Snapshot of
Employment in Wyoming in 2010
- #1 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
- #3 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #3 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #6 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among men.
- #7 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
- #7 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #8 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #9 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #10 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among women.
- #9 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #25 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages.
- #49 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
- #51 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment.
Figure 1. Total Employment
Figure 2. Employment by Gender
Figure 3. Employment Percent Change
Figure 4. Unemployment Rate
Figure 5. Percentage of Civilian Population in Employment
Total Employment
269,910
127,097,160
Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010
-12,540
-3,550,450
Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010
-0.04 %
-0.03 %
Percent of Women Employed
60.90 %
53.60 %
Percent of Men Employed
70.90 %
58.50 %
Unemployment Rate
6.60 %
9.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Women
6.10 %
8.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Men
7.00 %
10.50 %
Table 1. Employment Information for
Wyoming
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Salary Information for
Wyoming
Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution
Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution
Figure 8. Average Annual Salary
Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage
Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change
Average Annual Salary
$41,510
$44,410
Average Hourly Wage
$19.96
$21.35
Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010
0.04 %
0.02 %
Table 2. Salary Information for
Wyoming
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VIEW ALL WYOMING OCCUPATIONS HERE
HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS
1. Management Occupations: $81,110
2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: $68,170
3. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: $66,640
4. Legal Occupations: $63,470
5. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: $59,790
Table 3. Highest Paying
Wyoming Occupations
FASTEST GROWING SALARIES
1. Protective Service Occupations: 0.07 %
2. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations: 0.07 %
3. Production Occupations: 0.07 %
4. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 0.05 %
5. Management Occupations: 0.05 %
Table 4.
Wyoming Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries
POPULAR OCCUPATIONS
1. Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 13.78 %
2. Construction and Extraction Occupations: 12.09 %
3. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 8.55 %
4. Sales and Related Occupations: 8.42 %
5. Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 8.17 %
Table 5. Popular
Wyoming Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for the State)
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT
1. Education, Training, and Library Occupations: 0.07 %
2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.03 %
3. Personal Care and Service Occupations: 0.02 %
4. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: 0.01 %
5. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.01 %
Table 6.
Wyoming Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment
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LARGEST EMPLOYMENT
2. Health care and social assistance: 13.38%
3. Accommodation and food services: 12.98%
4. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 11.38%
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7. Local Industries with the Largest Employment (2008)
LARGEST NUMER OF FIRMS
3. Professional, scientific, and technical services: 1,887
4. Other services (except public administration): 1,770
5. Health care and social assistance: 1,568
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8. Local Industries with the Largest Number of Registered Firms (2008)
HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT PER FIRM
2. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 33.36
5. Accommodation and food services: 19.01
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9. Local Industries with the Highest Number of Employees Per Firm (2008)
HIGHEST ANNUAL PAYROLL PER FIRM
2. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: $2,559,728
3. Management of companies and enterprises: $1,155,423
4. Manufacturing: $1,033,686
5. Health care and social assistance: $764,084
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10. Local Industries with the Highest Annual Payroll Per Firm (2008)
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11. Popular Colleges in
Wyoming.
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12. Popular Academic/Training Programs Offered by Colleges in
Wyoming.
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Further Information on Employment and Occupations in
Wyoming
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor and U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
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