© Copyright 2001 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

"Mining added 1,600 jobs or 9.6 percent as a result of double-digit gains in oil & gas extraction (1,800 jobs or 20.7%)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands Percent Change in Total Employment
FEB 01 (p) JAN 01 (r) FEB 00 JAN 01-FEB 01 FEB 00-FEB 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 234.6 234.4 228.5 0.1 2.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 45.0 45.3 43.1 -0.7 4.4
--Mining 18.2 18.1 16.6 0.6 9.6
----Coal Mining 4.6 4.6 4.7 0.0 -2.1
----Oil & Gas Extraction 10.5 10.4 8.7 1.0 20.7
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.7 2.7 2.6 0.0 3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services 7.8 7.7 6.1 1.3 27.9
----Nonmetallic Minerals 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0
--Construction 15.4 15.8 15.2 -2.5 1.3
----General Building Contractors 4.0 4.0 3.8 0.0 5.3
----Heavy Construction 4.1 4.3 4.2 -4.7 -2.4
----Special Trade Construction 7.3 7.5 7.2 -2.7 1.4
--Manufacturing 11.4 11.4 11.3 0.0 0.9
----Durable Goods 5.2 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0
----Nondurable Goods 6.2 6.2 6.1 0.0 1.6
------Printing & Publishing 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.0 9.1
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 189.6 189.1 185.4 0.3 2.3
--Transportation & Public Utilities 14.0 14.1 14.1 -0.7 -0.7
----Transportation 9.2 9.3 9.0 -1.1 2.2
------Railroad Transportation 3.1 3.1 3.2 0.0 -3.1
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.6 3.7 3.5 -2.7 2.9
----Communications 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.0 -9.1
------Telephone Communications 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.0 -18.2
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
------Electric Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
--Trade 52.9 53.1 51.2 -0.4 3.3
----Wholesale Trade 7.7 7.6 7.6 1.3 1.3
------Durable Goods 4.5 4.4 4.4 2.3 2.3
------Nondurable Goods 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 45.2 45.5 43.6 -0.7 3.7
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 2.0 1.9 1.9 5.3 5.3
------General Merchandise Stores 5.1 5.3 4.5 -3.8 13.3
--------Department Stores 4.4 4.4 3.7 0.0 18.9
------Food Stores 5.4 5.5 5.5 -1.8 -1.8
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 8.0 8.1 7.9 -1.2 1.3
--------Gas Stations 4.1 4.2 4.1 -2.4 0.0
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.3 1.4 1.2 -7.1 8.3
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.7 1.6 1.6 6.2 6.2
------Eating & Drinking Places 16.2 16.2 15.8 0.0 2.5
------Miscellaneous Retail 5.5 5.5 5.2 0.0 5.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.1 8.1 7.9 0.0 2.5
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.3 4.3 4.1 0.0 4.9
------Depository Institutions 3.4 3.4 3.3 0.0 3.0
----Insurance 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0
--Services 53.2 53.1 51.6 0.2 3.1
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 7.6 7.5 7.4 1.3 2.7
----Personal Services 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
----Business Services 7.9 7.9 7.7 0.0 2.6
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services & Motion Pictures) 3.9 3.9 3.7 0.0 5.4
----Health Services 11.1 11.0 10.6 0.9 4.7
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.6 2.6 2.4 0.0 8.3
----Legal Services 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 6.1 6.0 5.9 1.7 3.4
----Membership Organizations 3.6 3.5 3.6 2.9 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.9 3.9 3.7 0.0 5.4
--Government 61.4 60.7 60.6 1.2 1.3
----Total Federal Government 6.8 6.8 6.7 0.0 1.5
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.0 12.5
----Total State Government 13.7 13.6 13.7 0.7 0.0
------State Education 5.3 5.3 5.4 0.0 -1.9
----Total Local Government 40.9 40.3 40.2 1.5 1.7
------Local Hospitals 5.3 5.3 5.1 0.0 3.9
------Local Education 23.4 22.8 23.0 2.6 1.7


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands Percent Change in Total Employment
FEB 01 (p) JAN 01 (r) FEB 00 JAN 01-FEB 01 FEB 00-FEB 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 36.9 37.0 36.2 -0.3 1.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 3.8 3.8 3.7 0.0 2.7
--Mining & Construction 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
--Manufacturing 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 33.1 33.2 32.5 -0.3 1.8
--Transportation & Public Utilities 2.7 2.7 2.8 0.0 -3.6
--Trade 8.6 8.8 8.3 -2.3 3.6
----Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 7.8 8.0 7.5 -2.5 4.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.6 1.7 1.7 -5.9 -5.9
--Services 8.3 8.2 8.1 1.2 2.5
--Total Government 11.9 11.8 11.6 0.8 2.6
----Federal Government 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
----State Government 3.5 3.5 3.4 0.0 2.9
----Local Government 5.9 5.8 5.7 1.7 3.5


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands Percent Change Total Employment
FEB 01 (p) JAN 01 (r) FEB 00 JAN 01-FEB 01 FEB 00-FEB 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 32.3 31.9 31.2 1.3 3.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 5.6 5.5 5.2 1.8 7.7
--Manufacturing 2.2 2.1 1.9 4.8 15.8
--Mining 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.0 5.9
--Construction 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 26.7 26.4 26.0 1.1 2.7
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1.6 1.7 1.6 -5.9 0.0
----Transportation 1.1 1.2 1.1 -8.3 0.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
--Trade 8.8 8.8 8.4 0.0 4.8
----Wholesale Trade 2.5 2.5 2.3 0.0 8.7
----Retail Trade 6.3 6.3 6.1 0.0 3.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
--Services 9.4 9.1 9.1 3.3 3.3
----Personal & Business Services 2.0 1.9 2.0 5.3 0.0
----Health Services 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.0 3.4
--Government 5.7 5.6 5.7 1.8 0.0
----Federal Government 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0
----State Government 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0
----Local Government 4.3 4.2 4.3 2.4 0.0
-------Local Education 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 0.0

* 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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