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| Table 5: Comparison of Nonagricultural Private Employment and Annual Average Wage (AAW) for Wyoming and South Dakota by Industry, 2001 | |||||||||
| Wyoming | South Dakota | ||||||||
| Employment | Percent of | Employment | Percent of | ||||||
| Industry Title and Code | Number | Percent | AAW | Poverty* | Number | Percent | AAW | Poverty* | ECRE** |
| Mining (21) | 18,358 | 9.4% | $53,466 | 290.6% | 1,095 | 0.3% | $40,495 | 220.1% | -17,740 |
| Utilities (22) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 2,034 | 0.6% | $45,318 | 246.3% | NA |
| Construction (23) | 20,666 | 10.5% | $31,977 | 173.8% | 19,503 | 6.2% | $28,999 | 157.6% | -9,123 |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 10,174 | 5.2% | $36,685 | 199.4% | 41,322 | 13.1% | $29,833 | 162.1% | 17,806 |
| Wholesale Trade (42) | 6,899 | 3.5% | $36,807 | 200.0% | 17,763 | 5.6% | $34,545 | 187.7% | 4,373 |
| Retail Trade (44-45) | 31,250 | 15.9% | $18,703 | 101.6% | 49,801 | 15.8% | $18,111 | 98.4% | -399 |
| Transportation & Warehousing (48-49) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 10,229 | 3.2% | $29,495 | 160.3% | NA |
| Information (51) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6,878 | 2.2% | $31,710 | 172.3% | NA |
| Finance & Insurance (52) | 6,497 | 3.3% | $37,006 | 201.1% | 24,910 | 7.9% | $33,127 | 180.0% | 9,733 |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53) | 3,532 | 1.8% | $22,499 | 122.3% | 3,665 | 1.2% | $19,325 | 105.0% | -1,272 |
| Professional & Technical Services (54) | 8,301 | 4.2% | $33,478 | 181.9% | 9,122 | 2.9% | $32,778 | 178.1% | -2,717 |
| Management of Companies & Enterprises (55) | 814 | 0.4% | $41,795 | 227.1% | 3,928 | 1.2% | $60,474 | 328.7% | 1,645 |
| Administrative & Waste Services (56) | 7,420 | 3.8% | $20,063 | 109.0% | 12,903 | 4.1% | $20,280 | 110.2% | 615 |
| Educational Services (61) | 1,382 | 0.7% | $18,854 | 102.5% | 6,706 | 2.1% | $19,039 | 103.5% | 2,841 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance (62)*** | 23,408 | 11.9% | $27,967 | 152.0% | 48,490 | 15.4% | $28,483 | 154.8% | 7,905 |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71) | 3,408 | 1.7% | $14,372 | 78.1% | 6,181 | 2.0% | $12,651 | 68.8% | 437 |
| Accommodation & Food Services (72) | 27,597 | 14.1% | $10,867 | 59.1% | 33,786 | 10.7% | $9,462 | 51.4% | -7,418 |
| Other Services (81) | ND | ND | ND | ND | 17,572 | 5.6% | $16,813 | 91.4% | NA |
| Total | 196,086 | 100.0% | $28,037 | 152.4% | 315,888 | 100.0% | $24,903 | 135.3% | |
| *Percent of poverty guideline for a family of four (i.e., $18,400 = 100%). | |||||||||
| **This is the employment change to reach equivalency (ECRE) in Wyoming compared to bordering states for the same industry while holding employment in all other industries constant. | |||||||||
| ***Adjusted to account for NAICS 622 hospital employment in Local Government. | |||||||||
| ND = Not disclosable due to confidentiality issues. | |||||||||
| NA = Not available. Unable to calculate due to non-disclosable data. | |||||||||
| Source Data: Bureau of Economic Analysis Tables SA27 and SA07. | |||||||||
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