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Table 34: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Construction (NAICS 23), Third Quarter 2018 & 2019a | ||||||||||||
Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||||||||
Change | Change | Change | ||||||||||
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSb Code | 2019Q3 | 2018Q3 | N | % | 2019Q3 | 2018Q3 | $ | % | 2019Q3 | 2018Q3 | $ | % |
Construction (23) - Private | 24,708 | 21,738 | 2,970 | 13.7 | $364,475,653 | $292,606,738 | $71,868,915 | 24.6 | $1,135 | $1,035 | $99 | 9.6 |
Construction of buildings (236) | 4,093 | 3,993 | 100 | 2.5 | $50,023,949 | $46,325,995 | $3,697,954 | 8.0 | $940 | $892 | $48 | 5.3 |
Residential building construction (2361) | 2,779 | 2,636 | 143 | 5.4 | $30,456,000 | $27,496,403 | $2,959,597 | 10.8 | $843 | $802 | $41 | 5.1 |
Nonresidential building construction (2362) | 1,315 | 1,357 | -43 | -3.1 | $19,567,949 | $18,829,592 | $738,357 | 3.9 | $1,145 | $1,067 | $78 | 7.3 |
Heavy & civil engineering construction (237) | 8,425 | 6,114 | 2,310 | 37.8 | $151,593,306 | $100,231,699 | $51,361,607 | 51.2 | $1,384 | $1,261 | $123 | 9.8 |
Utility system construction (2371) | 6,085 | 3,892 | 2,193 | 56.4 | $114,193,215 | $66,668,987 | $47,524,228 | 71.3 | $1,444 | $1,318 | $126 | 9.5 |
Land subdivision (2372) | 70 | 77 | -7 | -9.1 | $408,241 | $552,331 | -$144,090 | -26.1 | $449 | $552 | -$103 | -18.7 |
Highway, street, & bridge construction (2373) | 1,944 | 1,829 | 116 | 6.3 | $31,120,301 | $28,341,420 | $2,778,881 | 9.8 | $1,231 | $1,192 | $39 | 3.3 |
Other heavy construction (2379) | 325 | 317 | 8 | 2.6 | $5,871,549 | $4,668,961 | $1,202,588 | 25.8 | $1,388 | $1,133 | $255 | 22.5 |
Specialty trade contractors (238) | 12,190 | 11,631 | 560 | 4.8 | $162,858,398 | $146,049,044 | $16,809,354 | 11.5 | $1,028 | $966 | $62 | 6.4 |
Building foundation & exterior contractors (2381) | 2,738 | 2,550 | 188 | 7.4 | $33,683,392 | $29,020,064 | $4,663,328 | 16.1 | $946 | $875 | $71 | 8.1 |
Building equipment contractors (2382) | 4,984 | 4,600 | 384 | 8.3 | $73,007,730 | $60,965,144 | $12,042,586 | 19.8 | $1,127 | $1,019 | $107 | 10.5 |
Building finishing contractors (2383) | 1,412 | 1,450 | -38 | -2.6 | $13,944,434 | $13,731,935 | $212,499 | 1.5 | $760 | $728 | $31 | 4.3 |
Other specialty trade contractors (2389) | 3,056 | 3,030 | 26 | 0.9 | $42,222,842 | $42,331,901 | -$109,059 | -0.3 | $1,063 | $1,075 | -$12 | -1.1 |
aPreliminary. | ||||||||||||
bNorth American Industry Classification System. | ||||||||||||
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||||||||||
Extract Date: May 2020. | ||||||||||||
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS. Revised 5/7/20. |
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