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

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Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42)


Table 36: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42), Fourth Quarter 2018 & 2019a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSb Code 2019Q4 2018Q4 N % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ %
Wholesale trade (42) - Private 8,358 8,333 25 0.3 $147,960,882 $144,978,370 $2,982,512 2.1 $1,362 $1,338 $24 1.8
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (423) 5,313 5,236 78 1.5 $101,225,016 $97,813,055 $3,411,961 3.5 $1,465 $1,437 $28 2.0
Motor vehicle & parts merchant wholesalers (4231) 569 543 26 4.8 $7,956,859 $7,404,294 $552,565 7.5 $1,075 $1,048 $27 2.6
Furniture & furnishing merchant wholesalers (4232) 30 32 -3 -8.2 $363,401 $359,302 $4,099 1.1 $942 $855 $87 10.2
Lumber & const. supply merchant wholesalers (4233) 163 187 -24 -12.7 $2,387,249 $2,886,401 -$499,152 -17.3 $1,127 $1,189 -$63 -5.3
Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (4234) 193 188 5 2.5 $4,331,265 $3,499,877 $831,388 23.8 $1,726 $1,430 $297 20.8
Metal & mineral merchant wholesalers (4235) 108 129 -20 -15.8 $2,187,303 $2,381,379 -$194,076 -8.1 $1,553 $1,424 $129 9.1
Appliance & electric goods merchant whls. (4236) 329 317 13 4.0 $5,893,648 $5,336,032 $557,616 10.5 $1,377 $1,296 $80 6.2
Hardware & plumbing merchant wholesalers (4237) 204 221 -17 -7.5 $2,845,437 $2,875,783 -$30,346 -1.1 $1,071 $1,001 $70 7.0
Machinery & supply merchant wholesalers (4238) 3,357 3,253 104 3.2 $70,848,140 $68,040,057 $2,808,083 4.1 $1,624 $1,609 $14 0.9
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (4239) 360 366 -6 -1.7 $4,411,714 $5,029,930 -$618,216 -12.3 $944 $1,057 -$114 -10.7
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 2,920 2,951 -31 -1.0 $43,839,378 $44,076,354 -$236,976 -0.5 $1,155 $1,149 $6 0.5
Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers (4241) 79 71 9 12.3 $451,527 $456,311 -$4,784 -1.0 $438 $497 -$59 -11.9
Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (4242) 105 109 -4 -3.7 $2,492,223 $2,946,852 -$454,629 -15.4 $1,832 $2,086 -$254 -12.2
Apparel & piece goods merchant wholesalers (4243) 16 13 3 23.1 $318,871 $254,106 $64,765 25.5 $1,533 $1,504 $29 2.0
Grocery & related product wholesalers (4244) 856 892 -36 -4.1 $10,328,844 $10,067,534 $261,310 2.6 $928 $868 $60 6.9
Farm product raw material merch. whls. (4245) 216 220 -4 -1.8 $2,171,965 $2,107,413 $64,552 3.1 $775 $738 $37 5.0
Chemical merchant wholesalers (4246) 541 562 -20 -3.6 $10,888,728 $11,217,382 -$328,654 -2.9 $1,547 $1,536 $11 0.7
Petroleum merchant wholesalers (4247) 533 508 25 4.9 $9,392,560 $9,386,898 $5,662 0.1 $1,356 $1,420 -$65 -4.6
Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (4248) 292 286 6 2.1 $4,026,457 $4,094,327 -$67,870 -1.7 $1,061 $1,101 -$41 -3.7
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4249) 282 290 -8 -2.9 $3,768,203 $3,545,531 $222,672 6.3 $1,028 $939 $88 9.4
Electronic markets & agents & brokers (425) 124 147 -22 -15.2 $2,896,488 $3,088,961 -$192,473 -6.2 $1,792 $1,620 $172 10.6
Electronic markets & agents & brokers (4251) 124 147 -22 -15.2 $2,896,488 $3,088,961 -$192,473 -6.2 $1,792 $1,620 $172 10.6
Wholesale trade (42) - Local Government 33 30 3 11.2 $371,034 $348,615 $22,419 6.4 $865 $904 -$39 -4.3
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 33 30 3 11.2 $371,034 $348,615 $22,419 6.4 $865 $904 -$39 -4.3
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4249) 33 30 3 11.2 $371,034 $348,615 $22,419 6.4 $865 $904 -$39 -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.