Table 34:  Wyoming Local Government Employment, Total Payroll and Annual Wages by Region and County 1996 and 1995
													
										
 										
					
 									
 |  | 96 AVE MO  EMPL | 95 AVE MO EMPL | CHANGE # | CHANGE % | 96 TOTAL PAYROLL | 95 TOTAL PAYROLL | CHANGE # | CHANGE % | 96 ANNUAL WAGES | 95 ANNUAL WAGES | CHANGE # | CHANGE % | 96 AWW | 95 AWW | CHANGE # | CHANGE % | 
								
										
 | TOTAL | 34,180 | 33,942 | 238 | 0.7 | $754,249,908 | $735,901,104 | $18,348,804 | 2.5 | $22,067 | $21,681 | $386 | 1.8 | $424 | $417 | $7 | 1.8 | 
								
										
 | NORTHWEST | 6,253 | 6,346 | -94 | -1.5 | 133,607,011 | 128,501,180 | 5,105,831 | 4.0 | 21,368 | 20,249 | 1,119 | 5.5 | 411 | 389 | 22 | 5.5 | 
								
 | --BIG HORN | 1,008 | 977 | 31 | 3.2 | 18,442,479 | 17,709,713 | 732,766 | 4.1 | 18,292 | 18,130 | 162 | 0.9 | 352 | 349 | 3 | 0.9 | 
								
 | --FREMONT | 2,325 | 2,486 | -161 | -6.5 | 50,720,186 | 51,723,599 | -1,003,413 | -1.9 | 21,814 | 20,808 | 1,006 | 4.8 | 419 | 400 | 19 | 4.8 | 
								
 | --HOT SPRINGS | 424 | 419 | 4 | 1.1 | 9,136,950 | 8,926,632 | 210,318 | 2.4 | 21,566 | 21,292 | 274 | 1.3 | 415 | 409 | 5 | 1.3 | 
								
 | --PARK | 1,954 | 1,933 | 21 | 1.1 | 45,771,568 | 40,747,226 | 5,024,342 | 12.3 | 23,425 | 21,082 | 2,343 | 11.1 | 450 | 405 | 45 | 11.1 | 
								
 | --WASHAKIE | 542 | 532 | 10 | 1.9 | 9,535,828 | 9,394,010 | 141,818 | 1.5 | 17,607 | 17,675 | -67 | -0.4 | 339 | 340 | -1 | -0.4 | 
								
 | NORTHEAST | 6,096 | 6,041 | 54 | 0.9 | 135,866,751 | 133,545,049 | 2,321,702 | 1.7 | 22,290 | 22,106 | 184 | 0.8 | 429 | 425 | 4 | 0.8 | 
								
 | --CAMPBELL | 2,788 | 2,762 | 26 | 1.0 | 65,362,669 | 65,169,073 | 193,596 | 0.3 | 23,444 | 23,598 | -154 | -0.7 | 451 | 454 | -3 | -0.7 | 
								
 | --CROOK | 456 | 451 | 5 | 1.1 | 9,250,199 | 8,614,868 | 635,331 | 7.4 | 20,289 | 19,102 | 1,188 | 6.2 | 390 | 367 | 23 | 6.2 | 
								
 | --JOHNSON | 539 | 547 | -9 | -1.6 | 11,179,320 | 10,631,567 | 547,753 | 5.2 | 20,760 | 19,424 | 1,336 | 6.9 | 399 | 374 | 26 | 6.9 | 
								
 | --SHERIDAN | 1,785 | 1,746 | 39 | 2.2 | 40,238,881 | 39,177,453 | 1,061,428 | 2.7 | 22,541 | 22,437 | 103 | 0.5 | 433 | 431 | 2 | 0.5 | 
								
 | --WESTON | 528 | 535 | -7 | -1.4 | 9,835,682 | 9,952,088 | -116,406 | -1.2 | 18,631 | 18,593 | 38 | 0.2 | 358 | 358 | 1 | 0.2 | 
								
 | SOUTHWEST | 7,418 | 7,331 | 87 | 1.2 | 167,902,980 | 163,048,115 | 4,854,865 | 3.0 | 22,635 | 22,241 | 394 | 1.8 | 435 | 428 | 8 | 1.8 | 
								
 | --LINCOLN | 1,040 | 991 | 49 | 4.9 | 21,853,907 | 20,738,912 | 1,114,995 | 5.4 | 21,017 | 20,927 | 89 | 0.4 | 404 | 402 | 2 | 0.4 | 
								
 | --SUBLETTE | 415 | 416 | -1 | -0.1 | 8,415,652 | 7,768,055 | 647,597 | 8.3 | 20,266 | 18,681 | 1,586 | 8.5 | 390 | 359 | 30 | 8.5 | 
								
 | --SWEETWATER | 3,242 | 3,259 | -16 | -0.5 | 77,399,071 | 76,257,043 | 1,142,028 | 1.5 | 23,871 | 23,402 | 470 | 2.0 | 459 | 450 | 9 | 2.0 | 
								
 | --TETON | 1,245 | 1,216 | 29 | 2.4 | 31,206,416 | 29,064,797 | 2,141,619 | 7.4 | 25,060 | 23,900 | 1,160 | 4.9 | 482 | 460 | 22 | 4.9 | 
								
 | --UINTA | 1,475 | 1,450 | 26 | 1.8 | 29,027,934 | 29,219,308 | -191,374 | -0.7 | 19,679 | 20,158 | -479 | -2.4 | 378 | 388 | -9 | -2.4 | 
								
 | SOUTHEAST | 8,759 | 8,504 | 255 | 3.0 | 189,725,766 | 185,294,025 | 4,431,741 | 2.4 | 21,662 | 21,789 | -128 | -0.6 | 417 | 419 | -2 | -0.6 | 
								
 | --ALBANY | 1,601 | 1,561 | 40 | 2.6 | 38,431,186 | 36,470,898 | 1,960,288 | 5.4 | 24,009 | 23,370 | 639 | 2.7 | 462 | 449 | 12 | 2.7 | 
								
 | --GOSHEN | 1,070 | 1,036 | 34 | 3.3 | 20,717,386 | 19,789,960 | 927,426 | 4.7 | 19,368 | 19,107 | 261 | 1.4 | 372 | 367 | 5 | 1.4 | 
								
 | --LARAMIE | 5,099 | 4,924 | 175 | 3.6 | 111,996,613 | 110,881,443 | 1,115,170 | 1.0 | 21,964 | 22,519 | -555 | -2.5 | 422 | 433 | -11 | -2.5 | 
								
 | --NIOBRARA | 276 | 273 | 3 | 1.0 | 4,892,856 | 4,907,826 | -14,970 | -0.3 | 17,728 | 17,966 | -239 | -1.3 | 341 | 346 | -5 | -1.3 | 
								
 | --PLATTE | 713 | 710 | 3 | 0.4 | 13,687,725 | 13,243,898 | 443,827 | 3.4 | 19,193 | 18,642 | 550 | 3.0 | 369 | 359 | 11 | 3.0 | 
								
 | CENTRAL | 5,656 | 5,720 | -64 | -1.1 | 127,147,400 | 125,512,735 | 1,634,665 | 1.3 | 22,482 | 21,944 | 538 | 2.5 | 432 | 422 | 10 | 2.5 | 
								
 | --CARBON | 1,240 | 1,233 | 7 | 0.6 | 26,299,128 | 25,360,866 | 938,262 | 3.7 | 21,215 | 20,575 | 639 | 3.1 | 408 | 396 | 12 | 3.1 | 
								
 | --CONVERSE | 956 | 981 | -25 | -2.5 | 18,571,759 | 18,248,845 | 322,914 | 1.8 | 19,427 | 18,604 | 823 | 4.4 | 374 | 358 | 16 | 4.4 | 
								
 | --NATRONA | 3,460 | 3,506 | -46 | -1.3 | 82,276,513 | 81,903,024 | 373,489 | 0.5 | 23,780 | 23,360 | 420 | 1.8 | 457 | 449 | 8 | 1.8 | 
								
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