Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Annual 
and Weekly Wages by Region and County, 1999 and 2000
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1999 | 
2000 | 
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Average | 
Average | 
Change | 
1999 | 
2000 | 
Change | 
1999 | 
2000 | 
Change | 
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Employ-ment | 
Employ-ment | 
# | 
% | 
Total
Payroll | 
Total
Payroll | 
# | 
% | 
Annual
Wages | 
Annual
Wages | 
# | 
% | 
|    | 
| 
Total | 
224,946 | 
230,855 | 
5,909 | 
2.6 | 
$5,769,366,915 | 
$6,195,588,236 | 
$426,221,321 | 
7.4 | 
$25,648 | 
$26,838 | 
$1,190 | 
4.6 | 
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Northwest | 
35,104 | 
35,329 | 
225 | 
0.6 | 
$795,229,390 | 
$818,154,888 | 
$22,925,498 | 
2.9 | 
$22,654 | 
$23,158 | 
$504 | 
2.2 | 
| 
  
Big Horn | 
3,872 | 
4,049 | 
177 | 
4.6 | 
95,213,329 | 
103,971,257 | 
8,757,928 | 
9.2 | 
24,589 | 
25,676 | 
1,086 | 
4.4 | 
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Fremont | 
13,757 | 
13,896 | 
139 | 
1.0 | 
312,905,925 | 
312,467,632 | 
-438,293  | 
-0.1 | 
22,745 | 
22,486 | 
-259 | 
-1.1 | 
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Hot Springs | 
1,965 | 
1,999 | 
34 | 
1.7 | 
36,966,561 | 
40,378,177 | 
3,411,616 | 
9.2 | 
18,809 | 
20,199 | 
1,391 | 
7.4 | 
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Park | 
11,831 | 
11,833 | 
2 | 
0.0 | 
264,048,179 | 
274,010,710 | 
9,962,531 | 
3.8 | 
22,319 | 
23,157 | 
838 | 
3.8 | 
| 
  
Washakie | 
3,678 | 
3,552 | 
-126 | 
-3.4 | 
86,095,396 | 
87,327,112 | 
1,231,716 | 
1.4 | 
23,406 | 
24,584 | 
1,178 | 
5.0 | 
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Northeast | 
34,554 | 
36,026 | 
1,471 | 
4.3 | 
$929,497,642 | 
$1,014,336,553 | 
$84,838,911 | 
9.1 | 
$26,900 | 
$28,156 | 
$1,256 | 
4.7 | 
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Campbell | 
17,346 | 
18,386 | 
1,040 | 
6.0 | 
556,255,804 | 
608,425,556 | 
52,169,752 | 
9.4 | 
32,068 | 
33,092 | 
1,024 | 
3.2 | 
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Crook | 
1,854 | 
1,929 | 
75 | 
4.0 | 
40,675,717 | 
43,658,163 | 
2,982,446 | 
7.3 | 
21,937 | 
22,636 | 
699 | 
3.2 | 
| 
  
Johnson | 
2,642 | 
2,667 | 
26 | 
1.0 | 
51,464,354 | 
52,296,959 | 
832,605 | 
1.6 | 
19,482 | 
19,606 | 
124 | 
0.6 | 
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Sheridan | 
10,544 | 
10,849 | 
306 | 
2.9 | 
232,150,729 | 
254,651,220 | 
22,500,491 | 
9.7 | 
22,018 | 
23,471 | 
1,453 | 
6.6 | 
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Weston | 
2,169 | 
2,194 | 
25 | 
1.2 | 
48,951,038 | 
55,304,655 | 
6,353,617 | 
13.0 | 
22,569 | 
25,203 | 
2,634 | 
11.7 | 
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Southwest | 
49,730 | 
50,276 | 
546 | 
1.1 | 
$1,412,528,956 | 
$1,453,361,025 | 
$40,832,069 | 
2.9 | 
$28,404 | 
$28,908 | 
$504 | 
1.8 | 
| 
  
Lincoln | 
5,083 | 
5,006 | 
-78 | 
-1.5 | 
125,625,932 | 
127,098,864 | 
1,472,932 | 
1.2 | 
24,715 | 
25,392 | 
677 | 
2.7 | 
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Sublette | 
2,112 | 
2,181 | 
69 | 
3.3 | 
46,708,200 | 
53,958,437 | 
7,250,237 | 
15.5 | 
22,115 | 
24,738 | 
2,624 | 
11.9 | 
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Sweetwater | 
19,070 | 
18,682 | 
-388 | 
-2.0 | 
628,151,195 | 
638,376,030 | 
10,224,835 | 
1.6 | 
32,939 | 
34,171 | 
1,232 | 
3.7 | 
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Teton | 
15,580 | 
16,437 | 
856 | 
5.5 | 
419,778,032 | 
437,129,734 | 
17,351,702 | 
4.1 | 
26,943 | 
26,595 | 
-348 | 
-1.3 | 
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Uinta | 
7,884 | 
7,971 | 
86 | 
1.1 | 
192,265,597 | 
196,797,960 | 
4,532,363 | 
2.4 | 
24,386 | 
24,690 | 
304 | 
1.2 | 
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Southeast | 
57,476 | 
58,849 | 
1,373 | 
2.4 | 
$1,375,383,394 | 
$1,459,450,312 | 
$84,066,918 | 
6.1 | 
$23,930 | 
$24,800 | 
$870 | 
3.6 | 
| 
  
Albany | 
13,948 | 
14,163 | 
215 | 
1.5 | 
310,973,241 | 
333,891,519 | 
22,918,278 | 
7.4 | 
22,295 | 
23,574 | 
1,280 | 
5.7 | 
| 
  
Goshen | 
3,997 | 
4,074 | 
77 | 
1.9 | 
77,722,986 | 
82,891,573 | 
5,168,587 | 
6.7 | 
19,445 | 
20,344 | 
900 | 
4.6 | 
| 
  
Laramie | 
35,409 | 
36,510 | 
1,102 | 
3.1 | 
893,470,775 | 
946,889,106 | 
53,418,331 | 
6.0 | 
25,233 | 
25,935 | 
702 | 
2.8 | 
| 
  
Niobrara | 
801 | 
768 | 
-33 | 
-4.1 | 
14,446,168 | 
14,187,536 | 
-258,632  | 
-1.8 | 
18,030 | 
18,467 | 
438 | 
2.4 | 
| 
  
Platte | 
3,321 | 
3,333 | 
12 | 
0.4 | 
78,770,224 | 
81,590,578 | 
2,820,354 | 
3.6 | 
23,722 | 
24,483 | 
761 | 
3.2 | 
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Central | 
41,265 | 
41,973 | 
708 | 
1.7 | 
$1,043,577,332 | 
$1,180,105,535 | 
$136,528,203 | 
13.1 | 
$25,290 | 
$28,116 | 
$2,826 | 
11.2 | 
| 
  
Carbon | 
6,322 | 
6,289 | 
-33 | 
-0.5 | 
145,165,338 | 
151,667,859 | 
6,502,521 | 
4.5 | 
22,961 | 
24,116 | 
1,155 | 
5.0 | 
| 
  
Converse | 
4,295 | 
4,344 | 
50 | 
1.2 | 
111,180,731 | 
113,830,474 | 
2,649,743 | 
2.4 | 
25,887 | 
26,202 | 
315 | 
1.2 | 
| 
  
Natrona | 
30,648 | 
31,340 | 
692 | 
2.3 | 
787,231,263 | 
914,607,202 | 
127,375,939 | 
16.2 | 
25,686 | 
29,183 | 
3,497 | 
13.6 | 
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Nonclassified | 
6,817 | 
8,402 | 
1,585 | 
23.2 | 
$213,150,201 | 
$270,179,923 | 
$57,029,722 | 
26.8 | 
$31,267 | 
$32,158 | 
$890 | 
2.8 | 
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1999 | 
2000 | 
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| 
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Average | 
Average | 
 Change  | 
| 
  | 
Weekly
Wage | 
Weekly
Wage | 
# | 
% | 
|    | 
| 
Total | 
$493 | 
$516 | 
$23 | 
4.6 | 
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|    | 
| 
Northwest | 
$436 | 
$445 | 
$10 | 
2.2 | 
| 
  
Big Horn | 
473 | 
494 | 
21 | 
4.4 | 
| 
  
Fremont | 
437 | 
432 | 
-5 | 
-1.1 | 
| 
  
Hot Springs | 
362 | 
388 | 
27 | 
7.4 | 
| 
  
Park | 
429 | 
445 | 
16 | 
3.8 | 
| 
  
Washakie | 
450 | 
473 | 
23 | 
5.0 | 
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Northeast | 
$517 | 
$541 | 
$24 | 
4.7 | 
| 
  
Campbell | 
617 | 
636 | 
20 | 
3.2 | 
| 
  
Crook | 
422 | 
435 | 
13 | 
3.2 | 
| 
  
Johnson | 
375 | 
377 | 
2 | 
0.6 | 
| 
  
Sheridan | 
423 | 
451 | 
28 | 
6.6 | 
| 
  
Weston | 
434 | 
485 | 
51 | 
11.7 | 
|    | 
| 
Southwest | 
$546 | 
$556 | 
$10 | 
1.8 | 
| 
  
Lincoln | 
475 | 
488 | 
13 | 
2.7 | 
| 
  
Sublette | 
425 | 
476 | 
50 | 
11.9 | 
| 
  
Sweetwater | 
633 | 
657 | 
24 | 
3.7 | 
| 
  
Teton | 
518 | 
511 | 
-7 | 
-1.3 | 
| 
  
Uinta | 
469 | 
475 | 
6 | 
1.2 | 
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Southeast | 
$460 | 
$477 | 
$17 | 
3.6 | 
| 
  
Albany | 
429 | 
453 | 
25 | 
5.7 | 
| 
  
Goshen | 
374 | 
391 | 
17 | 
4.6 | 
| 
  
Laramie | 
485 | 
499 | 
13 | 
2.8 | 
| 
  
Niobrara | 
347 | 
355 | 
8 | 
2.4 | 
| 
  
Platte | 
456 | 
471 | 
15 | 
3.2 | 
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Central | 
$486 | 
$541 | 
$54 | 
11.2 | 
| 
  
Carbon | 
442 | 
464 | 
22 | 
5.0 | 
| 
  
Converse | 
498 | 
504 | 
6 | 
1.2 | 
| 
  
Natrona | 
494 | 
561 | 
67 | 
13.6 | 
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Nonclassified | 
$601 | 
$618 | 
$17 | 
2.8 | 
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