LARAMIE COUNTY NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 1990-2022 - PRELIMINARY BENCHMARK 2023
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS 
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - RESEARCH AND PLANNING 
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 31.9 32.3 32.8 33.7 34.5 35.1 35.5 35.8 36.4 37.2 37.9 38.2 39.2 40.2 40.8 41.7 42.9 44.2 45.2 44.1 43.3 44.2 44.8 46.1 46.9 47.2 46.7 46.6 46.9 47.7 46.3 47.2 47.3 48.1
TOTAL PRIVATE 20.8 21.2 21.6 22.4 23.1 23.8 24.1 24.5 24.9 25.7 26.2 26.3 27.1 28.0 28.4 29.0 30.1 30.9 31.6 30.2 29.5 30.2 30.8 32.1 33.0 33.2 32.7 32.6 33.0 33.8 32.5 33.4 33.7 34.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.7
Manufacturing 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 29.5 29.7 30.1 30.7 31.3 31.8 32.0 32.1 32.6 33.2 34.0 34.3 35.2 36.1 36.5 37.3 38.0 39.4 40.2 39.7 39.3 39.9 40.5 41.2 41.7 42.0 41.9 41.8 41.8 42.2 41.3 42.2 42.6 43.1
 Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.6 7.6 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.6 9.0 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.3 10.1
  Wholesale Trade       0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
  Retail Trade          4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.2
  Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8
 Information            1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
 Financial Activities   1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
 Professional & Business Services 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.4
 Educational & Health Services 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7
 Leisure & Hospitality 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.2
 Other Services         1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Government 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.8 12.8 13.2 13.6 13.9 13.8 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.9
Federal Government 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8
State Government 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7
Local Government 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4
Local Education 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7
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