Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment⁽¹⁾

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
	Employment in Thousands			% Change in Employment
	MAY 98 (p)	APR 98 (r)	MAY 97	APR 98-MAY 98	MAY 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	227.0	217.6	226.9	4.3	0.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	43.6	41.0	42.7	6.3	2.1
--Mining	16.8	16.5	16.4	1.8	2.4
----Coal Mining	4.6	4.5	4.5	2.2	2.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction	8.4	8.0	8.0	5.0	5.0
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.7	2.6	2.6	3.8	3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.6
----Nonmetallic Minerals	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0
--Construction	16.1	13.8	15.8	16.7	1.9
----General Building Contractors	3.6	3.3	3.4	9.1	5.9
----Heavy Construction	4.7	3.8	4.7	23.7	0.0
----Special Trade Construction	7.8	6.7	7.7	16.4	1.3
--Manufacturing	10.7	10.7	10.5	0.0	1.9
----Durable Goods	4.9	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0
----Nondurable Goods	5.8	5.8	5.6	0.0	3.6
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.2	1.3	1.2	-7.7	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	183.4	176.6	184.2	3.9	-0.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities	13.9	13.7	13.8	1.5	0.7
----Transportation	8.7	8.5	8.7	2.4	0.0
------Railroad Transportation	2.9	2.9	3.0	0.0	-3.3
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.5	3.4	3.4	2.9	2.9
----Communications	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
------Telephone Communications	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0
------Electric Services	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
--Trade	52.0	50.2	52.5	3.6	-1.0
----Wholesale Trade	7.9	7.8	7.8	1.3	1.3
------Durable Goods	4.3	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0
------Nondurable Goods	3.6	3.5	3.5	2.9	2.9
----Retail Trade	44.1	42.4	44.7	4.0	-1.3
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply	1.9	1.8	1.9	5.6	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	4.6	4.4	4.8	4.5	-4.2
--------Department Stores	3.9	3.8	3.9	2.6	0.0
------Food Stores	5.4	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations	7.8	7.6	7.7	2.6	1.3
--------Gas Stations	4.2	4.0	4.1	5.0	2.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.4	1.3	1.4	7.7	0.0
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.7	15.9	17.2	5.0	-2.9
------Miscellaneous Retail	4.9	4.6	4.9	6.5	0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.3	8.2	8.1	1.2	2.5
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs.	3.9	3.8	3.8	2.6	2.6
------Depository Institutions	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0
----Insurance	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
--Services	49.1	45.7	49.1	7.4	0.0
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	9.2	6.7	9.3	37.3	-1.1
----Personal Services	1.8	1.9	1.8	-5.3	0.0
----Business Services	5.7	5.4	5.7	5.6	0.0
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs.	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.)	3.0	3.1	3.0	-3.2	0.0
----Health Services	10.3	10.2	10.2	1.0	1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
----Legal Services	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
----Social Services	5.2	5.2	5.2	0.0	0.0
----Membership Organizations	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.0	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0
--Government	60.1	58.8	60.7	2.2	-1.0
----Total Federal Government	7.2	6.7	7.2	7.5	0.0
------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	5.6	5.4	-1.8	1.9
----Total Local Government	39.2	38.4	39.7	2.1	-1.3
------Local Hospitals	5.2	5.1	5.0	2.0	4.0
------Local Education	21.8	21.6	22.3	0.9	-2.2

LARAMIE COUNTY
	Employment in Thousands			% Change in Employment
	MAY 98 (p)	APR 98 (r)	MAY 97	APR 98-MAY 98	MAY 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	35.7	35.0	35.4	2.0	0.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	3.9	3.8	4.0	2.6	-2.5
--Mining & Construction	2.2	2.1	2.4	4.8	-8.3
--Manufacturing	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	31.8	31.2	31.5	1.9	1.0
--Transportation and Public Util.	2.4	2.3	2.3	4.3	4.3
--Trade	8.5	8.3	8.4	2.4	1.2
----Wholesale Trade	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	7.7	7.6	7.7	1.3	0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
--Services	7.5	7.2	7.5	4.2	0.0
--Total Government	11.3	11.3	11.2	0.0	0.9
----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	5.6	5.6	5.4	0.0	3.7

NATRONA COUNTY(*)
	Employment in Thousands			% Change in Employment
	MAY 98 (p)	APR 98 (r)	MAY 97	APR 98-MAY 98	MAY 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	30.6	29.8	30.2	2.7	1.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	5.2	5.0	5.1	4.0	2.0
--Manufacturing	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0
--Mining	2.0	1.9	1.9	5.3	5.3
--Construction	1.7	1.6	1.7	6.3	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	25.4	24.8	25.1	2.4	1.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
----Transportation	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
----Communications & Public Utilities	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
--Trade	8.4	8.2	8.4	2.4	0.0
----Wholesale Trade	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	6.1	5.9	6.1	3.4	0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
--Services	8.6	8.4	8.4	2.4	2.4
----Personal & Business Services	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
----Health Services	2.9	2.8	2.9	3.6	0.0
--Government	5.6	5.4	5.5	3.7	1.8
----Local Government	4.2	4.0	4.2	5.0	0.0
------Local Education	2.9	2.8	2.9	3.6	0.0

* 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.