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Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

"Job gains were seen in many industries in September. The largest gains occurred in Retail Trade (800 jobs or 1.7%) and Services (800 jobs or 1.4%)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands Percent Change in Total Employment
SEP 00 (p) AUG 00 (r) SEP 99 AUG 00-SEP 00 SEP 99-SEP 00
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 243.3 241.7 240.1 0.7 1.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 47.6 47.5 46.8 0.2 1.7
--Mining 16.6 16.5 16.3 0.6 1.8
----Coal Mining 4.5 4.7 4.7 -4.3 -4.3
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.7 8.4 8.4 3.6 3.6
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.6 2.7 2.6 -3.7 0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services 6.1 5.7 5.8 7.0 5.2
----Nonmetallic Minerals 2.8 2.9 2.7 -3.4 3.7
--Construction 19.9 20.0 19.2 -0.5 3.6
----General Building Contractors 4.5 4.5 4.6 0.0 -2.2
----Heavy Construction 6.8 6.7 6.2 1.5 9.7
----Special Trade Construction 8.6 8.8 8.4 -2.3 2.4
--Manufacturing 11.1 11.0 11.3 0.9 -1.8
----Durable Goods 5.0 5.1 5.2 -2.0 -3.8
----Nondurable Goods 6.1 5.9 6.1 3.4 0.0
------Printing & Publishing 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 195.7 194.2 193.3 0.8 1.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities 14.4 14.5 14.4 -0.7 0.0
----Transportation 9.3 9.4 9.2 -1.1 1.1
------Railroad Transportation 3.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.9 3.9 3.7 0.0 5.4
----Communications 2.3 2.2 2.2 4.5 4.5
------Telephone Communications 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 2.9 2.9 3.0 0.0 -3.3
------Electric Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
--Trade 55.7 57.0 54.8 -2.3 1.6
----Wholesale Trade 7.8 7.7 7.7 1.3 1.3
------Durable Goods 4.4 4.4 4.3 0.0 2.3
------Nondurable Goods 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 47.9 49.3 47.1 -2.8 1.7
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 2.1 2.2 2.2 -4.5 -4.5
------General Merchandise Stores 5.6 5.9 5.0 -5.1 12.0
--------Department Stores 4.5 4.4 3.9 2.3 15.4
------Food Stores 5.5 5.9 5.7 -6.8 -3.5
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 8.5 8.6 8.4 -1.2 1.2
--------Gas Stations 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.0
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.0 -7.1
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.6 1.5 1.6 6.7 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 17.6 18.3 17.6 -3.8 0.0
------Miscellaneous Retail 5.7 5.6 5.2 1.8 9.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.2 8.4 8.1 -2.4 1.2
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.2 4.3 4.1 -2.3 2.4
------Depository Institutions 3.4 3.4 3.2 0.0 6.2
----Insurance 1.8 1.9 1.8 -5.3 0.0
--Services 58.1 61.5 57.3 -5.5 1.4
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 11.3 13.3 11.4 -15.0 -0.9
----Personal Services 2.1 2.1 1.9 0.0 10.5
----Business Services 8.5 8.4 8.2 1.2 3.7
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.0 3.4
----Amusements (Recreational Services & Motion Pictures) 3.9 4.2 3.8 -7.1 2.6
----Health Services 10.9 11.0 10.7 -0.9 1.9
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
----Legal Services 1.3 1.3 1.2 0.0 8.3
----Social Services 5.9 5.8 6.0 1.7 -1.7
----Membership Organizations 3.9 4.3 3.7 -9.3 5.4
----Engineering & Management 3.8 3.9 3.7 -2.6 2.7
--Government 59.3 52.8 58.7 12.3 1.0
----Total Federal Government 7.7 8.0 7.6 -3.8 1.3
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.0 12.5
----Total State Government 13.2 13.0 13.1 1.5 0.8
------State Education 4.9 4.6 4.9 6.5 0.0
----Total Local Government 38.4 31.8 38.0 20.8 1.1
------Local Hospitals 5.2 5.2 4.9 0.0 6.1
------Local Education 21.2 13.4 21.0 58.2 1.0


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands Percent Change in Total Employment
SEP 00 (p) AUG 00 (r) SEP 99 AUG 00-SEP 00 SEP 99-SEP 00
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 36.8 36.9 36.0 -0.3 2.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4.5 4.6 4.4 -2.2 2.3
--Mining & Construction 2.8 2.9 2.8 -3.4 0.0
--Manufacturing 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 32.3 32.3 31.6 0.0 2.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.0
--Trade 8.9 8.9 8.4 0.0 6.0
----Wholesale Trade 0.9 0.8 0.8 12.5 12.5
----Retail Trade 8.0 8.1 7.6 -1.2 5.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.7 1.8 1.7 -5.6 0.0
--Services 8.2 8.2 7.9 0.0 3.8
--Total Government 10.7 10.6 10.8 0.9 -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 5.0 4.9 5.1 2.0 -2.0


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands Percent Change Total Employment
SEP 00 (p) AUG 00 (r) SEP 99 AUG 00-SEP 00 SEP 99-SEP 00
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 32.0 31.7 31.5 0.9 1.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 5.4 5.5 5.5 -1.8 -1.8
--Manufacturing 1.8 1.9 1.9 -5.3 -5.3
--Mining 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
--Construction 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 26.6 26.2 26.0 1.5 2.3
--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 8.8 8.9 8.7 -1.1 1.1
----Wholesale Trade 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 6.5 6.6 6.4 -1.5 1.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
--Services 9.3 9.5 9.0 -2.1 3.3
----Personal & Business Services 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.0 9.5
----Health Services 3.0 3.0 2.8 0.0 7.1
--Government 5.5 4.8 5.4 14.6 1.9
----Federal Government 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0
----State Government 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0
----Local Government 4.1 3.4 4.0 20.6 2.5
-------Local Education 2.7 2.0 2.7 35.0 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.


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