1990 Census Profile 3 for Carbon County


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Carbon County

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     12,237
In labor force......................................................      8,031
      Percent in labor force........................................       65.6
  Civilian labor force..............................................      8,031
    Employed........................................................      7,602
    Unemployed......................................................        429
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.3
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      4,206
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................      6,507
In labor force......................................................      4,632
      Percent in labor force........................................       71.2
  Civilian labor force..............................................      4,632
    Employed........................................................      4,375
    Unemployed......................................................        257
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.5
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      1,875
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................      5,730
In labor force......................................................      3,399
      Percent in labor force........................................       59.3
  Civilian labor force..............................................      3,399
    Employed........................................................      3,227
    Unemployed......................................................        172
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.1
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      2,331
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................      5,730
With own children under 6 years.....................................      1,055
  Percent in labor force............................................       63.6
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,259
  Percent in labor force............................................       80.9
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      1,441
All parents present in household in labor force.....................        869
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      3,305
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,581
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................        935
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         79
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         37
  Unemployed........................................................         21
  Not in labor force................................................         21


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 2
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Carbon County

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      7,360
Percent drove alone.................................................       73.5
Percent in carpools.................................................       14.0
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.5
Percent using other means...........................................        1.3
Percent walked or worked at home....................................       10.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       13.3
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      7,602
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        483
Professional specialty occupations..................................        882
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        185
Sales occupations...................................................        607
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............        984
Private household occupations.......................................         22
Protective service occupations......................................        319
Service occupations, except protective and household................      1,059
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        577
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      1,165
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        311
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        665
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        343
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      7,602
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        612
Mining..............................................................        602
Construction........................................................        500
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        322
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        243
Transportation......................................................        526
Communications and other public utilities...........................        239
Wholesale trade.....................................................        108
Retail trade........................................................      1,295
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        261
Business and repair services........................................        230
Personal services...................................................        402
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................         80
Health services.....................................................        414
Educational services................................................        699
Other professional and related services.............................        350
Public administration...............................................        719
 

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 3
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Carbon County

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      7,602
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      5,247
Government workers..................................................      1,708
  Local government workers..........................................        906
  State government workers..........................................        594
  Federal government workers........................................        208
Self-employed workers...............................................        589
Unpaid family workers...............................................         58.
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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census


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