| Table 6: Wyoming New Firms by Industry and Region, 2008 and 2009 | ||||||||
Region Shares of Industry Total  | 
     (Row Percent)  | 
    As Total  | 
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| Industry | North- west  | 
    North-east  | 
    South-west  | 
    South- east  | 
    Central  | 
    Non- classified  | 
    State- wide  | 
    Percentage  | 
  
(column percent)  | 
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| Agriculture | 26.9%  | 
    17.9%  | 
    13.4%  | 
    26.9%  | 
    13.4%  | 
    1.5%  | 
    67  | 
    1.7%  | 
  
| Mining | 14.8%  | 
    18.9%  | 
    32.0%  | 
    4.7%  | 
    26.6%  | 
    3.0%  | 
    169  | 
    4.2%  | 
  
| Utilities | 16.7%  | 
    0.0%  | 
    66.7%  | 
    0.0%  | 
    0.0%  | 
    16.7%  | 
    6  | 
    0.1%  | 
  
| Construction | 14.0%  | 
    20.0%  | 
    28.7%  | 
    19.5%  | 
    13.8%  | 
    3.9%  | 
    912  | 
    22.5%  | 
  
| Manufacturing | 19.1%  | 
    16.2%  | 
    32.4%  | 
    17.6%  | 
    14.7%  | 
    0.0%  | 
    68  | 
    1.7%  | 
  
| Wholesale Trade | 13.7%  | 
    16.8%  | 
    23.6%  | 
    19.9%  | 
    21.7%  | 
    4.3%  | 
    161  | 
    4.0%  | 
  
| Retail Trade | 16.2%  | 
    14.3%  | 
    26.7%  | 
    19.0%  | 
    21.4%  | 
    2.4%  | 
    210  | 
    5.2%  | 
  
| Transportation & Warehousing | 9.1%  | 
    19.8%  | 
    37.9%  | 
    15.1%  | 
    15.5%  | 
    2.6%  | 
    232  | 
    5.7%  | 
  
| Information | 14.9%  | 
    10.6%  | 
    27.7%  | 
    29.8%  | 
    8.5%  | 
    8.5%  | 
    47  | 
    1.2%  | 
  
| Finance & Insurance | 15.1%  | 
    8.9%  | 
    24.7%  | 
    29.5%  | 
    12.3%  | 
    9.6%  | 
    146  | 
    3.6%  | 
  
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing | 12.3%  | 
    19.4%  | 
    39.4%  | 
    12.3%  | 
    16.1%  | 
    0.6%  | 
    155  | 
    3.8%  | 
  
| Professional & Technical Services | 10.6%  | 
    14.9%  | 
    26.2%  | 
    32.7%  | 
    13.6%  | 
    2.0%  | 
    538  | 
    13.3%  | 
  
| Mgmt.of Companies & Enterprises | 19.0%  | 
    14.3%  | 
    38.1%  | 
    23.8%  | 
    4.8%  | 
    0.0%  | 
    21  | 
    0.5%  | 
  
| Administrative & Waste Services | 9.9%  | 
    13.3%  | 
    19.9%  | 
    30.6%  | 
    16.3%  | 
    9.9%  | 
    392  | 
    9.7%  | 
  
| Educational Services | 8.9%  | 
    22.2%  | 
    15.6%  | 
    37.8%  | 
    13.3%  | 
    2.2%  | 
    45  | 
    1.1%  | 
  
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 15.8%  | 
    17.9%  | 
    18.6%  | 
    28.4%  | 
    17.5%  | 
    1.8%  | 
    285  | 
    7.0%  | 
  
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation | 27.8%  | 
    13.0%  | 
    35.2%  | 
    18.5%  | 
    3.7%  | 
    1.9%  | 
    54  | 
    1.3%  | 
  
| Accommodation & Food Services | 15.5%  | 
    21.6%  | 
    27.7%  | 
    16.0%  | 
    18.3%  | 
    0.9%  | 
    213  | 
    5.3%  | 
  
| Other Services | 12.0%  | 
    18.2%  | 
    26.2%  | 
    24.1%  | 
    17.6%  | 
    1.9%  | 
    324  | 
    8.0%  | 
  
| Government | 25.0%  | 
    16.7%  | 
    25.0%  | 
    8.3%  | 
    25.0%  | 
    0.0%  | 
    12  | 
    0.3%  | 
  
| Total | 13.5%  | 
    17.2%  | 
    27.0%  | 
    22.7%  | 
    16.0%  | 
    3.6%  | 
    4,057  | 
    100.0%  |