Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment(1)
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
Data produced by:  Gregg Detweiler, Senior Economist
"Nonagricultural employment grew by 1.4 percent or 3,200 jobs in October, compared with the same month last year."
| WYOMING STATEWIDE(*) | |||||
| Employment in Thousands | % Change in Employment | ||||
| OCT 99 (p) | SEP 99 (r) | OCT 98 | SEP-OCT 99 | OCT 98-99 | |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 234.8 | 237.9 | 231.6 | -1.3 | 1.4 | 
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 45.9 | 46.2 | 45.1 | -0.6 | 1.8 | 
| --Mining | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | -1.2 | -2.4 | 
| ----Coal Mining | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 
| ----Oil & Gas Extraction | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | -3.7 | -6.0 | 
| ------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ------Oil & Gas Field Services | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | -5.4 | -8.6 | 
| ----Nonmetallic Minerals | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -3.2 | 
| --Construction | 18.1 | 18.5 | 17.2 | -2.2 | 5.2 | 
| ----General Building Contractors | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | -2.1 | 12.2 | 
| ----Heavy Construction | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | -6.9 | 5.9 | 
| ----Special Trade Construction | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 
| --Manufacturing | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 
| ----Durable Goods | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Nondurable Goods | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 
| ------Printing & Publishing | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 
| ------Petroleum & Coal Products | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | -7.7 | 
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 188.9 | 191.7 | 186.5 | -1.5 | 1.3 | 
| --Transportation & Public Utilities | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 
| ----Transportation | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.9 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 
| ------Railroad Transportation | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 
| ------Trucking & Warehousing | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 
| ----Communications | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 
| ------Telephone Communications | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 
| ----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ------Electric Services | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 
| --Trade | 53.4 | 54.7 | 52.9 | -2.4 | 0.9 | 
| ----Wholesale Trade | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 
| ------Durable Goods | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ------Nondurable Goods | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 
| ----Retail Trade | 45.8 | 47.0 | 45.2 | -2.6 | 1.3 | 
| ------Building Materials & Garden Supply | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 
| ------General Merchandise Stores | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 
| --------Department Stores | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 
| ------Food Stores | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 
| ------Automotive Dealers & Service Stations | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 
| --------Gas Stations | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | -4.4 | 0.0 | 
| ------Apparel & Accessory Stores | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -6.7 | 0.0 | 
| ------Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ------Eating & Drinking Places | 17.0 | 17.9 | 16.9 | -5.0 | 0.6 | 
| ------Miscellaneous Retail | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.0 | -1.2 | 
| ----Depository-Nondepository & Security Brokers | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ------Depository Institutions | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Insurance | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -4.2 | 
| --Services | 52.1 | 54.5 | 50.8 | -4.4 | 2.6 | 
| ----Hotels & Other Lodging Places | 9.0 | 11.2 | 8.8 | -19.6 | 2.3 | 
| ----Personal Services | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 
| ----Business Services | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 
| ----Automotive & Miscellaneous Repair Services | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Amusements (Recreational Services& Motion Pictures) | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -8.3 | 3.1 | 
| ----Health Services | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 
| ------Offices of Doctors of Medicine | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Legal Services | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Social Services | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 
| ----Membership Organizations | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 
| ----Engineering & Management | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -2.8 | 0.0 | 
| --Government | 60.5 | 59.5 | 60.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 
| ----Total Federal Government | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | -5.3 | 0.0 | 
| ------Department of Defense | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Total State Government | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 
| ------State Education | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 
| ----Total Local Government | 39.6 | 38.8 | 39.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 
| ------Local Hospitals | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 
| ------Local Education | 22.3 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 
| LARAMIE COUNTY | |||||
| Employment in Thousands | % Change in Employment | ||||
| OCT 99 (p) | SEP 99 (r) | OCT 98 | SEP-OCT 99 | OCT 98-99 | |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 37.1 | 36.7 | 36.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -2.3 | 7.5 | 
| --Mining & Construction | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 
| --Manufacturing | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -5.6 | 0.0 | 
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 32.8 | 32.4 | 32.0 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 
| --Transportation and Public Utilities | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 
| --Trade | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 
| ----Wholesale Trade | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Retail Trade | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| --Services | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 
| --Total Government | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 
| ----Federal Government | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----State Government | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Local Government | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 
| NATRONA COUNTY(*) | |||||
| Employment in Thousands | % Change in Employment | ||||
| OCT 99 (p) | SEP 99 (r) | OCT 98 | SEP-OCT 99 | OCT 98-99 | |
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT | 32.1 | 32.3 | 31.3 | -0.6 | 2.6 | 
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 | -6.5 | 3.6 | 
| --Manufacturing | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -6.3 | 0.0 | 
| --Mining | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -5.0 | -9.5 | 
| --Construction | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | -7.7 | 20.0 | 
| TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING | 26.3 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 
| --Transportation & Public Utilities | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Transportation | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Communications & Public Utilities | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| --Trade | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 
| ----Wholesale Trade | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| ----Retail Trade | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | -1.6 | 1.7 | 
| --Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -7.7 | 0.0 | 
| --Services | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 
| ----Personal & Business Services | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 
| ----Health Services | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| --Government | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 
| ----Local Government | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 
| ------Local Education | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 
*  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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