In the early 1990's, over 285,000 people held jobs. About 23 percent were in the service industries, including a large number of people working in tourism. About 12 percent of Wyoming's work force belongs to a union. Agriculture There are about 9,300 ranches and farms with an average acreage of nearly 4,000 acres in the state of Wyoming. Selling livestock and livestock products accounts for about three-fourths of farm income.
Cattle make up almost four-fifths of that amount.
Wyoming also holds the second largest amount of sheep in the United States. Mining Wyoming ranks first among states in the value of coal production, fifth in natural gas production, sixth in petroleum output and 11th in non-fuel mineral output. Wyoming has some of the most desirable coal beds in the world. Because Wyoming coal is low in sulfur, it does not pollute as much as other coals. The second most important mineral for Wyoming is natural gas.