WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
FINAL BENCHMARK 2017
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 274.1 275.1 277.0 277.8 285.5 292.1 290.5 291.1 290.6 286.4 280.7 282.0 283.6
TOTAL PRIVATE 204.7 204.2 205.5 206.8 213.3 221.3 224.0 224.3 220.6 216.0 210.8 212.1 213.6
GOODS PRODUCING 45.2 45.2 45.8 47.5 48.9 49.8 50.3 50.6 50.7 50.4 49.9 49.1 48.6
Natural Resources & Mining   18.5 18.7 18.9 19.1 19.4 19.7 19.8 20.0 20.1 20.4 20.6 20.7 19.7
Mining                18.5 18.7 18.9 19.0 19.3 19.5 19.8 19.9 20.1 20.4 20.5 20.6 19.6
Oil & Gas Extraction 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1
Mining except Oil & Gas   8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2
Coal Mining           5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5
Support Activities for Mining 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.4 8.3
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   5.7 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.4 6.5
Construction           17.5 17.4 17.7 19.4 20.4 20.8 21.0 21.0 21.0 20.3 19.5 18.7 19.6
Construction of Buildings 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.6
Specialty Trade Contractors 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.9 11.3 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.4 10.9 10.5 11.1
Manufacturing          9.2 9.1 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.4
Durable Goods         4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2
Non-Durable Goods     5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2
SERVICE PROVIDING 228.9 229.9 231.2 230.3 236.6 242.3 240.2 240.5 239.9 236.0 230.8 232.9 235.0
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 51.3 50.8 50.8 50.8 51.7 53.0 53.6 53.5 52.6 51.8 51.9 52.2 52.0
Wholesale Trade       7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Retail Trade          29.3 28.8 28.7 28.8 29.6 30.7 31.1 31.0 30.1 29.4 29.6 29.5 29.7
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
Food & Beverage Stores 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9
Grocery Stores        4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1
Gasoline Stations     3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
General Merchandise Stores 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.7 14.3
Utilities             2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Transportation & Warehousing 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.2 11.8
Truck Transportation  3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.7
Information            3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7
Financial Activities   10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.1 10.9
Finance & Insurance 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1
Professional & Business Services 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.7 18.2 18.7 19.1 19.2 18.8 18.5 18.0 17.9 18.2
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.9 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.9 8.3
Educational & Health Services 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.8 28.0 27.4 26.9 27.1 28.0 28.0 27.9 28.2 27.7
Educational Services  3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.9
Health Care & Social Assistance 24.7 24.7 24.8 24.8 24.9 24.9 24.5 24.8 24.9 24.8 24.9 25.1 24.8
Ambulatory Health Care Services 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.1
Offices of Physicians 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2
Hospitals             2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5
Social Assistance     7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3
Leisure & Hospitality 33.1 33.0 33.4 32.5 35.7 41.0 42.7 42.6 39.4 36.3 32.4 33.7 36.3
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.4 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.6
Accommodation & Food Services 29.8 29.8 30.1 29.3 32.3 36.5 38.1 38.1 35.5 32.8 29.5 30.6 32.7
Accommodation         10.4 10.3 10.3 9.6 11.9 15.0 16.0 15.7 13.7 12.0 9.2 10.3 12.0
Food Services & Drinking Places 19.4 19.5 19.8 19.7 20.4 21.5 22.1 22.4 21.8 20.8 20.3 20.3 20.7
Other Services         15.8 15.8 15.9 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.4 16.4 16.2 16.2 16.3
Repair & Maintenance 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3
Government              69.4 70.9 71.5 71.0 72.2 70.8 66.5 66.8 70.0 70.4 69.9 69.9 69.9
Federal Government    7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.5 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.1 7.1 7.5
State Government      15.0 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.8 14.6 14.5 14.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.2
State Govt. Education 5.8 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.0
Local Government      47.4 48.2 48.8 48.3 48.9 48.0 43.7 44.3 46.7 47.5 47.5 47.6 47.2
Local Govt Education  24.8 25.6 26.1 25.5 25.8 23.8 19.5 20.1 23.6 24.8 24.9 24.9 24.1
Hospitals             7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.5
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