Statewide
CES Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment1

As expected, there was a seasonal increase in employment in the Service Producing industries from April to May. Much of this increase occurred in the industries of Eating & Drinking Places and Hotels & Other Lodging Places.

EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
MAY 96 (p) APR 96 (r) MAY 95 APR-MAY 96 MAY 95-96
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT* 223.1 216.5 220.5 3.0 1.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 40.5 39.4 40.3 2.8 0.5
--Mining 16.4 16.2 16.7 1.2 -1.8
----Coal Mining 4.6 4.7 4.6 -2.1 0.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 7.0 6.8 7.7 2.9 -9.1
------Crude Petrol-Natural Gas 2.7 2.7 2.9 0.0 -6.9
------Oil & Gas Field Services 4.3 4.1 4.8 4.9 -10.4
----Nonmetallic Minerals 4.2 4.1 3.9 2.4 7.7
--Construction 14.5 13.6 14.2 6.6 2.1
----General Building Contractors 3.2 3.0 3.2 6.7 0.0
----Heavy Construction 4.0 3.7 3.9 8.1 2.6
----Special Trade Construction 7.3 6.9 7.1 5.8 2.8
--Manufacturing 9.6 9.6 9.4 0.0 2.1
----Durable Goods 4.8 4.8 4.7 0.0 2.1
----Nondurable Goods 4.8 4.8 4.7 0.0 2.1
------Printing & Publishing 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0
------Petroleum & Coal Products 1.0 1.1 1.0 -9.1 0.0
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
MAY 96 (p) APR 96 (r) MAY 95 APR-MAY 96 MAY 95-96
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 182.6 177.1 180.2 3.1 1.3
--Transportation & Public Utilities 13.4 13.3 13.6 0.8 -1.5
----Transportation 8.3 8.2 8.3 1.2 0.0
------Railroad Transportation 2.4 2.4 2.5 0.0 -4.0
------Trucking & Warehousing 4.1 4.1 4.1 0.0 0.0
----Communications 1.8 1.8 1.9 0.0 -5.3
------Telephone Communications 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
----Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services 3.3 3.3 3.5 0.0 -5.7
------Electric Services 2.2 2.2 2.3 0.0 -4.3
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
MAY 96 (p) APR 96 (r) MAY 95 APR-MAY 96 MAY 95-96
--Trade 52.8 50.9 51.1 3.7 3.3
----Wholesale Trade 7.7 7.7 7.5 0.0 2.7
------Durable Goods 4.2 4.2 4.1 0.0 2.4
------Nondurable Goods 3.5 3.5 3.4 0.0 2.9
----Retail Trade 45.1 43.2 43.6 4.4 3.4
------Bldg. Matls. & Garden Supply 1.9 1.8 1.8 5.6 5.6
------General Merchandise Stores 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.3 2.1
--------Department Stores 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.8 2.8
------Food Stores 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.8
------Auto. Dlrs. & Service Stations 7.6 7.5 7.4 1.3 2.7
--------Gas Stations 4.0 3.9 3.9 2.6 2.6
------Apparel & Accessory Stores 1.6 1.5 1.5 6.7 6.7
------Furniture & Home Furn. Stores 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
------Eating & Drinking Places 17.7 16.8 17.0 5.4 4.1
------Miscellaneous Retail 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.4 0.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 8.1 7.9 7.9 2.5 2.5
----Depos-Nondepos & Security Brkrs. 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0
------Depository Institutions 2.9 2.9 3.0 0.0 -3.3
----Insurance 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS % CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
MAY 96 (p) APR 96 (r) MAY 95 APR-MAY 96 MAY 95-96
--Services 48.2 45.6 47.1 5.7 2.3
----Hotels & Other Lodging Places 9.2 6.9 9.1 33.3 1.1
----Personal Services 1.8 1.9 1.8 -5.3 0.0
----Business Services 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.8 3.8
----Automotive & Misc. Repair Svcs. 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.0 0.0
----Amusements (Rec.Svcs.& Mot.Pics.) 3.2 3.4 3.0 -5.9 6.7
----Health Services 9.9 9.8 9.6 1.0 3.1
------Offices of Doctors of Medicine 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.0 5.3
----Legal Services 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0
----Social Services 5.2 5.1 5.1 2.0 2.0
----Membership Organizations 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0
----Engineering & Management 3.3 3.4 3.2 -2.9 3.1
--Government 60.1 59.4 60.5 1.2 -0.7
----Total Federal Government 7.0 6.9 7.4 1.4 -5.4
------Department of Defense 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
----Total State Government 13.8 13.7 14.1 0.7 -2.1
------State Education 5.6 5.6 5.6 0.0 0.0
----Total Local Government 39.3 38.8 39.0 1.3 0.8
------Local Hospitals 5.0 4.9 4.9 2.0 2.0
------Local Education 22.0 22.3 22.0 -1.3 0.0

* 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.


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


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