WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
PRELIMINARY BENCHMARK 2021
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS 
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES- RESEARCH AND PLANNING 
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
ANNUAL 
JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC AVERAGE
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 266.2 268.1 270.3 272.3 278.4 285.6 284.5 284.0 283.8 282.1 278.4 280.3 277.8
TOTAL PRIVATE 200.0 200.5 202.0 204.2 209.4 217.2 219.8 218.9 215.9 213.9 210.6 212.7 210.4
GOODS PRODUCING 42.1 41.8 42.5 44.3 45.4 46.6 47.3 47.8 47.8 47.7 47.1 46.7 45.6
Natural Resources & Mining   14.3 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.7 14.9 15.0 15.1 14.9 15.0 15.2 14.7
Mining                14.2 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.6 14.8 14.9 15.0 14.8 15.0 15.1 14.6
Oil & Gas Extraction 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Mining except Oil & Gas   7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.1
Coal Mining           4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4
Support Activities for Mining 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.3
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4
Construction           18.3 18.1 18.7 20.4 21.3 22.1 22.4 22.9 22.7 22.9 22.3 21.6 21.1
Construction of Buildings 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 4.1 3.9 4.2 5.0 5.2 5.6 5.7 6.3 6.5 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.5
Specialty Trade Contractors 10.2 10.1 10.4 11.2 11.8 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.2 11.4
Manufacturing          9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.7
Durable Goods         4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9
Non-Durable Goods     4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8
SERVICE PROVIDING 224.1 226.3 227.8 228.0 233.0 239.0 237.2 236.2 236.0 234.4 231.3 233.6 232.2
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 50.3 50.1 50.2 50.0 50.7 51.7 52.0 51.7 51.0 51.5 51.9 52.2 51.1
Wholesale Trade       7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.4
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5
Retail Trade          29.0 28.9 28.8 28.8 29.3 30.1 30.4 30.2 29.6 30.0 30.1 30.2 29.6
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3
Food & Beverage Stores 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9
Grocery Stores        4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1
Gasoline Stations     3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0
General Merchandise Stores 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 5.6
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.1 14.0 14.1 13.9 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.0 14.2 14.4 14.1
Utilities             2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4
Transportation & Warehousing 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.9 12.1 11.8
Truck Transportation  3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5
Information            2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9
Financial Activities   10.8 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.1
Finance & Insurance 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9
Professional & Business Services 18.1 18.4 18.6 18.9 19.7 20.2 20.5 20.4 20.0 20.4 19.8 19.9 19.6
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.7 9.8 9.8
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2
Management of Companies & Enterprises 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.4 9.1 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.2 8.9
Educational & Health Services 28.8 28.9 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.1 27.6 27.7 28.6 28.8 28.4 28.7 28.6
Educational Services  3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.2
Health Care & Social Assistance 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.7 25.7 25.5 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.3 25.0 25.3 25.4
Ambulatory Health Care Services 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.8 10.7
Offices of Physicians 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
Hospitals             3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0
Social Assistance     7.3 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3
Leisure & Hospitality 31.5 32.0 32.3 32.5 34.9 40.4 42.1 41.1 38.6 35.7 33.7 35.6 35.9
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.7
Accommodation & Food Services 28.5 28.9 29.1 29.3 31.3 35.9 37.4 36.5 34.5 32.0 30.3 32.1 32.2
Accommodation         9.3 9.4 9.3 9.2 10.3 13.7 14.7 14.0 12.7 10.9 9.2 10.9 11.1
Food Services & Drinking Places 19.2 19.5 19.8 20.1 21.0 22.2 22.7 22.5 21.8 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.0
Other Services         15.5 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.7 16.0 16.0 15.9 15.8 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.7
Repair & Maintenance 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Government              66.2 67.6 68.3 68.1 69.0 68.4 64.7 65.1 67.9 68.2 67.8 67.6 67.4
Federal Government    7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.7
State Government      13.9 14.5 14.7 14.6 14.6 13.9 13.8 13.6 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.3
State Govt. Education 5.1 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.0 4.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6
Local Government      45.1 45.9 46.3 46.2 46.5 46.3 42.6 43.3 45.2 45.9 45.9 45.8 45.4
Local Govt Education  23.1 23.9 24.2 24.0 24.0 22.9 19.2 19.8 22.7 23.7 23.9 23.9 22.9
Hospitals             7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5
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