Table 7:  Wyoming Statewide Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages by NAICS Industries, Fourth Quarters 2004 and 2005
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wages
Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change
NAICS* Sectors 2004 2005 No. % 2004 2005 Number  % 2004 2005 No. %
Total, Statewide   248,966 257,490 8,524 3.4 $2,074,503,790 $2,283,976,604 $209,472,814 10.1 $641 $682 $41 6.5
Private (NAICS) 11 - 99 187,595 197,310 9,714 5.2 $1,568,751,184 $1,743,977,422 $175,226,238 11.2 $643 $680 $37 5.7
--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting  11 2,191 2,300 109 5.0 14,672,396 17,436,057 2,763,661 18.8 515 583 68 13.2
--Mining  21 21,142 23,861 2,718 12.9 327,905,367 383,949,240 56,043,873 17.1 1,193 1,238 45 3.8
--Utilities  22 2,194 2,276 82 3.7 38,503,695 38,510,758 7,063 0.0 1,350 1,302 -48 -3.6
--Construction  23 19,419 22,008 2,590 13.3 176,627,690 214,392,150 37,764,460 21.4 700 749 50 7.1
--Manufacturing  31 - 33 9,745 10,056 311 3.2 98,521,911 105,765,074 7,243,163 7.4 778 809 31 4.0 2.
--Wholesale Trade  42 7,391 7,939 547 7.4 84,505,008 94,260,208 9,755,200 11.5 879 913 34 3.9
--Retail Trade  44 - 45 30,175 30,787 613 2.0 167,288,334 175,363,623 8,075,289 4.8 426 438 12 2.7
--Transportation & Warehousing  48 - 49 7,378 8,042 664 9.0 66,255,372 75,926,598 9,671,226 14.6 691 726 35 5.1
--Information  51 4,293 4,286 -7 -0.2 34,860,904 33,857,274 -1,003,630 -2.9 625 608 -17 -2.7
--Finance & Insurance  52 6,770 6,823 53 0.8 69,851,911 72,957,409 3,105,498 4.4 794 822 29 3.6
--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 53 3,725 4,030 305 8.2 28,925,870 34,871,821 5,945,951 20.6 597 666 68 11.4
--Professional & Technical Services  54 7,812 8,357 544 7.0 91,808,180 103,662,341 11,854,161 12.9 904 954 50 5.6
--Management of Companies & Enterprises  55 777 752 -25 -3.2 16,832,915 14,566,065 -2,266,850 -13.5 1,666 1,490 -176 -10.6
--Administrative & Waste Services  56 6,545 6,862 317 4.8 37,924,556 41,168,948 3,244,392 8.6 446 462 16 3.5 1.
--Educational Services 61 1,283 1,385 102 7.9 6,867,275 8,304,018 1,436,743 20.9 412 461 49 12.0
--Health Care & Social Assistance  62 19,670 19,996 326 1.7 166,592,936 177,782,543 11,189,607 6.7 651 684 32 5.0
---Ambulatory health care services  621 7,403 7,498 95 -67.3 94,129,249 102,097,044 7,967,795 8.5 978 1,047 69 7.1
---Hospitals  622 2,770 2,854 84 896.7 25,328,188 26,723,070 1,394,882 5.5 703 720 17 2.4
---Nursing & residential care facilities  623 4,343 4,449 106 73.2 24,808,718 25,842,476 1,033,758 4.2 439 447 7 1.7
---Social assistance  624 5,155 5,195 40 -100.0 22,326,781 23,119,953 793,172 3.6 333 342 9 2.7
--Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  71 2,370 2,420 50 2.1 10,703,262 10,262,191 -441,071 -4.1 347 326 -21 -6.1
--Accommodation & Food Services  72 27,286 27,608 322 1.2 86,681,290 93,583,460 6,902,170 8.0 244 261 16 6.7
--Other Services, Except Public Administration  81 7,429 7,521 93 1.2 43,422,312 47,357,644 3,935,332 9.1 450 484 35 7.7
--Nonclassified   99-ND
Total Government   61,371 60,181 -1,190 -1.9 $505,752,606 $539,999,182 $34,246,576 6.8 $634 $690 $56 8.9
--Federal Government 7,345 7,138 -208 -2.8 88,483,508 91,271,128 2,787,620 3.2 927 984 57 6.2
--State Government 14,318 12,514 -1,804 -12.6 119,576,346 125,121,760 5,545,414 4.6 642 769 127 19.7
--Local Government 39,708 40,529 821 2.1 297,692,752 323,606,294 25,913,542 8.7 577 614 38 6.5
*  North American Industry Classification System.
ND - Not Disclosable.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Research & Planning
Source:  QCEW Report (Second Run: July 2006)
Prepared 09/07/2006  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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