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Local Jobs and Payroll in Wyoming: Job Growth Accelerates in 2011Q4 (Tables and Figures)

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist
tables by: Nancy Brennan, Senior Economist

See Related Article

Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6*
Figures 1, 2, 3

  *Due to space considerations, Table 5 (Natrona County) and Table 6 (Laramie County) do not appear in the printed version of Trends.

Table 1: Percentage Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for Fourth Quarter 2007 (2007Q4) to Fourth Quarter 2011 (2011Q4)
Average Monthly Employment Percentage Change Over
the Previous 		Total Wages Percentage Change Over
the Previous 		Average Weekly Wage Percentage Change Over
the Previous
Year Quarter Year Quarter Year Quarter
2007Q4 3.8 -1.2 11.3 9.7 7.2 11.1
2008Q4 2.4 -2.2 6.8 6.4 4.3 8.8
2009Q4 -6.3 -3.2 -8.4 6.4 -2.2 9.9
2010Q4 1.1 -2.1 6.0 7.7 4.8 10.0
2011Q4a 2.0 -1.5 2.5 3.6 0.6 5.3
Five-Year Average for Q4 0.6 -2.0 3.6 6.8 2.9 9.0
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: April 2012.

 

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Table 2: Over-the-Year Percentage Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for Fourth Quarter 2004 (2004Q4) to Fourth Quarter 2011 (2011Q4)
Average
Monthly
Employment 		Total
Wages
2004Q4 2.4 6.5
2005Q1 1.9 6.6
2005Q2 2.1 8.3
2005Q3 2.7 11.7
2005Q4 3.4 10.1
2006Q1 5.1 15.1
2006Q2 5.0 15.5
2006Q3 4.6 14.8
2006Q4 5.1 17.1
2007Q1 4.8 14.5
2007Q2 3.9 12.4
2007Q3 3.7 8.0
2007Q4 3.8 11.3
2008Q1 3.6 10.6
2008Q2 3.1 8.7
2008Q3 3.4 10.1
2008Q4 2.4 6.8
2009Q1 -1.0 -1.2
2009Q2 -3.4 -5.0
2009Q3 -5.3 -8.4
2009Q4 -6.3 -8.4
2010Q1 -4.7 -4.9
2010Q2 -1.7 1.1
2010Q3 0.0 4.8
2010Q4 1.1 6.0
2011Q1 1.1 5.4
2011Q2 0.8 4.7
2011Q3 1.4 6.5
2011Q4a 2.0 2.5
 
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: April 2012.

 

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Table 3: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by County, 2010 and 2011a
County Average
Monthly
Employment 		Total
Payroll 		Average
Weekly
Wage
Fourth
Quarter 		Change Fourth
Quarter 		Change Fourth Quarter Change
2010 2011 n % 2010 2011 $ % 2010 2011 $ %
Total 272,511 277,878 5,367 2.0 $3,087,069,661 $3,165,285,555 $78,215,894 2.5 $871 $876 $5 0.6
Albany 15,372 15,566 194 1.3 $140,859,925 $152,046,844 $11,186,919 7.9 $705 $751 $46 6.5
Big Horn 4,204 4,341 137 3.3 39,992,638 41,705,225 1,712,587 4.3 732 739 7 1.0
Campbell 28,466 28,075 -391 -1.4 421,910,661 398,130,097 -23,780,564 -5.6 1,140 1,091 -49 -4.3
Carbon 6,685 6,561 -124 -1.9 69,596,695 74,017,693 4,420,998 6.4 801 868 67 8.4
Converse 5,411 5,754 343 6.3 60,724,492 65,054,161 4,329,669 7.1 863 870 7 0.8
Crook 2,336 2,304 -32 -1.4 21,675,014 20,593,314 -1,081,700 -5.0 714 688 -26 -3.6
Fremont 16,797 16,917 120 0.7 163,119,468 166,608,031 3,488,563 2.1 747 758 11 1.5
Goshen 4,661 4,762 101 2.2 37,942,067 39,778,932 1,836,865 4.8 626 643 17 2.7
Hot Springs 2,108 2,133 25 1.2 17,943,331 18,656,753 713,422 4.0 655 673 18 2.7
Johnson 3,342 3,255 -87 -2.6 28,181,944 27,859,598 -322,346 -1.1 649 658 9 1.4
Laramie 42,746 43,574 828 1.9 438,684,885 448,762,866 10,077,981 2.3 789 792 3 0.4
Lincoln 6,094 6,089 -5 -0.1 65,594,415 66,923,199 1,328,784 2.0 828 845 17 2.1
Natrona 38,487 40,261 1,774 4.6 466,193,631 498,822,550 32,628,919 7.0 932 953 21 2.3
Niobrara 870 919 49 5.6 6,883,462 7,295,492 412,030 6.0 609 611 2 0.3
Park 12,803 13,208 405 3.2 124,315,207 128,043,055 3,727,848 3.0 747 746 -1 -0.1
Platte 3,459 3,421 -38 -1.1 33,438,016 32,534,598 -903,418 -2.7 744 732 -12 -1.6
Sheridan 12,953 12,947 -6 0.0 131,082,724 130,307,290 -775,434 -0.6 778 774 -4 -0.5
Sublette 5,628 6,174 546 9.7 83,793,346 92,446,990 8,653,644 10.3 1,145 1,152 7 0.6
Sweetwater 24,260 24,983 723 3.0 334,190,642 346,824,662 12,634,020 3.8 1,060 1,068 8 0.8
Teton 15,523 15,830 307 2.0 171,578,719 169,975,750 -1,602,969 -0.9 850 826 -24 -2.8
Uinta 9,788 9,223 -565 -5.8 116,441,618 95,662,133 -20,779,485 -17.8 915 798 -117 -12.8
Washakie 4,011 3,996 -15 -0.4 37,809,990 38,023,768 213,778 0.6 725 732 7 1.0
Weston 2,324 2,329 5 0.2 21,034,340 20,161,745 -872,595 -4.1 696 666 -30 -4.3
Nonclassifiedb 4,183 5,256 1,072 25.6 54,082,431 85,050,809 30,968,378 57.3 994 1,245 250 25.2
 
aPreliminary.
bThe employer may be located statewide or in more than one county.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: April 2012.

 

 

Table 4: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by Industry, 2010 and 2011a
NAICSb Title Average
Monthly
Employment 		Total
Payroll 		Average
Weekly
Wage
Fourth
Quarter 		Change Fourth
Quarter 		Change Fourth Quarter Change
2010 2011 n % 2010 2011 $ % 2010 2011 $ %
Total, All Industries 272,511 277,878 5,367 2.0 $3,087,069,661 $3,165,285,555 $78,215,894 2.5 $871 $876 $5 0.6
Total Private 205,619 210,824 5,205 2.5 $2,337,419,603 $2,413,687,771 $76,268,168 3.3 $874 $881 $7 0.8
Agriculture 2,368 2,427 59 2.5 20,115,044 22,538,226 2,423,182 12.0 653 714 61 9.3
Mining 26,128 28,599 2,471 9.5 532,712,895 584,085,385 51,372,490 9.6 1,568 1,571 3 0.2
Utilities 2,495 2,467 -28 -1.1 54,394,276 51,023,733 -3,370,543 -6.2 1,677 1,591 -86 -5.1
Construction 22,540 22,136 -404 -1.8 303,628,159 288,200,351 -15,427,808 -5.1 1,036 1,002 -34 -3.3
Manufacturing 9,115 9,732 617 6.8 125,209,643 134,774,220 9,564,577 7.6 1,057 1,065 8 0.8
Wholesale Trade 8,527 9,004 477 5.6 133,741,572 139,746,785 6,005,213 4.5 1,206 1,194 -12 -1.0
Retail Trade 29,484 29,457 -27 -0.1 196,122,576 195,848,538 -274,038 -0.1 512 511 -1 -0.2
Transportation & Warehousing 9,160 9,562 402 4.4 110,485,983 117,027,800 6,541,817 5.9 928 941 13 1.4
Information 3,836 3,851 15 0.4 41,381,069 40,251,069 -1,130,000 -2.7 830 804 -26 -3.1
Finance & Insurance 6,779 6,680 -99 -1.5 88,709,915 85,789,353 -2,920,562 -3.3 1,007 988 -19 -1.9
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3,981 3,967 -14 -0.4 44,457,487 45,659,650 1,202,163 2.7 859 885 26 3.0
Professional & Technical Svcs. 9,080 9,100 20 0.2 144,259,962 143,676,356 -583,606 -0.4 1,222 1,215 -7 -0.6
Mgmt. of Cos. & Enterprises 847 868 21 2.5 20,079,446 18,027,022 -2,052,424 -10.2 1,824 1,598 -226 -12.4
Administrative & Waste Services 7,220 7,927 707 9.8 54,643,634 73,358,929 18,715,295 34.2 582 712 130 22.3
Educational Services 1,864 1,700 -164 -8.8 13,045,554 12,308,691 -736,863 -5.6 538 557 19 3.5
Health Care & Social Assistance 23,482 23,650 168 0.7 253,612,133 253,744,486 132,353 0.1 831 825 -6 -0.7
Ambulatory Health Care Svcs. 8,809 9,007 198 2.2 142,138,408 142,697,520 559,112 0.4 1,241 1,219 -22 -1.8
Hospitals 3,334 3,239 -95 -2.8 43,463,980 42,088,296 -1,375,684 -3.2 1,003 1,000 -3 -0.3
Nursing & Res. Care Facilities 4,554 4,607 53 1.2 32,541,778 33,129,131 587,353 1.8 550 553 3 0.5
Social Assistance 6,784 6,797 13 0.2 35,467,967 35,829,539 361,572 1.0 402 405 3 0.7
Arts, Ent., & Recreation 2,357 2,450 93 3.9 12,407,012 12,122,478 -284,534 -2.3 405 381 -24 -5.9
Accomm. & Food Services 28,357 28,896 539 1.9 119,717,436 121,181,128 1,463,692 1.2 325 323 -2 -0.6
Other Services 7,999 8,351 352 4.4 68,695,807 74,323,571 5,627,764 8.2 661 685 24 3.6
Total Government 66,891 67,054 163 0.2 $749,650,058 $751,597,784 $1,947,726 0.3 $862 $862 $0 0.0
Federal Government 7,429 7,309 -120 -1.6 116,609,905 111,013,739 -5,596,166 -4.8 1,207 1,168 -39 -3.2
State Government 13,244 13,200 -44 -0.3 168,880,522 171,840,475 2,959,953 1.8 981 1,001 20 2.0
State Government Education 3,602 3,671 68 1.9 44,886,520 45,850,511 963,991 2.1 958 961 2 0.2
Local Government 46,218 46,544 326 0.7 464,159,631 468,743,570 4,583,939 1.0 773 775 2 0.3
Local Government Education 24,533 24,661 128 0.5 237,617,150 241,598,548 3,981,398 1.7 745 754 9 1.1
Hospitals 6,607 6,710 103 1.6 87,085,015 87,420,594 335,579 0.4 1,014 1,002 -12 -1.2
 
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: April 2012.

 

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Natrona County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by Industry, 2010 and 2011a
NAICSb Title Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change
2010 2011 n % 2010 2011 $ % 2010 2011 $ %
Total, All Industries 38,487 40,261 1,774 4.6 $466,193,631 $498,822,550 $32,628,919 7.0 $932 $953 $21 2.3
Total Private 32,726 34,490 1,764 5.4 $399,320,106 $430,922,899 $31,602,793 7.9 $939 $961 $22 2.3
Agriculture 123 109 -14 -11.4 831,127 944,947 113,820 13.7 520 667 147 28.3
Mining 3,530 3,978 448 12.7 78,811,532 92,321,308 13,509,776 17.1 1,717 1,785 68 4.0
Utilities 126 135 9 7.1 3,245,735 3,130,659 -115,076 -3.5 1,982 1,784 -198 -10.0
Construction 2,630 2,674 44 1.7 36,250,995 37,404,800 1,153,805 3.2 1,060 1,076 16 1.5
Manufacturing 1,680 1,849 169 10.1 21,609,531 23,959,063 2,349,532 10.9 989 997 8 0.8
Wholesale Trade 2,368 2,584 216 9.1 39,866,430 44,870,176 5,003,746 12.6 1,295 1,336 41 3.2
Retail Trade 4,723 4,820 97 2.1 32,985,021 34,032,650 1,047,629 3.2 537 543 6 1.1
Transp.& Warehousing 987 1,078 91 9.2 13,236,570 15,546,786 2,310,216 17.5 1,032 1,109 77 7.5
Information 484 470 -14 -2.9 5,519,266 4,423,081 -1,096,185 -19.9 877 724 -153 -17.4
Finance & Insurance 1,018 1,013 -5 -0.5 14,182,148 13,633,054 -549,094 -3.9 1,072 1,035 -37 -3.5
Real Est. & Rental & Leasing 872 891 19 2.2 10,232,264 10,587,660 355,396 3.5 903 914 11 1.2
Professional & Technical Services 1,402 1,438 36 2.6 23,383,516 25,806,983 2,423,467 10.4 1,283 1,380 97 7.6
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises 155 157 2 1.3 3,310,609 3,677,416 366,807 11.1 1,643 1,802 159 9.7
Administrative & Waste Services 1,228 1,383 155 12.6 9,240,481 10,980,228 1,739,747 18.8 579 611 32 5.5
Educational Services 133 137 4 3.0 659,091 754,531 95,440 14.5 381 424 43 11.3
Health Care & Social Assistance 5,587 5,601 14 0.3 72,865,986 71,808,548 -1,057,438 -1.5 1,003 986 -17 -1.7
Ambulatory Health Care Services 1,858 1,899 41 2.2 35,919,369 35,903,716 -15,653 0.0 1,487 1,454 -33 -2.2
Hospitals 1,759 1,713 -46 -2.6 24,124,166 23,034,883 -1,089,283 -4.5 1,055 1,034 -21 -2.0
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 957 937 -20 -2.1 7,484,028 7,347,626 -136,402 -1.8 602 603 1 0.2
Social Assistance 1,012 1,052 40 4.0 5,338,423 5,522,323 183,900 3.4 406 404 -2 -0.5
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 374 428 54 14.4 1,594,071 1,693,447 99,376 6.2 328 304 -24 -7.3
Accommodation & Food Services 3,525 3,778 253 7.2 13,393,543 14,478,707 1,085,164 8.1 292 295 3 1.0
Other Services 1,783 1,967 184 10.3 18,102,190 20,868,855 2,766,665 15.3 781 816 35 4.5
Total Government 5,760 5,771 11 0.2 $66,873,525 $67,899,651 $1,026,126 1.5 $893 $905 $12 1.3
Federal Government 691 678 -13 -1.9 12,101,280 11,782,809 -318,471 -2.6 1,347 1,337 -10 -0.7
State Government 699 715 16 2.3 9,138,832 9,593,891 455,059 5.0 1,006 1,032 26 2.6
Local Government 4,370 4,378 8 0.2 45,633,413 46,522,951 889,538 1.9 803 817 14 1.7
Local Government Education  ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND   ND 
 
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
ND-Not disclosable due to confidentiality of information.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: April 2012.

 

 

Laramie County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by Industry, 2010 and 2011a
NAICSb Title Average Monthly Employment Total Payroll Average Weekly Wage
Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change Fourth Quarter Change
2010 2011 n % 2010 2011 $ % 2010 2011 $ %
Total, All Industries 42,746 43,574 828 1.9 $438,684,885 $448,762,866 $10,077,981 2.3 $789 $792 $3 0.4
Total Private 28,921 29,843 922 3.2 $263,746,371 $277,506,165 $13,759,794 5.2 $702 $715 $13 1.9
Agriculture 269 278 9 3.3 2,059,103 2,261,407 202,304 9.8 589 626 37 6.3
Mining 67 188 121 180.6 1,049,787 3,266,435 2,216,648 211.2 1,205 1,337 132 11.0
Utilities 140 134 -6 -4.3 2,462,712 2,554,583 91,871 3.7 1,353 1,466 113 8.4
Construction 2,486 2,775 289 11.6 26,994,912 29,705,755 2,710,843 10.0 835 823 -12 -1.4
Manufacturing 1,417 1,472 55 3.9 19,391,123 22,497,112 3,105,989 16.0 1,053 1,176 123 11.7
Wholesale Trade 810 829 19 2.3 10,571,231 11,110,049 538,818 5.1 1,004 1,031 27 2.7
Retail Trade 5,392 5,513 121 2.2 34,425,766 36,060,206 1,634,440 4.7 491 503 12 2.4
Transp. & Warehousing 2,299 2,345 46 2.0 22,808,686 23,727,241 918,555 4.0 763 778 15 2.0
Information 1,075 1,119 44 4.1 12,573,059 13,260,952 687,893 5.5 900 912 12 1.3
Finance & Insurance 1,647 1,649 2 0.1 20,657,528 19,492,170 -1,165,358 -5.6 965 909 -56 -5.8
Real Est. & Rental & Leasing 502 519 17 3.4 4,926,594 4,866,178 -60,416 -1.2 755 721 -34 -4.5
Prof. & Technical Services 1,490 1,522 32 2.1 22,692,190 23,879,300 1,187,110 5.2 1,172 1,207 35 3.0
Mgmt. of Cos. & Enterprises 71 50 -21 -29.6 989,634 852,049 -137,585 -13.9 1,072 1,311 239 22.3
Admin. & Waste Services 1,649 1,627 -22 -1.3 10,739,396 10,618,223 -121,173 -1.1 501 502 1 0.2
Educational Services 234 250 16 6.8 1,574,205 1,648,584 74,379 4.7 517 507 -10 -1.9
Health Care & Social Assist. 3,916 3,949 33 0.8 44,026,880 45,258,819 1,231,939 2.8 865 882 17 2.0
Amb. Health Care Svcs. 1,822 1,894 72 4.0 31,260,966 32,126,333 865,367 2.8 1,320 1,305 -15 -1.1
Nursing & Res. Care Facils. 882 860 -22 -2.5 6,259,174 6,334,891 75,717 1.2 546 567 21 3.8
Hospitals & Social Assist. 1,212 1,195 -17 -1.4 6,506,740 6,797,595 290,855 4.5 413 438 25 6.1
Arts, Ent., & Recreation 241 245 4 1.7 850,682 880,825 30,143 3.5 272 277 5 1.8
Accomm. & Food Services 3,990 4,107 117 2.9 15,646,761 15,724,260 77,499 0.5 302 295 -7 -2.3
Other Services 1,226 1,273 47 3.8 9,306,122 9,842,017 535,895 5.8 584 595 11 1.9
Total Government 13,825 13,731 -94 -0.7 $174,938,514 $171,256,701 -$3,681,813 -2.1 $973 $959 -$14 -1.4
Federal Government 2,638 2,606 -32 -1.2 43,720,970 40,403,478 -3,317,492 -7.6 1,275 1,193 -82 -6.4
State Government 4,001 3,987 -14 -0.3 56,699,450 57,302,156 602,706 1.1 1,090 1,106 16 1.5
Local Government 7,186 7,138 -48 -0.7 74,518,094 73,551,067 -967,027 -1.3 798 793 -5 -0.6
Local Govt. Education 3,848 3,823 -25 -0.6 37,068,943 38,289,179 1,220,236 3.3 741 770 29 4.0
 
aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract date: April 2012.

 

 


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