WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 2018
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 276.1 276.4 278.2 279.6 287.2 293.7 292.7 292.9 291.6 290.0 285.4 286.5 285.9
TOTAL PRIVATE 208.4 207.3 208.6 210.0 216.9 224.4 227.1 227.0 222.3 220.2 216.0 217.2 217.1
GOODS PRODUCING 47.6 47.2 47.7 48.6 50.1 51.3 52.1 53.1 52.5 53.3 53.3 52.6 50.8
Natural Resources & Mining   20.6 20.5 20.6 20.3 20.3 20.6 20.8 21.0 20.9 21.2 21.1 21.0 20.7
Mining                20.5 20.5 20.6 20.2 20.3 20.6 20.7 20.9 20.8 21.1 21.1 21.0 20.7
Oil & Gas Extraction 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
Mining except Oil & Gas   8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1
Coal Mining           5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4
Support Activities for Mining 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.7 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.5
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   7.4 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.6
Construction           17.4 17.2 17.7 19.0 20.3 21.0 21.5 22.2 21.6 21.9 22.1 21.5 20.3
Construction of Buildings 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 4.2 4.1 4.4 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.8 5.7
Specialty Trade Contractors 9.6 9.6 9.8 10.4 10.9 11.4 11.7 11.9 11.3 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.8
Manufacturing          9.6 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.1 9.8
Durable Goods         4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7
Non-Durable Goods     5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1
SERVICE PROVIDING 228.5 229.2 230.5 231.0 237.1 242.4 240.6 239.8 239.1 236.7 232.1 233.9 235.1
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 51.0 50.5 50.6 51.0 51.9 53.1 53.4 53.2 52.5 51.9 52.3 52.6 52.0
Wholesale Trade       8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.2
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.1
Retail Trade          28.5 28.2 28.2 28.6 29.4 30.2 30.5 30.3 29.7 29.1 29.4 29.3 29.3
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4
Food & Beverage Stores 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8
Grocery Stores        4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Gasoline Stations     3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9
General Merchandise Stores 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.6 14.9 14.5
Utilities             2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Transportation & Warehousing 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.5 12.0
Truck Transportation  3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.9
Information            3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.6
Financial Activities   10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.1
Finance & Insurance 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Professional & Business Services 17.4 17.2 17.5 18.1 18.8 19.4 19.8 19.8 19.4 19.4 19.1 18.8 18.7
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.3
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 7.5 7.4 7.6 8.0 8.8 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.2 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.6
Educational & Health Services 28.3 28.4 28.6 28.5 28.6 27.9 27.5 27.6 28.3 28.5 28.4 28.5 28.3
Educational Services  3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9
Health Care & Social Assistance 25.3 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.5 25.5 25.2 25.4 25.3 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.4
Ambulatory Health Care Services 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1
Offices of Physicians 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
Hospitals             3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5
Social Assistance     7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3
Leisure & Hospitality 33.5 33.4 33.5 32.9 36.4 41.3 42.8 42.0 38.8 36.4 32.3 33.9 36.4
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.5 4.5 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.6 2.9 3.1 3.6
Accommodation & Food Services 30.4 30.3 30.4 29.6 32.9 36.8 38.1 37.5 34.9 32.8 29.4 30.8 32.8
Accommodation         10.5 10.4 10.3 9.7 12.1 15.0 16.0 15.5 13.5 12.2 9.2 10.4 12.1
Food Services & Drinking Places 19.9 19.9 20.1 19.9 20.8 21.8 22.1 22.0 21.4 20.6 20.2 20.4 20.8
Other Services         16.1 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.2 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.3
Repair & Maintenance 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Government              67.7 69.1 69.6 69.6 70.3 69.3 65.6 65.9 69.3 69.8 69.4 69.3 68.7
Federal Government    7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.5 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.1 7.2 7.5
State Government      14.6 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.4 14.2 14.1 14.0 15.0 15.3 15.3 15.2 14.9
State Govt. Education 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.1 5.0 5.0 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.0
Local Government      46.1 46.8 47.2 47.2 47.4 46.9 43.2 43.7 46.3 46.8 47.0 46.9 46.3
Local Govt Education  24.1 24.8 25.2 25.1 24.9 23.1 19.6 19.9 23.6 24.5 24.7 24.6 23.7
Hospitals             7.2 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3
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