WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 2009
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS 
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - RESEARCH AND PLANNING 
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
ANNUAL 
JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC AVERAGE
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 287.5 285.8 285.7 283.7 291.1 294.6 289.7 288.9 291.2 285.7 281.2 280.4 287.1
TOTAL PRIVATE 218.5 215.3 214.5 212.1 217.9 222.5 224.8 224.1 219.7 213.7 209.4 208.6 216.8
GOODS PRODUCING 61.6 59.3 58.3 57.7 59.0 58.9 59.4 59.2 58.3 57.6 56.7 55.0 58.4
Natural Resources & Mining   29.2 28.1 27.2 25.8 25.2 24.8 24.6 24.4 24.2 24.1 24.2 24.2 25.5
Mining                29.1 28.1 27.2 25.7 25.2 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.1 23.9 24.0 24.1 25.4
Oil & Gas Extraction 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2
Mining except Oil & Gas   9.9 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7
Coal Mining           7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.1
Support Activities for Mining 15.0 14.1 13.3 12.0 11.4 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4 11.6
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   11.2 10.8 10.1 9.2 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.9
Construction           22.8 22.0 22.1 23.0 24.9 25.2 25.8 25.8 25.0 24.4 23.5 21.9 23.9
Construction of Buildings 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.4
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 6.7 6.3 6.5 7.2 7.8 7.7 8.1 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.5 6.6 7.4
Specialty Trade Contractors 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.5 12.5 12.8 13.0 13.0 12.6 12.2 11.9 11.3 12.1
Manufacturing          9.6 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.1
Durable Goods         5.1 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6
Non-Durable Goods     4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.4
SERVICE PROVIDING 225.9 226.5 227.4 226.0 232.1 235.7 230.3 229.7 232.9 228.1 224.5 225.4 228.7
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 54.1 53.5 53.3 52.8 53.5 54.4 54.5 54.4 53.5 52.4 52.4 52.5 53.4
Wholesale Trade       9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.7
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6
Retail Trade          30.7 30.1 30.1 30.0 30.7 31.4 31.7 31.6 31.0 30.3 30.2 30.3 30.7
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.2
Food & Beverage Stores 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7
Grocery Stores        3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Gasoline Stations     3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9
General Merchandise Stores 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.7
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.0 14.0 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.1 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.1
Utilities             2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Transportation & Warehousing 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.6
Truck Transportation  4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0
Information            4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0
Financial Activities   11.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.2
Finance & Insurance 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1
Professional & Business Services 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.6 17.9 18.0 18.1 17.5 17.3 16.8 16.4 17.4
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.3
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.6 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.4 7.3
Educational & Health Services 25.5 25.6 25.8 25.5 25.9 25.1 25.1 25.2 25.9 26.1 26.4 26.4 25.7
Educational Services  2.9 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 2.8
Health Care & Social Assistance 22.6 22.6 22.8 22.8 23.1 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.9 23.0 23.1 23.3 22.9
Ambulatory Health Care Services 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.4
Offices of Physicians 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1
Hospitals             3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6
Social Assistance     6.5 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.6
Leisure & Hospitality 31.1 30.8 31.2 30.1 32.5 36.8 38.5 38.0 35.8 31.8 28.7 29.8 32.9
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.3 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.8
Accommodation & Food Services 28.9 28.5 28.8 27.7 29.7 33.4 34.8 34.5 32.5 29.1 26.5 27.6 30.2
Accommodation         10.6 10.4 10.2 9.6 10.9 13.6 14.6 14.4 12.9 10.7 8.7 9.9 11.4
Food Services & Drinking Places 18.3 18.1 18.6 18.1 18.8 19.8 20.2 20.1 19.6 18.4 17.8 17.7 18.8
Other Services         13.6 13.7 13.7 13.7 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.8
Repair & Maintenance 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.9
Government              69.0 70.5 71.2 71.6 73.2 72.1 64.9 64.8 71.5 72.0 71.8 71.8 70.4
Federal Government    7.0 7.1 7.1 7.6 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.8
State Government      15.1 15.6 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.0 14.8 14.3 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.3
State Govt. Education 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3 5.4 5.3 4.9 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 5.9
Local Government      46.9 47.8 48.4 48.3 49.2 48.5 41.4 42.0 47.8 48.9 49.0 49.1 47.3
Local Govt Education  24.3 25.1 25.5 25.4 25.7 23.8 16.5 17.3 24.1 25.7 25.8 25.9 23.8
Hospitals             6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.6
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