Statewide
CES Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment ¹

	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	MAY 97 (p)	APR 96 (r)	MAY 96	APR-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT*	223.4	215.4	223.4	3.7	0.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	40.8	38.5	41.0	6.0	-0.5
--Mining	15.3	15.1	15.7	1.3	-2.5
----Coal Mining	4.7	4.6	4.8	2.2	-2.1
----Oil & Gas Extraction	6.9	6.7	7.1	3.0	-2.8
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services	4.4	4.2	4.6	4.8	-4.3
----Nonmetallic Minerals	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0
--Construction	14.8	12.9	14.6	14.7	1.4
----General Building Contractors	3.5	3.1	3.5	12.9	0.0
----Heavy Construction	4.2	3.5	4.1	20.0	2.4
----Special Trade Construction	7.1	6.3	7.0	12.7	1.4
--Manufacturing	10.7	10.5	10.7	1.9	0.0
----Durable Goods	5.1	5.0	5.1	2.0	0.0
----Nondurable Goods	5.6	5.5	5.6	1.8	0.0
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.0	10.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	MAY 97 (p)	APR 96 (r)	MAY 96	APR-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	182.6	176.9	182.4	3.2	0.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities	13.7	13.5	13.8	1.5	-0.7
----Transportation	8.6	8.4	8.7	2.4	-1.1
------Railroad Transportation	2.8	2.8	2.9	0.0	-3.4
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.5	3.4	3.5	2.9	0.0
----Communications	1.9	1.8	1.9	5.6	0.0
------Telephone Communications	0.9	0.8	0.9	12.5	0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.0	-3.0
------Electric Services	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.0	-4.5
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	MAY 97 (p)	APR 96 (r)	MAY 96	APR-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
--Trade	51.8	50.1	51.7	3.4	0.2
----Wholesale Trade	7.4	7.3	7.3	1.4	1.4
------Durable Goods	4.1	4.0	4.0	2.5	2.5
------Nondurable Goods	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	44.4	42.8	44.4	3.7	0.0
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	1.9	1.8	2.0	5.6	-5.0
------General Merchandise Stores	4.8	4.7	4.7	2.1	2.1
--------Department Stores	3.8	3.7	3.7	2.7	2.7
------Food Stores	5.3	5.2	5.3	1.9	0.0
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	7.6	7.4	7.6	2.7	0.0
--------Gas Stations	4.0	3.9	4.0	2.6	0.0
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.0	-6.7
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places	17.3	16.4	17.2	5.5	0.6
------Miscellaneous Retail	4.7	4.5	4.7	4.4	0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	7.9	7.8	7.9	1.3	0.0
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	3.7	3.6	3.7	2.8	0.0
------Depository Institutions	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0
----Insurance	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
	EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS			% CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
	MAY 97 (p)	APR 96 (r)	MAY 96	APR-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
--Services	48.0	45.3	47.9	6.0	0.2
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	9.2	6.7	9.2	37.3	0.0
----Personal Services	1.8	1.9	1.8	-5.3	0.0
----Business Services	5.3	5.1	5.3	3.9	0.0
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	2.7	2.6	2.7	3.8	0.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	2.9	3.4	3.0	-14.7	-3.3
----Health Services	10.0	10.0	9.8	0.0	2.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
----Social Services	5.2	5.1	5.2	2.0	0.0
----Membership Organizations	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.1	0.0
--Government	61.2	60.2	61.1	1.7	0.2
----Total Federal Government	6.9	6.7	7.3	3.0	-5.5
------Department of Defense	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
----Total State Government	13.8	13.6	13.8	1.5	-1.4
------State Education	5.4	5.5	5.6	-1.8	-1.8
----Total Local Government	40.5	39.9	40.0	1.5	-0.2
------Local Hospitals	5.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0
------Local Education	22.3	22.3	22.2	0.0	0.5

* 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.


(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.