Table 7:  Wyoming Statewide Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages by NAICS Industries, First Quarters 2004 and 2005
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wages
First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
NAICS* Sectors 2004 2005 No. % 2004 2005 Number  % 2004 2005 No. %
Total, Statewide   237,469 243,758 6,289 2.6 $1,800,808,083 $1,919,534,046 $118,725,963 6.6 $583 $606 $22 3.8
Private (NAICS) 11 - 99 177,087 182,653 5,567 3.1 $1,323,458,127 $1,422,036,938 $98,578,811 7.4 $575 $599 $24 4.2
--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting  11 2,070 1,956 -114 -5.5 11,807,259 11,467,768 -339,491 -2.9 439 451 12 2.8
--Mining  21 19,086 21,239 2,153 11.3 282,594,880 324,239,411 41,644,531 14.7 1,139 1,174 35 3.1
--Utilities  22 2,161 2,231 71 3.3 31,194,984 32,604,525 1,409,541 4.5 1,111 1,124 13 1.2
--Construction  23 16,772 17,456 685 4.1 132,731,545 138,140,944 5,409,399 4.1 609 609 0 0.0
--Manufacturing  31 - 33 9,110 9,465 355 3.9 87,394,240 94,172,844 6,778,604 7.8 738 765 27 3.7 2.
--Wholesale Trade  42 7,170 7,390 221 3.1 70,750,173 76,768,780 6,018,607 8.5 759 799 40 5.3
--Retail Trade  44 - 45 28,743 28,872 129 0.4 144,038,607 148,072,907 4,034,300 2.8 385 395 9 2.3
--Transportation & Warehousing  48 - 49 7,062 7,378 316 4.5 55,807,767 61,050,989 5,243,222 9.4 608 637 29 4.7
--Information  51 4,268 4,285 16 0.4 32,517,449 30,860,443 -1,657,006 -5.1 586 554 -32 -5.5
--Finance & Insurance  52 6,835 6,749 -86 -1.3 66,850,874 68,399,569 1,548,695 2.3 752 780 27 3.6
--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 53 3,432 3,732 299 8.7 21,707,711 26,003,982 4,296,271 19.8 486 536 50 10.2
--Professional & Technical Services  54 7,541 8,126 584 7.7 63,350,622 73,860,788 10,510,166 16.6 646 699 53 8.2
--Management of Companies & Enterprises  55 706 772 66 9.4 19,259,785 16,687,705 -2,572,080 -13.4 2,098 1,662 -436 -20.8
--Administrative & Waste Services  56 6,078 5,816 -262 -4.3 33,398,659 30,712,774 -2,685,885 -8.0 423 406 -16 -3.9 1.
--Educational Services 61 1,238 1,248 10 0.8 6,297,926 6,905,466 607,540 9.6 391 426 34 8.8
--Health Care & Social Assistance  62 19,123 19,677 554 2.9 134,084,005 143,150,698 9,066,693 6.8 539 560 20 3.8
--Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  71 2,240 2,140 -99 -4.4 8,852,378 8,495,974 -356,404 -4.0 304 305 1 0.4
--Accommodation & Food Services  72 26,141 26,797 656 2.5 82,461,761 90,104,916 7,643,155 9.3 243 259 16 6.6
--Other Services, Except Public Administration  81 7,311 7,323 12 0.2 38,357,502 40,329,411 1,971,909 5.1 404 424 20 5.0
--Nonclassified   99-ND
Total Government   60,383 61,105 722 1.2 $477,349,956 $497,497,108 $20,147,152 4.2 $608 $626 $18 3.0
--Federal Government 7,126 7,066 -60 -0.8 86,675,439 87,665,482 990,043 1.1 936 954 19 2.0
--State Government 14,108 14,186 78 0.6 117,659,161 119,761,828 2,102,667 1.8 642 649 8 1.2
--Local Government 39,149 39,853 704 1.8 273,015,356 290,069,798 17,054,442 6.2 536 560 23 4.4
*  North American Industry Classification System.
ND - Not Disclosable.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW Report (Third Run:  January 2006)
Prepared 04/03/2006  Nancy Brennan
Preliminary:  Subject to Revision
1. Large employer downsized, laid off employees.
2. Increase partially due to noneconomic code changes of employers from mining (21) & construction (23) to manufacturing (31-33).
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