© 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 increased noticeably over the month (+4.2% from April to May 1999) but was only up slightly over the year (+0.5% from May 1998 to 1999)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
MAY 99 (p) APR 99 (r) MAY 98 APR-MAY 99 MAY 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 233.6 224.2 232.4 4.2 0.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 45.2 42.1 44.8 7.4 0.9
--Mining 16.6 16.2 16.8 2.5 -1.2
----Coal Mining 4.6 4.5 4.5 2.2 2.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.3 8.1 8.5 2.5 -2.4
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 -3.8
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.8 5.6 5.9 3.6 -1.7
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 -3.1
--Construction 17.7 15.2 17.2 16.4 2.9
----General Building Contractors 4.3 3.9 4.0 10.3 7.5
----Heavy Construction 5.3 4.2 5.1 26.2 3.9
----Special Trade Construction 8.1 7.1 8.1 14.1 0.0
--Manufacturing 10.9 10.7 10.8 1.9 0.9
----Durable Goods 5.1 5.0 5.1 2.0 0.0
----Nondurable Goods 5.8 5.7 5.7 1.8 1.8
------Printing & Publishing 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 6.3
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.3 1.2 1.3 8.3 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 188.4 182.1 187.6 3.5 0.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities 14.0 13.8 13.9 1.4 0.7
----Transportation 8.9 8.7 8.8 2.3 1.1
------Railroad Transportation 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.6 3.5 3.6 2.9 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 3.0 3.0 3.1 0.0 -3.2
------Electric Services 2.0 1.9 2.0 5.3 0.0
--Trade 53.5 51.1 53.3 4.7 0.4
----Wholesale Trade 8.0 7.8 7.9 2.6 1.3
------Durable Goods 4.5 4.4 4.4 2.3 2.3
------Nondurable Goods 3.5 3.4 3.5 2.9 0.0
----Retail Trade 45.5 43.3 45.4 5.1 0.2
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 2.2 2.1 2.1 4.8 4.8
------General Merchandise Stores 5.0 4.6 5.1 8.7 -2.0
--------Department Stores 3.9 3.8 3.9 2.6 0.0
------Food Stores 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0 0.0
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 8.1 7.9 7.9 2.5 2.5
--------Gas Stations 4.3 4.2 4.2 2.4 2.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.5 1.3 1.6 15.4 -6.3
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 16.6 15.7 16.7 5.7 -0.6
------Miscellaneous Retail 5.1 4.7 5.0 8.5 2.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.8 8.7 8.7 1.1 1.1
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.5
------Depository Institutions 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1
----Insurance 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
--Services 51.0 48.6 50.4 4.9 1.2
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 9.1 7.1 9.3 28.2 -2.2
----Personal Services 1.8 2.0 1.8 -10.0 0.0
----Business Services 7.1 6.6 6.8 7.6 4.4
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) 3.1 3.3 3.0 -6.1 3.3
----Health Services 10.3 10.3 10.3 0.0 0.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
----Legal Services 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.7 5.6 5.4 1.8 5.6
----Membership Organizations 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.1 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.5 3.6 3.4 -2.8 2.9
--Government 61.1 59.9 61.3 2.0 -0.3
----Total Federal Government 7.1 6.7 7.2 6.0 -1.4
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 13.8 13.7 13.9 0.7 -0.7
------State Education 5.5 5.5 5.5 0.0 0.0
----Total Local Government 40.2 39.5 40.2 1.8 0.0
------Local Hospitals 5.2 5.1 5.1 2.0 2.0
------Local Education 22.4 22.3 22.4 0.4 0.0


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
MAY 99 (p) APR 99 (r) MAY 98 APR-MAY 99 MAY 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 36.5 35.7 36.1 2.2 1.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4.2 4.1 4.1 2.4 2.4
--Mining & Construction 2.5 2.4 2.4 4.2 4.2
--Manufacturing 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 32.2 31.4 32.0 2.5 0.6
--Transportation and Public Utilities 2.6 2.5 2.4 4.0 8.3
--Trade 8.3 8.0 8.5 3.8 -2.4
----Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 7.5 7.2 7.7 4.2 -2.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.3 2.3 2.2 0.0 4.5
--Services 7.7 7.4 7.7 4.1 0.0
--Total Government 11.3 11.2 11.2 0.9 0.9
----Federal Government 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
----State Government 3.3 3.3 3.4 0.0 -2.9
----Local Government 5.5 5.5 5.4 0.0 1.9


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
MAY 99 (p) APR 99 (r) MAY 98 APR-MAY 99 MAY 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 31.9 31.0 31.3 2.9 1.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 5.8 5.3 5.7 9.4 1.8
--Manufacturing 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
--Mining 1.9 1.9 2.0 0.0 -5.0
--Construction 2.4 1.9 2.2 26.3 9.1
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 26.1 25.7 25.6 1.6 2.0
--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 8.6 8.4 8.5 2.4 1.2
----Wholesale Trade 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 4.3
----Retail Trade 6.2 6.0 6.2 3.3 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.3 1.2 1.2 8.3 8.3
--Services 8.7 8.7 8.6 0.0 1.2
----Personal & Business Services 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0
----Health Services 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0
--Government 5.7 5.6 5.6 1.8 1.8
----Local Government 4.3 4.2 4.2 2.4 2.4
------Local Education 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.4 3.4

* 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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