WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 2007
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS 
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES - RESEARCH AND PLANNING 
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
ANNUAL 
JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC AVERAGE
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 275.9 277.7 281.1 281.3 290.0 299.2 295.5 296.0 296.9 294.7 292.6 293.4 289.5
TOTAL PRIVATE 209.8 210.8 213.7 213.9 221.2 230.5 233.0 233.5 228.9 225.6 223.5 224.4 222.4
GOODS PRODUCING 59.7 59.4 60.6 61.7 63.8 65.8 66.3 67.0 65.9 66.5 66.9 65.6 64.1
Natural Resources & Mining   27.0 26.9 26.8 26.8 27.2 27.7 27.6 27.7 27.5 27.6 27.8 27.9 27.4
Mining                27.0 26.8 26.8 26.8 27.1 27.7 27.5 27.6 27.4 27.5 27.7 27.8 27.3
Oil & Gas Extraction 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3
Mining except Oil & Gas   8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.2
Coal Mining           6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.3
Support Activities for Mining 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.8 13.9 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9 14.0 14.0 13.8
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.2
Construction           22.4 22.4 23.6 24.9 26.5 28.0 28.6 29.2 28.3 28.6 28.7 27.4 26.6
Construction of Buildings 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.4 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 7.2 7.2 7.7 8.2 8.8 9.1 9.7 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 9.5 9.0
Specialty Trade Contractors 10.8 10.8 11.4 12.1 12.9 13.8 13.7 13.9 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.0 12.7
Manufacturing          10.3 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.2
Durable Goods         5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5
Non-Durable Goods     4.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.7
SERVICE PROVIDING 216.2 218.3 220.5 219.6 226.2 233.4 229.2 229.0 231.0 228.2 225.7 227.8 225.4
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 53.0 53.2 53.8 53.4 54.7 56.3 56.8 56.9 56.1 55.7 56.0 56.7 55.2
Wholesale Trade       8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.7
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5
Retail Trade          30.8 30.8 31.2 30.7 31.7 32.6 33.3 33.1 32.4 32.2 32.4 32.8 32.0
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7
Food & Beverage Stores 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.6
Grocery Stores        3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9
Gasoline Stations     3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2
General Merchandise Stores 6.2 6.1 6.4 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.2 14.7 14.7 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.5
Utilities             2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Transportation & Warehousing 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.7 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.0
Truck Transportation  4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3
Information            4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0
Financial Activities   11.0 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4
Finance & Insurance 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4
Professional & Business Services 16.8 17.1 17.5 17.9 18.8 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.0 18.8 18.0 17.8 18.4
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.5
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.5 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.7 8.4 7.8 7.4 8.0
Educational & Health Services 23.0 23.2 23.3 23.0 23.3 22.9 22.8 23.0 23.7 23.8 24.1 23.9 23.3
Educational Services  2.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.3 2.4
Health Care & Social Assistance 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.7 20.9 21.0 20.9 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.6 21.0
Ambulatory Health Care Services 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.1 7.9
Offices of Physicians 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1
Hospitals             2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5
Social Assistance     5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.7
Leisure & Hospitality 30.5 31.0 31.3 30.5 32.6 37.4 39.1 38.6 36.0 32.6 30.4 31.9 33.5
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.9
Accommodation & Food Services 28.2 28.6 28.9 28.0 29.8 33.9 35.2 34.8 32.7 29.7 28.1 29.5 30.6
Accommodation         10.2 10.3 10.3 9.7 10.9 14.1 15.0 14.5 13.0 10.7 9.5 10.5 11.6
Food Services & Drinking Places 18.0 18.3 18.6 18.3 18.9 19.8 20.2 20.3 19.7 19.0 18.6 19.0 19.1
Other Services         11.8 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.9 12.5
Repair & Maintenance 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1
Government              66.1 66.9 67.4 67.4 68.8 68.7 62.5 62.5 68.0 69.1 69.1 69.0 67.1
Federal Government    6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.9 8.1 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.9 7.0 7.3
State Government      15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 16.0 15.2 15.0 14.6 15.8 15.8 15.9 15.7 15.5
State Govt. Education 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.9 5.9 5.7 5.4 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.4
Local Government      43.7 44.6 45.0 45.0 45.7 45.6 39.4 39.9 44.5 46.0 46.3 46.3 44.3
Local Govt Education  23.0 23.7 23.9 23.8 23.8 22.6 16.3 16.9 22.6 24.1 24.3 24.3 22.4
Hospitals             6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2
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