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

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     17,951
In labor force......................................................     11,508
      Percent in labor force........................................       64.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................     11,486
    Employed........................................................     10,789
    Unemployed......................................................        697
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.1
  Armed Forces......................................................         22
Not in labor force..................................................      6,443
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................      8,628
In labor force......................................................      6,306
      Percent in labor force........................................       73.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................      6,284
    Employed........................................................      5,931
    Unemployed......................................................        353
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.6
  Armed Forces......................................................         22
Not in labor force..................................................      2,322
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................      9,323
In labor force......................................................      5,202
      Percent in labor force........................................       55.8
  Civilian labor force..............................................      5,202
    Employed........................................................      4,858
    Unemployed......................................................        344
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.6
  Armed Forces......................................................          0
Not in labor force..................................................      4,121
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................      9,323
With own children under 6 years.....................................      1,246
  Percent in labor force............................................       63.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      1,779
  Percent in labor force............................................       80.1
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      1,699
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      1,024
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      4,462
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      3,260
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      1,357
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................         80
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         26
  Unemployed........................................................         15
  Not in labor force................................................         39
 .1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 2
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Sheridan County

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................     10,510
Percent drove alone.................................................       75.9
Percent in carpools.................................................       12.6
Percent using public transportation.................................        0.0
Percent using other means...........................................        0.8
Percent walked or worked at home....................................       10.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       15.8
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     10,789
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............      1,001
Professional specialty occupations..................................      1,523
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        260
Sales occupations...................................................      1,201
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      1,380
Private household occupations.......................................         47
Protective service occupations......................................        194
Service occupations, except protective and household................      1,624
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        730
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      1,363
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        349
Transportation and material moving occupations......................        683
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        434
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................     10,789
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        887
Mining..............................................................        563
Construction........................................................        857
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................        194
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        344
Transportation......................................................        548
Communications and other public utilities...........................        125
Wholesale trade.....................................................        180
Retail trade........................................................      2,200
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        565
Business and repair services........................................        434
Personal services...................................................        375
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................         98
Health services.....................................................      1,254
Educational services................................................        983
Other professional and related services.............................        903
Public administration...............................................        279
 
.1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 3
   040 Wyoming                       
   050    Sheridan County

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     10,789
Private wage and salary workers.....................................      7,272
Government workers..................................................      2,269
  Local government workers..........................................      1,084
  State government workers..........................................        500
  Federal government workers........................................        685
Self-employed workers...............................................      1,165
Unpaid family workers...............................................         83.