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Local Jobs and Payroll in Wyoming: Construction Continues to Grow in 2012Q2

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist
tables by: Nancy Brennan, Senior Economist

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Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6*
Figures 1, 2, 3

*Due to space considerations, Table 5 (Natrona County) and Table 6 (Laramie County) do not appear in the printed version of Trends.

Table 1: Percentage Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for Second Quarter 2008 (2008Q2) to Second Quarter 2012 (2012Q2)
Average Monthly Employment Percentage Change Over
the Previous 		Total Wages Percentage Change Over
the Previous 		Average Weekly Wage
Percentage Change Over
the Previous
Year Quarter Year Quarter Year Quarter
2008Q2 3.1 4.2 8.7 4.3 5.5 0.1
2009Q2 -3.4 1.6 -5.0 0.3 -1.6 -1.3
2010Q2 -1.7 4.7 1.1 6.7 2.9 1.9
2011Q2 0.8 4.4 4.7 5.9 3.9 1.5
2012Q2a 2.1 4.0 4.9 2.8 2.7 -1.1
Five-Year Average for Q2 0.1 3.8 2.9 4.0 2.7 0.2
 
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: October 2012.

 

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Table 2: Over-the-Year Percentage Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for Second Quarter 2005 (2005Q2) to Second Quarter 2012 (2012Q2)
Average
Monthly
Employment 		Total
Wages
2005Q2 2.1 8.3
2005Q3 2.7 11.7
2005Q4 3.4 10.1
2006Q1 5.1 15.1
2006Q2 5.0 15.5
2006Q3 4.6 14.8
2006Q4 5.1 17.1
2007Q1 4.8 14.5
2007Q2 3.9 12.4
2007Q3 3.7 8.0
2007Q4 3.8 11.3
2008Q1 3.6 10.6
2008Q2 3.1 8.7
2008Q3 3.4 10.1
2008Q4 2.4 6.8
2009Q1 -1.0 -1.2
2009Q2 -3.4 -5.0
2009Q3 -5.3 -8.4
2009Q4 -6.3 -8.4
2010Q1 -4.7 -4.9
2010Q2 -1.7 1.1
2010Q3 0.0 4.8
2010Q4 1.1 6.0
2011Q1 1.1 5.4
2011Q2 0.8 4.7
2011Q3 1.4 6.5
2011Q4 2.0 2.5
2012Q1 2.5 8.0
2012Q2a  2.1  4.9
 
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: October 2012.

 

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Table 3: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Second Quarter by County, 2011 and 2012a
Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
County Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change
2011 2012 n % 2011 2012 $ % 2011 2012 $ %
Total 275,169 280,870 5,701 2.1 $2,933,492,659 $3,076,205,859 $142,713,200 4.9 $820 $842 $22 2.7
Albany 15,452 15,473 21 0.1 $143,194,764 $145,275,591 $2,080,827 1.5 $713 $722 $9 1.3
Big Horn 4,370 4,353 -17 -0.4 38,656,247 41,202,690 2,546,443 6.6 680 728 48 7.1
Campbell 27,518 28,075 557 2.0 369,513,236 376,913,815 7,400,579 2.0 1,033 1,033 0 0.0
Carbon 6,664 6,995 331 5.0 64,933,263 73,048,982 8,115,719 12.5 750 803 53 7.1
Converse 5,513 5,978 465 8.4 61,049,576 68,472,250 7,422,674 12.2 852 881 29 3.4
Crook 2,377 2,415 38 1.6 21,090,388 21,442,241 351,853 1.7 683 683 0 0.0
Fremont 16,670 16,957 287 1.7 157,749,732 164,322,539 6,572,807 4.2 728 745 17 2.3
Goshen 4,617 4,634 17 0.4 36,749,709 37,400,506 650,797 1.8 612 621 9 1.5
Hot Springs 2,176 2,184 8 0.4 17,495,669 18,515,242 1,019,573 5.8 618 652 34 5.5
Johnson 3,315 3,396 81 2.4 26,026,055 28,597,847 2,571,792 9.9 604 648 44 7.3
Laramie 43,370 43,773 403 0.9 428,515,956 436,086,736 7,570,780 1.8 760 766 6 0.8
Lincoln 6,280 5,806 -474 -7.5 68,875,353 66,677,722 -2,197,631 -3.2 844 883 39 4.6
Natrona 39,187 40,873 1,686 4.3 439,570,075 476,207,850 36,637,775 8.3 863 896 33 3.8
Niobrara 909 939 30 3.3 7,251,148 7,861,117 609,969 8.4 614 644 30 4.9
Park 13,888 14,389 501 3.6 122,983,596 132,807,100 9,823,504 8.0 681 710 29 4.3
Platte 3,772 3,705 -67 -1.8 41,405,959 40,654,916 -751,043 -1.8 844 844 0 0.0
Sheridan 12,935 13,028 93 0.7 119,239,875 122,183,071 2,943,196 2.5 709 721 12 1.7
Sublette 5,762 5,692 -70 -1.2 82,257,045 80,537,952 -1,719,093 -2.1 1,098 1,088 -10 -0.9
Sweetwater 24,667 24,954 287 1.2 335,234,571 343,512,072 8,277,501 2.5 1,045 1,059 14 1.3
Teton 16,174 16,909 735 4.5 152,723,123 160,106,961 7,383,838 4.8 726 728 2 0.3
Uinta 8,934 9,279 345 3.9 87,029,056 92,327,131 5,298,075 6.1 749 765 16 2.1
Washakie 4,035 3,965 -70 -1.7 36,993,270 38,811,298 1,818,028 4.9 705 753 48 6.8
Weston 2,270 2,323 53 2.3 22,556,781 21,336,360 -1,220,421 -5.4 764 707 -57 -7.5
Nonclassifiedb 4,312 4,778 465 10.8 52,398,212 81,903,870 29,505,658 56.3 935 1,319 384 41.1
 
aPreliminary.
bThe employer may be located statewide or in more than one county.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: October 2012.

 

 

Table 4: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for second Quarter by Industry, 2011 and 2012a
NAICSb Title Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change
2011 2012 n % 2011 2012 $ % 2011 2012 $ %
Total, All Industries 275,169 280,870 5,701 2.1 $2,933,492,659 $3,076,205,859 $142,713,200 4.9 $820 $842 $22 2.7
Total Private 207,433 212,579 5,146 2.5 $2,133,939,481 $2,272,189,127 $138,249,646 6.5 $791 $822 $31 3.9
Agriculture 2,562 2,657 95 3.7 16,841,361 18,203,447 1,362,086 8.1 506 527 21 4.2
Mining 26,773 27,819 1,046 3.9 510,176,562 550,230,052 40,053,490 7.9 1,466 1,521 55 3.8
Utilities 2,510 2,483 -27 -1.1 51,952,135 50,496,158 -1,455,977 -2.8 1,592 1,564 -28 -1.8
Construction 20,715 21,998 1,283 6.2 232,532,199 270,388,281 37,856,082 16.3 863 945 82 9.5
Manufacturing 8,940 9,163 223 2.5 120,084,927 125,995,110 5,910,183 4.9 1,033 1,058 25 2.4
Wholesale Trade 8,823 9,273 450 5.1 117,007,106 123,850,738 6,843,632 5.8 1,020 1,027 7 0.7
Retail Trade 29,105 29,391 286 1.0 183,037,315 190,357,685 7,320,370 4.0 484 498 14 2.9
Transportation & Warehousing 9,236 9,444 208 2.3 104,277,552 109,947,082 5,669,530 5.4 868 896 28 3.2
Information 3,849 3,918 69 1.8 37,747,536 40,220,314 2,472,778 6.6 754 790 36 4.8
Finance & Insurance 6,721 6,654 -67 -1.0 78,489,995 81,219,117 2,729,122 3.5 898 939 41 4.6
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4,028 4,028 0 0.0 43,723,140 46,980,767 3,257,627 7.5 835 897 62 7.4
Professional & Technical Services 8,987 9,215 228 2.5 117,037,438 124,255,806 7,218,368 6.2 1,002 1,037 35 3.5
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises 859 948 89 10.4 21,251,171 24,644,820 3,393,649 16.0 1,903 2,000 97 5.1
Administrative & Waste Services 7,949 8,079 130 1.6 57,107,604 60,966,779 3,859,175 6.8 553 580 27 4.9
Educational Services 1,652 1,567 -85 -5.1 12,122,721 12,039,483 -83,238 -0.7 564 591 27 4.8
Health Care & Social Assistance 23,722 23,699 -23 -0.1 233,875,471 235,159,366 1,283,895 0.5 758 763 5 0.7
Ambulatory Health Care Services 8,981 9,139 158 1.8 125,092,465 124,744,601 -347,864 -0.3 1,071 1,050 -21 -2.0
Hospitals 3,356 3,165 -191 -5.7 41,570,842 41,216,536 -354,306 -0.9 953 1,002 49 5.1
Nursing & Res. Care Facilities 4,554 4,610 56 1.2 32,002,547 33,269,488 1,266,941 4.0 541 555 14 2.6
Social Assistance 6,831 6,785 -46 -0.7 35,209,617 35,928,741 719,124 2.0 396 407 11 2.8
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2,764 2,931 167 6.0 11,326,845 12,259,365 932,520 8.2 315 322 7 2.2
Accommodation & Food Services 29,916 30,741 825 2.8 116,840,021 122,751,871 5,911,850 5.1 300 307 7 2.3
Other Services 8,325 8,571 246 3.0 68,508,382 72,222,886 3,714,504 5.4 633 648 15 2.4
Total Government 67,736 68,291 555 0.8 $799,553,178 $804,016,732 $4,463,554 0.6 $908 $906 -$2 -0.2
Federal Government 7,830 7,669 -161 -2.1 118,973,532 110,018,809 -8,954,723 -7.5 1,169 1,104 -65 -5.6
State Government 13,454 13,413 -41 -0.3 172,017,888 174,431,010 2,413,122 1.4 984 1,000 16 1.6
State Government Education 3,741 3,716 -25 -0.7 48,374,821 48,097,143 -277,678 -0.6 995 996 1 0.1
Local Government 46,453 47,208 755 1.6 508,561,758 519,566,913 11,005,155 2.2 842 847 5 0.6

Local Government Education

 24,234 24,351 118 0.5 290,709,450 292,511,374 1,801,924 0.6 923 924 1 0.1
Hospitals 6,583 6,875 292 4.4 80,907,926 87,039,838 6,131,912 7.6 945 974 28 3.0
 
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: October 2012.

 

Table 5: Natrona County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Second Quarter by Industry, 2011 and 2012a
  Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
NAICSb Title Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change
  2011 2012 n % 2011 2012 $ % 2011 2012 $ %
Total, All Industries 39,187 40,873 1,686 4.3 $439,570,075 $476,207,850 $36,637,775 8.3 $863 $896 $33 3.8
Total Private 33,427 35,025 1,598 4.8 $369,208,812 $404,057,084 $34,848,272 9.4 $850 $887 $37 4.4
Agriculture   138   140 2 1.4 689,913 746,479 56,566 8.2 385 410 25 6.5
Mining 3,712 3,861 149 4.0 75,002,675 84,938,388 9,935,713 13.2 1,554 1,692 138 8.9
Utilities   130   134 4 3.1 2,765,051 2,605,263 -159,788 -5.8 1,636 1,496 -140 -8.6
Construction 2,597 2,888 291 11.2 29,930,893 36,405,903 6,475,010 21.6 887 970 83 9.4
Manufacturing 1,719 1,849 130 7.6 20,666,971 24,140,562 3,473,591 16.8 925 1,004 79 8.5
Wholesale Trade 2,469 2,784 315 12.8 35,274,544 39,322,969 4,048,425 11.5 1,099 1,087 -12 -1.1
Retail Trade 4,632 4,701 69 1.5 30,871,982 32,754,866 1,882,884 6.1 513 536 23 4.5
Transportation & Warehousing   975 1,123 148 15.2 12,938,845 15,220,121 2,281,276 17.6 1,021 1,043 22 2.2
Information   481   468 -13 -2.7 4,593,054 4,464,612 -128,442 -2.8 735 734 -1 -0.1
Finance & Insurance 1,022 1,042 20 2.0 13,252,705 14,442,092 1,189,387 9.0 997 1,066 69 6.9
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing   901   884 -17 -1.9 9,555,065 9,638,455 83,390 0.9 816 839 23 2.8
Professional & Technical Services 1,405 1,494 89 6.3 19,072,207 20,243,008 1,170,801 6.1 1,044 1,042 -2 -0.2
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises   141   194 53 37.6 2,921,658 4,177,806 1,256,148 43.0 1,594 1,657 63 4.0
Administrative & Waste Services 1,316 1,432 116 8.8 9,310,673 11,093,762 1,783,089 19.2 544 596 52 9.6
Educational Services   140   147 7 5.0 702,251 886,564 184,313 26.2 386 464 78 20.2
Health Care & Social Assistance 5,626 5,545 -81 -1.4 67,784,935 65,108,108 -2,676,827 -3.9 927 903 -24 -2.6
Ambulatory Health Care Services 1,880 1,994 114 6.1 31,800,055 30,689,322 -1,110,733 -3.5 1,301 1,184 -117 -9.0
Hospitals 1,788 1,622 -166 -9.3 23,649,372 21,866,550 -1,782,822 -7.5 1,017 1,037 20 2.0
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities   917   902 -15 -1.6 6,826,083 7,125,877 299,794 4.4 573 608 35 6.1
Social assistance 1,041 1,027 -14 -1.3 5,509,425 5,426,359 -83,066 -1.5 407 406 -1 -0.2
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation   492   505 13 2.6 1,754,051 1,836,776 82,725 4.7 274 280 6 2.2
Accommodation & Food Services 3,646 3,783 137 3.8 13,692,178 14,851,537 1,159,359 8.5 289 302 13 4.5
Other Services 1,886 2,050 164 8.7 18,429,161 21,179,813 2,750,652 14.9 752 795 43 5.7
Total Government   5,760 5,849 89 1.5 $70,361,263 $72,150,766 $1,789,503 2.5 $940 $949 $9 1.0
Federal Government 696 691 -5 -0.7 12,220,123 11,710,504 -509,619 -4.2 1,351 1,304 -47 -3.5
State Government 702 722 20 2.8 9,148,531 9,602,867 454,336 5.0 1,002 1,023 21 2.1
Local Government 4,362 4,436 74 1.7 48,992,609 50,837,395 1,844,786 3.8 864 882 18 2.1
Local Government Education  ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND 
 
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
ND-Not disclosable due to confidentiality of information.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: October 2012.

 

Table 6: Laramie County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Second Quarter by Industry, 2011 and 2012a
Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
NAICSb Title Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change
2011 2012 n % 2011 2012 $ % 2011 2012 $ %
Total, All Industries 43,370 43,773 403 0.9 $428,515,956 $436,086,736 $7,570,780 1.8 $760 $766 $6 0.8
Total Private 29,563 30,045 482 1.6 $252,170,398 $264,975,367 $12,804,969 5.1 $656 $678 $22 3.4
Agriculture 275 310 35 12.7 2,008,379 2,156,496 148,117 7.4 562 535 -27 -4.8
Mining 126 214 88 69.8 1,592,204 3,802,415 2,210,211 138.8 972 1,367 395 40.6
Utilities 141 139 -2 -1.4 2,661,604 2,534,535 -127,069 -4.8 1,452 1,403 -49 -3.4
Construction 2,757 2,798 41 1.5 27,400,403 29,157,478 1,757,075 6.4 764 802 38 5.0
Manufacturing 1,464 1,339 -125 -8.5 19,864,070 18,614,260 -1,249,810 -6.3 1,044 1,069 25 2.4
Wholesale Trade 819 926 107 13.1 9,682,019 11,351,089 1,669,070 17.2 909 943 34 3.7
Retail Trade 5,228 5,389 161 3.1 33,040,518 33,960,171 919,653 2.8 486 485 -1 -0.2
Transportation & Warehousing 2,346 2,388 42 1.8 21,852,004 24,658,504 2,806,500 12.8 717 794 77 10.7
Information 1,088 1,139 51 4.7 11,291,442 12,991,528 1,700,086 15.1 798 877 79 9.9
Finance & Insurance 1,649 1,602 -47 -2.9 18,663,574 19,337,700 674,126 3.6 871 929 58 6.7
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 519 560 41 7.9 4,225,365 4,657,863 432,498 10.2 626 640 14 2.2
Professional & Technical Services 1,496 1,508 12 0.8 19,884,477 20,032,119 147,642 0.7 1,022 1,022 0 0.0
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises 67 80 13 19.4 891,790 1,288,899 397,109 44.5 1,024 1,239 215 21.0
Administrative & Waste Services 1,710 1,715 5 0.3 10,257,551 10,618,934 361,383 3.5 461 476 15 3.3
Educational Services 242 238 -4 -1.7 1,527,884 1,540,511 12,627 0.8 486 498 12 2.5
Health Care & Social Assistance 3,962 3,971 9 0.2 39,991,142 41,727,882 1,736,740 4.3 776 808 32 4.1
Ambulatory Health Care Services 1,876 1,892 16 0.9 27,652,872 28,409,209 756,337 2.7 1,134 1,155 21 1.9
Nursing & Residential Care Facilties 852 869 17 2.0 5,959,663 6,400,263 440,600 7.4 538 567 29 5.4
Hospitals & Social Assistance 1,234 1,209 -25 -2.0 6,378,607 6,918,410 539,803 8.5 398 440 42 10.6
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 281 329 48 17.1 899,714 973,127 73,413 8.2 246 228 -18 -7.3
Accommodation & Food Services 4,107 4,120 13 0.3 15,684,563 16,015,275 330,712 2.1 294 299 5 1.7
Other Services 1,286 1,282 -4 -0.3 10,751,695 9,556,581 -1,195,114 -11.1 643 573 -70 -10.9
Total Government 13,807 13,728 -79 -0.6 $176,345,558 $171,111,369 -$5,234,189 -3.0 $982 $959 -$23 -2.3
Federal Government 2,654 2,578 -76 -2.9 44,304,468 39,050,147 -5,254,321 -11.9 1,284 1,165 -119 -9.3
State Government 4,010 3,974 -36 -0.9 56,656,436 56,997,515 341,079 0.6 1,087 1,103 16 1.5
Local Government 7,143 7,177 34 0.5 75,384,654 75,063,707 -320,947 -0.4 812 805 -7 -0.9
Local Government Education 3,787 3,759 -29 -0.8 38,290,422 39,570,807 1,280,385 3.3 778 810 32 4.1
 
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: October 2012.

 



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