Table 29: Wyoming State Government Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage
by Region and County, Third Quarters 1998 and 1999
  Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
  Third Quarter Change Third Quarter Change Third Quarter Change
  1998 1999 Number Percent 1998 1999 Number Percent 1998 1999 Number Percent
Total, State Government 11,663 11,677 14 0.1 $82,854,639 $87,162,878 $4,308,239 5.2 $546 $574 $28 5.1
Northwest 1,565 1,534 -31 -2.0 $9,451,161 $10,025,497 $574,336 6.1 $465 $503 $38 8.2
-Big Horn 205 203 -2 -0.8 1,141,832 1,224,797 82,965 7.3 428 463 35 8.1
-Fremont 890 875 -15 -1.6 5,438,219 5,758,572 320,353 5.9 470 506 36 7.7
-Hot Springs 84 77 -8 -9.1 429,090 473,527 44,437 10.4 391 475 84 21.4
-Park 224 211 -13 -5.8 1,432,765 1,480,585 47,820 3.3 492 540 48 9.7
-Washakie 161 167 6 3.7 1,009,255 1,088,016 78,761 7.8 481 500 19 3.9
Northeast 810 799 -11 -1.4 $5,165,980 $5,531,888 $365,908 7.1 $490 $533 $42 8.6
-Campbell 165 168 3 1.8 1,078,763 1,212,567 133,804 12.4 504 556 52 10.4
-Crook 98 89 -9 -9.5 565,557 613,863 48,306 8.5 444 533 89 20.0
-Johnson 119 112 -8 -6.4 722,406 735,708 13,302 1.8 466 507 41 8.8
-Sheridan 333 330 -3 -0.8 2,165,912 2,280,446 114,534 5.3 501 532 31 6.1
-Weston 96 101 5 5.6 633,342 689,304 55,962 8.8 509 525 16 3.1
Southwest 1,082 1,079 -3 -0.2 $7,037,182 $7,551,703 $514,521 7.3 $500 $538 $38 7.6
-Lincoln 118 124 5 4.5 827,764 910,376 82,612 10.0 538 566 28 5.2
-Sublette 61 68 7 12.0 445,486 482,040 36,554 8.2 562 543 -19 -3.4
-Sweetwater 259 247 -12 -4.5 1,719,121 1,829,835 110,714 6.4 511 569 59 11.5
-Teton 88 81 -7 -8.3 702,617 708,967 6,350 0.9 612 673 61 10.0
-Uinta 555 559 4 0.7 3,342,194 3,620,485 278,291 8.3 463 499 35 7.6
Southeast 6,669 6,686 17 0.2 $51,387,982 $53,323,332 $1,935,350 3.8 $593 $613 $21 3.5
-Albany 3,030 3,073 43 1.4 23,726,112 24,500,438 774,326 3.3 602 613 11 1.8
-Goshen 129 119 -10 -8.0 854,037 851,778 -2,259 -0.3 509 552 43 8.4
-Laramie 3,292 3,266 -26 -0.8 25,576,756 26,650,267 1,073,511 4.2 598 628 30 5.0
-Niobrara 73 80 7 10.0 469,763 517,478 47,715 10.2 495 496 1 0.1
-Platte 145 148 2 1.6 761,314 803,371 42,057 5.5 403 418 16 3.9
Central 1,345 1,356 10 0.8 $9,086,759 $9,723,092 $636,333 7.0 $520 $552 $32 6.2
-Carbon 505 481 -23 -4.6 3,344,604 3,362,918 18,314 0.5 510 537 28 5.4
-Converse 132 134 2 1.5 880,710 930,040 49,330 5.6 512 533 21 4.0
-Natrona 708 740 32 4.5 4,861,445 5,430,134 568,689 11.7 528 564 37 6.9
Nonclassified 192 224 32 16.9 $725,575 $1,007,366 $281,791 38.8 $291 $346 $55 18.8


Wyoming Department of Employment
Employment Resources Division
Research & Planning
Source: ES-202 Report (Second Run Date: March 2000)
Prepared 04/25/2000 Nancy Brennan


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