1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 040 Wyoming 160 Casper city LABOR FORCE STATUS Persons 16 years and over..................................... 34,685 In labor force...................................................... 23,165 Percent in labor force........................................ 66.8 Civilian labor force.............................................. 23,101 Employed........................................................ 21,694 Unemployed...................................................... 1,407 Percent unemployed............................................ 6.1 Armed Forces...................................................... 64 Not in labor force.................................................. 11,520 Males 16 years and over....................................... 16,399 In labor force...................................................... 12,815 Percent in labor force........................................ 78.1 Civilian labor force.............................................. 12,761 Employed........................................................ 11,870 Unemployed...................................................... 891 Percent unemployed............................................ 7.0 Armed Forces...................................................... 54 Not in labor force.................................................. 3,584 Females 16 years and over..................................... 18,286 In labor force...................................................... 10,350 Percent in labor force........................................ 56.6 Civilian labor force.............................................. 10,340 Employed........................................................ 9,824 Unemployed...................................................... 516 Percent unemployed............................................ 5.0 Armed Forces...................................................... 10 Not in labor force.................................................. 7,936 Females 16 years and over..................................... 18,286 With own children under 6 years..................................... 3,170 Percent in labor force............................................ 60.0 With own children 6 to 17 years only................................ 3,431 Percent in labor force............................................ 75.6 Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies... 4,578 All parents present in household in labor force..................... 2,622 Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.......... 8,578 All parents present in household in labor force..................... 5,960 Persons 16 to 19 years.......................................... 2,699 Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate................. 184 Employed or in Armed Forces....................................... 91 Unemployed........................................................ 14 Not in labor force................................................ 79 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2 040 Wyoming 160 Casper city COMMUTING TO WORK Workers 16 years and over......................................... 21,492 Percent drove alone................................................. 83.2 Percent in carpools................................................. 10.7 Percent using public transportation................................. 0.0 Percent using other means........................................... 0.6 Percent walked or worked at home.................................... 5.1 Mean travel time to work (minutes).................................. 14.7 OCCUPATION Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 21,694 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............... 2,953 Professional specialty occupations.................................. 3,615 Technicians and related support occupations......................... 707 Sales occupations................................................... 3,043 Administrative support occupations, including clerical.............. 3,641 Private household occupations....................................... 57 Protective service occupations...................................... 299 Service occupations, except protective and household................ 2,474 Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.......................... 214 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations................. 2,346 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................... 760 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 851 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................. 734 INDUSTRY Employed person 16 years and over................................. 21,694 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................ 187 Mining.............................................................. 1,515 Construction........................................................ 1,190 Manufacturing, nondurable goods..................................... 669 Manufacturing, durable goods........................................ 854 Transportation...................................................... 743 Communications and other public utilities........................... 782 Wholesale trade..................................................... 928 Retail trade........................................................ 4,380 Finance, insurance, and real estate................................. 1,537 Business and repair services........................................ 1,168 Personal services................................................... 527 Entertainment, and recreation services.............................. 437 Health services..................................................... 1,660 Educational services................................................ 2,097 Other professional and related services............................. 1,768 Public administration............................................... 1,252 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 3 040 Wyoming 160 Casper city CLASS OF WORKER Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 21,694 Private wage and salary workers..................................... 16,148 Government workers.................................................. 3,664 Local government workers.......................................... 1,818 State government workers.......................................... 1,125 Federal government workers........................................ 721 Self-employed workers............................................... 1,763 Unpaid family workers............................................... 119. .Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census