Table 5: Natrona County Average Monthly Employment, Total Payroll, and Average Weekly Wage for Second Quarter by Industry, 2004 and 2005

	Average Monthly Employment				Total Payroll				Average Weekly Wage
Industry Title and NAICS^a Sector	Second Quarter		Change		Second Quarter		Change		Second Quarter		Change
	2004	2005	No.	%	2004	2005	Amount	%	2004	2005	Amt.	%
Total, All Industries	35,199	36,541	1,342	3.8	$281,087,602	$311,695,495	$30,607,893	10.9	$614	$656	$42	6.8

Total Private (11-99)	29,728	31,176	1,448	4.9	$228,069,229	$256,294,473	$28,225,244	12.4	$590	$632	$42	7.2
Agriculture (11)	125	135	10	8.0	474,671	599,443	124,772	26.3	292	342	49	16.9
Mining (21)	2,762	3,493	731^b	26.5	36,016,273	49,519,304	13,503,031	37.5	1,003	1,091	88	8.7
Utilities (22)	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
Construction (23)	2,431	2,496	65	2.7	19,544,392	21,271,196	1,726,804	8.8	619	656	37	6.0
Manufacturing (31-33)	1,576	1,764	188	11.9	13,551,498	16,480,137	2,928,639	21.6	661	719	57	8.7
Wholesale Trade (42)	2,353	2,382	29	1.2	25,034,617	26,421,180	1,386,563	5.5	819	853	35	4.3
Retail Trade (44-45)	4,736	4,823	86	1.8	25,420,147	27,107,652	1,687,505	6.6	413	432	20	4.7
Transportation & Warehousing (48-49)	927	984	57	6.1	8,111,568	9,385,546	1,273,978	15.7	673	734	61	9.0
Information (51)	565	585	20	3.6	4,197,567	4,250,056	52,489	1.3	572	559	-13	-2.3
Finance & Insurance (52)	1,046	1,017	-30	-2.8	10,605,736	10,099,130	-506,606	-4.8	780	764	-16	-2.0
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (53)	807	909	102	12.7	6,017,475	7,797,550	1,780,075	29.6	574	660	86	15.0
Professional & Technical Services (54)	1,229	1,248	19	1.5	11,416,811	12,539,758	1,122,947	9.8	715	773	59	8.2
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises (55)	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
Administrative & Waste Services (56)	1,720	1,532	-188^c	-10.9	7,905,836	7,536,589	-369,247	-4.7	354	378	25	7.0
Educational Services (61)	116	108	-9	-7.4	426,657	375,314	-51,343	-12.0	282	268	-14	-5.0
Health Care & Social Assistance (62)	4,378	4,547	169^d	3.9	37,839,939	39,833,708	1,993,769	5.3	665	674	9	1.3
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (71)	509	463	-46	-9.0	1,854,504	1,532,792	-321,712	-17.3	280	255	-26	-9.2
Accommodation & Food Services (72)	3,019	3,188	169	5.6	8,275,275	9,295,466	1,020,191	12.3	211	224	13	6.4
Other Services (81)	1,271	1,343	72	5.7	8,088,810	8,909,580	820,770	10.1	489	510	21	4.2

Total Government	5,471	5,365	-106	-1.9	$53,018,373	$55,401,022	$2,382,649	4.5	$745	$794	$49	6.6
Federal Government	712	700	-12	-1.7	10,369,838	10,101,900	-267,938	-2.6	1,120	1,110	-10	-0.9
State Government	713	676	-37	-5.1	6,400,796	6,541,692	140,896	2.2	691	744	53	7.7
Local Government	4,046	3,989	-57	-1.4	36,247,739	38,757,430	2,509,691	6.9	689	747	58	8.5

^a North American Industry Classification System.
^b Several "new" employers. One large employer merged from statewide classification to Natrona County. Many slight employee increases. Many projects starting. Outmigration of 60 employees from 21 to other sectors and counties. Increase in percentage of higher paid employees.
^c Loss of telemarketing jobs.
^d Several "new" employers. Many slight increases in employees. More personnel working overtime at premium pay.
ND - Not discloseable due to confidentiality of information.
Preliminary: Subject to Revision.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: October 2005

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