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Employment
in Converse County, WY
Labor Force
The unemployment rate in Converse County was 4.8% in 2003,
compared with the state rate of 4.4%. Our labor force continues to
grow
as people move into the county and as new jobs interest those who
are not currently looking for a job to enter the market.
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1992
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1997
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2002
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2003
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Labor Force
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5,997
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6,505
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6,252
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6,582
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Employed
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5,642
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6,102
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5,976
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6,265
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Unemployed
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355
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403
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276
|
317
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Unemployment
Rate
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5.9%
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6.2%
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4.4%
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4.8%
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Statewide(WY)
Unemployment
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5.7%
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5.1%
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4.2%
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4.4%
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Source: Wyoming Department
of Employment, Research and Planning
Emploment and Wages
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Wyoming
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Converse
County
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Median Household
Income a
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$37,892
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$39,603
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Percentage
of Statewide
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100.00%
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104.50%
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Median
Family Income
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$45,685
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$45,905
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Percentage
of Statewide
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100.00%
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100.50%
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Per
Capita Income
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$19,134
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$18,744
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County
Rank (of 23)
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9
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Median
Earnings
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Male
full-time, year-round workers
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$34,442
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$36,443
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Female
full-time, year-round workers
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$21,735
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$19,032
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Families
in Poverty (1999)
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8.00%
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9.20%
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Individuals
in Poverty (1999)
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11.40%
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11.60%
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Mean
Hourly Wage (total all industries/all occupations) b
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$14.62
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$14.14
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Percent
of Statewide Mean Hourly Wage
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100.00%
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96.70%
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a
A household includes the immediate family and any other individuals
residing with the family.
b Occupational Employment Statistics, November 2002.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Converse County Quarterly Employment
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Industry
Sector
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NAICS Sector
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Q1-01
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Q2-01
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Q3-01
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Q4-01
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2001 Average
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Q1-02
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Q2-02
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Q3-02
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Q4-02
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2002 Average
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Q1-03
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Q2-03
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Total All
Sectors
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4,272
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4,342
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4,334
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4,338
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4,321
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4,025
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4,292
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4,215
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4,217
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4,187
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4,201
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4,490
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Total Private
Sector
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3,002
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3,079
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3,154
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3,051
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3,072
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2,739
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2,982
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3,125
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2,888
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2,933
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2,952
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3,233
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--Agriculture,
Forestry,
Fishing, & Hunting
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11
|
88
|
92
|
83
|
80
|
86
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57
|
70
|
79
|
74
|
70
|
71
|
87
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--Mining
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21
|
597
|
595
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596
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580
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592
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352
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340
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332
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321
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336
|
551
|
560
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--Construction
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23
|
346
|
343
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364
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352
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351
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315
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419
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448
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315
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374
|
252
|
383
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--Manufacturing
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31-33
|
90
|
94
|
99
|
104
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97
|
112
|
109
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116
|
111
|
112
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115
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120
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--Wholesale
Trade
|
42
|
57
|
61
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60
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64
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61
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58
|
56
|
56
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58
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57
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54
|
55
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--Retail
Trade
|
44-45
|
436
|
441
|
446
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454
|
444
|
449
|
441
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464
|
447
|
450
|
436
|
449
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--Transportation & Warehousing
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48-49
|
138
|
132
|
135
|
130
|
134
|
135
|
142
|
152
|
146
|
144
|
152
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174
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--Information
|
51
|
70
|
77
|
65
|
66
|
70
|
65
|
64
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68
|
71
|
67
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71
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67
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--Finance & Insurance
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52
|
70
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72
|
75
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75
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73
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79
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90
|
98
|
93
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90
|
92
|
93
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--Real Estate & Rental & Leasing
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53
|
44
|
48
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55
|
50
|
49
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47
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44
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42
|
48
|
45
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43
|
51
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--Professional & Technical
Services
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54
|
58
|
64
|
76
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68
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67
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64
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67
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65
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60
|
64
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62
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71
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--Administrative & Waste
Services
|
56
|
47
|
55
|
58
|
56
|
54
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53
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88
|
81
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65
|
72
|
61
|
71
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--Health
Care & Social Assistance
|
62
|
201
|
203
|
187
|
195
|
196
|
208
|
202
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203
|
211
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206
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210
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221
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--Arts,
Entertainment, & Recreation
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71
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34
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60
|
68
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51
|
53
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40
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69
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70
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51
|
58
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36
|
62
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--Accommodation & Food
Services
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72
|
449
|
447
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499
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439
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459
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417
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473
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538
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494
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481
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436
|
457
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--Other
Services, except Public Administration
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81
|
82
|
92
|
90
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84
|
87
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86
|
93
|
98
|
100
|
94
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100
|
99
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--Federal
Government
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|
64
|
73
|
83
|
74
|
73
|
67
|
72
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85
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72
|
74
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68
|
69
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--State
Government
|
|
132
|
143
|
144
|
136
|
139
|
134
|
148
|
149
|
134
|
141
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134
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144
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--Local
Government
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1,075
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1,046
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952
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1,078
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1,038
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1,085
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1,090
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857
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1,123
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1,039
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1,047
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1,044
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Total Government
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1,271
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1,263
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1,179
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1,287
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1,250
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1,286
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1,310
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1,091
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1,329
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1,254
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1,249
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1,257
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Source: Wyoming
Department of Employment, Research and Planning
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