Table of Contents
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Wyoming’s Labor Market in Context
The Labor Force in General
Natural Gas Prices
Industry Employment and Wages
- Table 2a: Wyoming Employment by Industry, 2001, 2004, and 2008
- Figure 4: Wyoming Distribution of Construction Employment by Subsector, 2001-2008 (Reference Month: July)
- Figure 5: Wyoming Average Weekly Wage Per Job in Mining and Construction, 2001, 2004, and 2008
- Table 2b: Wyoming Average Weekly Wage by Industry, 2001, 2004, and 2008
Turnover
Demographic Characteristics
- Table 3: Wyoming Distribution of Persons Employed at Any Time by Age Group, 2000, 2004, and 2007
- Table 4: Wyoming Distribution of Persons Employed in Natural Resources & Mining at Any Time by Age Group, 2000, 2004, and 2007
- Table 5: Wyoming Distribution of Persons Employed in Construction at Any Time by Age Group, 2000, 2004, and 2007
- Table 6: Wyoming Average Annual Wages of Persons Employed at Any Time by Age Group, 2000, 2004, and 2007
- Figure 7: Wyoming Distribution of Persons Working at Any Time by Gender and Industry, 2000, 2004, and 2007
Workers’ Compensation Claimants’ Characteristics
- Table 7: Wages of Persons Working in Wyoming at Any Time by Employers' Workers' Compensation (WC) Coverage Status and Employee Claimant Status, All Industries, 2004
- Table 8: Wages of Persons Working in Mining in Wyoming at Any Time by Employers' Workers' Compensation (WC) Coverage Status and Employee Claimant Status, All Industries, 2004
- Figure 8: Average Annual Wages of All Persons Employed in Wyoming by Selected Industry and Gender, 2004
- Figure 9: Wyoming Worker’s Compensation Claimants and Overall Employment by Gender, 2004
- Figure 10: Average Annual Wages in Wyoming for Worker’s Compensation Claimants in Mining, Construction, and All Industries, 2004
- Table 9: Wages of Persons Working in Construction in Wyoming at Any Time by Employers’ Workers’ Compensation (WC) Coverage Status and Employee Claimant Status,a All Industries, 2004
Discussion
Research Extensions
Summary
References
Chapter 3: Methodology and Results
Methodology
Definitions
Results I: Demographics and Relative Risk
- Table 1: Demographics of the Wyoming Workforce by Age, Gender, and Workers’ Compensation Claimant Status
- Figure 1: Statewide Distribution of Female Claimants and Non-Claimants Whose Primary Employer Carried Workers’ Compensation Insurance, 2004
- Figure 2: Statewide Distribution of Male Claimants and Non-Claimants Whose Primary Employer Carried Workers’ Compensation Insurance, 2004
- Figure 3: Statewide Claims Rates of Workers Whose Primary Employer Carried Workers’ Compensation Insurance, 2004
- Figure 4: Workers’ Compensation Claims Rates for Workers Covered by Primary Employer Account for Selected Industries, 2004
Results II: Wage Analysis, All Workers
- Figure 5: Statewide Wages of Female Claimants and Non-Claimants Whose Primary Employer Carried Workers’ Compensation Insurance, 2004
- Figure 6: Statewide Wages of Male Claimants and Non-Claimants Whose Primary Employer Carried Workers’ Compensation Insurance, 2004
- Figure 7: Statewide Wages of Claimants and Non-Claimants Covered by Primary Employer Accounts for Selected Industries, 2004
Results III: Control Group Analysis, All Claimants
- Table 2: Distribution of Subjects Analyzed, Treatment and Control Group I
- Table 3a: Control Group Demographics
- Table 3b: Workers’ Compensation Claimants (Treatment Group) Demographics
- Table 4: Detail Statistics of Mining and Construction Industries: All Claimants
Results IV: More Severely Injured Workers’ Demographics
- Table 5: Sub-Control Group Study of Claimants Only, Treatment and Control Group II
- Table 6a: Medical Claim Only (Control Group 2) Demographics
- Table 6b: More Severe Injuries (Treatment Group 2) Demographics
- Table 7: Control Group Matching, More Severe Injuries Subset
Results V: Matched Control Group Analysis, More Severe Injuries
Conclusion
References
Appendix A: Wyoming Report of Injury (form)
Appendix B: Propensity Score Generation and Control Group Matching
Appendix C: Statistical Test Results