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Table 2: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Third Quarter 2000 by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Industry

Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
Third Quarter Change Third Quarter Change Third Quarter Change
1999 2000 No. Percent 1999 2000 Amount Percent 1999 2000 Amount Percent
Total 232,109 237,339 5,230 2.3 $1,485,928,797 $1,540,805,052 $54,876,255 3.7 $492 $499 $7 1.4
Total Private 182,234 185,827 3,592 2.0 $1,146,690,425 $1,178,621,901 $31,931,476 2.8 $484 $488 $4 0.8
Agriculture 3,908 4,007 99 2.5 17,323,994 18,756,721 1,432,727 8.3 341 360 19 5.6
Mining 16,332 17,618 1,285 7.9 192,759,041 213,960,620 21,201,579 11.0 908 934 26 2.9
Construction 19,268 19,565 297 1.5 137,320,928 141,824,670 4,503,742 3.3 548 558 9 1.7
Manufacturing 11,178 11,431 253 2.3 90,989,225 96,204,901 5,215,676 5.7 626 647 21 3.4
TCPU* 11,547 11,402 -145 -1.3 99,929,782 108,533,328 8,603,546 8.6 666 732 67 10.0
Wholesale Trade 7,727 7,840 113 1.5 60,753,312 64,337,122 3,583,810 5.9 605 631 26 4.4
Retail Trade 48,345 49,778 1,432 3.0 178,009,812 182,385,396 4,375,584 2.5 283 282 -1 -0.5
FIRE** 8,206 8,134 -72 -0.9 89,591,295 60,883,670 -28,707,625 -32.0 840 576 -264 -31.4
Services 55,722 56,052 330 0.6 280,013,036 291,735,473 11,722,437 4.2 387 400 14 3.6
Total Government 49,875 51,512 1,637 3.3 $339,238,372 $362,183,151 $22,944,779 6.8 $523 $541 $18 3.4
Federal Government 7,829 7,913 84 1.1 74,910,442 83,850,312 8,939,870 11.9 736 815 79 10.7
State Government 11,675 12,080 405 3.5 87,162,878 92,150,125 4,987,247 5.7 574 587 13 2.2
Local Government 30,371 31,520 1149 3.8 177,165,052 186,182,714 9,017,662 5.1 449 454 6 1.3

* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.


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