Summary
Approximately three-fourths of full-time employees in
Wyoming were offered benefits during 2008. The likelihood of being offered
benefits varied greatly and depended on industry type and employer size.
Employees in state & local government, educational & health services,
and natural resources & mining were most likely to be offered benefits,
and large firms were more likely than smaller firms to offer most benefits.
Overall, most employees were offered defined-contribution retirement plans,
but not as many were offered defined-benefit retirement plans. Employees
in large companies and in state and local government were most likely to
be offered defined-benefit plans.