WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 2019
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 280.9 282.6 283.7 284.4 292.2 298.9 297.7 298.3 296.3 294.6 287.6 288.8 290.5
TOTAL PRIVATE 213.5 213.7 214.2 214.9 221.2 229.1 231.8 231.6 227.0 224.3 217.7 218.8 221.5
GOODS PRODUCING 51.4 51.1 51.5 52.5 54.0 55.2 55.5 56.2 55.3 55.7 54.1 52.6 53.8
Natural Resources & Mining   21.1 21.0 21.0 20.8 20.9 21.2 20.7 20.8 20.7 20.8 20.5 20.4 20.8
Mining                21.0 20.9 21.0 20.7 21.0 21.2 20.6 20.8 20.6 20.7 20.5 20.4 20.8
Oil & Gas Extraction 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0
Mining except Oil & Gas   8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.9 7.8
Coal Mining           5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.1
Support Activities for Mining 10.0 9.9 10.0 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 9.8 9.6 10.0
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   7.9 7.9 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.8 8.0
Construction           20.2 20.1 20.6 21.8 23.2 23.9 24.7 25.3 24.4 24.6 23.5 22.2 22.9
Construction of Buildings 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.7 7.4 7.7 8.3 8.9 8.4 8.3 7.5 6.9 7.4
Specialty Trade Contractors 10.2 10.2 10.5 11.1 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.3 12.0 12.4 12.1 11.4 11.5
Manufacturing          10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.0 10.1
Durable Goods         5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1
Non-Durable Goods     5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9
SERVICE PROVIDING 229.5 231.5 232.2 231.9 238.2 243.7 242.2 242.1 241.0 238.9 233.5 236.2 236.7
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 51.2 51.0 51.1 51.3 51.9 53.1 53.3 53.0 52.1 51.9 51.9 52.2 52.0
Wholesale Trade       8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.4
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3
Retail Trade          28.4 28.2 28.2 28.3 28.9 29.7 29.9 29.7 29.1 28.8 29.0 29.1 28.9
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
Food & Beverage Stores 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8
Grocery Stores        4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0
Gasoline Stations     3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0
General Merchandise Stores 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.4
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.8 14.7
Utilities             2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Transportation & Warehousing 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.4 12.2
Truck Transportation  3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1
Information            3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4
Financial Activities   11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.2
Finance & Insurance 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3
Professional & Business Services 18.0 18.3 18.3 18.8 19.3 20.1 20.3 20.2 19.7 19.6 19.0 18.6 19.2
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.8
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 7.6 7.6 7.7 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.1 8.9 8.5 8.1 8.5
Educational & Health Services 28.5 28.8 28.8 28.5 28.8 28.1 27.9 28.1 28.9 29.1 29.1 29.5 28.7
Educational Services  3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.0
Health Care & Social Assistance 25.4 25.6 25.6 25.4 25.7 25.6 25.5 25.7 25.7 25.8 25.8 26.1 25.7
Ambulatory Health Care Services 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.3
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             3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4
Social Assistance     7.5 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.5
Leisure & Hospitality 34.0 34.0 34.0 33.3 36.6 41.5 43.5 42.9 40.0 37.2 33.0 35.0 37.1
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.5 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.6
Accommodation & Food Services 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.1 33.1 37.1 38.8 38.4 35.9 33.6 29.9 31.8 33.5
Accommodation         10.9 10.8 10.6 10.0 12.5 15.2 16.4 16.0 14.0 12.4 9.2 11.0 12.4
Food Services & Drinking Places 20.1 20.1 20.3 20.1 20.6 21.9 22.4 22.4 21.9 21.2 20.7 20.8 21.0
Other Services         16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.4 16.5 16.4 16.3 16.2 16.1 16.2 16.2
Repair & Maintenance 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4
Government              67.4 68.9 69.5 69.5 71.0 69.8 65.9 66.7 69.3 70.3 69.9 70.0 69.0
Federal Government    7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.1 7.2 7.6
State Government      14.4 15.0 15.3 15.3 15.3 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.6 15.3 15.2 15.2 14.8
State Govt. Education 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.9
Local Government      46.0 46.8 47.1 47.1 47.8 47.5 43.6 44.6 46.7 47.3 47.6 47.6 46.6
Local Govt Education  23.9 24.7 25.0 24.8 25.0 23.4 19.3 20.5 23.6 24.7 25.0 25.1 23.8
Hospitals             7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.4
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