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

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     55,067
In labor force......................................................     38,663
      Percent in labor force........................................       70.2
  Civilian labor force..............................................     35,265
    Employed........................................................     32,914
    Unemployed......................................................      2,351
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.7
  Armed Forces......................................................      3,398
Not in labor force..................................................     16,404
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................     27,190
In labor force......................................................     21,511
      Percent in labor force........................................       79.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................     18,483
    Employed........................................................     17,143
    Unemployed......................................................      1,340
      Percent unemployed............................................        7.2
  Armed Forces......................................................      3,028
Not in labor force..................................................      5,679
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................     27,877
In labor force......................................................     17,152
      Percent in labor force........................................       61.5
  Civilian labor force..............................................     16,782
    Employed........................................................     15,771
    Unemployed......................................................      1,011
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.0
  Armed Forces......................................................        370
Not in labor force..................................................     10,725
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................     27,877
With own children under 6 years.....................................      4,952
  Percent in labor force............................................       64.4
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      5,366
  Percent in labor force............................................       80.0
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      6,896
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      4,385
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........     12,635
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      9,352
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      4,192
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................        376
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................        155
  Unemployed........................................................         97
  Not in labor force................................................        124


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

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................     35,721
Percent drove alone.................................................       80.5
Percent in carpools.................................................       12.0
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.4
Percent using other means...........................................        0.8
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        6.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       13.8
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     32,914
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............      4,306
Professional specialty occupations..................................      4,875
Technicians and related support occupations.........................      1,113
Sales occupations...................................................      4,263
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      5,508
Private household occupations.......................................        144
Protective service occupations......................................        601
Service occupations, except protective and household................      4,283
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        654
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      3,133
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        856
Transportation and material moving occupations......................      1,964
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................      1,214
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................     32,914
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        740
Mining..............................................................        156
Construction........................................................      2,348
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        926
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        726
Transportation......................................................      2,190
Communications and other public utilities...........................      1,166
Wholesale trade.....................................................        720
Retail trade........................................................      6,857
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................      2,182
Business and repair services........................................      1,107
Personal services...................................................      1,337
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        393
Health services.....................................................      2,335
Educational services................................................      2,928
Other professional and related services.............................      2,425
Public administration...............................................      4,378
 

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

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     32,914
Private wage and salary workers.....................................     20,751
Government workers..................................................      9,780
  Local government workers..........................................      3,173
  State government workers..........................................      3,684
  Federal government workers........................................      2,923
Self-employed workers...............................................      2,227
Unpaid family workers...............................................        156..