Wyoming Five-Year Industry Employment Change
The Other leather product manufacturing industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 72.6 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Other leather product manufacturing industry in Wyoming outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 42.8 percent in terms of employment in the Other leather product manufacturing industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other leather product manufacturing (72.6 percent decline)
2. Dairy product manufacturing (69.3 percent decline)
3. Other personal services (65.6 percent decline)
4. Business support services (51.7 percent decline)
5. Other heavy construction (43.7 percent decline)
The State of Wyoming: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Rooming and boarding houses industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 352.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. The Rooming and boarding houses industry in Wyoming outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 14.3 percent of the industry employment.
Top 5 Industries
1. Rooming and boarding houses (352.9 percent gain)
2. Educational support services (336.1 percent gain)
3. Data processing and related services (152.7 percent gain)
4. Support activities for rail transportation (144.2 percent gain)
5. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (128.2 percent gain)
The total number of jobs has increased by 13.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.
The counties in the State of Wyoming in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 99.1 percent job gained in Sublette County to a low of a 6.0 percent job lost in Hot Springs County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Wyoming
Industry Employment Growth Percent
1. Sublette County (99.1 percent gain)
2. Sweetwater County (34.9 percent gain)
3. Campbell County (32.9 percent gain)
4. Johnson County (30.4 percent gain)
5. Crook County (25.1 percent gain)
6. Natrona County (22.8 percent gain)
7. Sheridan County (20.5 percent gain)
8. Lincoln County (20.2 percent gain)
9. Carbon County (18.3 percent gain)
10. Laramie County (18.0 percent gain)
Of the 225 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 102 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 123 industries reported a drop in employment.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of Wyoming
The Support activities for mining industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 5,817 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Support activities for mining industry makes up 18.9 percent of the total employment growth in Wyoming.
Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for mining (5,817 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (1,917 new jobs)
3. Coal mining (1,706 new jobs)
4. Traveler accommodation (1,624 new jobs)
5. Specialized freight trucking (1,068 new jobs)
In the State of Wyoming, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 25,375 jobs between mid-2001 and mid-2006.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of Wyoming
Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Business support services industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 667 jobs. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 11.9 percent of the total job loss in Wyoming.
Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (667 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (561 jobs lost)
3. General freight trucking (506 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (397 jobs lost)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (353 jobs lost)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Wyoming in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 6,151 total jobs gained in Natrona County to a low of 90 jobs lost in Hot Springs County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Wyoming
Total Industry Employment Growth
1. Natrona County (6,151 jobs gained)
2. Campbell County (5,421 jobs gained)
3. Sweetwater County (5,211 jobs gained)
4. Laramie County (4,453 jobs gained)
5. Sheridan County (1,696 jobs gained)
6. Sublette County (1,677 jobs gained)
7. Park County (1,133 jobs gained)
8. Uinta County (877 jobs gained)
9. Lincoln County (777 jobs gained)
10. Carbon County (765 jobs gained)
About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
