Table 4: Wyoming New Firms and Associate Initial Jobs by Industry, 2007-2009
         
2007
2008
2009
New Firms
New Jobs
New Firms
New Jobs
New Firms
New Jobs
n
%
n
%
n
%
n
%
n
%
n
%
Agriculture 
29
1.2%
74
0.7%
30
1.3%
120
1.4%
37
2.0%
181
2.7%
Mining
103
4.4%
691
6.6%
103
4.6%
477
5.6%
66
3.6%
322
4.9%
Utilities
4
0.2%
119
1.1%
4
0.2%
5
0.1%
2
0.1%
5
0.1%
Construction
614
26.1%
3,758
35.9%
512
23.0%
2,595
30.6%
400
21.8%
1,465
22.2%
Manufacturing
56
2.4%
252
2.4%
32
1.4%
84
1.0%
36
2.0%
114
1.7%
Wholesale Trade
109
4.6%
250
2.4%
91
4.1%
265
3.1%
70
3.8%
141
2.1%
Retail Trade 
135
5.7%
846
8.1%
127
5.7%
668
7.9%
83
4.5%
437
6.6%
Transportation & Warehousing 
122
5.2%
313
3.0%
144
6.5%
348
4.1%
88
4.8%
252
3.8%
Information
22
0.9%
34
0.3%
24
1.1%
107
1.3%
23
1.3%
60
0.9%
Finance & Insurance 
83
3.5%
130
1.2%
75
3.4%
183
2.2%
71
3.9%
101
1.5%
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 
99
4.2%
203
1.9%
95
4.3%
156
1.8%
60
3.3%
113
1.7%
Professional & Technical Services 
297
12.6%
658
6.3%
301
13.5%
589
6.9%
237
12.9%
466
7.1%
Mgmt.of Companies & Enterprises 
9
0.4%
13
0.1%
10
0.4%
45
0.5%
11
0.6%
21
0.3%
Administrative & Waste Services
183
7.8%
596
5.7%
204
9.2%
554
6.5%
188
10.3%
440
6.7%
Educational Services
29
1.2%
62
0.6%
17
0.8%
43
0.5%
28
1.5%
62
0.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance
119
5.1%
556
5.3%
134
6.0%
505
6.0%
151
8.2%
880
13.4%
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation
26
1.1%
75
0.7%
30
1.3%
49
0.6%
24
1.3%
107
1.6%
Accommodation & Food Services 
125
5.3%
1,398
13.3%
105
4.7%
1,255
14.8%
108
5.9%
1,087
16.5%
Other Services 
183
7.8%
426
4.1%
185
8.3%
425
5.0%
139
7.6%
312
4.7%
Government
5
0.2%
21
0.2%
2
0.1%
5
0.1%
10
0.5%
22
0.3%
Total
2,352
100.0%
10,475
100.0%
2,225
100.0%
8,478
100.0%
1,832
100.0%
6,588
100.0%