WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 1997
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 212.9 212.4 214.9 217.5 227.2 233.7 231.7 232.5 233.5 229.5 224.4 224.8 224.6
TOTAL PRIVATE 154.7 153.9 155.8 158.3 166.5 175.0 179.4 179.6 174.9 169.9 165.0 165.4 166.5
GOODS PRODUCING 37.3 37.2 38.0 39.3 42.1 44.0 45.1 45.8 45.6 45.0 43.8 42.6 42.2
Natural Resources & Mining   15.3 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.8 16.5 16.7 17.1 16.8 16.7 16.8 16.8 16.2
Mining                15.1 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.6 16.2 16.5 16.8 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.0
Oil & Gas Extraction 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Mining except Oil & Gas   7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8
Coal Mining           4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Support Activities for Mining 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.4
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.5
Construction           12.3 12.4 13.1 14.2 16.4 17.4 18.2 18.4 18.3 17.4 16.5 15.4 15.8
Construction of Buildings 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.5
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 2.9 3.1 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.5 3.9 4.5
Specialty Trade Contractors 6.5 6.4 6.8 7.1 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.0 7.7 7.8
Manufacturing          9.7 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.1
Durable Goods         4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0
Non-Durable Goods     4.9 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.1
SERVICE PROVIDING 175.6 175.2 176.9 178.2 185.1 189.7 186.6 186.7 187.9 184.5 180.6 182.2 182.4
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 44.1 43.4 43.8 44.1 45.3 46.7 47.2 47.2 46.3 45.5 45.5 46.2 45.4
Wholesale Trade       5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.1
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3
Retail Trade          27.4 26.7 27.0 27.2 28.2 29.4 29.7 29.8 28.8 28.2 28.4 28.8 28.3
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9
Food & Beverage Stores 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4
Grocery Stores        4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5
Gasoline Stations     4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4
General Merchandise Stores 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.0
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.1
Utilities             2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Transportation & Warehousing 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.8 8.7
Truck Transportation  3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1
Information            3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6
Financial Activities   8.5 8.5 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8
Finance & Insurance 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Professional & Business Services 11.4 11.4 11.7 12.0 12.6 13.1 13.8 13.6 13.2 13.1 12.7 12.4 12.6
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.1 6.1
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.2 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.7
Educational & Health Services 16.8 16.9 16.9 17.1 17.1 16.4 16.4 16.4 17.0 17.3 17.3 17.3 16.9
Educational Services  1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5
Health Care & Social Assistance 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.4
Ambulatory Health Care Services 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4
Offices of Physicians 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1
Hospitals             2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Social Assistance     3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4
Leisure & Hospitality 25.2 25.2 25.5 25.7 29.1 33.9 35.8 35.5 31.9 28.4 25.0 26.0 28.9
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.9
Accommodation & Food Services 23.5 23.4 23.8 24.0 27.4 31.8 33.4 33.1 29.9 26.6 23.5 24.1 27.0
Accommodation         7.6 7.5 7.6 7.6 10.2 13.5 14.6 14.3 12.0 9.7 7.5 8.1 10.0
Food Services & Drinking Places 15.9 15.9 16.2 16.4 17.2 18.3 18.8 18.8 17.9 16.9 16.0 16.0 17.0
Other Services         7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.1
Repair & Maintenance 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7
Government              58.2 58.5 59.1 59.2 60.7 58.7 52.3 52.9 58.6 59.6 59.4 59.4 58.1
Federal Government    6.7 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.8 6.7 7.1
State Government      13.5 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.8 13.4 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.5
State Govt. Education 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3
Local Government      38.0 38.5 39.0 38.8 39.7 37.7 31.5 32.1 37.9 38.8 38.9 39.0 37.5
Local Govt Education  21.5 21.8 22.3 22.1 22.3 19.4 13.1 13.6 20.4 21.9 22.0 22.1 20.2
Hospitals             4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
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