1990 Census Profile 3 for Wyoming



1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    Page 1  
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LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over.....................................    332,293
In labor force......................................................    224,854
      Percent in labor force........................................       67.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................    220,980
    Employed........................................................    207,868
    Unemployed......................................................     13,112
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.9
  Armed Forces......................................................      3,874
Not in labor force..................................................    107,439
 
      Males 16 years and over.......................................    164,561
In labor force......................................................    126,398
      Percent in labor force........................................       76.8
  Civilian labor force..............................................    122,957
    Employed........................................................    115,625
    Unemployed......................................................      7,332
      Percent unemployed............................................        6.0
  Armed Forces......................................................      3,441
Not in labor force..................................................     38,163
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................    167,732
In labor force......................................................     98,456
      Percent in labor force........................................       58.7
  Civilian labor force..............................................     98,023
    Employed........................................................     92,243
    Unemployed......................................................      5,780
      Percent unemployed............................................        5.9
  Armed Forces......................................................        433
Not in labor force..................................................     69,276
 
      Females 16 years and over.....................................    167,732
With own children under 6 years.....................................     29,476
  Percent in labor force............................................       60.7
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................     34,483
  Percent in labor force............................................       77.2
 
           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...     42,206
All parents present in household in labor force.....................     24,475
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies..........     88,725
All parents present in household in labor force.....................     62,696
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................     27,448
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................      1,896
  Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................        706
  Unemployed........................................................        415
  Not in labor force................................................        775


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COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.........................................    208,374
Percent drove alone.................................................       73.8
Percent in carpools.................................................       13.5
Percent using public transportation.................................        1.4
Percent using other means...........................................        0.9
Percent walked or worked at home....................................        9.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................       15.4
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................    207,868
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............     21,288
Professional specialty occupations..................................     29,011
Technicians and related support occupations.........................      6,341
Sales occupations...................................................     21,787
Administrative support occupations, including clerical..............     28,865
Private household occupations.......................................        868
Protective service occupations......................................      3,512
Service occupations, except protective and household................     28,104
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................     11,433
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................     27,502
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................      7,270
Transportation and material moving occupations......................     13,698
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................      8,189
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over.................................    207,868
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................     12,573
Mining..............................................................     15,924
Construction........................................................     14,700
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................      6,899
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................      5,935
Transportation......................................................     10,202
Communications and other public utilities...........................      7,136
Wholesale trade.....................................................      5,065
Retail trade........................................................     38,351
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................      9,112
Business and repair services........................................      7,286
Personal services...................................................      7,549
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................      3,050
Health services.....................................................     13,493
Educational services................................................     24,544
Other professional and related services.............................     13,283
Public administration...............................................     12,766

 
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CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over................................    207,868
Private wage and salary workers.....................................    140,606
Government workers..................................................     45,938
  Local government workers..........................................     21,510
  State government workers..........................................     15,991
  Federal government workers........................................      8,437
Self-employed workers...............................................     19,834
Unpaid family workers...............................................      1,490.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census


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