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"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.

2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Employment Projections, 2020-2022

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Table: Short-Term Occupational Employment Projections by Educational Requirement for Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1

(Click on the educational requirement to view the detailed occupations by six-digit SOC code.)

Table: Short-Term Occupational Employment Projections by Educational Requirement for Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1
Change (Growth) Types of Openings
Educational Requirement Base Employment (2020Q1) Projected Employment (2022Q1) N % Exits Transfers Growth Total
Total, All Occupations        288,315        282,191 -6,124 -2.1 24,876 40,914 -6,124 59,666
No Formal Educational Requirement          74,171          72,530 -1,641 -2.2 8,721 13,463 -1,641 20,543
High School Diploma or Equivalent        118,261        114,385 -3,876 -3.3 9,872 16,785 -3,876 22,781
Some College, No Degree, or Postsecondary Non-Degree Award          27,538          26,982 -556 -2.0 2,411 3,376 -556 5,231
Associate's Degree            6,964            6,937 -27 -0.4 429 877 -27 1,279
Bachelor's Degree          50,165          49,932 -233 -0.5 2,829 5,540 -233 8,136
Master's Degree            4,544            4,657 113 2.5 278 487 113 878
Doctoral or Professional Degree            6,672            6,768 96 1.4 336 386 96 818


Figure: Number of Projected Growth Openings by Educational Requirement in Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1


Figure: Number of Projected Total Openings by Educational Requirement in Wyoming, 2020Q1-2022Q1


Transfers are openings due to workers changing jobs.

Exits are openings due to individuals leaving the workforce.

Source: Wyoming Short-Term Occupational Projections, 2020Q1-2022Q1.

Prepared by D. Bullard, L. Yetter, and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 2/22/21.