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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Third Quarter 2019 (2019Q3)

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Construction (NAICS 23)


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.