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

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................      6,040
In labor force......................................................      3,791
      Percent in labor force........................................       62.8
  Civilian labor force..............................................      3,755
    Employed........................................................      3,572
    Unemployed......................................................        183
      Percent unemployed............................................        4.9
  Armed Forces......................................................         36
Not in labor force..................................................      2,249
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................      2,942
In labor force......................................................      2,197
      Percent in labor force........................................       74.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................      2,161
    Employed........................................................      2,081
    Unemployed......................................................         80
      Percent unemployed............................................        3.7
  Armed Forces......................................................         36
Not in labor force..................................................        745
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................      3,098
In labor force......................................................      1,594
      Percent in labor force........................................       51.5
  Civilian labor force..............................................      1,594
    Employed........................................................      1,491
    Unemployed......................................................        103
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.5
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      1,504
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................      3,098
With own children under 6 years.....................................        461
  Percent in labor force............................................       54.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................        670
  Percent in labor force............................................       76.0
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...        689
All parents present in household in labor force.....................        342
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      1,589
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,089
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................        418
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         11
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................          5
  Unemployed........................................................          2
  Not in labor force................................................          4


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

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................      3,534
Percent drove alone.................................................       73.1
Percent in carpools.................................................       13.1
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.0
Percent using other means...........................................        1.1
Percent walked or worked at home....................................       12.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       11.1
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      3,572
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............        275
Professional specialty occupations..................................        414
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        110
Sales occupations...................................................        237
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............        341
Private household occupations.......................................          7
Protective service occupations......................................         61
Service occupations, except protective and household................        582
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        587
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................        464
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        157
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        209
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        128
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................      3,572
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        603
Mining..............................................................         48
Construction........................................................        243
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................          9
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................         65
Transportation......................................................        248
Communications and other public utilities...........................        379
Wholesale trade.....................................................         42
Retail trade........................................................        537
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        118
Business and repair services........................................         92
Personal services...................................................        127
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................         37
Health services.....................................................        248
Educational services................................................        392
Other professional and related services.............................        175
Public administration...............................................        209
 

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

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................      3,572
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      2,288
Government workers..................................................        729
  Local government workers..........................................        473
  State government workers..........................................        149
  Federal government workers........................................        107
Self-employed workers...............................................        516
Unpaid family workers...............................................         39..