"Oil and gas extraction continues to experience statewide monthly employment gains, increasing by 11.0 percent in May compared to April 2001".

								Percent Change
					Employment in Thousands			Total Employment
WYOMING STATEWIDE ^*								APR 01	MAY 00

					MAY01(p)	APR01(r)	MAY 00	MAY 01	MAY 01
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT					246.1	239.4	241.4	2.8	1.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING					48.9	47.2	46.3	3.6	5.6
	Mining				18.7	18.4	16.6	1.6	12.7
		Coal Mining			4.5	4.5	4.8	0.0	-6.3
		Oil & Gas Extraction			11.0	10.9	8.6	0.9	27.9
			Crude Petrol-Natural Gas		2.8	2.8	2.6	0.0	7.7
			Oil & Gas Field Services		8.2	8.1	6.0	1.2	36.7
		Nonmetallic Minerals			2.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
	Construction				19.2	17.7	18.6	8.5	3.2
		General Building Contractors			4.2	4.1	4.2	2.4	0.0
		Heavy Construction			6.4	5.4	6.0	18.5	6.7
		Special Trade Construction			8.6	8.2	8.4	4.9	2.4
	Manufacturing				11.0	11.1	11.1	-0.9	-0.9
		Durable Goods			5.1	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0
		Nondurable Goods			5.9	6.0	6.0	-1.7	-1.7
			Printing & Publishing		1.6	1.6	1.7	0.0	-5.9
			Petroleum & Coal Products		1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0

TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING					197.2	192.2	195.1	2.6	1.1
	Transportation & Public Utilities				14.2	14.1	14.4	0.7	-1.4
		Transportation			9.4	9.3	9.3	1.1	1.1
			Railroad Transportation		3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0
			Trucking & Warehousing		3.7	3.6	3.6	2.8	2.8
		Communications			2.0	2.0	2.2	0.0	-9.1
			Telephone Communications		0.9	0.9	1.1	0.0	-18.2
		Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services			2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0
			Electric Services		1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
	Trade				56.0	54.3	54.4	3.1	2.9
		Wholesale Trade			8.1	8.0	7.7	1.3	5.2
			Durable Goods		4.9	4.7	4.4	4.3	11.4
			Nondurable Goods		3.2	3.3	3.3	-3.0	-3.0
		Retail Trade			47.9	46.3	46.7	3.5	2.6
			Building Materials & Garden Supply		2.3	2.2	2.2	4.5	4.5
			General Merchandise Stores		5.6	5.3	5.1	5.7	9.8
				Department Stores	4.6	4.5	3.8	2.2	21.1
			Food Stores		5.6	5.3	5.4	5.7	3.7
			Auto Dealers & Service Stations		8.4	8.2	8.3	2.4	1.2
				Gas Stations	4.3	4.2	4.3	2.4	0.0
			Apparel & Accessory Stores		1.3	1.2	1.2	8.3	8.3
			Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores		1.6	1.7	1.6	-5.9	0.0
			Eating & Drinking Places		17.2	16.8	17.4	2.4	-1.1
			Miscellaneous Retail		5.9	5.6	5.5	5.4	7.3
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate				8.2	8.1	8.1	1.2	1.2
		Depos-Nondepos & Security Brokers			4.3	4.3	4.2	0.0	2.4
			Depository Institutions		3.4	3.4	3.3	0.0	3.0
		Insurance			1.8	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0
	Services				55.9	53.9	54.6	3.7	2.4
		Hotels & Other Lodging Places			9.0	7.5	9.0	20.0	0.0
		Personal Services			2.0	2.0	1.9	0.0	5.3
		Business Services			8.3	8.1	8.1	2.5	2.5
		Automotive & Misc. Repair Services			2.9	2.9	3.0	0.0	-3.3
		Amusements (Rec Services & Mot. Pics.)			3.4	3.6	3.3	-5.6	3.0
		Health Services			11.3	11.3	10.8	0.0	4.6
			Offices of Doctors of Medicine		2.7	2.6	2.5	3.8	8.0
		Legal Services			1.2	1.2	1.3	0.0	-7.7
		Social Services			6.2	6.2	6.1	0.0	1.6
		Membership Organizations			3.7	3.6	3.6	2.8	2.8
		Engineering & Management			4.1	4.0	3.9	2.5	5.1
	Government				62.9	61.8	63.6	1.8	-1.1
		Total Federal Government			7.2	6.8	8.2	5.9	-12.2
			Department of Defense		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
		Total State Government			14.1	13.9	13.9	1.4	1.4
			State Education		5.5	5.5	5.6	0.0	-1.8
		Total Local Government			41.6	41.1	41.5	1.2	0.2
			Local Hospitals		5.4	5.4	5.2	0.0	3.8
			Local Education		23.5	23.3	23.7	0.9	-0.8

LARAMIE COUNTY


TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT					38.3	37.8	38.1	1.3	0.5

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING					4.1	4.0	4.1	2.5	0.0
	Mining & Construction				2.5	2.3	2.4	8.7	4.2
	Manufacturing				1.6	1.7	1.7	-5.9	-5.9
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING					34.2	33.8	34.0	1.2	0.6
	Transportation & Public Utilities				2.8	2.8	2.9	0.0	-3.4
	Trade				9.1	8.9	8.7	2.2	4.6
		Wholesale Trade			0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
		Retail Trade			8.3	8.1	7.9	2.5	5.1
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate				1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0
	Services				8.5	8.4	8.5	1.2	0.0
	Total Government				12.1	12.0	12.2	0.8	-0.8
		Federal Government			2.5	2.5	3.0	0.0	-16.7
		State Government			3.5	3.5	3.4	0.0	2.9
		Local Government			6.1	6.0	5.8	1.7	5.2

NATRONA COUNTY*

TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY
EMPLOYMENT					33.2	32.8	32.4	1.2	2.5

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING					5.7	5.6	5.3	1.8	7.5
	Mining				2.2	2.1	1.8	4.8	22.2
	Construction				2.0	1.9	2.0	5.3	0.0
	Manufacturing				1.5	1.6	1.5	-6.3	0.0
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING					27.5	27.2	27.1	1.1	1.5
	Transportation & Public Utilities				1.6	1.6	1.7	0.0	-5.9
		Transportation			1.1	1.1	1.2	0.0	-8.3
		Communications & Public Utilities			0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
	Trade				9.1	9.0	8.8	1.1	3.4
		Wholesale Trade			2.5	2.5	2.4	0.0	4.2
		Retail Trade			6.6	6.5	6.4	1.5	3.1
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate				1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0
	Services				9.9	9.7	9.5	2.1	4.2
		Personal & Business Services			2.2	2.1	2.0	4.8	10.0
		Health Services			3.2	3.2	3.0	0.0	6.7
	Government				5.7	5.7	5.9	0.0	-3.4
		Federal Government			0.7	0.7	0.8	0.0	-12.5
		State Government			0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
		Local Government			4.3	4.3	4.4	0.0	-2.3
			Local Education		3.0	3.0	3.1	0.0	-3.2



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 personell of the armed force

* Published in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(p) Subject to revision. (r) Revised.