Table 6:  Laramie County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Second Quarter by Industry, 2004 and 2005            
   
  Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
Industry Title and NAICSa Sector Second Quarter   Change Second Quarter   Change Second Quarter Change
  2004 2005 No. % 2004 2005 Amount % 2004 2005 Amt.  %
Total, All Industries 39,944 40,632 688 1.7 $297,348,573 $313,721,552 $16,372,979 5.5 $573 $594 $21 3.7
                 
Total Private (11-99) 27,664 27,966 302 1.1 $182,857,062 $190,723,705 $7,866,643 4.3 $508 $525 $16 3.2
  Agriculture (11) 167 163 -4 -2.6 1,044,986 1,026,834 -18,152 -1.7 481 486 4 0.9
  Mining (21) 73 78 6 7.8 743,772 1,292,739 548,967 73.8 787 1,269 482 61.2
  Utilities (22) 114 125 11 9.6 1,648,973 1,863,640 214,667 13.0 1,109 1,144 34 3.1
  Construction (23) 2,626 2,704 78 3.0 18,904,947 20,488,762 1,583,815 8.4 554 583 29 5.3
  Manufacturing (31-33) 1,595 1,605 10 0.6 15,615,091 15,545,239 -69,852 -0.4 753 745 -8 -1.1
  Wholesale Trade (42) 710 754 44 6.2 6,875,904 7,320,595 444,691 6.5 745 747 2 0.3
  Retail Trade (44-45) 5,490 5,575 85 1.6 28,277,702 29,985,533 1,707,831 6.0 396 414 17 4.4
  Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) 1,641 1,677 36 2.2 12,064,399 12,502,925 438,526 3.6 566 574 8 1.4
  Information (51) 1,041 1,012 -29 -2.8 9,691,084 8,967,315 -723,769 -7.5 716 682 -34 -4.8
  Finance & Insurance (52) 1,521 1,484 -37 -2.5 14,191,298 14,190,946 -352 0.0 718 736 18 2.5
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) 489 523 34 7.0 3,059,667 3,561,416 501,749 16.4 482 524 42 8.8
  Professional & Technical Services (54) 1,383 1,511 128 9.3 14,177,230 15,696,381 1,519,151 10.7 789 799 10 1.3
  Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55) 170 191 21 12.6 1,616,074 2,049,922 433,848 26.8 733 826 93 12.7
  Administrative & Waste Services (56) 1,745 1,516 -229b -13.1 9,114,147 7,367,803 -1,746,344 -19.2 402 374 -28 -6.9
  Educational Services (61) 118 136 19 15.9 535,022 663,477 128,455 24.0 350 374 25 7.0
  Health Care & Social Assistance (62) 3,043 3,172 128 4.2 25,578,962 27,495,808 1,916,846 7.5 647 667 20 3.1
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) 282 247 -35 -12.4 789,706 741,200 -48,506 -6.1 215 231 15 7.2
  Accommodation & Food Services (72) 4,152 4,186 34 0.8 11,827,192 12,706,264 879,072 7.4 219 234 14 6.6
  Other Services  (81) 1,305 1,306 1 0.1 7,100,906 7,256,906 156,000 2.2 419 427 9 2.1
                   
Total Government 12,279 12,666 386 3.1 $114,491,511 $122,997,847 $8,506,336 7.4 $717 $747 $30 4.2
  Federal Government 2,599 2,572 -27 -1.0 32,022,407 32,623,577 601,170 1.9 948 976 28 2.9
  State Government 3,782 3,805 23 0.6 37,853,792 40,139,477 2,285,685 6.0 770 811 42 5.4
  Local Government 5,898 6,289 390 6.6 44,615,312 50,234,793 5,619,481 12.6 582 614 33 5.6
 
a North American Industry Classification System.  
b Decrease of employment and wages due to project completion and business closings in employment & business support services.   
Preliminary: Subject to Revision.  
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 2005  
 
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