On Industry: Key employment sectors drive Laramie’s economy

State and local government employs 38 percent of workers, pays 55 percent of employee income and creates 33 percent of value added in Albany County.

That sector can be divided into education and noneducation functions. The University of Wyoming and the public school system account for 5 percent of all employment and 9 percent of income.

Students at the University of Wyoming and government employees support the second-largest sector, personal services (excluding finance, insurance and real estate), with 23 percent of employment, 15 percent of income and 17 percent of value added.

The same consumers also support the third-largest sector in the…