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| An Illustrated History of Employment (1990 & 1994) |
In 1994, Retail Trade, Services, Local and State Government dominated covered employment in the Southeast Region. From 1990 to 1994, three of these industries grew in relative shares; only State Government decreased in employment (14.2 to 12.6%). Other decreasing industries were Federal Government (6.4 to 5.7%) and Transportation & Public Utilities (6.8 to 5.5%).
State Government was the second largest industry in Albany County in 1994 with 24.3 percent of the covered workforce. This proportion was higher than even Laramie County and Wyoming statewide, although State Government did drop from the largest industry in Albany County in 1990 (28.0%). The highest wages for State Government also occurred in Albany County. Retail Trade took over this top spot (23.5 to 24.5%); other increasing industries were Services (18.5 to 21.1%) and Construction (2.9 to 4.3%). Mining is virtually nonexistent in Albany County, and Transportation & Public Utilities makes up a smaller percentage in the county (2.0%) than statewide (5.5%). Albany County had a lower proportion of jobs in Local Government since its three dominant industries (Retail Trade, State Government and Services) account for nearly three-quarters of the total jobs.
Local Government was the predominant industry in Goshen County in 1990 (29.5% of the covered workforce), but it did decrease substantially in relative shares in 1994 (25.4%). Other declining industries during the five-year period in Goshen County were: Manufacturing (10.5 to 9.0%), Transportation & Public Utilities (4.6 to 4.0%), State and Federal Government (3.5 to 3.0% and 3.0 to 2.3%, respectively). Services, Construction and Agriculture were the only industries to increase in relative shares in Goshen County; these industries traditionally pay lower wages.
Laramie County makes up the largest portion of the employment in the state. Laramie County was predominantly made up of the Service-Producing industries in 1994 (Retail Trade, Services, Local and State Government). The county had nearly twice the percentage of employment in Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate, State and Federal Government compared with statewide proportions. Also, Mining made up less than 0.3 percent of the employment in Laramie County compared with 8.5 percent statewide. From 1990 to 1994, Retail Trade, Construction and Local Government grew in relative shares of employment, while Transportation & Public Utilities, Federal and Local Government decreased.
In 1994, the covered workforce in Niobrara County was predominantly made up of Local Government (34.0%) and Retail Trade (23.6%). Services (12.4%) and State Government (8.6%) composed another 21.0% of the employment in the county. Due to the concentration of employment in these industries, noticeably lower percentages of workers occurred in the remaining industries for the county. Niobrara County also has the smallest number of employees in the state which helps explain why a dramatic change in Niobrara County’s employment percentage is not really significant. For example, from 1990 to 1994, covered employment in Services changed from 77 to 99 employees. This numerical change of only 22 workers is an impressive 28.6 percent change. The small workforce also helps explain why Local Government is proportionately large; each county requires certain basic services provided by Local Government such as education, health services, fire and police departments.
The four largest industries in Platte County were fairly evenly distributed in 1994: Local Government (24.3%), Retail Trade (20.8%), Transportation & Public Utilities (18.6%) and Services (12.6%). Retail Trade and Services, traditionally lower wage industries, increased in employment during the five-year period (from 545 to 603 and from 327 to 366 employees, respectively). Agriculture and Manufacturing also had small percentage increases although Agriculture is also a traditionally lower wage industry. Federal and Local Government decreased from 1990 to 1994 (4.6 to 4.1% and 25.7 to 24.3%, respectively). Mining and Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate also showed signs of decline.
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