Table 2: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll and Average Weekly Wages for Second Quarter 1998 by Industry

	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage
	Second Quarter		Change		Second Quarter		Change		Second Quarter		Change
	1998	1997	Number	Percent	1998	1997	Number	Percent	1998	1997	Number	Percent
Total	223,630	218,832	4,797	2.2%	$1,352,400,808	$1,279,281,196	$73,119,612	5.7%	$465	$450	$16	3.4%
Total Private	168,981	164,514	4,468	2.7%	$980,025,584	$919,349,084	$60,676,500	6.6%	$446	$430	$16	3.8%
-- Agriculture	3,567	3,497	69	2.0	13,869,719	12,821,022	1,048,697	8.2	299	282	17	6.1
-- Mining	16,823	16,512	311	1.9	195,770,263	188,339,610	7,430,653	3.9	895	877	18	2.0
-- Construction	16,502	15,286	1,216	8.0	107,966,132	94,706,044	13,260,088	14.0	503	477	27	5.6
-- Manufacturing	10,770	10,573	198	1.9	84,176,555	80,442,449	3,734,106	4.6	601	585	16	2.7
-- Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities	11,037	10,952	85	0.8	92,468,206	89,198,467	3,269,739	3.7	644	626	18	2.9
-- Wholesale Trade	7,887	7,772	115	1.5	58,531,183	55,062,495	3,468,688	6.3	571	545	26	4.7
-- Retail Trade	45,265	44,985	280	0.6	148,043,276	140,320,477	7,722,799	5.5	252	240	12	4.9
-- Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate	8,564	8,103	461	5.7	58,336,165	52,826,642	5,509,523	10.4	524	501	22	4.5
-- Services	48,566	46,833	1,733	3.7	220,864,085	205,631,878	15,232,207	7.4	350	338	12	3.6
Total Government	54,648	54,319	330	0.6%	$372,375,224	$359,932,112	$12,443,112	3.5%	$524	$510	$14	2.8%
-- Federal Government	7,147	7,159	-11	-0.2	64,888,943	62,219,656	2,669,287	4.3	698	669	30	4.5
-- State Government	11,632	11,730	-98	-0.8	82,418,331	79,451,494	2,966,837	3.7	545	521	24	4.6
-- Local Government	35,869	35,430	439	1.2	225,067,950	218,260,962	6,806,988	3.1	483	474	9	1.9

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