region | 57,326 | 58,342 | 1,016 | 1.8 | $350,700,116 | $371,650,540 | $20,950,424 | 6.0 | $471 | $490 | $19 | 4.1 |
| --Albany | 14,223 | 14,216 | -7 | -0.1 | 79,558,641 | 82,619,430 | 3,060,789 | 3.8 | 430 | 447 | 17 | 3.9 |
| --Goshen | 4,147 | 4,193 | 46 | 1.1 | 20,732,227 | 21,534,919 | 802,692 | 3.9 | 385 | 395 | 11 | 2.7 |
| --Laramie | 35,007 | 35,764 | 756 | 2.2 | 228,311,085 | 243,076,984 | 14,765,899 | 6.5 | 502 | 523 | 21 | 4.2 |
| --Niobrara | 839 | 816 | -23 | -2.8 | 3,640,839 | 3,670,397 | 29,558 | 0.8 | 334 | 346 | 12 | 3.7 |
| --Platte | 3,109 | 3,354 | 245 | 7.9 | 18,457,324 | 20,748,810 | 2,291,486 | 12.4 | 457 | 476 | 19 | 4.2 |
| Central Region | 41,141 | 41,664 | 523 | 1.3 | $274,181,580 | $287,761,686 | $13,580,106 | 5.0 | $513 | $531 | $19 | 3.6 |
| --Carbon | 6,412 | 6,346 | -66 | -1.0 | 39,873,357 | 38,243,775 | -1,629,582 | -4.1 | 478 | 464 | -15 | -3.1 |
| --Converse | 4,395 | 4,345 | -50 | -1.1 | 30,111,445 | 29,840,701 | -270,744 | -0.9 | 527 | 528 | 1 | 0.2 |
| --Natrona | 30,334 | 30,973 | 639 | 2.1 | 204,196,778 | 219,677,210 | 15,480,432 | 7.6 | 518 | 546 | 28 | 5.4 |
| Nonclassified | 6,261 | 6,819 | 558 | 8.9 | $47,336,902 | $67,291,380 | $19,954,478 | 42.2 | $582 | $759 | $177 | 30.5 |
Wyoming Department of Employment
Employment Resources Division
Research & Planning
Source: ES-202 Report (Second Run Date: June 2000)
Prepared 06/14/2000 Nancy Brennan
Preliminary: Subject to Revision