Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Payroll, Annual and Average Weekly Wages by Region and County 1998 and 1999

1998 1999
1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 Average Average
Average Average Change Total Total Change Annual Annual Change Weekly Weekly Change
  Employment Employment Number % Payroll Payroll Number % Wages Wages Number % Wage Wage Number %
Total 220,664 224,946 4,282 1.9 $5,460,313,066 $5,769,366,915 $309,053,849 5.7 $24,745 $25,648 $903 3.6 $476 $493 $17 3.6
Northwest 34,544 35,104 560 1.6 $762,464,964 $795,229,390 $32,764,426 4.3 22,072 22,654 $581 2.6 424 436 $11 2.6
-Big Horn 3,898 3,872 -26 -0.7 91,677,983 95,213,329 3,535,346 3.9 23,519 24,589 1,070 4.6 452 473 21 4.6
-Fremont 13,286 13,757 472 3.6 295,360,369 312,905,925 17,545,556 5.9 22,232 22,745 513 2.3 428 437 10 2.3
-Hot Springs 1,954 1,965 11 0.6 35,203,403 36,966,561 1,763,158 5.0 18,014 18,809 795 4.4 346 362 15 4.4
-Park 11,634 11,831 197 1.7 251,329,620 264,048,179 12,718,559 5.1 21,604 22,319 715 3.3 415 429 14 3.3
-Washakie 3,772 3,678 -94 -2.5 88,893,589 86,095,396 -2,798,193 -3.1 23,564 23,406 -158 -0.7 453 450 -3 -0.7
Northeast 33,727 34,554 827 2.5 $882,329,592 $929,497,642 $47,168,050 5.3 $26,161 $26,900 $739 2.8 $503 $517 $14 2.8
-Campbell 16,810 17,346 536 3.2 525,505,216 556,255,804 30,750,588 5.9 31,261 32,068 807 2.6 601 617 16 2.6
-Crook 1,830 1,854 24 1.3 38,810,218 40,675,717 1,865,499 4.8 21,207 21,937 731 3.4 408 422 14 3.4
-Johnson 2,511 2,642 130 5.2 47,306,238 51,464,354 4,158,116 8.8 18,838 19,482 644 3.4 362 375 12 3.4
-Sheridan 10,451 10,544 93 0.9 225,991,432 232,150,729 6,159,297 2.7 21,625 22,018 394 1.8 416 423 8 1.8
-Weston 2,125 2,169 44 2.1 44,716,488 48,951,038 4,234,550 9.5 21,045 22,569 1,525 7.2 405 434 29 7.2
Southwest 49,151 49,730 579 1.2 $1,333,966,201 $1,412,528,956 $78,562,755 5.9 $27,140 $28,404 $1,264 4.7 $522 $546 $24 4.7
-Lincoln 4,789 5,083 295 6.2 114,655,301 125,625,932 10,970,631 9.6 23,944 24,715 771 3.2 460 475 15 3.2
-Sublette 2,052 2,112 60 2.9 44,858,238 46,708,200 1,849,962 4.1 21,860 22,115 255 1.2 420 425 5 1.2
-Sweetwater 19,502 19,070 -432 -2.2 633,486,593 628,151,195 -5,335,398 -0.8 32,484 32,939 455 1.4 625 633 9 1.4
-Teton 14,695 15,580 885 6.0 345,511,884 419,778,032 74,266,148 21.5 23,512 26,943 3,431 14.6 452 518 66 14.6
-Uinta 8,114 7,884 -230 -2.8 195,454,185 192,265,597 -3,188,588 -1.6 24,088 24,386 297 1.2 463 469 6 1.2
Southeast 56,239 57,476 1,237 2.2 $1,300,581,378 $1,375,383,394 $74,802,016 5.8 $23,126 $23,930 $804 3.5 $445 $460 $15 3.5
-Albany 13,634 13,948 314 2.3 297,495,987 310,973,241 13,477,254 4.5 21,820 22,295 475 2.2 420 429 9 2.2
-Goshen 3,976 3,997 21 0.5 75,514,139 77,722,986 2,208,847 2.9 18,991 19,445 453 2.4 365 374 9 2.4
-Laramie 34,619 35,409 789 2.3 841,023,094 893,470,775 52,447,681 6.2 24,294 25,233 940 3.9 467 485 18 3.9
-Niobrara 814 801 -12 -1.5 14,346,438 14,446,168 99,730 0.7 17,634 18,030 396 2.2 339 347 8 2.2
-Platte 3,196 3,321 125 3.9 72,201,720 78,770,224 6,568,504 9.1 22,592 23,722 1,130 5.0 434 456 22 5.0
Central 40,440 41,265 825 2.0 $1,003,777,833 $1,043,577,332 $39,799,499 4.0 $24,821 $25,290 $468 1.9 $477 $486 $9 1.9
-Carbon 6,276 6,322 47 0.7 144,733,132 145,165,338 432,206 0.3 23,063 22,961 -102 -0.4 444 442 -2 -0.4
-Converse 4,258 4,295 37 0.9 107,413,821 111,180,731 3,766,910 3.5 25,226 25,887 661 2.6 485 498 13 2.6
-Natrona 29,906 30,648 742 2.5 751,630,880 787,231,263 35,600,383 4.7 25,133 25,686 553 2.2 483 494 11 2.2
Nonclassified 6,563 6,817 255 3.9 $177,193,098 $213,150,201 $35,957,103 20.3 $27,001 $31,267 $4,267 15.8 $519 $601 $82 15.8


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