© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming 
Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 1
Wyoming
Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Data
produced by: David Bullard, Senior Economist
Wyoming
Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona
County
| 
Campbell
County  
| Sweetwater
County | 
Teton
County 
Increased oil & gas drilling activity continued to boost employment in Natural Resources & Mining (2,000 jobs or 10.5%).
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | |||||||||
| WYOMING STATEWIDE* | Oct04 | Nov03 | ||||||||
| Nov04(p) | Oct04(r) | Nov03(b) | Nov04 | Nov04 | ||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 255.9 | 259.1 | 250.7 | -1.2 | 2.1 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 190.3 | 193.3 | 185.8 | -1.6 | 2.4 | |||||
| GOODS PRODUCING | 50.9 | 51.8 | 48.9 | -1.7 | 4.1 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | |||||
| Mining | 20.9 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 0.0 | 10.6 | |||||
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |||||
| Mining except Oil & Gas | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Coal Mining | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Support Activities for Mining | 9.9 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 19.3 | |||||
| Support Activities for Oil & Gas | 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | -1.5 | 14.0 | |||||
| Construction | 20.1 | 21.1 | 20.1 | -4.7 | 0.0 | |||||
| Construction of Buildings | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | -4.5 | |||||
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | -4.9 | -3.3 | |||||
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.7 | -6.5 | 4.1 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Durable Goods | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |||||
| Non-Durable Goods | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | -2.0 | |||||
| SERVICE PROVIDING | 205.0 | 207.3 | 201.8 | -1.1 | 1.6 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 49.6 | 49.5 | 48.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 | |||||
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 7.5 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 30.2 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||||
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -2.3 | 4.9 | |||||
| Building Material & Garden Supplies Dealers | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 8.7 | |||||
| Food & Beverage Stores | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | -2.0 | |||||
| Grocery Stores | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | -2.5 | |||||
| Gasoline Stations | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 | -2.4 | |||||
| General Merchandise Stores | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 | -1.7 | |||||
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.6 | |||||
| Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.8 | -0.8 | 1.7 | |||||
| Utilities | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Transportation & Warehousing | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.6 | -1.0 | 2.1 | |||||
| Truck Transportation | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | |||||
| Information | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | |||||
| Finance & Insurance | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | |||||
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.3 | -1.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | -1.3 | 2.7 | |||||
| Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Management of Companies & Enterprises | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 20.0 | |||||
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | -1.4 | -4.1 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | |||||
| Educational Services | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |||||
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |||||
| Offices of Physicians | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Hospitals | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3.7 | |||||
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -2.2 | -2.2 | |||||
| Social Assistance | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 28.1 | 30.2 | 27.2 | -7.0 | 3.3 | |||||
| Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | -18.5 | 10.0 | |||||
| Accommodation & Food Services | 25.9 | 27.5 | 25.2 | -5.8 | 2.8 | |||||
| Accommodation | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.2 | -8.5 | 4.9 | |||||
| Food Services & Drinking Places | 17.3 | 18.1 | 17.0 | -4.4 | 1.8 | |||||
| Other Services | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | -1.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Repair & Maintenance | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 65.6 | 65.8 | 64.9 | -0.3 | 1.1 | |||||
| Federal Government | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | -5.1 | 0.0 | |||||
| State Government | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | |||||
| State Govt. Education | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |||||
| Local Government | 42.5 | 42.4 | 42.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | |||||
| Local Govt. Education | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Hospitals | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3.6 | |||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| LARAMIE COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
| Oct04 | Nov03 | |||||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | Nov04(p) | Oct04(r) | Nov03(b) | Nov04 | Nov04 | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 40.6 | 41.0 | 40.0 | -1.0 | 1.5 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 28.3 | 28.6 | 27.7 | -1.0 | 2.2 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | -2.3 | 7.5 | |||||
| Nat. Res., Mining & Construction | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -3.6 | 12.5 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 36.3 | 36.6 | 36.0 | -0.8 | 0.8 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Information | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -3.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 2.4 | |||||
| Other Services | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | -0.8 | 0.0 | |||||
| Fede | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | -3.7 | |||||
| Stat | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -2.6 | 0.0 | |||||
| Local Government | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | |||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| NATRONA COUNTY* | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
| Oct04 | Nov03 | |||||||||
| Nov04(p) | Oct04(r) | Nov03(b) | Nov04 | Nov04 | ||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | 35.5 | 35.8 | 34.5 | -0.8 | 2.9 | |||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 29.9 | 30.1 | 28.9 | -0.7 | 3.5 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | -1.4 | 4.5 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 11.5 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -4.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Construction | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 28.6 | 28.8 | 27.9 | -0.7 | 2.5 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 5.1 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | |||||
| Wholesale Trade | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 6.5 | |||||
| Retail Trade | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Trans, Warehouse, & Utilities | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Information | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -6.7 | -3.4 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 6.8 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -2.9 | 3.1 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | -1.8 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Fede | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Stat | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -2.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Local Government | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Local Education | ||||||||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | |||||||||
| CAMPBELL COUNTY | Oct04 | Nov03 | ||||||||
| Nov04(p) | Oct04(r) | Nov03(b) | Nov04 | Nov04 | ||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 22.3 | 22.5 | 21.4 | -0.9 | 4.2 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 18.4 | 18.6 | 17.7 | -1.1 | 4.0 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 | -1.1 | 5.9 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 4.9 | |||||
| Construction | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -4.5 | 10.5 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 13.3 | 13.4 | 12.9 | -0.7 | 3.1 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | |||||
| Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -11.1 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | -5.9 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 5.4 | |||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| SWEETWATER COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
| 38629.0 | Nov04 | |||||||||
| Nov04(p) | Oct04(r) | Nov03(b) | Nov04 | Nov04 | ||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 21.3 | 21.7 | 20.6 | -1.8 | 3.4 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 17.0 | 17.4 | 16.4 | -2.3 | 3.7 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.6 | -4.1 | 7.6 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 10.8 | |||||
| Construction | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -14.3 | 5.9 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.0 | -0.7 | 1.4 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | |||||
| Information | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | -4.5 | 0.0 | |||||
| Other Services | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | |||||
| Percent Change | ||||||||||
| TETON COUNTY | Employment in Thousands | Total Employment | ||||||||
| 38629.0 | Nov04 | |||||||||
| Nov04(p) | Oct04(r) | Nov03(b) | Nov04 | Nov04 | ||||||
| TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY | ||||||||||
| EMPLOYMENT | 14.5 | 15.9 | 14.3 | -8.8 | 1.4 | |||||
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 12.3 | 13.6 | 12.2 | -9.6 | 0.8 | |||||
| TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -4.5 | -8.7 | |||||
| Natural Resources & Mining | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -5.0 | -9.5 | |||||
| Manufacturing | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING | 12.4 | 13.7 | 12.0 | -9.5 | 3.3 | |||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -4.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Information | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Financial Activities | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Professional & Business Services | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | -5.9 | 6.7 | |||||
| Educational & Health Services | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | -19.6 | 2.5 | |||||
| Other Services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| GOVERNMENT | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -4.3 | 4.8 | |||||
| Note: 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. Wyoming and Natrona County are published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||||||||
| (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | ||||||||||
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