© 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

"The most predominant industries showing annual growth are Services, Construction and Government. These industries accounted for 89 percent of the annual growth."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
SEP 99 (p) AUG 99 (r) SEP 98 AUG-SEP 99 SEP 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 238.0 237.0 234.5 0.4 1.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 46.2 47.0 45.4 -1.7 1.8
--Mining 16.3 16.7 16.8 -2.4 -3.0
----Coal Mining 4.5 4.6 4.4 -2.2 2.3
----Oil & Gas Extraction 8.1 8.3 8.6 -2.4 -5.8
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services 5.6 5.8 6.1 -3.4 -8.2
----Nonmetallic Minerals 3.0 3.1 3.1 -3.2 -3.2
--Construction 18.5 18.8 17.5 -1.6 5.7
----General Building Contractors 4.7 4.7 4.2 0.0 11.9
----Heavy Construction 5.8 5.9 5.4 -1.7 7.4
----Special Trade Construction 8.0 8.2 7.9 -2.4 1.3
--Manufacturing 11.4 11.5 11.1 -0.9 2.7
----Durable Goods 5.2 5.3 5.2 -1.9 0.0
----Nondurable Goods 6.2 6.2 5.9 0.0 5.1
------Printing & Publishing 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.0 6.3
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.2 1.3 1.3 -7.7 -7.7
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 191.8 190.0 189.1 0.9 1.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities 14.5 14.5 14.1 0.0 2.8
----Transportation 9.2 9.2 9.0 0.0 2.2
------Railroad Transportation 3.0 3.0 2.9 0.0 3.4
------Trucking & Warehousing 3.8 3.8 3.7 0.0 2.7
----Communications 2.2 2.2 2.1 0.0 4.8
------Telephone Communications 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.0 10.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 3.0 3.1 3.0 -3.2 0.0
------Electric Services 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.0 5.3
--Trade 54.6 56.3 54.2 -3.0 0.7
----Wholesale Trade 7.7 7.8 7.7 -1.3 0.0
------Durable Goods 4.3 4.4 4.3 -2.3 0.0
------Nondurable Goods 3.4 3.4 3.4 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 46.9 48.5 46.5 -3.3 0.9
------Building Materials & Garden Supply 2.2 2.3 2.1 -4.3 4.8
------General Merchandise Stores 4.9 5.4 4.9 -9.3 0.0
--------Department Stores 4.0 4.0 3.9 0.0 2.6
------Food Stores 5.6 5.7 5.5 -1.8 1.8
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations 8.3 8.4 8.3 -1.2 0.0
--------Gas Stations 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.0
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.5 1.6 1.5 -6.3 0.0
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 17.9 18.4 17.7 -2.7 1.1
------Miscellaneous Retail 5.0 5.2 5.0 -3.8 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.5 8.6 8.7 -1.2 -2.3
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers 4.0 4.1 4.0 -2.4 0.0
------Depository Institutions 3.2 3.3 3.2 -3.0 0.0
----Insurance 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
--Services 54.7 57.9 53.2 -5.5 2.8
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 11.3 13.6 11.0 -16.9 2.7
----Personal Services 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
----Business Services 7.5 7.6 7.0 -1.3 7.1
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services 2.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) 3.6 4.1 3.5 -12.2 2.9
----Health Services 10.3 10.4 10.2 -1.0 1.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0
----Legal Services 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.7 5.6 5.5 1.8 3.6
----Membership Organizations 3.3 3.4 3.3 -2.9 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.6 3.6 3.5 0.0 2.9
--Government 59.5 52.7 58.9 12.9 1.0
----Total Federal Government 7.5 7.8 7.5 -3.8 0.0
------Department of Defense 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 13.2 12.8 13.0 3.1 1.5
------State Education 4.9 4.5 4.8 8.9 2.1
----Total Local Government 38.8 32.1 38.4 20.9 1.0
------Local Hospitals 5.2 5.2 5.1 0.0 2.0
------Local Education 21.0 12.9 20.9 62.8 0.5


LARAMIE COUNTY
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
SEP 99 (p) AUG 99 (r) SEP 98 AUG-SEP 99 SEP 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 36.7 36.7 35.9 0.0 2.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4.4 4.4 4.2 0.0 4.8
--Mining & Construction 2.6 2.6 2.4 0.0 8.3
--Manufacturing 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 32.2 32.3 31.8 -0.3 1.3
--Transportation and Public Utilities 2.7 2.7 2.6 0.0 3.8
--Trade 8.5 8.6 8.4 -1.2 1.2
----Wholesale Trade 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0
----Retail Trade 7.7 7.8 7.6 -1.3 1.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.2 2.3 2.2 -4.3 0.0
--Services 7.7 7.9 7.5 -2.5 2.7
--Total Government 11.1 10.8 11.1 2.8 0.0
----Federal Government 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
----State Government 3.3 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0
----Local Government 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 0.0


NATRONA COUNTY(*)
Employment in Thousands % Change in Employment
SEP 99 (p) AUG 99 (r) SEP 98 AUG-SEP 99 SEP 98-99
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 32.2 31.9 31.0 0.9 3.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 6.2 6.3 5.7 -1.6 8.8
--Manufacturing 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.0 6.7
--Mining 2.0 2.0 2.2 0.0 -9.1
--Construction 2.6 2.7 2.0 -3.7 30.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 26.0 25.6 25.3 1.6 2.8
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1.8 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0
----Transportation 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
--Trade 8.6 8.5 8.3 1.2 3.6
----Wholesale Trade 2.4 2.4 2.3 0.0 4.3
----Retail Trade 6.2 6.1 6.0 1.6 3.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
--Services 8.9 9.1 8.6 -2.2 3.5
----Personal & Business Services 2.1 2.1 1.9 0.0 10.5
----Health Services 2.7 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0
--Government 5.4 4.9 5.3 10.2 1.9
----Local Government 4.1 3.5 3.9 17.1 5.1
------Local Education 2.7 2.0 2.6 35.0 3.8

* 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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