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Table 2: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Second Quarter 2000 by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Industry

Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change
1999 2000 No. Percent 1999 2000 Amount Percent 1999 2000 Amount Percent
Total 226,939 232,842 5,903 2.6% $1,413,255,285 $1,516,556,339 $103,301,054 7.3% $479 $501 $22 4.6%
Total Private 171,448 176,218 4,770 2.8% $1,024,347,843 $1,108,430,276 $84,082,433 8.2% $460 $484 $24 5.3%
Agriculture 3,711 3,820 109 2.9 14,994,219 16,460,299 1,466,080 9.8 311 331 21 6.7
Mining 15,484 16,640 1,155 7.5 187,824,172 207,148,943 19,324,771 10.3 933 958 25 2.6
Construction 17,634 18,340 705 4.0 122,532,562 135,598,794 13,066,232 10.7 535 569 34 6.4
Manufacturing 10,957 11,285 328 3.0 87,087,736 95,703,698 8,615,962 9.9 611 652 41 6.7
TCPU* 11,338 11,193 -146 -1.3 97,229,118 100,385,262 3,156,144 3.2 660 690 30 4.6
Wholesale Trade 7,660 7,779 119 1.6 58,507,601 61,124,737 2,617,136 4.5 588 604 17 2.9
Retail Trade 45,581 46,742 1,161 2.5 156,034,703 163,681,989 7,647,286 4.9 263 269 6 2.3
FIRE** 8,057 8,069 12 0.2 58,171,469 59,964,912 1,793,443 3.1 555 572 16 2.9
Services 51,025 52,351 1,326 2.6 241,966,263 268,361,642 26,395,379 10.9 365 394 30 8.1
Total Government 55,491 56,624 1,133 2.0% $388,907,442 $408,126,063 $19,218,621 4.9% $539 $554 $15 2.9%
Federal Government 7,183 7,899 716 10.0 66,587,033 72,876,415 6,289,382 9.4 713 710 -3 -0.5
State Government 11,603 11,616 13 0.1 84,947,548 88,378,462 3,430,914 4.0 563 585 22 3.9
Local Government 36,705 37,109 404 1.1 237,372,861 246,871,186 9,498,325 4.0 497 512 14 2.9

* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.


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