Table 10A: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wages by 2-Digit SIC, All Ownerships, First Quarters 1999 and 2000
    Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
    First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
  SIC* 1999 2000 Number Percent 1999 2000 Number Percent 1999 2000 Number Percent
Total, All Industries   214,173 220,902 6,729 3.1 $1,304,438,360 $1,447,478,725 143,040,365 11.0 $469 $504 36 7.6
Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing   2,735 2,874 139 5.1 $11,744,009 $12,961,960 1,217,951 10.4 $330 $347 17 5.0
-Agricultural production - crops 01 273 279 5 2.0 1,122,126 1,312,529 190,403 17.0 316 362 47 14.7
-Agricultural production - livestock 02 1,288 1,352 64 5.0 5,834,378 6,455,932 621,554 10.7 348 367 19 5.4
-Agricultural services 07 1,059 1,124 65 6.1 3,891,089 4,136,526 245,437 6.3 283 283 1 0.2
-Forestry 08-ND                        
-Fishing, hunting, & trapping 09-ND                        
Mining   15,241 16,743 1,502 9.9 $186,810,031 $214,807,012 27,996,981 15.0 $943 $987 44 4.7
-Metal mining 10 488 485 -4 -0.8 5,545,515 5,424,717 -120,798 -2.2 874 861 -13 -1.4
-Coal mining 12 4,447 4,726 280 6.3 68,540,388 71,965,064 3,424,676 5.0 1,186 1,171 -14 -1.2
-Oil & gas extraction 13 7,405 8,684 1,279 17.3 74,813,251 97,818,478 23,005,227 30.8 777 866 89 11.5
-Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 14 2,901 2,848 -53 -1.8 37,910,877 39,598,753 1,687,876 4.5 1,005 1,070 64 6.4
Construction   16,311 17,486 1,175 7.2 $107,499,123 $125,091,742 17,592,619 16.4 $507 $550 43 8.5
-General building contractors 15 3,543 3,916 373 10.5 20,962,980 25,105,510 4,142,530 19.8 455 493 38 8.3
-Heavy contractors, except building 16 5,861 6,224 363 6.2 46,019,121 51,827,116 5,807,995 12.6 604 641 37 6.1
-Special trade contractors 17 6,907 7,346 439 6.4 40,517,022 48,159,116 7,642,094 18.9 451 504 53 11.8
Manufacturing   10,737 11,013 277 2.6 $83,341,735 $92,247,136 8,905,401 10.7 $597 $644 47 7.9
-Food & kindred products 20 1,016 1,028 12 1.1 6,373,631 6,954,489 580,858 9.1 482 520 38 7.9
-Textile mill products 22-ND                        
-Apparel & other textile products 23 146 189 42 28.9 501,587 775,244 273,657 54.6 264 316 52 19.9
-Lumber & wood products 24 1,201 1,253 52 4.3 6,590,115 7,405,035 814,920 12.4 422 455 33 7.7
-Furniture & fixtures 25 101 117 16 15.5 427,750 544,709 116,959 27.3 325 358 33 10.3
-Paper & allied products 26-ND                        
-Printing & publishing 27 1,617 1,638 21 1.3 8,247,264 8,627,896 380,632 4.6 392 405 13 3.3
-Chemicals & allied products 28 1,839 1,767 -72 -3.9 23,611,271 25,505,122 1,893,851 8.0 988 1,111 123 12.4
-Petroleum & coal products 29 884 878 -6 -0.6 10,651,030 11,035,330 384,300 3.6 927 966 40 4.3
-Rubber & misc plastics products 30 204 250 46 22.7 900,391 1,125,831 225,440 25.0 340 346 6 1.9
-Leather & leather products 31 69 74 5 7.3 283,200 310,312 27,112 9.6 317 324 7 2.1
-Stone, clay, glass, & concrete products 32 780 815 35 4.5 6,380,496 6,838,133 457,637 7.2 630 645 16 2.5
-Primary metal industries 33 243 246 3 1.2 1,671,031 2,123,827 452,796 27.1 528 663 135 25.5
-Fabricated metal products 34 629 703 74 11.7 5,037,396 5,832,668 795,272 15.8 616 638 22 3.7
-Industrial machinery & equipment 35 1,092 1,060 -32 -2.9 7,102,050 8,029,774 927,724 13.1 500 583 82 16.5
-Electronic & other electric equipment 36 215 222 7 3.1 1,668,858 2,277,846 608,988 36.5 597 790 193 32.4
-Transportation equipment 37 365 417 52 14.3 1,818,862 2,308,901 490,039 26.9 383 426 42 11.0
-Instruments & related products 38 162 148 -14 -8.8 1,168,063 1,323,747 155,684 13.3 553 688 135 24.3
-Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 39 155 184 29 18.5 733,680 782,381 48,701 6.6 363 327 -36 -10.0
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services   12,924 12,861 -63 -0.5 $104,819,534 $125,486,107 20,666,573 19.7 $624 $751 127 20.3
-Railroad transportation 40-ND                        
-Local & Interurban passenger transit 41 690 631 -59 -8.6 2,641,608 2,632,366 -9,242 -0.3 295 321 26 9.0
-Trucking & warehousing 42 3,572 3,651 79 2.2 21,656,017 23,543,600 1,887,583 8.7 466 496 30 6.4
-U.S. Postal Service 43 1,454 1,447 -7 -0.5 12,014,575 14,591,877 2,577,302 21.5 636 776 140 22.0
-Water transportation 44-ND                        
-Transportation by air 45 1,086 1,162 76 7.0 7,372,032 12,456,609 5,084,577 69.0 522 825 303 58.0
-Pipelines, except natural gas 46 205 200 -5 -2.6 2,909,209 3,559,304 650,095 22.3 1,090 1,369 279 25.6
-Transportation services 47 488 486 -2 -0.3 2,700,657 2,969,550 268,893 10.0 426 470 44 10.3
-Communications 48 2,181 2,208 27 1.2 18,307,960 23,625,949 5,317,989 29.0 646 823 177 27.5
-Electric, gas, & sanitary services 49 3,179 3,016 -164 -5.1 36,767,543 41,644,249 4,876,706 13.3 890 1,062 173 19.4
Wholesale Trade   7,575 7,578 4 0.0 $57,123,042 $62,712,119 5,589,077 9.8 $580 $637 56 9.7
-Durable goods 50 4,252 4,365 113 2.7 34,472,460 38,919,260 4,446,800 12.9 624 686 62 10.0
-Nondurable goods 51 3,322 3,213 -109 -3.3 22,650,582 23,792,859 1,142,277 5.0 524 570 45 8.6
Retail Trade   43,292 44,052 761 1.8 $148,040,216 $159,698,545 11,658,329 7.9 $263 $279 16 6.0
-Building materials & garden supplies 52 1,933 1,922 -11 -0.6 9,780,188 10,594,056 813,868 8.3 389 424 35 9.0
-General merchandise stores 53 4,725 4,696 -29 -0.6 18,638,219 19,669,446 1,031,227 5.5 303 322 19 6.2
-Food stores 54 5,447 5,508 61 1.1 22,383,737 22,285,651 -98,086 -0.4 316 311 -5 -1.5
-Automotive dealers & service stations 55 7,821 7,964 142 1.8 37,094,934 40,549,161 3,454,227 9.3 365 392 27 7.4
-Apparel & accessory stores 56 1,373 1,184 -189 -13.8 4,407,392 4,272,494 -134,898 -3.1 247 278 31 12.4
-Furniture & homefurnishing stores 57 1,515 1,573 58 3.8 6,532,793 7,426,193 893,400 13.7 332 363 31 9.5
-Eating & drinking places 58 15,809 15,932 123 0.8 33,073,138 35,377,812 2,304,674 7.0 161 171 10 6.1
-Miscellaneous retail 59 4,668 5,273 606 13.0 16,129,815 19,523,732 3,393,917 21.0 266 285 19 7.1
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate   7,981 8,037 56 0.7 $63,912,361 $66,855,550 2,943,189 4.6 $616 $640 24 3.9
-Depository institutions 60 3,169 3,294 125 3.9 22,516,109 24,539,626 2,023,517 9.0 547 573 27 4.9
-Nondepository institutions 61 483 473 -10 -2.1 5,022,961 4,404,409 -618,552 -12.3 800 717 -83 -10.4
-Security & commodity brokers 62 391 416 25 6.5 9,964,618 12,465,702 2,501,084 25.1 1,962 2,305 343 17.5
-Insurance carriers 63 784 744 -40 -5.1 6,743,580 6,402,398 -341,182 -5.1 662 662 0 0.0
-Insurance agents, brokers, & service 64 1,077 1,065 -12 -1.1 6,743,088 7,282,652 539,564 8.0 482 526 44 9.2
-Real estate 65 1,776 1,754 -21 -1.2 6,724,310 7,280,726 556,416 8.3 291 319 28 9.6
-Holding & other investment offices 67 302 292 -11 -3.5 6,197,695 4,480,037 -1,717,658 -27.7 1,577 1,182 -395 -25.1
Services   80,851 82,951 2,099 2.6 $427,430,387 $464,091,918 36,661,531 8.6 $407 $430 24 5.8
-Hotels & other lodging places 70 6,985 7,379 394 5.6 20,802,879 23,108,721 2,305,842 11.1 229 241 12 5.2
-Personal services 72 1,970 1,992 22 1.1 6,051,457 6,636,666 585,209 9.7 236 256 20 8.5
-Business services 73 7,457 7,659 202 2.7 31,355,886 35,491,297 4,135,411 13.2 323 356 33 10.2
-Auto repair, services, & parking 75 2,003 2,091 88 4.4 8,970,817 9,978,354 1,007,537 11.2 345 367 23 6.5
-Miscellaneous repair services 76 837 844 7 0.8 4,621,593 5,491,827 870,234 18.8 425 500 76 17.8
-Motion pictures 78 691 659 -32 -4.6 1,277,726 1,332,705 54,979 4.3 142 156 13 9.3
-Amusement & recreation services 79 3,436 3,692 256 7.5 13,102,663 14,310,162 1,207,499 9.2 293 298 5 1.6
-Health services 80 17,175 17,462 287 1.7 115,646,488 130,137,941 14,491,453 12.5 518 573 55 10.7
-Legal services 81 1,250 1,236 -14 -1.1 8,850,164 9,162,448 312,284 3.5 545 570 25 4.7
-Educational services 82 25,666 26,111 446 1.7 145,968,969 153,779,198 7,810,229 5.4 437 453 16 3.6
-Social services 83 6,706 6,853 147 2.2 24,954,998 27,388,417 2,433,419 9.8 286 307 21 7.4
-Museums, botanical & zoological gardens 84 259 268 10 3.7 1,190,564 1,354,353 163,789 13.8 354 388 34 9.7
-Membership organizations 86 2,100 2,097 -3 -0.1 6,914,252 7,693,138 778,886 11.3 253 282 29 11.4
-Engineering & management services 87 3,551 3,842 291 8.2 33,492,072 34,400,457 908,385 2.7 725 689 -37 -5.1
-Private households 88 571 545 -26 -4.6 1,931,668 1,795,932 -135,736 -7.0 260 253 -7 -2.6
-Services, NEC** 89 194 219 25 12.7 2,298,191 2,030,302 -267,889 -11.7 910 713 -197 -21.6
Public Administration   16,526 17,306 780 4.7 $113,717,922 $123,526,636 9,808,714 8.6 $529 $549 20 3.7
-Executive, legislative, & general government 91 7,878 8,082 204 2.6 46,091,627 49,996,850 3,905,223 8.5 450 476 26 5.7
-Justice, public order, & safety 92 1,272 1,344 72 5.7 10,603,906 11,669,882 1,065,976 10.1 641 668 26 4.1
-Finance, taxation, & monetary policy 93 284 252 -32 -11.4 2,424,137 2,321,177 -102,960 -4.2 657 709 53 8.1
-Administration of human resources 94 2,140 2,210 70 3.3 14,295,715 15,448,173 1,152,458 8.1 514 538 24 4.7
-Environmental quality & housing 95 2,803 2,851 48 1.7 22,524,961 23,825,901 1,300,940 5.8 618 643 25 4.0
-Administration of economic programs 96 1,132 1,559 427 37.7 9,196,571 10,165,322 968,751 10.5 625 502 -123 -19.7
-National security & international affairs 97 1,017 1,008 -9 -0.9 8,581,005 10,099,331 1,518,326 17.7 649 770 122 18.7
Nonclassified-ND                          
-Nonclassified 99-ND                        


* Standard Industrial Classification Code.
** Not Elsewhere Classified.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source: ES-202 Report (Second Run Date: September 2000)
Prepared 09/13/2000 Nancy Brennan
Preliminary: Subject to Revision


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