The records contain such information as the number of employees, the employer's payroll and the primary business or industry classification of the firm. Because employer records are used for the administration of the Unemployment Insurance program and for statistical purposes, these records are edited for correctness and currency. One purpose of this publication is to pilot the idea of the usefulness of a larger publication encompassing all firms within the State. If there proves to be a large demand for this type of information, we will produce a similar publication listing all Wyoming firms by industry and possibly the number of employees. The amount of information contained in future publications will depend on the response from employers.
Many firms are reluctant to allow publication of actual employment numbers.
However, ranking the firms by the number of employees may be possible. For this pilot publication, the Unemployment Insurance employer tax records of June 1997 were used to select the potential employers. The firms having the greatest number of employees as of June 1997 in each industry and statewide were selected. The employers were contacted by mail. Telephone calls soliciting participation were placed to a few of the larger firms who had not responded to either request.