Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
More than half of the over-the-year job losses were from two sectors: natural resources & mining (-6,000 jobs, or -19.8%) and construction (-5,000 jobs, or -16.8%).
Percent Change | |||||||||||
Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||||
WYOMING STATEWIDE | SEP09 | OCT 08 | |||||||||
OCT09(p) | SEP09(r) | OCT08 | OCT 09 | OCT 09 | |||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | |||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 287.2 | 293.1 | 303.8 | -2.0 | -5.5 | ||||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 214.7 | 221.2 | 231.9 | -2.9 | -7.4 | ||||||
GOODS PRODUCING | 59.0 | 59.7 | 70.2 | -1.2 | -16.0 | ||||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 24.3 | 24.3 | 30.3 | 0.0 | -19.8 | ||||||
Mining | 24.2 | 24.2 | 30.2 | 0.0 | -19.9 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Extraction | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -8.9 | ||||||
Mining except Oil & Gas | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ||||||
Coal Mining | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 4.3 | ||||||
Support Activities for Mining | 10.3 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 0.0 | -34.8 | ||||||
Support Activities for Oil & Gas | 8.5 | 9.0 | 11.4 | -5.6 | -25.4 | ||||||
Construction | 24.8 | 25.6 | 29.8 | -3.1 | -16.8 | ||||||
Construction of Buildings | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | -4.9 | -20.4 | ||||||
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | -1.0 | -5.9 | ||||||
Specialty Trade Contractors | 11.3 | 11.8 | 14.7 | -4.2 | -23.1 | ||||||
Manufacturing | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 1.0 | -2.0 | ||||||
Durable Goods | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -2.0 | -3.8 | ||||||
Non-Durable Goods | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 | ||||||
SERVICE PROVIDING | 228.2 | 233.4 | 233.6 | -2.2 | -2.3 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 54.2 | 55.4 | 56.3 | -2.2 | -3.7 | ||||||
Wholesale Trade | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | -1.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | -1.7 | 0.0 | ||||||
Retail Trade | 30.8 | 31.7 | 32.4 | -2.8 | -4.9 | ||||||
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -4.4 | ||||||
Food & Beverage Stores | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ||||||
Grocery Stores | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | -2.5 | -2.5 | ||||||
Gasoline Stations | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | ||||||
General Merchandise Stores | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -2.9 | -2.9 | ||||||
Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | -10.0 | -5.3 | ||||||
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.8 | -1.4 | -3.4 | ||||||
Utilities | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Transportation & Warehousing | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | -1.7 | -4.1 | ||||||
Truck Transportation | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | -2.2 | -4.3 | ||||||
Information | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Financial Activities | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.7 | -0.9 | -4.3 | ||||||
Finance & Insurance | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ||||||
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -2.4 | -6.8 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.8 | -2.7 | -4.3 | ||||||
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | -1.0 | -1.0 | ||||||
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -3.2 | -3.2 | ||||||
Management of Companies & Enterprises | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -12.5 | ||||||
Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | -5.1 | -7.4 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ||||||
Educational Services | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | -7.7 | ||||||
Health Care & Social Assistance | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||||||
Ambulatory Health Care Services | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ||||||
Offices of Physicians | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -3.1 | ||||||
Hospitals | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ||||||
Social Assistance | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 31.6 | 35.4 | 33.6 | -10.7 | -6.0 | ||||||
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -13.3 | -10.3 | ||||||
Accommodation & Food Services | 29.0 | 32.4 | 30.7 | -10.5 | -5.5 | ||||||
Accommodation | 10.4 | 13.2 | 11.2 | -21.2 | -7.1 | ||||||
Food Services & Drinking Places | 18.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 | -3.1 | -4.6 | ||||||
Other Services | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | -1.7 | -5.7 | ||||||
Repair & Maintenance | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -2.4 | -2.4 | ||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT | 72.5 | 71.9 | 71.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||||||
Federal Government | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.4 | -2.5 | 6.8 | ||||||
State Government | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.7 | -1.8 | -1.2 | ||||||
State Govt. Education | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | -1.4 | -2.7 | ||||||
Local Government | 48.1 | 47.0 | 47.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | ||||||
Local Govt Education | 25.1 | 23.8 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 0.8 | ||||||
Hospitals | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||||
Percent Change | |||||||||||
Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||||
LARAMIE COUNTY | SEP09 | OCT 08 | |||||||||
OCT09(p) | SEP09(r) | OCT08 | OCT 09 | OCT 09 | |||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | |||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 44.3 | 44.5 | 45.6 | -0.4 | -2.9 | ||||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 30.4 | 30.7 | 31.8 | -1.0 | -4.4 | ||||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | -2.2 | -10.0 | ||||||
Nat. Res., Mining & Construction | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -3.2 | -9.1 | ||||||
Manufacturing | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -11.8 | ||||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 39.8 | 39.9 | 40.6 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.8 | -1.1 | -6.1 | ||||||
Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -11.1 | ||||||
Retail Trade | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | -1.9 | -7.0 | ||||||
Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -3.1 | ||||||
Information | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Financial Activities | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | -5.9 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | -4.3 | -4.3 | ||||||
Other Services | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||
Federal Government | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3.8 | ||||||
State Government | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ||||||
Local Government | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||||||
Local Education | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 | ||||||
Percent Change | |||||||||||
Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||||
NATRONA COUNTY | SEP09 | OCT 08 | |||||||||
OCT09(p) | SEP09(r) | OCT08 | OCT 09 | OCT 09 | |||||||
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | |||||||||||
EMPLOYMENT | 39.7 | 39.4 | 41.8 | 0.8 | -5.0 | ||||||
TOTAL PRIVATE | 33.1 | 33.2 | 35.5 | -0.3 | -6.8 | ||||||
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 | -14.9 | ||||||
Natural Resources & Mining | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | -21.1 | ||||||
Construction | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -6.7 | ||||||
Manufacturing | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -15.8 | ||||||
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 32.3 | 32.0 | 33.1 | 0.9 | -2.4 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 0.0 | -7.4 | ||||||
Wholesale Trade | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -10.7 | ||||||
Retail Trade | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.0 | -7.3 | ||||||
Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Information | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Financial Activities | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -3.4 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -2.4 | -7.0 | ||||||
Other Services | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | -4.3 | ||||||
TOTAL GOVERNMENT | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.8 | ||||||
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 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 6.1 | ||||||
Local Education | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 16.1 | 2.9 |
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised.
Note: 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 that includes
the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel
of the armed forces are excluded. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Data
for Wyoming, Laramie County, and Natrona County are published in cooperation
with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.