| Table 7: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, Average Weekly Wage by Division, 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, All Industries | 228,036 | 232,001 | 3,966 | 1.7 | $1,381,659,679 | $1,484,948,023 | $103,288,344 | 7.5 | $466 | $492 | $26 | 5.6 |
| Private | 178,262 | 182,089 | 3,827 | 2.1 | $1,054,210,753 | $1,145,694,960 | $91,484,207 | 8.7 | $455 | $484 | $29 | 6.4 |
| --Agriculture | 3,664 | 3,892 | 228 | 6.2 | 15,561,419 | 17,225,672 | 1,664,253 | 10.7 | 327 | 340 | 14 | 4.2 |
| --Mining | 17,110 | 16,329 | -780 | -4.6 | 201,483,802 | 192,724,496 | -8,759,306 | -4.3 | 906 | 908 | 2 | 0.2 |
| --Construction | 17,882 | 19,289 | 1,407 | 7.9 | 121,348,432 | 137,137,927 | 15,789,495 | 13.0 | 522 | 547 | 25 | 4.8 |
| --Manufacturing | 11,149 | 11,173 | 24 | 0.2 | 87,459,313 | 90,871,757 | 3,412,444 | 3.9 | 603 | 626 | 22 | 3.7 |
| --TCPU* | 11,310 | 11,535 | 225 | 2.0 | 94,640,776 | 99,907,766 | 5,266,990 | 5.6 | 644 | 666 | 23 | 3.5 |
| --Wholesale Trade | 7,818 | 7,724 | -94 | -1.2 | 58,606,751 | 60,722,894 | 2,116,143 | 3.6 | 577 | 605 | 28 | 4.9 |
| --Retail Trade | 47,667 | 48,335 | 668 | 1.4 | 164,149,709 | 177,923,925 | 13,774,216 | 8.4 | 265 | 283 | 18 | 6.9 |
| --FIRE** | 8,735 | 8,191 | -544 | -6.2 | 61,535,184 | 89,736,158 | 28,200,974 | 45.8 | 542 | 843 | 301 | 55.5 |
| --Services | 52,927 | 55,622 | 2,695 | 5.1 | 249,425,367 | 279,444,365 | 30,018,998 | 12.0 | 363 | 386 | 24 | 6.6 |
| Total Government | 49,773 | 49,912 | 139 | 0.3 | $327,448,926 | $339,253,063 | $11,804,137 | 3.6 | $506 | $523 | $17 | 3.3 |
| --Federal Government | 7,791 | 7,829 | 38 | 0.5 | 74,349,999 | 74,910,442 | 560,443 | 0.8 | 734 | 736 | 2 | 0.3 |
| --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 |
| --Local Government | 30,320 | 30,406 | 86 | 0.3 | 170,244,288 | 177,179,743 | 6,935,455 | 4.1 | 432 | 448 | 16 | 3.8 |
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.
Wyoming Department of Employment
Employment Resources Division
Research & Planning
Source: ES-202 Report (Second Run Date: March 2000)
Prepared 03/20/2000 Nancy Brennan
Preliminary: Subject to Revision