Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment⁽¹⁾
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
data produced by: Gregg Detweiler

"Total nonagricultural employment increased by 2,500 persons (1.1%) from December 1997 to 1998. Over half of that growth was in Laramie and Natrona Counties (up 700 and 800 persons--2.0% and 2.6%--respectively)."

WYOMING STATEWIDE(*)
	Employment in Thousands			% Change in Employment
	DEC 98 (p)	NOV 98 (r)	DEC 97	NOV 98-DEC 98	DEC 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	226.3	226.2	223.8	0.0	1.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	44.2	44.7	43.2	-1.1	2.3
--Mining	17.7	17.5	17.5	1.1	1.1
----Coal Mining	4.6	4.6	4.5	0.0	2.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction	9.3	9.1	9.1	2.2	2.2
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas	2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
------Oil & Gas Field Services	6.6	6.4	6.4	3.1	3.1
----Nonmetallic Minerals	3.3	3.3	3.2	0.0	3.1
--Construction	15.3	15.9	14.6	-3.8	4.8
----General Building Contractors	3.9	3.9	3.8	0.0	2.6
----Heavy Construction	4.0	4.6	3.7	-13.0	8.1
----Special Trade Construction	7.4	7.4	7.1	0.0	4.2
--Manufacturing	11.2	11.3	11.1	-0.9	0.9
----Durable Goods	5.1	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0
----Nondurable Goods	6.1	6.2	6.0	-1.6	1.7
------Printing & Publishing	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.0	8.3
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	182.1	181.5	180.6	0.3	0.8
--Transportation & Public Utilities	14.1	14.0	14.0	0.7	0.7
----Transportation	9.0	8.8	8.9	2.3	1.1
------Railroad Transportation	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0
------Trucking & Warehousing	3.7	3.7	3.6	0.0	2.8
----Communications	2.1	2.0	1.9	5.0	10.5
------Telephone Communications	1.0	0.9	0.9	11.1	11.1
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services	3.1	3.1	3.2	0.0	-3.1
------Electric Services	2.0	2.0	2.1	0.0	-4.8
--Trade	52.9	52.4	52.4	1.0	1.0
----Wholesale Trade	7.9	7.9	7.8	0.0	1.3
------Durable Goods	4.4	4.4	4.3	0.0	2.3
------Nondurable Goods	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	45.0	44.5	44.6	1.1	0.9
------Building Materials & Garden Supply	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
------General Merchandise Stores	5.3	5.2	5.2	1.9	1.9
--------Department Stores	4.4	4.3	4.3	2.3	2.3
------Food Stores	5.5	5.5	5.5	0.0	0.0
------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations	7.9	7.9	7.8	0.0	1.3
--------Gas Stations	4.2	4.2	4.1	0.0	2.4
------Apparel & Accessory Stores	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0
------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places	16.3	16.1	16.2	1.2	0.6
------Miscellaneous Retail	5.1	4.9	5.0	4.1	2.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8.4	8.5	8.2	-1.2	2.4
----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers	4.0	4.0	3.9	0.0	2.6
------Depository Institutions	3.2	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0
----Insurance	2.3	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0
--Services	47.6	47.0	46.9	1.3	1.5
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places	7.1	6.8	7.0	4.4	1.4
----Personal Services	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
----Business Services	6.2	6.3	5.8	-1.6	6.9
----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures)	3.3	2.7	3.3	22.2	0.0
----Health Services	10.4	10.4	10.4	0.0	0.0
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine	2.2	2.2	2.1	0.0	4.8
----Legal Services	1.3	1.3	1.2	0.0	8.3
----Social Services	5.3	5.2	5.2	1.9	1.9
----Membership Organizations	3.3	3.4	3.3	-2.9	0.0
----Engineering & Management	3.4	3.4	3.3	0.0	3.0
--Government	59.1	59.6	59.1	-0.8	0.0
----Total Federal Government	6.4	6.5	6.7	-1.5	-4.5
------Department of Defense	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
----Total State Government	13.7	13.7	13.7	0.0	0.0
------State Education	5.6	5.6	5.6	0.0	0.0
----Total Local Government	39.0	39.4	38.7	-1.0	0.8
------Local Hospitals	5.1	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0
------Local Education	22.0	22.0	21.8	0.0	0.9

LARAMIE COUNTY
	Employment in Thousands			% Change in Employment
	DEC 98 (p)	NOV 98 (r)	DEC 97	NOV 98-DEC 98	DEC 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	35.5	35.9	34.8	-1.1	2.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	3.8	3.8	3.7	0.0	2.7
--Mining & Construction	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
--Manufacturing	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	31.8	32.0	31.1	-0.6	2.3
--Transportation and Public Utilities	2.4	2.4	2.3	0.0	4.3
--Trade	8.7	8.8	8.7	-1.1	0.0
----Wholesale Trade	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
----Retail Trade	7.9	8.0	7.9	-1.2	0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	2.2	2.2	2.1	0.0	4.8
--Services	7.4	7.5	7.0	-1.3	5.7
--Total Government	11.1	11.1	11.0	0.0	0.9
----Federal Government	2.4	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0
----State Government	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0
----Local Government	5.4	5.4	5.3	0.0	1.9

NATRONA COUNTY(*)
	Employment in Thousands			% Change in Employment
	DEC 98 (p)	NOV 98 (r)	DEC 97	NOV 98-DEC 98	DEC 97-98
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT	31.3	31.4	30.5	-0.3	2.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	5.8	5.8	5.4	0.0	7.4
--Manufacturing	1.6	1.6	1.5	0.0	6.7
--Mining	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0
--Construction	2.0	2.0	1.7	0.0	17.6
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	25.5	25.6	25.1	-0.4	1.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
----Transportation	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0
----Communications & Public Utilities	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
--Trade	8.7	8.6	8.5	1.2	2.4
----Wholesale Trade	2.4	2.4	2.3	0.0	4.3
----Retail Trade	6.3	6.2	6.2	1.6	1.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
--Services	8.3	8.5	8.2	-2.4	1.2
----Personal & Business Services	1.7	1.7	1.6	0.0	6.3
----Health Services	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
--Government	5.6	5.6	5.5	0.0	1.8
----Local Government	4.2	4.2	4.1	0.0	2.4
------Local Education	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0

* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(1) Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers in nonagricultural establishments who worked or received pay during the week which includes the 12th of the month. Self-employed, domestic services, and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Subject to revision.
(r) Revised.

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