© Copyright 1999 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
Data produced by: Gregg Detweiler, Senior Economist

"Wyoming's nonagricultural employment growth over the previous year remains slight (up 1.0% from February 1998 to 1999)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
FEB 99 (p) JAN 99 (r) FEB 98 JAN 99-FEB 99 FEB 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 220.0 220.1 217.9 0.0 1.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 40.5 41.2 40.6 -1.7 -0.2
--Mining 16.4 16.6 17.1 -1.2 -4.1
----Coal Mining 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.3 8.5 8.7 -2.4 -4.6
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 -3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.8 6.0 6.1 -3.3 -4.9
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.0 3.0 3.2 0.0 -6.3
--Construction 13.4 13.8 12.9 -2.9 3.9
----General Building Contractors 3.5 3.7 3.3 -5.4 6.1
----Heavy Construction 3.2 3.3 3.1 -3.0 3.2
----Special Trade Construction 6.7 6.8 6.5 -1.5 3.1
--Manufacturing 10.7 10.8 10.6 -0.9 0.9
----Durable Goods 4.9 5.0 5.0 -2.0 -2.0
----Nondurable Goods 5.8 5.8 5.6 0.0 3.6
------Printing & Publishing 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.0 6.7
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.0 8.3
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 179.5 178.9 177.3 0.3 1.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities 13.7 13.6 13.6 0.7 0.7
----Transportation 8.6 8.6 8.5 0.0 1.2
------Railroad Transportation 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.0 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 2.9 3.1 3.4 -3.2
------Electric Services 1.9 1.9 2.1 0.0 -9.5
--Trade 50.1 50.1 49.9 0.0 0.4
----Wholesale Trade 7.7 7.5 7.7 2.7 0.0
------Durable Goods 4.3 4.2 4.3 2.4 0.0
------Nondurable Goods 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 42.4 42.6 42.2 -0.5 0.5
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 1.9 1.9 1.8 0.0 5.6
------General Merchandise Stores 4.5 4.6 4.5 -2.2 0.0
--------Department Stores 3.8 3.9 3.8 -2.6 0.0
------Food Stores 5.3 5.4 5.3 -1.9 0.0
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 7.8 7.8 7.6 0.0 2.6
--------Gas Stations 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0 2.5
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.4 1.5 1.4 -6.7 0.0
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 15.2 15.1 15.4 0.7 -1.3
------Miscellaneous Retail 4.8 4.8 4.7 0.0 2.1
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.6 8.6 8.4 0.0 2.4
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.0 4.0 3.9 0.0 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 48.0 47.9 46.4 0.2 3.4
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 7.1 7.1 6.9 0.0 2.9
----Personal Services 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
----Business Services 6.3 6.3 5.7 0.0 10.5
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) 3.5 3.4 3.4 2.9 2.9
----Health Services 10.2 10.2 10.1 0.0 1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
----Legal Services 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.6 5.5 5.3 1.8 5.7
----Membership Organizations 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.5 3.6 3.3 -2.8 6.1
--Government 59.1 58.7 59.0 0.7 0.2
----Total Federal Government 6.5 6.6 6.6 -1.5 -1.5
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 13.6 13.5 13.5 0.7 0.7
------State Education 5.4 5.4 5.4 0.0 0.0
----Total Local Government 39.0 38.6 38.9 1.0 0.3
------Local Hospitals 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0
------Local Education 22.1 21.8 22.0 1.4 0.5


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
FEB 99 (p) JAN 99 (r) FEB 98 JAN 99-FEB 99 FEB 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 35.0 35.0 34.5 0.0 1.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 3.6 3.8 3.6 -5.3 0.0
--Mining & Construction 2.0 2.1 2.0 -4.8 0.0
--Manufacturing 1.6 1.7 1.6 -5.9 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 31.3 31.3 30.9 0.0 1.3
--Transportation and Public Utilities 2.5 2.6 2.4 -3.8 4.2
--Trade 8.2 8.2 8.2 0.0 0.0
----Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 7.4 7.4 7.4 0.0 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.0 9.5
--Services 7.2 7.2 7.2 0.0 0.0
--Total Government 11.1 11.0 11.0 0.9 0.9
----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 5.4 5.3 5.3 1.9 1.9


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
FEB 99 (p) JAN 99 (r) FEB 98 JAN 99-FEB 99 FEB 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 30.3 30.2 29.5 0.3 2.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 5.3 5.2 5.2 1.9 1.9
--Manufacturing 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
--Mining 2.0 1.9 2.1 5.3 -4.8
--Construction 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.0 12.5
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 25.0 25.0 24.3 0.0 2.9
--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 8.2 8.3 8.1 -1.2 1.2
----Wholesale Trade 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 4.3
----Retail Trade 5.8 5.9 5.8 -1.7 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
--Services 8.3 8.3 8.1 0.0 2.5
----Personal & Business Services 1.7 1.7 1.5 0.0 13.3
----Health Services 2.6 2.7 2.7 -3.7 -3.7
--Government 5.5 5.4 5.3 1.9 3.8
----Local Government 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.5
------Local Education 2.9 2.9 2.8 0.0 3.6

* 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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