WYOMING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WAGE RECORD SUMMARY STATISTICS

Wage record summary statistics were first published in Wyoming Labor Force Trends in May of 1995. The information presented in this issue of Trends shows changes that have been made to the wage record database since the end of June (the end of the second quarter of 1995). (See: "Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Wage Record Update" in the August 1995 issue.) These updates are caused by reports that have been delayed or corrected, and by late tax returns.

More accurate information becomes available each quarter as Research & Planning "downloads" the oldest quarter for analysis before it is dropped off the mainframe. The data presented below and at right is updated information. For example, data for first quarter 1994 has just become finalized as it has been removed from the mainframe computer. The other quarters have been adjusted as new information has become available since we first published the wage record summary statistics. After the end of December of this year (the end of the fourth quarter), the wage record data for second quarter 1994 will become finalized.

Research & Planning continues to monitor this data and we will provide the readers of Trends with updated information. We will also present information achieved through wage record analysis such as "Steady Work Pays Off" which was presented in the October 1995 issue. Refer to the May 1995 issue of Trends for a detailed explanation of wage records and potential uses of the data.

GENERAL DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THE WAGE RECORD TABLES:

The following is a brief explanation of the terms used in the report:

• TOTAL JOBS - total number of jobs (records) downloaded from the mainframe file.
• TOTAL SSNs - total number of unique SSNs found in this quarter.
• AVERAGE SSNs - average number of SSNs this YEAR.
• ONE JOB - those SSNs who only had one job in this quarter or year.
• TWO JOBS - those SSNs who had two jobs in this quarter or year (this number does not include less than two jobs).
• THREE JOBS - those SSNs who had three jobs in this quarter or year (this number does not include less than three jobs).
• FOUR JOBS OR MORE - those SSNs who had four or more jobs in this quarter or year (this number does not include less than four jobs).
• TOTAL BY JOBS - sum of all jobs. Used for checking data entry.
• COUNT - the count of SSNs by total and by jobs.
• % OF TOTAL SSNs - the row percent of the count of SSNs under the count column.
• TOTAL WAGES - the sum of all wages for each category listed under the job rows.
• % OF TOTAL - row percent of the total wages.
• MEAN WAGES PER QUARTER - average wages per quarter for each category of jobs. Calculated by dividing the total wages by the count of SSNs.
• ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGES - average annual wages per year for each category of jobs. Calculated by dividing the total wages by the count of SSNs.
• # OF JOBS PER SSN - number of jobs per SSN. Calculated by taking the total number of jobs divided by the total number of SSNs.
• TOTAL UNIQUE SSNs TO DATE - a running total of unique SSNs to date. For example: from 1992 1st quarter to 1995 2nd quarter there were 409,780 unique SSNs.
• NEW SSNs THIS QUARTER - the total of unique SSNs not found on any other previous quarter to date.
• NEW SSNs THIS YEAR - a total of new SSNs in the previous four quarters.

WAGE RECORD TABLES:

FIRST QUARTER 1994 - FOURTH QUARTER 1994

Including Annual Averages and Totals for 1994

FIRST QUARTER 1994 .......... TOTAL JOBS = 221,898
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Mean Wages per Quarter	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Quarter
Total SSN's	198,400	100.000%	$1,009,620,962	100.000%	$5,089	1.12	337,636	8,521
One Job	177,563	89.497	994,069,962	98.460	5,598
Two Jobs	18,465	9.307	14,854,700	1.471	804
Three Jobs	2,108	1.063	650,941	0.064	309
Four Jobs or More	264	0.133	45,359	0.004	172
Total by Jobs	198,400		$1,009,620,962
SECOND QUARTER 1994 .......... TOTAL JOBS = 256,651
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Mean Wages per Quarter	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Quarter
Total SSN's	221,118	100.000%	$1,091,501,178	100.000%	$4,936	1.16	356,166	18,530
One Job	190,664	86.227	1,068,473,578	97.890	5,604
Two Jobs	26,087	11.798	21,621,218	1.981	829
Three Jobs	3,766	1.703	1,278,378	0.117	339
Four Jobs or More	601	0.272	128,004	0.012	213
Total by Jobs	221,118		$1,091,501,178
THIRD QUARTER 1994 .......... TOTAL JOBS = 269,194
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Mean Wages per Quarter	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Quarter
Total SSN's	229,798	100.000%	$1,111,789,089	100.000%	$4,838	1.17	373,944	17,778
One Job	196,493	85.507	1,085,636,304	97.648	5,525
Two Jobs	28,175	12.261	24,549,960	2.208	871
Three Jobs	4,349	1.893	1,456,245	0.131	335
Four Jobs or More	781	0.340	146,579	0.013	188
Total by Jobs	229,798		$1,111,789,089
FOURTH QUARTER 1994 .......... TOTAL JOBS = 247,635
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Mean Wages per Quarter	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Quarter
Total SSN's	214,406	100.000%	$1,151,740,440	100.000%	$5,372	1.15	384,474	10,530
One Job	185,726	86.624	1,127,582,456	97.902	6,071
Two Jobs	24,766	11.551	22,883,742	1.987	924
Three Jobs	3,383	1.578	1,163,720	0.101	344
Four Jobs or More	531	0.248	110,522	0.010	208
Total by Jobs	214,406		$1,151,740,440
ANNUAL AVERAGES AND TOTALS 1994 .......... AVERAGE JOBS = 248,845
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Annual Average Wages	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Year
Average SSN's	215,931	100.000%	$4,364,651,669	100.000%	$20,213	1.15	384,474	55,359
One Job	187,612	86.885	4,275,762,300	97.963	22,791
Two Jobs	24,373	11.288	83,909,621	1.922	3,443
Three Jobs	3,402	1.575	4,549,284	0.104	1,337
Four Jobs or More	544	0.252	430,464	0.010	791
Total by Jobs	215,931		$4,364,651,669

WAGE RECORD TABLES:

FIRST QUARTER 1995 - SECOND QUARTER 1995

FIRST QUARTER 1995 .......... TOTAL JOBS = 227,301
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Mean Wages per Quarter	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Quarter
Total SSN's	201,513	100.000%	$1,050,651,304	100.000%	$5,214	1.13	392,214	7,740
One Job	178,746	88.702	1,032,772,427	98.298	5,778
Two Jobs	20,130	9.989	17,026,507	1.621	846
Three Jobs	2,303	1.143	793,302	0.076	344
Four Jobs or More	334	0.166	59,068	0.006	177
Total by Jobs	201,513		$1,050,651,304
SECOND QUARTER 1995 .......... TOTAL JOBS = 258,584
	Count	% of Total SSN's	Total Wages	% of Total	Mean Wages per Quarter	# of Jobs per SSN	Total Unique SSN's to Date	New SSN's This Quarter
Total SSN's	222,129	100.000%	$1,125,733,133	100.000%	$5,068	1.16	409,780	17,566
One Job	191,298	86.120	1,101,122,270	97.814	5,756
Two Jobs	26,252	11.818	22,675,230	2.014	864
Three Jobs	3,796	1.709	1,636,552	0.145	431
Four Jobs or More	783	0.352	299,081	0.027	382
Total by Jobs	222,129		$1,125,733,133

NOTE: In examining "NEW SSN's THIS QUARTER" in Second Quarter 1995, this means that 17,566 new people entered the Wyoming labor force who have not been in it since wage record summary statistics have been tabulated (since first quarter 1992). These individuals may be: students, people who have been receiving their educational degrees and have just entered the labor market, homemakers returning to work, people who have just moved to the state, etc.

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