Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
data produced by: Gregg Detweiler
"Wyoming's total nonagricultural employment increased 0.8 percent from January 1998 to 1999, but decreased 2.9 percent from December 1998 to January 1999. Similar changes have occurred in the past (for example, refer to the March 1998 issue of Wyoming Labor Force Trends) and are typical for this time of year."
| WYOMING STATEWIDE(*) | |||||
| Employment in Thousands | % Change in Employment | ||||
| JAN 99 (p) | DEC 98 (r) | JAN 98 | DEC 98-JAN 99 | JAN 98-99 | |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 219.7 | 226.2 | 218.0 | -2.9 | 0.8 |
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 41.0 | 42.9 | 41.2 | -4.4 | -0.5 |
| --Mining | 16.6 | 16.7 | 17.4 | -0.6 | -4.6 |
| ----Coal Mining | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Oil & Gas Extraction | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | -1.2 | -5.6 |
| ------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -3.8 |
| ------Oil & Gas Field Services | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | -1.6 | -6.3 |
| ----Nonmetallic Minerals | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -6.3 |
| --Construction | 13.6 | 15.2 | 13.2 | -10.5 | 3.0 |
| ----General Building Contractors | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | -10.0 | 5.9 |
| ----Heavy Construction | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | -17.9 | 3.2 |
| ----Special Trade Construction | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | -6.8 | 1.5 |
| --Manufacturing | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.6 | -1.8 | 1.9 |
| ----Durable Goods | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| ----Nondurable Goods | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | -3.3 | 1.8 |
| ------Printing & Publishing | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ------Petroleum & Coal Products | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 8.3 |
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 178.7 | 183.3 | 176.8 | -2.5 | 1.1 |
| --Transportation & Public Utilities | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.5 | -3.5 | 0.7 |
| ----Transportation | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | -4.4 | 1.2 |
| ------Railroad Transportation | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | -3.4 | 0.0 |
| ------Trucking & Warehousing | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | -5.4 | 0.0 |
| ----Communications | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| ------Telephone Communications | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| ----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -3.2 |
| ------Electric Services | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -5.0 |
| --Trade | 50.1 | 52.4 | 50.0 | -4.4 | 0.2 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | -3.8 | -1.3 |
| ------Durable Goods | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 0.0 |
| ------Nondurable Goods | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -5.7 | -2.9 |
| ----Retail Trade | 42.6 | 44.6 | 42.4 | -4.5 | 0.5 |
| ------Building Materials & Garden Supply | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -5.0 | 5.6 |
| ------General Merchandise Stores | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | -8.0 | 0.0 |
| --------Department Stores | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -9.3 | 0.0 |
| ------Food Stores | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | -1.8 | 1.9 |
| ------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
| --------Gas Stations | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | -2.4 | 2.5 |
| ------Apparel & Accessory Stores | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -6.3 | 0.0 |
| ------Eating & Drinking Places | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.3 | -5.0 | -1.3 |
| ------Miscellaneous Retail | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | -7.7 | 0.0 |
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| ----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -2.4 | 2.6 |
| ------Depository Institutions | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Insurance | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| --Services | 47.7 | 48.6 | 46.4 | -1.9 | 2.8 |
| ----Hotels & Other Lodging Places | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | -4.2 | 1.5 |
| ----Personal Services | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Business Services | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | -4.5 | 10.5 |
| ----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | -3.4 | 0.0 |
| ----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Health Services | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.2 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
| ------Offices of Doctors of Medicine | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Legal Services | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -7.7 | 0.0 |
| ----Social Services | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| ----Membership Organizations | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -6.1 | -3.1 |
| ----Engineering & Management | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
| --Government | 58.7 | 59.6 | 58.6 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
| ----Total Federal Government | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | -1.5 | 0.0 |
| ------Department of Defense | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Total State Government | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | -2.2 | 0.0 |
| ------State Education | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | -3.6 | 0.0 |
| ----Total Local Government | 38.6 | 39.1 | 38.5 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| ------Local Hospitals | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ------Local Education | 21.8 | 22.1 | 21.7 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| LARAMIE COUNTY | |||||
| Employment in Thousands | % Change in Employment | ||||
| JAN 99 (p) | DEC 98 (r) | JAN 98 | DEC 98-JAN 99 | JAN 98-99 | |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 35.0 | 35.9 | 34.4 | -2.5 | 1.7 |
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | -2.6 | 5.6 |
| --Mining & Construction | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -4.5 | 5.0 |
| --Manufacturing | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 31.3 | 32.1 | 30.9 | -2.5 | 1.3 |
| --Transportation and Public Utilities | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| --Trade | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | -4.7 | -1.2 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Retail Trade | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.5 | -5.1 | -1.3 |
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| --Services | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | -2.7 | 0.0 |
| --Total Government | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 |
| ----Federal Government | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----State Government | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ----Local Government | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | -1.9 | 1.9 |
| NATRONA COUNTY(*) | |||||
| Employment in Thousands | % Change in Employment | ||||
| JAN 99 (p) | DEC 98 (r) | JAN 98 | DEC 98-JAN 99 | JAN 98-99 | |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 30.3 | 31.0 | 29.7 | -2.3 | 2.0 |
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | -5.6 | -3.8 |
| --Manufacturing | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| --Mining | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -5.0 | -9.5 |
| --Construction | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -10.5 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 25.2 | 25.6 | 24.4 | -1.6 | 3.3 |
| --Transportation & Public Utilities | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| ----Transportation | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| ----Communications & Public Utilities | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| --Trade | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | -3.5 | 0.0 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| ----Retail Trade | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | -4.8 | -1.7 |
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 |
| --Services | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.0 | -2.4 | 3.8 |
| ----Personal & Business Services | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -5.6 | 13.3 |
| ----Health Services | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| --Government | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| ----Local Government | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| ------Local Education | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(1) Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary
workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes
the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Subject to revision.
(r) Revised.
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