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

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Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45)


Table 37: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45), 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 $ %
Retail Trade (44, 45) - Private 28,928 29,250 -322 -1.1 $227,985,303 $222,753,329 $5,231,974 2.3 $606 $586 $20 3.5
Motor vehicle & parts dealers (441) 4,366 4,350 17 0.4 $53,417,877 $51,595,134 $1,822,743 3.5 $941 $912 $29 3.1
Automobile dealers (4411) 2,420 2,447 -27 -1.1 $32,899,279 $31,452,410 $1,446,869 4.6 $1,046 $989 $57 5.8
Other motor vehicle dealers (4412) 457 447 10 2.2 $4,901,274 $5,612,304 -$711,030 -12.7 $825 $965 -$140 -14.5
Auto parts, accessories, & tire stores (4413) 1,490 1,455 34 2.4 $15,617,324 $14,530,420 $1,086,904 7.5 $806 $768 $38 5.0
Furniture & home furnishings stores (442) 682 693 -11 -1.6 $6,255,537 $6,003,254 $252,283 4.2 $706 $666 $39 5.9
Furniture stores (4421) 246 263 -18 -6.7 $2,445,237 $2,471,864 -$26,627 -1.1 $766 $722 $44 6.0
Home furnishings stores (4422) 436 430 7 1.6 $3,810,300 $3,531,390 $278,910 7.9 $672 $632 $40 6.3
Electronics & appliance stores (443) 698 679 19 2.8 $6,665,980 $7,045,519 -$379,539 -5.4 $735 $799 -$64 -8.0
Electronics & appliance stores (4431) 698 679 19 2.8 $6,665,980 $7,045,519 -$379,539 -5.4 $735 $799 -$64 -8.0
Building material & garden supply stores (444) 3,397 3,242 155 4.8 $27,116,782 $25,676,533 $1,440,249 5.6 $614 $609 $5 0.8
Building material & supplies dealers (4441) 2,639 2,615 24 0.9 $22,783,345 $22,262,686 $520,659 2.3 $664 $655 $9 1.4
Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores (4442) 758 627 131 20.9 $4,333,437 $3,413,847 $919,590 26.9 $440 $419 $21 5.0
Food & beverage stores (445) 4,734 4,816 -82 -1.7 $31,860,518 $31,850,845 $9,673 0.0 $518 $509 $9 1.8
Grocery stores (4451) 3,963 4,034 -71 -1.8 $27,844,652 $27,783,768 $60,884 0.2 $540 $530 $11 2.0
Specialty food stores (4452) 306 329 -22 -6.8 $1,211,164 $1,230,606 -$19,442 -1.6 $304 $288 $16 5.6
Beer, wine, & liquor stores (4453) 465 453 12 2.6 $2,804,702 $2,836,471 -$31,769 -1.1 $464 $482 -$18 -3.7
Health & personal care stores (446) 900 883 17 1.9 $8,452,315 $8,132,000 $320,315 3.9 $722 $708 $14 2.0
Health & personal care stores (4461) 900 883 17 1.9 $8,452,315 $8,132,000 $320,315 3.9 $722 $708 $14 2.0
Gasoline stations (447) 3,932 3,860 71 1.8 $25,741,018 $23,310,817 $2,430,201 10.4 $504 $465 $39 8.4
Gasoline stations (4471) 3,932 3,860 71 1.8 $25,741,018 $23,310,817 $2,430,201 10.4 $504 $465 $39 8.4
Clothing & clothing accessories stores (448) 1,342 1,352 -10 -0.7 $7,744,518 $7,710,836 $33,682 0.4 $444 $439 $5 1.2
Clothing stores (4481) 1,028 989 39 3.9 $5,617,795 $5,171,610 $446,185 8.6 $420 $402 $18 4.5
Shoe stores (4482) 150 170 -20 -11.6 $663,437 $708,689 -$45,252 -6.4 $340 $321 $19 5.9
Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores (4483) 164 193 -29 -15.0 $1,463,286 $1,830,537 -$367,251 -20.1 $686 $730 -$43 -5.9
Sports, hobby, music instrument, book stores (451) 1,418 1,365 53 3.9 $7,274,890 $6,649,509 $625,381 9.4 $395 $375 $20 5.3
Sporting goods & musical instrument stores (4511) 1,262 1,219 43 3.5 $6,443,433 $5,964,846 $478,587 8.0 $393 $376 $16 4.3
Book stores & news dealers (4512) 156 146 10 7.1 $831,457 $684,663 $146,794 21.4 $410 $362 $48 13.4
General merchandise stores (452) 5,316 5,833 -516 -8.9 $36,124,186 $38,238,373 -$2,114,187 -5.5 $523 $504 $18 3.6
Department stores (4522) 842 1,221 -380 -31.1 $4,595,995 $6,284,737 -$1,688,742 -26.9 $420 $396 $24 6.1
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs & supercenters (4523) 4,475 4,611 -137 -3.0 $31,528,191 $31,953,636 -$425,445 -1.3 $542 $533 $9 1.7
Miscellaneous store retailers (453) 1,492 1,576 -84 -5.3 $9,889,296 $9,722,846 $166,450 1.7 $510 $475 $35 7.4
Florists (4531) 168 193 -25 -12.8 $747,706 $829,670 -$81,964 -9.9 $342 $331 $11 3.4
Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores (4532) 440 463 -23 -4.9 $2,847,156 $2,822,086 $25,070 0.9 $498 $469 $29 6.1
Used merchandise stores (4533) 321 335 -14 -4.3 $1,319,419 $1,247,666 $71,753 5.8 $316 $286 $30 10.5
Other miscellaneous store retailers (4539) 563 585 -22 -3.8 $4,975,015 $4,823,424 $151,591 3.1 $679 $634 $45 7.2
Nonstore retailers (454) 650 601 48 8.0 $7,442,386 $6,817,663 $624,723 9.2 $881 $872 $9 1.0
Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (4541) 269 222 47 21.0 $2,418,156 $1,988,279 $429,877 21.6 $691 $688 $4 0.5
Vending machine operators (4542) 36 26 10 36.7 $317,078 $171,123 $145,955 85.3 $678 $500 $178 35.5
Direct selling establishments (4543) 345 353 -8 -2.3 $4,707,152 $4,658,261 $48,891 1.0 $1,051 $1,016 $34 3.4
Retail Trade (44, 45) Federal Government 39 42 -3 -7.1 $391,280 $406,053 -$14,773 -3.6 $765 $738 $27 3.7
Motor vehicle & parts dealers (441) 2 2 0 0.0 $6,483 $5,703 $780 13.7 $214 $188 $26 13.7
Auto parts, accessories, & tire stores (4413) 2 2 0 0.0 $6,483 $5,703 $780 13.7 $214 $188 $26 13.7
Furniture & home furnishings stores (442) 6 6 0 5.8 $36,591 $33,836 $2,755 8.1 $469 $459 $10 2.2
Home furnishings stores (4422) 6 6 0 5.8 $36,591 $33,836 $2,755 8.1 $469 $459 $10 2.2
Food & beverage stores (445) 31 34 -3 -9.7 $348,206 $366,514 -$18,308 -5.0 $864 $821 $43 5.2
Grocery stores (4451) 31 34 -3 -9.7 $348,206 $366,514 -$18,308 -5.0 $864 $821 $43 5.2
Retail Trade (44, 45) - Local Government 19 16 3 19.1 $184,404 $179,469 $4,935 2.7 $760 $881 -$121 -13.8
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.