Table: 1998 Preliminary Current Employment Statistics Data
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
data produced by: Gregg Detweiler
| WYOMING STATEWIDE | |||||||||||||
| Employment in Thousands | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL AVERAGE |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 218.0 | 217.9 | 219.2 | 222.6 | 232.4 | 238.2 | 233.7 | 234.0 | 234.3 | 231.3 | 226.2 | 226.2 | 227.8 |
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 41.2 | 40.6 | 40.6 | 41.6 | 44.8 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.5 | 45.4 | 45.4 | 44.2 | 42.9 | 43.8 |
| --Mining | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 17.0 |
| ----Coal Mining | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| ----Oil & Gas Extraction | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| ------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| ------Oil & Gas Field Services | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| ----Nonmetallic Minerals | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| --Construction | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 15.9 |
| ----General Building Contractors | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| ----Heavy Construction | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| ----Special Trade Construction | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| --Manufacturing | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
| ----Durable Goods | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| ----Nondurable Goods | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| ------Printing & Publishing | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| ------Petroleum & Coal Products | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 176.8 | 177.3 | 178.6 | 181.0 | 187.6 | 192.5 | 187.5 | 187.5 | 188.9 | 185.9 | 182.0 | 183.3 | 184.1 |
| --Transportation & Public Utilities | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
| ----Transportation | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| ------Railroad Transportation | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| ------Trucking & Warehousing | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| ----Communications | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| ------Telephone Communications | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| ----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| ------Electric Services | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| --Trade | 50.0 | 49.9 | 50.2 | 51.0 | 53.3 | 55.3 | 55.8 | 55.9 | 54.2 | 52.7 | 51.8 | 52.4 | 52.7 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| ------Durable Goods | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| ------Nondurable Goods | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| ----Retail Trade | 42.4 | 42.2 | 42.5 | 43.2 | 45.4 | 47.3 | 47.9 | 48.1 | 46.5 | 45.0 | 44.1 | 44.6 | 44.9 |
| ------Building Materials & Garden Supply | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| ------General Merchandise Stores | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| --------Department Stores | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| ------Food Stores | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| ------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| --------Gas Stations | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| ------Apparel & Accessory Stores | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| ------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| ------Eating & Drinking Places | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.6 |
| ------Miscellaneous Retail | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| ----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| ------Depository Institutions | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| ----Insurance | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| --Services | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.8 | 47.7 | 50.4 | 55.1 | 56.6 | 56.4 | 53.3 | 50.8 | 47.7 | 48.6 | 50.5 |
| ----Hotels & Other Lodging Places | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 9.2 |
| ----Personal Services | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| ----Business Services | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| ----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| ----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| ----Health Services | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| ------Offices of Doctors of Medicine | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| ----Legal Services | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| ----Social Services | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| ----Membership Organizations | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| ----Engineering & Management | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| --Government | 58.6 | 59.0 | 59.5 | 60.1 | 61.3 | 59.2 | 52.1 | 52.3 | 58.6 | 59.8 | 60.0 | 59.6 | 58.3 |
| ----Total Federal Government | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| ------Department of Defense | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| ----Total State Government | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
| ------State Education | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| ----Total Local Government | 38.5 | 38.9 | 39.3 | 39.6 | 40.2 | 38.2 | 31.2 | 31.6 | 38.1 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 39.1 | 37.8 |
| ------Local Hospitals | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| ------Local Education | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 20.2 |
| LARAMIE | |||||||||||||
| Employment in Thousands | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL AVERAGE |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 36.5 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 35.9 | 35.7 |
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| --Mining & Construction | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| --Manufacturing | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 32.1 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 31.7 |
| --Transportation and Public Utilities | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| --Trade | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| ----Retail Trade | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| --Services | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| --Total Government | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| ----Federal Government | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| ----State Government | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| ----Local Government | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| NATRONA COUNTY | |||||||||||||
| Employment in Thousands | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | ANNUAL AVERAGE |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 29.7 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 30.7 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 31.1 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 30.7 |
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| --Manufacturing | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| --Mining | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| --Construction | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 25.2 |
| --Transportation & Public Utilities | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| ----Transportation | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| ----Communications & Public Utilities | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| --Trade | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| ----Wholesale Trade | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| ----Retail Trade | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| --Services | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| ----Personal & Business Services | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| ----Health Services | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| --Government | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| ----Local Government | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| ------Local Education | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
1998 Nonagricultural Employment | Table of Contents | Labor Market Information | Employment Resources | Send Us Mail
These pages designed by Gayle C. Edlin.
Last modified on
by
Valerie A. Davis.