Table 7: Wyoming Statewide Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages by Division, Fourth Quarters 1998 and 1999
  Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Total Wages
  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
Private 166,506 171,824 5,318 3.2 $1,109,755,026 $1,187,127,468 $77,372,442 7.0 $513 $531 $19 3.7
-Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing 3,021 3,314 294 9.7 15,364,673 17,421,626 2,056,953 13.4 391 404 13 3.3
-Mining 16,339 16,635 296 1.8 206,240,706 214,108,380 7,867,674 3.8 971 990 19 2.0
-Construction 16,397 17,914 1,517 9.3 119,506,903 145,374,375 25,867,472 21.6 561 624 64 11.3
-Manufacturing 11,252 11,304 +52 +0.5 98,745,394 96,444,758 -2,300,636 -2.3 675 656 -19 -2.8
-TCPU* 11,289 11,504 214 1.9 105,719,097 123,325,043 17,605,946 16.7 720 825 104 14.5
-Wholesale Trade 7,770 7,625 -145 -1.9 62,770,934 65,396,655 2,625,721 4.2 621 660 38 6.2
-Retail Trade 44,989 45,963 975 2.2 171,531,065 171,677,592 146,527 0.1 293 287 -6 -2.0
-FIRE** 8,573 8,033 -540 -6.3 70,350,922 65,514,787 -4,836,135 -6.9 631 627 -4 -0.6
-Services 46,876 49,531 2,656 5.7 259,525,332 287,864,252 28,338,920 10.9 426 447 21 5.0
Total, Government 54,370 54,456 86 0.2 $361,138,289 $374,804,045 $13,665,756 3.8 $511 $529 $19 3.6
-Federal 6,913 7,009 96 1.4 69,610,105 72,208,816 2,598,711 3.7 775 792 18 2.3
-State 11,416 11,460 45 0.4 80,835,248 85,649,717 4,814,469 6.0 545 575 30 5.5
-Local 36,042 35,987 -55 -0.2 210,692,936 216,945,512 6,252,576 3.0 450 464 14 3.1


* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.
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


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