Table 4: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter 2002 by Region and County

Table 4: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter 2002 by Region and County

	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage

REGION/	Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change
County	2001	2002	No.	%	2001	2002	Amount	%	2001	2002	Amt.	%

TOTAL	238,053	238,963	910	0.4	$1,795,823,012	$1,838,472,259	$42,649,247	2.4	$580	$592	$12	2.0

NORTHWEST	36,229	36,130	-100	-0.3	$233,646,379	$238,435,495	$4,789,116	2.0	$496	$508	$12	2.3
Big Horn	4,203	4,175	-27	-0.7	29,926,070	29,542,997	-383,073	-1.3	548	544	-3	-0.6
Fremont	14,957	14,579	-378	-2.5	94,252,491	92,880,566	-1,371,925	-1.5	485	490	5	1.1
Hot Springs	2,012	1,947	-65	-3.2	12,008,689	11,897,290	-111,399	-0.9	459	470	11	2.4
Park	11,523	11,854	331	2.9	73,645,789	79,456,518	5,810,729	7.9	492	516	24	4.9
Washakie	3,535	3,575	40	1.1	23,813,340	24,658,124	844,784	3.5	518	531	12	2.4

NORTHEAST	38,311	39,375	1,064	2.8	$310,274,834	$327,999,828	$17,724,994	5.7	$623	$641	$18	2.9
Campbell	20,505	20,686	181	0.9	193,876,064	203,578,489	9,702,425	5.0	727	757	30	4.1
Crook	1,852	1,957	106	5.7	11,912,077	12,824,648	912,571	7.7	495	504	9	1.8
Johnson	2,733	2,798	65	2.4	15,301,071	16,586,953	1,285,882	8.4	431	456	25	5.9
Sheridan	10,952	11,696	744	6.8	73,723,406	80,501,990	6,778,584	9.2	518	529	12	2.2
Weston	2,270	2,238	-32	-1.4	15,462,216	14,507,748	-954,468	-6.2	524	499	-25	-4.8

SOUTHWEST	50,356	50,822	466	0.9	$425,011,304	$431,781,920	$6,770,616	1.6	$649	$654	$4	0.7
Lincoln	5,243	5,235	-7	-0.1	36,253,942	37,552,561	1,298,619	3.6	532	552	20	3.7
Sublette	2,409	2,538	129	5.3	16,714,993	19,352,594	2,637,601	15.8	534	587	53	9.9
Sweetwater	19,253	18,718	-535	-2.8	178,464,609	175,338,453	-3,126,156	-1.8	713	721	8	1.1
Teton	14,824	15,323	498	3.4	134,945,345	132,801,431	-2,143,914	-1.6	700	667	-34	-4.8
Uinta	8,626	9,008	382	4.4	58,632,415	66,736,881	8,104,466	13.8	523	570	47	9.0

SOUTHEAST	59,184	61,761	2,577	4.4	$408,307,535	$444,976,845	$36,669,310	9.0	$531	$554	$24	4.4
Albany	14,597	14,917	320	2.2	92,855,966	100,980,785	8,124,819	8.7	489	521	31	6.4
Goshen	4,206	4,270	64	1.5	23,292,068	24,008,654	716,586	3.1	426	433	7	1.5
Laramie	36,443	38,532	2,089	5.7	268,171,043	294,262,851	26,091,808	9.7	566	587	21	3.8
Niobrara	753	777	24	3.2	3,901,211	4,134,980	233,769	6.0	399	409	11	2.7
Platte	3,185	3,265	80	2.5	20,087,247	21,589,575	1,502,328	7.5	485	509	23	4.8

CENTRAL	42,773	43,478	705	1.6	$317,677,513	$325,126,411	$7,448,898	2.3	$571	$575	$4	0.7
Carbon	6,313	6,274	-39	-0.6	41,261,393	41,954,443	693,050	1.7	503	514	12	2.3
Converse	4,339	4,217	-121	-2.8	30,760,137	28,995,588	-1,764,549	-5.7	545	529	-16	-3.0
Natrona	32,121	32,987	866	2.7	245,655,983	254,176,380	8,520,397	3.5	588	593	4	0.8

Nonclassified*	11,200	7,397	-3,803	-34.0	$100,905,447	$70,151,760	-$30,753,687	-30.5	$693	$730	$37	5.3

* The employer may be located statewide or in more than one county.