Bucking horse and rider

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services

Research & Planning
246 S. Center St.
PO Box 2760
Casper, WY 82602
(307) 473-3807

Email link

"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.

2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

The Federal Government reserves a paid-up, nonexclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use for federal purposes: i) the copyright in all products developed under the grant, including a subgrant or contract under the grant or subgrant; and ii) any rights of copyright to which the recipient, subrecipient or a contractor purchases ownership under an award (including but not limited to curricula, training models, technical assistance products, and any related materials). Such uses include, but are not limited to, the right to modify and distribute such products worldwide by any means, electronically or otherwise. Federal funds may not be used to pay any royalty or license fee for use of a copyrighted work, or the cost of acquiring by purchase a copyright in a work, where the Department has a license or rights of free use in such work, although they may be used to pay costs for obtaining a copy which is limited to the developer/seller costs of copying and shipping. If revenues are generated through selling products developed with grant funds, including intellectual property, these revenues are program income. Program income must be used in accordance with the provisions of this grant award and 2 CFR 200.307.

Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2019 (2019Q4)

R&P Home | QCEW Home | 2019Q4 Data | Summary Statistics by Industry


Download Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

Weston County

Table 27: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Weston County - Fourth Quarter 2019a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSb Code 2019Q4 2018Q4 N % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ %
Ownership - Total 2,372 2,337 35 1.5 $26,276,205 $25,564,764 $711,441 2.8 $852 $842 $11 1.3
Ownership - Private 1,554 1,532 22 1.4 $17,066,154 $16,419,889 $646,265 3.9 $845 $824 $20 2.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11) 54 36 18 49.1 $396,373 $323,886 $72,487 22.4 $568 $692 -$124 -17.9
Animal production & aquaculture (112) 43 23 21 91.1 $292,407 $195,959 $96,448 49.2 $519 $665 -$146 -21.9
Mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction (21) 263 202 61 30.2 $3,965,791 $3,067,878 $897,913 29.3 $1,160 $1,168 -$8 -0.7
Support activities for mining (213) 239 175 64 36.4 $3,480,805 $2,597,897 $882,908 34.0 $1,122 $1,142 -$20 -1.8
Utilities (22) 8 8 0 0.0 $200,767 $196,506 $4,261 2.2 $1,930 $1,889 $41 2.2
Utilities (221) 8 8 0 0.0 $200,767 $196,506 $4,261 2.2 $1,930 $1,889 $41 2.2
Construction (23) 117 138 -21 -15.0 $1,667,965 $1,933,245 -$265,280 -13.7 $1,097 $1,080 $16 1.5
Construction of buildings (236) 23 19 4 21.1 $213,828 $184,713 $29,115 15.8 $715 $748 -$33 -4.4
Heavy & civil engineering construction (237) 32 44 -12 -27.8 $591,487 $715,257 -$123,770 -17.3 $1,422 $1,241 $181 14.6
Specialty trade contractors (238) 62 74 -12 -16.6 $862,650 $1,033,275 -$170,625 -16.5 $1,070 $1,069 $1 0.1
Wholesale trade (42) 22 26 -4 -16.4 $294,474 $245,198 $49,276 20.1 $1,030 $716 $313 43.7
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (423) 14 22 -9 -38.8 $101,860 $148,802 -$46,942 -31.5 $573 $513 $61 11.8
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 8 4 4 108.3 $192,614 $96,396 $96,218 99.8 $1,779 $1,854 -$75 -4.1
Retail Trade (44, 45) 228 239 -11 -4.5 $1,535,352 $1,630,687 -$95,335 -5.8 $518 $526 -$8 -1.4
Motor vehicle & parts dealers (441) 29 30 -1 -3.3 $381,198 $367,801 $13,397 3.6 $1,011 $943 $68 7.2
Building material & garden supply stores (444) 30 22 8 38.4 $150,715 $110,868 $39,847 35.9 $386 $394 -$7 -1.8
Food & beverage stores (445) 83 78 5 6.9 $442,122 $432,889 $9,233 2.1 $410 $429 -$19 -4.4
Gasoline stations (447) 54 51 3 6.5 $375,729 $338,930 $36,799 10.9 $532 $511 $21 4.1
Miscellaneous store retailers (453) 4 5 -1 -20.0 $15,521 $19,711 -$4,190 -21.3 $298 $303 -$5 -1.6
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 151 160 -9 -5.6 $1,691,284 $1,956,723 -$265,439 -13.6 $862 $941 -$79 -8.4
Truck transportation (484) 128 118 10 8.2 $1,466,619 $1,345,640 $120,979 9.0 $881 $875 $7 0.8
Information (51) 25 26 -2 -6.3 $173,414 $185,494 -$12,080 -6.5 $541 $542 -$1 -0.2
Finance & insurance (52) 58 57 1 1.2 $967,733 $861,619 $106,114 12.3 $1,291 $1,163 $128 11.0
Credit intermediation & related activities (522) 44 44 0 -0.8 $666,009 $630,684 $35,325 5.6 $1,173 $1,103 $71 6.4
Real estate & rental & leasing (53) 6 7 -1 -14.3 $52,250 $54,690 -$2,440 -4.5 $670 $601 $69 11.5
Professional & technical services (54) 26 28 -2 -7.1 $263,206 $263,141 $65 0.0 $779 $723 $56 7.7
Professional & technical services (541) 26 28 -2 -7.1 $263,206 $263,141 $65 0.0 $779 $723 $56 7.7
Administrative & waste services (56) 15 13 2 17.9 $88,732 $71,868 $16,864 23.5 $445 $425 $20 4.7
Health care & social assistance (62) 188 202 -14 -6.8 $1,420,407 $1,631,548 -$211,141 -12.9 $580 $621 -$41 -6.6
Social assistance (624) 89 90 -1 -1.5 $454,711 $455,160 -$449 -0.1 $394 $389 $5 1.4
Accommodation & food services (72) 200 207 -7 -3.2 $673,344 $647,350 $25,994 4.0 $259 $241 $18 7.5
Accommodation (721) 64 73 -9 -11.9 $282,463 $281,904 $559 0.2 $339 $298 $41 13.8
Food services & drinking places (722) 136 134 2 1.5 $390,881 $365,446 $25,435 7.0 $221 $210 $11 5.4
Other services, except public administration (81) 27 29 -2 -5.8 $287,708 $268,449 $19,259 7.2 $820 $720 $99 13.8
Repair & maintenance (811) 24 22 1 6.0 $256,877 $227,201 $29,676 13.1 $835 $783 $52 6.7
Ownership - Federal Government 49 49 0 0.7 $783,080 $782,691 $389 0.0 $1,229 $1,237 -$8 -0.6
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 12 13 -1 -7.7 $146,894 $156,493 -$9,599 -6.1 $942 $926 $16 1.7
Postal service (491) 12 13 -1 -7.7 $146,894 $156,493 -$9,599 -6.1 $942 $926 $16 1.7
Public administration (92) 37 36 1 3.7 $636,186 $626,198 $9,988 1.6 $1,323 $1,350 -$28 -2.1
Administration of environmental programs (924) 34 32 2 6.3 $589,229 $562,541 $26,688 4.7 $1,346 $1,366 -$20 -1.5
Administration of economic programs (926) 3 4 -1 -16.8 $46,957 $63,657 -$16,700 -26.2 $1,085 $1,224 -$139 -11.4
Ownership - State Government 142 141 1 0.7 $1,924,475 $1,808,247 $116,228 6.4 $1,045 $989 $56 5.7
Educational services (61) 2 2 0 0.0 $29,010 $28,155 $855 3.0 $1,116 $1,083 $33 3.0
Educational services (611) 2 2 0 0.0 $29,010 $28,155 $855 3.0 $1,116 $1,083 $33 3.0
Public administration (92) 140 139 1 0.7 $1,895,465 $1,780,092 $115,373 6.5 $1,044 $987 $56 5.7
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 1 1 0 0.0 $11,390 $9,324 $2,066 22.2 $876 $717 $159 22.2
Justice, public order, & safety activities (922) 91 92 -1 -1.4 $1,259,964 $1,170,420 $89,544 7.7 $1,069 $979 $90 9.2
Administration of human resource programs (923) 11 9 2 17.9 $129,976 $109,775 $20,201 18.4 $909 $905 $4 0.4
Administration of environmental programs (924) 16 14 2 17.0 $229,132 $210,030 $19,102 9.1 $1,102 $1,182 -$80 -6.8
Administration of economic programs (926) 21 22 -1 -3.1 $265,003 $268,827 -$3,824 -1.4 $971 $954 $16 1.7
Ownership - Local Government 628 615 12 2.0 $6,502,496 $6,553,937 -$51,441 -0.8 $797 $819 -$22 -2.7
Educational services (61) 319 318 1 0.3 $2,841,450 $2,858,388 -$16,938 -0.6 $684 $691 -$6 -0.9
Educational services (611) 319 318 1 0.3 $2,841,450 $2,858,388 -$16,938 -0.6 $684 $691 -$6 -0.9
Public administration (92) 112 111 1 0.9 $1,124,949 $1,075,265 $49,684 4.6 $775 $747 $28 3.7
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 104 103 1 1.3 $1,038,612 $982,639 $55,973 5.7 $766 $734 $32 4.3
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: July 2020. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/4/20.