Table 6: Laramie County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for First Quarter by Industry, 2004 and 2005
                         
  Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
                         
  First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
Industry Title and NAICSa Sector 2004 2005 No. % 2004 2005 Amount % 2004 2005 Amt.  %
                         
Total, All Industries     38,806     39,260 454 1.2 $296,116,447 $306,505,559 $10,389,112 3.5 $587 $601 $14 2.3
                         
Total Private (11-99)     26,637     26,807 170 0.6 $180,891,882 $186,049,580 $5,157,698 2.9 $522 $534 $11 2.2
  Agriculture (11)         154          155 1 0.4             922,627                912,950 -9,677 -1.0        461        454 -7 -1.5
  Mining (21)           73           70 -3 -4.1             748,207                775,622 27,415 3.7        788        852 64 8.1
  Utilities (22)         111          121 10 8.7          1,754,599             1,704,172 -50,427 -2.9      1,216      1,086 -130 -10.7
  Construction (23)       2,318       2,501 183 7.9         17,445,712           18,055,998 610,286 3.5        579        555 -24 -4.1
  Manufacturing (31-33)       1,551       1,531 -19 -1.2         16,204,609           17,486,615 1,282,006 7.9        804        878 75 9.3
  Wholesale Trade (42)         712          726 14 2.0          6,738,586             6,703,155 -35,431 -0.5        728        710 -18 -2.4
  Retail Trade (44-45)       5,273       5,316 43 0.8         27,620,755           28,869,480 1,248,725 4.5        403        418 15 3.7
  Transportation & Warehousing (48-49)       1,475       1,618 143 9.7         10,009,817           10,633,292 623,475 6.2        522        506 -16 -3.1
  Information (51)       1,065       1,020 -44 -4.2         10,341,589             8,785,656 -1,555,933 -15.0        747        662 -85 -11.4
  Finance & Insurance (52)       1,524       1,497 -27 -1.8         14,577,891           14,584,368 6,477 0.0        736        749 14 1.8
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53)         456          464 7 1.6          3,056,439             3,580,956 524,517 17.2        515        594 79 15.3
  Professional & Technical Services (54)       1,405       1,511 106 7.5         12,771,837           14,400,671 1,628,834 12.8        699        733 34 4.8
  Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55)         146          187 41 28.0          1,942,416             2,645,595 703,179 36.2      1,021      1,086 65 6.4
  Administrative & Waste Services (56)       1,761       1,308 -453b -25.7         10,011,789             6,111,340 -3,900,449 -39.0        437        359 -78 -17.8
  Educational Services (61)         112          130 18 16.1             473,959                570,947 96,988 20.5        326        339 12 3.7
  Health Care & Social Assistance (62)       3,010       3,164 154 5.1         23,477,974           24,896,699 1,418,725 6.0        600        605 5 0.9
  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71)         245          242 -3 -1.4             711,438                699,174 -12,264 -1.7        223        222 -1 -0.4
  Accommodation & Food Services (72)       4,002       3,962 -40 -1.0         15,373,255           17,831,237 2,457,982 16.0        295        346 51 17.1
  Other Services  (81)       1,244       1,284 40 3.2          6,708,383             6,801,653 93,270 1.4        415        407 -7 -1.8
                         
Total Government     12,169     12,453 284 2.3 $115,224,565 $120,455,979 $5,231,414 4.5 $728 $744 $16 2.2
--Federal Government       2,605       2,578 -27 -1.0         33,138,031           32,189,984 -948,047 -2.9        979        961 -18 -1.8
--State Government       3,815       3,823 8 0.2         37,595,930           40,026,146 2,430,216 6.5        758        805 47 6.3
--Local Government       5,749       6,052 304 5.3         44,490,604           48,239,849 3,749,245 8.4        595        613 18 3.0
                         
aNorth American Industry Classification System.
bDecrease of employment & wages due to project finished & business closing in employment & business support services. 
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

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