Table 2: Percent Change in Employees and Annual Wages
(Nominal and Real)

for the United States, Wyoming and Surrounding States by Industry (1993 - 94)


Employees
United States Colorado Idaho Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming
Total 2.9% 5.1% 5.6% 4.3% 3.4% 3.5% 4.3% 6.2% 3.4%
--Agriculture 4.4 8.7 2.7 4.5 2.6 3.9 6.4 9.1 3.8
--Mining -1.3 -2.5 10.2 -1.2 -6.2 -3.1 -3.9 -0.1 0.1
--Construction 7.1 12.9 17.4 11.6 10.7 9.0 5.5 21.3 11.8
--Manufacturing 1.4 2.0 3.8 -0.4 5.4 8.9 10.7 5.6 4.7
--TPU* 3.5 4.0 5.5 3.4 2.6 3.5 4.3 5.5 -1.3
--Wholesale Trade 2.9 5.6 6.4 3.4 -1.2 3.7 3.2 5.5 5.0
--Retail Trade 3.6 6.5 6.8 6.1 4.4 2.1 3.8 7.8 4.0
--FIRE** 2.2 3.9 7.1 4.5 1.5 3.0 3.9 10.8 1.9
--Services 3.8 7.1 5.7 5.1 4.0 5.2 4.2 5.9 5.1
--Federal Government -1.6 -1.4 -0.6 0.7 -0.7 -1.2 0.2 -5.9 -0.2
--State Government 1.8 1.9 2.4 3.6 0.9 -1.2 0.4 2.9 -0.9
--Local Government 2.0 1.5 3.1 2.5 2.3 1.3 1.4 3.2 2.7


Nominal Weekly Wage
United States Colorado Idaho Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming
Total 2.2% 1.9% 3.5% 1.4% 3.3% 2.6% 3.4% 2.5% 1.5%
--Agriculture 2.5 4.9 4.2 1.7 0.2 5.0 4.9 4.4 7.2
--Mining 2.9 -0.7 -0.8 3.2 4.7 -0.5 5.5 1.1 1.4
--Construction 2.7 1.1 -0.3 1.8 8.4 1.7 5.2 3.2 3.4
--Manufacturing 3.5 1.3 7.9 0.6 5.7 3.8 4.1 2.4 1.1
--TPU* 2.2 3.3 2.5 2.2 2.8 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.1
--Wholesale Trade 2.8 4.1 3.6 3.2 0.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 1.1
--Retail Trade 2.8 3.4 2.6 1.0 4.1 4.0 2.3 6.0 2.4
--FIRE** 0.1 -0.9 2.1 0.3 3.0 2.3 2.9 -0.4 7.6
--Services 1.8 2.5 1.1 2.5 3.1 1.4 3.1 1.8 2.0
--Federal Government 3.0 2.5 6.2 5.0 0.1 2.9 1.9 3.9 1.5
--State Government 3.1 4.9 4.7 -1.9 4.1 2.7 5.4 5.9 4.7
--Local Government 2.4 2.5 4.1 2.4 2.1 2.5 3.9 3.6 0.3


Real Weekly Wage
United States Colorado Idaho Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming
Total -0.4% -0.7% 1.0% -1.1% 0.7% 0.1% 0.9% -0.0% -1.0%
--Agriculture -0.1 2.3 1.6 -0.9 -2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8 4.5
--Mining 0.3 -3.1 -3.3 0.7 2.0 -3.0 2.9 -1.4 -1.2
--Construction 0.1 -1.4 -2.8 -0.7 5.7 -0.8 2.6 0.6 0.8
--Manufacturing 0.9 -1.3 5.2 -1.9 3.0 1.3 1.5 -0.2 -1.4
--TPU* -0.3 0.7 -0.0 -0.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 -0.3 -1.5
--Wholesale Trade 0.2 1.5 1.0 0.6 -1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4 -1.5
--Retail Trade 0.2 0.8 0.0 -1.5 1.5 1.4 -0.3 3.4 -0.2
--FIRE** -2.4 -3.4 -0.5 -2.2 0.4 -0.2 0.3 -2.9 4.9
--Services -0.8 -0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.5 -1.1 0.5 -0.8 -0.5
--Federal Government 0.4 -0.0 3.6 2.4 -2.4 0.3 -0.7 1.3 -1.1
--State Government 0.5 2.3 2.0 -4.3 1.5 0.2 2.8 3.3 2.1
--Local Government -0.2 -0.1 1.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 1.3 1.0 -2.2


* TPU = Transportation & Public Utilities
* FIRE = Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate


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