Wyoming

Industry wages in the State of Wyoming grown by 30.4% since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages in the State of Wyoming grown by a total of 30.4%. This is greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

The counties in the State of Wyoming range, in terms of growth in average industry wages from 2001 to 2006, from 53.8% in Sublette County to a low of a 5.8% in Weston County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Wyoming
Total Industry Wages

1. Sublette County (53.8%)
2. Johnson County (40.7%)
3. Natrona County (36.6%)
4. Sheridan County (34.3%)
5. Converse County (32.0%)
6. Carbon County (30.9%)
7. Teton County (30.3%)
8. Campbell County (30.1%)
9. Uinta County (29.4%)
10. Crook County (28.9%)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Wages in the State of Wyoming Lag Behind Wages in the United States

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Wages in all industries in Wyoming when analyzed can be understood as being very low when compared to other States throughout the US in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are less than the pay in US of $40,259.

The counties in the State of Wyoming in terms of total industry wages in the 2nd quarter of 2006, range from $47,639 in Campbell County to a low of a $23,568 in Hot Springs County.

Top ten counties in terms of industry wages in the Wyoming
Total Industry Wages

1. Campbell County ($47,639)
2. Sweetwater County ($47,354)
3. Sublette County ($36,769)
4. Natrona County ($36,530)
5. Converse County ($36,251)
6. Platte County ($32,931)
7. Big Horn County ($32,878)
8. Uinta County ($32,608)
9. Lincoln County ($32,506)
10. Teton County ($31,934)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Wyoming Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The State of Wyoming: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

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.

Income and Poverty in the State of Wyoming

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As the median household income witnessed a growth during the period of 2000 to 2005 in the State of Wyoming, the Race/Ethnicity group that went through the most dramatic growth in the household income level was the Black or African American Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 50.8 percent from 2000 to 2005. The American Indian and Alaska Native population group was least impacted by the household income growth in Wyoming, experiencing a 39.5 percent decline in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

The poverty rate in the State of Wyoming has declined by 1.9 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 11.4 percent to 9.5 percent.

When analyzed against other States in the US, the State of Wyoming had a medium-low median household income of $44,334 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 10.8 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Wyoming reported a median household income of $28,464, this median was 35.8 percent less than the median income level in this area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 15.3 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $37,555. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $47,143. This income level is 6.3 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the state, for all households. In the State of Wyoming, White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $45,122 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Wyoming, according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $35,612, this income level is 19.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Wyoming range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $63,898 in Teton County to a low of $33,684 in Albany County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Wyoming
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Teton County ($63,898)
2. Campbell County ($57,957 )
3. Sweetwater County ($54,448)
4. Uinta County ($52,116)
5. Lincoln County ($47,729)
6. Laramie County ($46,340)
7. Converse County ($46,336)
8. Sublette County ($45,681)
9. Natrona County ($42,844)
10. Carbon County ($42,190)

The household income has increased from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $46,202, posting a 4.2 percent growth. The State of Wyoming ranks 2 of 5 states when analyzing the growth in median income level for the United States.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Wyoming range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 21 percent in Albany County to a low of 6 percent in Teton County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Wyoming
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Albany County (21 percent)
2. Fremont County (17.6 )
3. Big Horn County (14.1 percent)
4. Washakie County (14.1 percent)
5. Goshen County (13.9 percent)
6. Niobrara County (13.4 percent)
7. Carbon County (12.9 percent)
8. Park County (12.7 percent)
9. Natrona County (11.8 percent)
10. Platte County (11.7 percent)

Evaluated with other States across the nation, the State of Wyoming can be recognized as having a medium-high rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.4 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 36.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Wyoming, reporting 17.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the State of Wyoming

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From the year 2000, the State of Wyoming has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.2 percent to a total of 23.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the United States percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Wyoming range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 45.8 percent in Teton County to a low of 14.4 percent in Weston County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Wyoming
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Teton County (45.8 percent)
2. Albany County (44 percent)
3. Park County (23.6 percent)
4. Laramie County (23.4 percent)
5. Sheridan County (22.4 percent)
6. Johnson County (22.2 percent)
7. Sublette County (21.6 percent)
8. Natrona County (20 percent)
9. Fremont County (19.6 percent)
10. Washakie County (18.8 percent)

Wyoming may to understood as having a less-educated working age population, with 23.2 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Wyoming has a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of Wyoming, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Wyoming have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 24 percent (Men) versus 22.4 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree category, with 37.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In the State of Wyoming as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 23.8 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, . percent of the Asian alone and 4.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. By the year 2005, 24 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.6 percent. By 2005, a total of 22.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.