WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT
FINAL BENCHMARK 1972-1979 - EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT - RESEARCH AND PLANNING
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
*.* NOT PUBLISHABLE 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
TOTAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 117.3 126.1 136.5 146.0 156.5 170.5 187.4 200.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Mining 12.1 13.4 16.3 18.9 20.7 25.3 29.2 32.6
Metal Mining
2.7 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.7 4.9 6.1 6.8
Coal Mining
3.1 3.8 4.8 5.8 6.8 8.1 9.1 10.1
Oil & Gas Extraction
6.3 7.0 8.8 10.3 10.2 12.3 14.0 15.7
..Crude Petroleum - Natural Gas
2.3 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2
..Oil & Gas Field Services
4.0 4.8 6.3 7.3 7.4 9.3 10.9 12.5
Nonmetallic Minerals
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Construction 9.2 11.6 14.0 14.3 14.9 17.0 19.3 20.8
General Building Contractors
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Heavy Construction
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Special Trade
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Manufacturing 7.9 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.4 9.0 9.6 10.1
Durable Goods
3.3 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.9 4.4 4.5
..Lumber & Wood Products
1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4
..Other Durable Goods
2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.9 3.1
Nondurable Goods
4.6 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.6
..Food & Kindred
1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4
..Printing & Publishing
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
..Petroleum & Coal Products
1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.9
..Other Nondurable
*.* 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.3
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Transportation, Communications & Utilities 10.5 11.3 11.9 12.5 12.8 13.3 14.8 16.4
Transportation
6.5 7.0 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.9 8.9 9.8
..Railroad Transportation
3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.2
..Trucking and Warehousing
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..Other Transportation
3.2 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.4 5.2 5.6
Communications
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
..Telephone Communications
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
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..Electric Services
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Trade 27.1 28.6 30.3 32.2 35.1 38.1 41.7 44.3
Wholesale Trade
4.4 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.7 7.7 8.5
..Durable Goods
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
..Nondurable Goods
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Retail Trade
22.7 24.1 25.2 26.8 29.2 31.4 34.0 35.8
..Building Materials, Garden Supplies
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..General Merchandise Stores
3.6 *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
....Department Stores
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
..Food Stores
2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.6 4.0 4.4
..Auto Dealers & Service Stations
5.5 5.7 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.5 6.5
....Gas Stations
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
..Apparel & Accessory Stores
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..Furniture, Homefurnishings & Equip.
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..Eating and Drinking Establishments
6.8 7.2 7.9 8.8 9.7 10.9 12.0 12.6
..Miscellaneous Retail
4.3 *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.5 5.1 5.7 6.4 7.1
Depos-Nondepos Instns & Security Brkrs
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..Depository Institutions
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Insurance
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Services 16.3 17.6 18.9 20.7 23.4 24.1 27.3 28.6
Hotel &Other Lodging Places
4.4 4.7 5.0 5.4 6.8 5.9 6.7 7.0
Personal Services
1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5
Business Services
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Auto & Miscellaneous Repair
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Amusements, Including Movies
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Health Services
3.1 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0
..Offices & Clinics of Doctors
*.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.* *.*
Legal Services
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Social Services
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Membership Organizations
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Engineering & Management Services
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Other Services
7.4 8.2 9.0 9.9 10.9 12.1 14.1 15.1
Total Government 30.5 31.3 32.4 34.5 36.1 38.0 39.1 40.8
Total Federal Government
6.1 6.2 6.4 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.3 7.4
..U S Department of Defense
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Total State Government
9.0 8.8 9.0 9.3 10.2 10.5 10.8 11.1
..State Government - Education
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Total Local Government
15.4 16.3 17.0 18.3 19.0 20.5 21.0 22.3
..Local Government - Hospitals
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..Local Government - Education
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