© 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 total nonagricultural employment growth continues to hover around one percent over the year (up 0.7% from April 1998 to 1999)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
APR 99 (p) MAR 99 (r) APR 98 MAR-APR 99 APR 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 224.2 221.1 222.6 1.4 0.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 42.1 40.6 41.6 3.7 1.2
--Mining 16.2 16.3 16.5 -0.6 -1.8
----Coal Mining 4.5 4.5 4.4 0.0 2.3
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.1 8.2 8.3 -1.2 -2.4
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 -3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.6 5.7 5.7 -1.8 -1.8
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.0 -3.2
--Construction 15.1 13.8 14.6 9.4 3.4
----General Building Contractors 3.8 3.6 3.6 5.6 5.6
----Heavy Construction 4.2 3.5 3.9 20.0 7.7
----Special Trade Construction 7.1 6.7 7.1 6.0 0.0
--Manufacturing 10.8 10.5 10.5 2.9 2.9
----Durable Goods 5.0 4.9 4.9 2.0 2.0
----Nondurable Goods 5.8 5.6 5.6 3.6 3.6
------Printing & Publishing 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 6.3
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 182.1 180.5 181.0 0.9 0.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities 14.0 13.9 13.7 0.7 2.2
----Transportation 8.7 8.6 8.6 1.2 1.2
------Railroad Transportation 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.6 0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.0 0.0
----Communications 2.2 2.1 2.0 4.8 10.0
------Telephone Communications 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 11.1
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 3.1 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0
------Electric Services 2.1 2.1 2.0 0.0 5.0
--Trade 51.1 50.3 51.0 1.6 0.2
----Wholesale Trade 7.8 7.7 7.8 1.3 0.0
------Durable Goods 4.4 4.3 4.4 2.3 0.0
------Nondurable Goods 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 43.3 42.6 43.2 1.6 0.2
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 2.1 1.9 2.0 10.5 5.0
------General Merchandise Stores 4.6 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0
--------Department Stores 3.9 4.0 3.8 -2.5 2.6
------Food Stores 5.5 5.3 5.5 3.8 0.0
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 7.9 7.8 7.8 1.3 1.3
--------Gas Stations 4.2 4.1 4.1 2.4 2.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.3 1.4 1.3 -7.1 0.0
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 15.7 15.4 15.8 1.9 -0.6
------Miscellaneous Retail 4.7 4.7 4.7 0.0 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.6 8.6 8.5 0.0 1.2
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
------Depository Institutions 3.2 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.0
----Insurance 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
--Services 48.6 48.1 47.7 1.0 1.9
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 7.1 7.0 7.1 1.4 0.0
----Personal Services 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
----Business Services 6.6 6.5 6.2 1.5 6.5
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) 3.3 3.5 3.3 -5.7 0.0
----Health Services 10.3 10.2 10.3 1.0 0.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
----Legal Services 1.3 1.2 1.3 8.3 0.0
----Social Services 5.6 5.5 5.3 1.8 5.7
----Membership Organizations 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.0 -3.0
----Engineering & Management 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.9 2.9
--Government 59.8 59.6 60.1 0.3 -0.5
----Total Federal Government 6.6 6.5 6.7 1.5 -1.5
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 13.7 13.7 13.8 0.0 -0.7
------State Education 5.5 5.5 5.6 0.0 -1.8
----Total Local Government 39.5 39.4 39.6 0.3 -0.3
------Local Hospitals 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0
------Local Education 22.3 22.5 22.4 -0.9 -0.4


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
APR 99 (p) MAR 99 (r) APR 98 MAR-APR 99 APR 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 35.8 35.3 35.4 1.4 1.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4.1 3.8 4.0 7.9 2.5
--Mining & Construction 2.4 2.1 2.3 14.3 4.3
--Manufacturing 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 31.6 31.6 31.4 0.0 0.6
--Transportation and Public Utilities 2.5 2.5 2.4 0.0 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 2.2 0.0 4.5
--Services 7.4 7.3 7.4 1.4 0.0
--Total Government 11.2 11.3 11.2 -0.9 0.0
----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 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0 0.0


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
APR 99 (p) MAR 99 (r) APR 98 MAR-APR 99 APR 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 31.0 30.6 30.4 1.3 2.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0
--Manufacturing 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
--Mining 1.9 2.0 2.0 -5.0 -5.0
--Construction 1.9 1.8 1.8 5.6 5.6
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 25.7 25.3 25.1 1.6 2.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.0 5.9
----Transportation 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.0 9.1
----Communications & Public Utilities 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
--Trade 8.4 8.3 8.3 1.2 1.2
----Wholesale Trade 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 4.3
----Retail Trade 6.0 5.9 6.0 1.7 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
--Services 8.7 8.4 8.4 3.6 3.6
----Personal & Business Services 1.8 1.7 1.6 5.9 12.5
----Health Services 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0
--Government 5.6 5.6 5.5 0.0 1.8
----Local Government 4.2 4.2 4.1 0.0 2.4
------Local Education 2.9 3.0 2.8 -3.3 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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