Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Local Jobs and Payroll in Wyoming: Mining Sector Contracts in Fourth Quarter 2012

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

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Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, Natrona County, Laramie County (Due to space considerations, tables for Natrona and Laramie counties appear in online version only.)
Figures 1, 2

 

Table 1: Percentage Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for Fourth Quarter 2008 (2008Q4) to Fourth Quarter 2012 (2012Q4)

	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
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
2011Q4	2.0	-1.5	2.5	3.7	0.5	5.2
2012Q4a	0.3	-1.9	4.0	7.6	3.7	9.7
Five-Year Average for Q4	-0.1	-2.2	2.2	6.4	2.2	8.7
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 2013.

 

 

Table 2: Over-the-Year Percentage Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for First Quarter 2004 (2004Q1) to Fourth Quarter 2012 (2012Q4)

	Average Monthly Employment	Total Wages
2004Q1	3.0	7.2
2004Q2	2.9	7.1
2004Q3	2.0	7.1
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
2011Q4	2.0	2.5
2012Q1	2.5	8.0
2012Q2	2.2	4.8
2012Q3	0.7	0.2
2012Q4a	0.3	4.0
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 2013.

 

 

Table 3: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by County, 2011 and 2012^a

County	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage
	Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change
	2011	2012	n	%	2011	2012	$	%	2011	2012	$	%
Total	278,015	278,881	866	0.3	$3,165,745,021	$3,293,435,548	$127,690,527	4.0	$876	$908	$32	3.7
Albany	15,578	15,493	-85	-0.5	$152,096,495	$143,123,399	-$8,973,096	-5.9	$751	$711	-$40	-5.3
Big Horn	4,344	4,274	-70	-1.6	41,705,225	42,446,581	741,356	1.8	739	764	25	3.4
Campbell	28,033	27,711	-322	-1.1	397,594,333	400,212,249	2,617,916	0.7	1,091	1,111	20	1.8
Carbon	6,593	6,861	268	4.1	74,068,680	74,483,611	414,931	0.6	864	835	-29	-3.4
Converse	5,753	6,036	283	4.9	65,041,008	72,208,963	7,167,955	11.0	870	920	50	5.7
Crook	2,319	2,333	14	0.6	20,758,857	22,029,565	1,270,708	6.1	689	726	37	5.4
Fremont	16,948	16,921	-27	-0.2	166,570,347	171,159,338	4,588,991	2.8	756	778	22	2.9
Goshen	4,769	4,689	-80	-1.7	39,852,475	40,315,911	463,436	1.2	643	661	18	2.8
Hot Springs	2,135	2,110	-25	-1.2	18,659,078	19,303,302	644,224	3.5	672	704	32	4.8
Johnson	3,261	3,304	43	1.3	27,866,067	30,752,052	2,885,985	10.4	657	716	59	9.0
Laramie	43,584	44,337	753	1.7	448,882,945	499,895,941	51,012,996	11.4	792	867	75	9.5
Lincoln	6,092	5,746	-346	-5.7	66,925,221	63,528,944	-3,396,277	-5.1	845	850	5	0.6
Natrona	40,321	41,693	1,372	3.4	499,237,798	542,648,249	43,410,451	8.7	952	1,001	49	5.1
Niobrara	924	955	31	3.4	7,348,836	7,878,918	530,082	7.2	612	635	23	3.8
Park	13,211	13,301	90	0.7	128,139,422	131,089,665	2,950,243	2.3	746	758	12	1.6
Platte	3,416	3,350	-66	-1.9	32,520,907	31,793,848	-727,059	-2.2	732	730	-2	-0.3
Sheridan	12,959	12,947	-12	-0.1	130,409,366	137,463,719	7,054,353	5.4	774	817	43	5.6
Sublette	6,177	5,238	-939	-15.2	92,534,522	81,134,521	-11,400,001	-12.3	1,152	1,192	40	3.5
Sweetwater	24,990	25,217	227	0.9	347,002,418	361,330,394	14,327,976	4.1	1,068	1,102	34	3.2
Teton	15,836	16,370	534	3.4	169,998,827	191,913,337	21,914,510	12.9	826	902	76	9.2
Uinta	9,254	9,107	-147	-1.6	95,466,604	96,625,669	1,159,065	1.2	794	816	22	2.8
Washakie	3,995	3,970	-25	-0.6	38,054,673	39,207,614	1,152,941	3.0	733	760	27	3.7
Weston	2,308	2,359	51	2.2	20,104,551	21,237,497	1,132,946	5.6	670	693	23	3.4
Nonclassifieda	5,214	4,559	-655	-12.6	84,906,366	71,652,261	-13,254,105	-15.6	1,253	1,209	-44	-3.5
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 2013.

 

Table 4: Wyoming Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by Industry, 2011 and 2012^a

NAICSb Title	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage
	Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change
	2011	2012	n	%	2011	2012	$	%	2011	2012	$	%
Total, All Industries	278,015	278,881	866	0.3	$3,165,745,021	$3,293,435,548	$127,690,527	4.0	$876	$908	$32	3.7
Total Private	210,959	211,159	200	0.1	$2,414,147,080	$2,529,656,248	$115,509,168	4.8	$880	$922	$42	4.8
Agriculture	2,429	2,478	49	2.0	22,551,776	22,950,955	399,179	1.8	714	712	-2	-0.3
Mining	28,585	27,307	-1,278	-4.5	584,218,982	581,790,169	-2,428,813	-0.4	1,572	1,639	67	4.3
Utilities	2,467	2,463	-4	-0.2	51,023,930	54,366,342	3,342,412	6.6	1,591	1,698	107	6.7
Construction	22,121	21,935	-186	-0.8	287,945,971	293,161,266	5,215,295	1.8	1,001	1,028	27	2.7
Manufacturing	9,741	9,681	-60	-0.6	134,775,180	141,255,292	6,480,112	4.8	1,064	1,122	58	5.5
Wholesale Trade	9,004	9,111	107	1.2	139,801,918	146,111,827	6,309,909	4.5	1,194	1,234	40	3.4
Retail Trade	29,475	29,811	336	1.1	195,928,045	222,224,899	26,296,854	13.4	511	573	62	12.1
Transportation & Warehousing	9,569	9,668	99	1.0	117,085,119	117,825,285	740,166	0.6	941	937	-4	-0.4
Information	3,851	3,845	-6	-0.2	40,255,423	42,073,678	1,818,255	4.5	804	842	38	4.7
Finance & Insurance	6,683	6,684	1	0.0	85,581,833	98,118,769	12,536,936	14.6	985	1,129	144	14.6
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3,971	4,131	160	4.0	45,673,494	47,170,314	1,496,820	3.3	885	878	-7	-0.8
Professional & Technical Services	9,111	9,208	97	1.1	143,803,311	155,477,998	11,674,687	8.1	1,214	1,299	85	7.0
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises	872	984	112	12.8	18,071,235	38,041,164	19,969,929	110.5	1,594	2,974	1,380	86.6
Administrative & Waste Services	7,955	7,571	-384	-4.8	73,335,425	59,818,725	-13,516,700	-18.4	709	608	-101	-14.2
Educational Services	1,699	1,679	-20	-1.2	12,295,824	12,594,967	299,143	2.4	557	577	20	3.6
Health Care & Social Assistance	23,669	23,894	225	1.0	253,919,983	280,262,422	26,342,439	10.4	825	902	77	9.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services	9,018	9,351	333	3.7	142,879,052	168,009,610	25,130,558	17.6	1,219	1,382	163	13.4
Hospitals	3,239	3,081	-158	-4.9	42,088,296	41,637,511	-450,785	-1.1	1,000	1,040	40	4.0
Nursing & Res. Care Facilities	4,606	4,608	2	0.0	33,114,770	33,684,935	570,165	1.7	553	562	9	1.6
Social Assistance	6,806	6,853	47	0.7	35,837,865	36,930,366	1,092,501	3.0	405	415	10	2.5
Arts, Ent., & Recreation	2,450	2,481	31	1.3	12,134,359	12,803,449	669,090	5.5	381	397	16	4.2
Accommodation & Food Services	28,944	29,766	822	2.8	121,341,421	127,536,004	6,194,583	5.1	322	330	8	2.5
Other Services	8,364	8,462	98	1.2	74,403,851	76,072,723	1,668,872	2.2	684	692	8	1.2
Total Government	67,056	67,722	666	1.0	$751,597,941	$763,779,300	$12,181,359	1.6	$862	$868	$6	0.7
Federal Government	7,309	7,274	-35	-0.5	111,013,739	108,899,760	-2,113,979	-1.9	1,168	1,152	-16	-1.4
State Government	13,200	13,156	-44	-0.3	171,840,475	171,361,710	-478,765	-0.3	1,001	1,002	1	0.1
State Government Education	3,671	3,564	-107	-2.9	45,850,511	44,054,968	-1,795,543	-3.9	961	951	-10	-1.0
Local Government	46,547	47,292	745	1.6	468,743,727	483,517,830	14,774,103	3.2	775	786	11	1.4
Local Government Education	24,661	24,887	226	0.9	241,599,148	244,714,562	3,115,414	1.3	754	756	3	0.4
Hospitals	6,710	6,989	279	4.2	87,420,594	91,462,901	4,042,307	4.6	1,002	1,007	4	0.4
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 2013.

 

Table: Natrona County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by Industry, 2011 and 2012^a

NAICSb Title	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage
	Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change
	2011	2012	n	%	2011	2012	$	%	2011	2012	$	%
Total, All Industries	40,321	41,693	1,372	3.4	$499,237,798	$542,648,249	$43,410,451	8.7	$952	$1,001	$49	5.1
Total Private	34,551	35,939	1,388	4.0	$431,338,147	$472,982,392	$41,644,245	9.7	$960	$1,012	$52	5.4
Agriculture	109	119	10	9.2	944,947	841,778	-103,169	-10.9	667	544	-123	-18.4
Mining	3,979	4,062	83	2.1	92,404,383	97,405,839	5,001,456	5.4	1,786	1,845	59	3.3
Utilities	135	137	2	1.5	3,130,659	3,116,607	-14,052	-0.4	1,784	1,750	-34	-1.9
Construction	2,688	3,108	420	15.6	37,460,860	47,228,480	9,767,620	26.1	1,072	1,169	97	9.0
Manufacturing	1,849	1,856	7	0.4	23,959,063	25,301,893	1,342,830	5.6	997	1,049	52	5.2
Wholesale Trade	2,599	2,752	153	5.9	45,141,394	49,591,767	4,450,373	9.9	1,336	1,386	50	3.7
Retail Trade	4,818	4,922	104	2.2	34,030,476	36,141,903	2,111,427	6.2	543	565	22	4.1
Transportation & Warehousing	1,078	1,201	123	11.4	15,554,420	17,297,774	1,743,354	11.2	1,110	1,108	-2	-0.2
Information	470	464	-6	-1.3	4,427,031	4,552,047	125,016	2.8	725	755	30	4.1
Finance & Insurance	1,011	1,049	38	3.8	13,616,876	15,406,123	1,789,247	13.1	1,036	1,130	94	9.1
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	891	960	69	7.7	10,587,660	11,736,749	1,149,089	10.9	914	940	26	2.8
Professional & Technical Services	1,444	1,492	48	3.3	25,877,802	26,462,136	584,334	2.3	1,379	1,364	-15	-1.1
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises	157	218	61	38.9	3,677,416	4,488,413	810,997	22.1	1,802	1,584	-218	-12.1
Administrative & Waste Services	1,391	1,306	-85	-6.1	10,995,066	10,560,638	-434,428	-4.0	608	622	14	2.3
Educational Services	137	148	11	8.0	754,531	955,282	200,751	26.6	424	497	73	17.2
Health Care & Social Assistance	5,618	5,689	71	1.3	71,854,184	79,704,502	7,850,318	10.9	984	1,078	94	9.6
Ambulatory Health Care Services	1,910	2,048	138	7.2	35,931,964	43,875,564	7,943,600	22.1	1,447	1,648	201	13.9
Hospitals	1,713	1,631	-82	-4.8	23,034,883	22,737,859	-297,024	-1.3	1,034	1,072	38	3.7
Nursing & Res. Care Facilities	936	947	11	1.2	7,347,126	7,450,420	103,294	1.4	604	605	1	0.2
Social assistance	1,059	1,062	3	0.3	5,540,211	5,640,659	100,448	1.8	402	409	7	1.7
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	428	421	-7	-1.6	1,693,447	1,730,778	37,331	2.2	304	316	12	3.9
Accommodation & Food Services	3,783	3,953	170	4.5	14,488,206	16,415,929	1,927,723	13.3	295	319	24	8.1
Other Services	1,966	2,081	115	5.8	20,739,726	24,043,754	3,304,028	15.9	811	889	78	9.6
Total Government	5,771	5,754	-17	-0.3	$67,899,651	$69,665,857	$1,766,206	2.6	$905	$931	$26	2.9
Federal Government	678	667	-11	-1.6	11,782,809	11,564,464	-218,345	-1.9	1,337	1,334	-3	-0.2
State Government	715	719	4	0.6	9,593,891	9,661,380	67,489	0.7	1,032	1,034	2	0.2
Local Government	4,378	4,368	-10	-0.2	46,522,951	48,440,013	1,917,062	4.1	817	853	36	4.4
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 2013.

 

Table: Laramie County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Fourth Quarter by Industry, 2011 and 2012^a

NAICSb Title	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage
	Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change		Fourth Quarter		Change
	2011	2012	n	%	2011	2012	$	%	2011	2012	$	%
Total, All Industries	43,584	44,337	753	1.7	$448,882,945	$499,895,941	$51,012,996	11.4	$792	$867	$75	9.5
Total Private	29,853	30,524	671	2.2	$277,626,244	$326,960,479	$49,334,235	17.8	$715	$824	$109	15.2
Agriculture	278	309	31	11.2	2,261,407	2,538,053	276,646	12.2	626	632	6	1.0
Mining	188	223	35	18.6	3,266,435	4,208,459	942,024	28.8	1,337	1,452	115	8.6
Utilities	134	144	10	7.5	2,554,583	2,769,393	214,810	8.4	1,466	1,479	13	0.9
Construction	2,779	2,951	172	6.2	29,737,050	33,847,908	4,110,858	13.8	823	882	59	7.2
Manufacturing	1,472	1,329	-143	-9.7	22,497,021	22,541,980	44,959	0.2	1,176	1,305	129	11.0
Wholesale Trade	829	935	106	12.8	11,113,041	13,882,154	2,769,113	24.9	1,031	1,142	111	10.8
Retail Trade	5,515	5,609	94	1.7	36,088,611	55,120,302	19,031,691	52.7	503	756	253	50.3
Transp. & Warehousing	2,347	2,436	89	3.8	23,728,371	24,960,080	1,231,709	5.2	778	788	10	1.3
Information	1,119	1,141	22	2.0	13,261,356	13,925,000	663,644	5.0	912	939	27	3.0
Finance & Insurance	1,650	1,627	-23	-1.4	19,505,113	24,465,915	4,960,802	25.4	909	1,157	248	27.3
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	519	557	38	7.3	4,867,266	5,315,381	448,115	9.2	721	734	13	1.8
Prof. & Technical Services	1,528	1,499	-29	-1.9	23,927,291	23,457,168	-470,123	-2.0	1,205	1,204	-1	-0.1
Mgt. of Companies & Enterprises	50	78	28	56.0	852,049	1,244,874	392,825	46.1	1,311	1,228	-83	-6.3
Admin. & Waste Services	1,621	1,624	3	0.2	10,602,831	10,688,178	85,347	0.8	503	506	3	0.6
Educational Services	249	274	25	10.0	1,648,584	1,757,447	108,863	6.6	509	493	-16	-3.1
Health Care & Social Assistance	3,952	4,030	78	2.0	45,264,154	59,278,921	14,014,767	31.0	881	1,131	250	28.4
Ambulatory Health Care Svcs.	1,894	1,961	67	3.5	32,135,833	46,156,235	14,020,402	43.6	1,305	1,811	506	38.8
Nursing & Res. Care Facilties	860	845	-15	-1.7	6,334,891	6,243,099	-91,792	-1.4	567	568	1	0.2
Hospitals & Social Assistance	1,198	1,221	23	1.9	6,793,430	6,879,587	86,157	1.3	436	429	-7	-1.6
Arts, Ent., & Recreation	245	268	23	9.4	880,825	946,821	65,996	7.5	277	272	-5	-1.8
Accommodation & Food Services	4,107	4,185	78	1.9	15,729,922	16,389,642	659,720	4.2	295	301	6	2.0
Other Services	1,273	1,303	30	2.4	9,840,334	9,622,803	-217,531	-2.2	595	568	-27	-4.5
Total Government	13,731	13,813	82	0.6	$171,256,701	$172,935,462	$1,678,761	1.0	$959	$963	$4	0.4
Federal Government	2,606	2,558	-48	-1.8	40,403,478	39,406,245	-997,233	-2.5	1,193	1,185	-8	-0.7
State Government	3,987	3,973	-14	-0.4	57,302,156	57,387,805	85,649	0.1	1,106	1,111	5	0.5
Local Government	7,138	7,283	145	2.0	73,551,067	76,141,412	2,590,345	3.5	793	804	11	1.4
Local Government Education	3,823	3,835	11	0.3	38,289,179	38,543,421	254,242	0.7	770	773	3	0.4
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 2013.