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

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................     26,964
In labor force......................................................     19,123
      Percent in labor force........................................       70.9
  Civilian labor force..............................................     19,093
    Employed........................................................     18,115
    Unemployed......................................................        978
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.1
  Armed Forces......................................................         30
Not in labor force..................................................      7,841
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................     13,556
In labor force......................................................     11,205
      Percent in labor force........................................       82.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................     11,186
    Employed........................................................     10,726
    Unemployed......................................................        460
      Percent unemployed............................................        4.1
  Armed Forces......................................................         19
Not in labor force..................................................      2,351
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................     13,408
In labor force......................................................      7,918
      Percent in labor force........................................       59.1
  Civilian labor force..............................................      7,907
    Employed........................................................      7,389
    Unemployed......................................................        518
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.6
  Armed Forces......................................................         11
Not in labor force..................................................      5,490
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................     13,408
With own children under 6 years.....................................      2,655
  Percent in labor force............................................       55.6
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................      3,415
  Percent in labor force............................................       73.0
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...      3,911
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      2,044
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........      8,989
All parents present in household in labor force.....................      5,931
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................      2,435
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................        161
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................         37
  Unemployed........................................................         50
  Not in labor force................................................         74


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

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................     17,886
Percent drove alone.................................................       65.3
Percent in carpools.................................................       21.4
Percent using public transportation.................................        7.8
Percent using other means...........................................        0.5
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        5.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       21.4
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     18,115
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............      1,688
Professional specialty occupations..................................      1,965
Technicians and related support occupations.........................        417
Sales occupations...................................................      1,747
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............      2,326
Private household occupations.......................................         35
Protective service occupations......................................        327
Service occupations, except protective and household................      2,459
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................        153
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................      3,773
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................        973
Transportation and material moving occupations......................      1,418
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................        834
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................     18,115
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................        148
Mining..............................................................      3,277
Construction........................................................      1,076
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................      1,369
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................        276
Transportation......................................................        937
Communications and other public utilities...........................      1,192
Wholesale trade.....................................................        528
Retail trade........................................................      3,249
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................        480
Business and repair services........................................        610
Personal services...................................................        703
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................        208
Health services.....................................................        775
Educational services................................................      1,855
Other professional and related services.............................        767
Public administration...............................................        665
 

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

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................     18,115
Private wage and salary workers.....................................     14,080
Government workers..................................................      3,098
  Local government workers..........................................      2,127
  State government workers..........................................        656
  Federal government workers........................................        315
Self-employed workers...............................................        874
Unpaid family workers...............................................         63.