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

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Table 6: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Big Horn 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 4,169 4,050 119 2.9 $44,665,885 $43,122,514 $1,543,371 3.6 $824 $819 $5 0.6
Ownership - Private 2,680 2,594 85 3.3 $28,942,983 $27,615,339 $1,327,644 4.8 $831 $819 $12 1.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11) 136 142 -6 -4.2 $1,255,380 $1,375,821 -$120,441 -8.8 $708 $744 -$35 -4.7
Crop production (111) 104 102 2 1.6 $1,045,636 $1,049,721 -$4,085 -0.4 $773 $789 -$16 -2.0
Animal production & aquaculture (112) 27 28 -1 -3.5 $165,266 $222,454 -$57,188 -25.7 $465 $604 -$139 -23.0
Mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction (21) 468 489 -22 -4.4 $7,168,548 $7,483,172 -$314,624 -4.2 $1,179 $1,176 $3 0.2
Mining, except oil & gas (212) 462 479 -17 -3.5 $7,079,730 $7,335,861 -$256,131 -3.5 $1,179 $1,178 $1 0.1
Utilities (22) 34 32 2 6.3 $534,829 $450,441 $84,388 18.7 $1,222 $1,094 $128 11.7
Utilities (221) 34 32 2 6.3 $534,829 $450,441 $84,388 18.7 $1,222 $1,094 $128 11.7
Construction (23) 370 329 41 12.6 $4,614,206 $3,933,441 $680,765 17.3 $958 $920 $39 4.2
Construction of buildings (236) 35 35 0 0.0 $212,755 $212,793 -$38 0.0 $472 $472 $0 0.0
Heavy & civil engineering construction (237) 211 183 28 15.5 $3,220,599 $2,642,464 $578,135 21.9 $1,174 $1,113 $61 5.5
Specialty trade contractors (238) 125 112 13 11.6 $1,180,852 $1,078,184 $102,668 9.5 $729 $743 -$14 -1.9
Manufacturing (31, 32, 33) 324 313 11 3.6 $4,459,298 $3,987,874 $471,424 11.8 $1,059 $981 $78 7.9
Wood product manufacturing (321) 14 17 -3 -19.6 $105,587 $110,445 -$4,858 -4.4 $594 $500 $94 18.9
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (332) 24 27 -3 -11.1 $612,159 $716,800 -$104,641 -14.6 $1,962 $2,042 -$80 -3.9
Wholesale trade (42) 81 79 1 1.7 $1,122,173 $1,076,142 $46,031 4.3 $1,070 $1,043 $27 2.5
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 59 54 5 8.6 $732,078 $637,379 $94,699 14.9 $960 $908 $52 5.7
Retail Trade (44, 45) 256 248 8 3.1 $1,419,238 $1,353,185 $66,053 4.9 $426 $419 $7 1.7
Motor vehicle & parts dealers (441) 26 23 3 11.4 $214,891 $222,220 -$7,329 -3.3 $636 $733 -$97 -13.2
Building material & garden supply stores (444) 16 12 4 29.8 $104,282 $87,228 $17,054 19.6 $501 $544 -$43 -7.9
Food & beverage stores (445) 82 71 12 16.5 $415,943 $343,392 $72,551 21.1 $389 $374 $15 4.0
Gasoline stations (447) 77 79 -2 -2.9 $386,753 $354,702 $32,051 9.0 $386 $344 $42 12.3
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 35 32 3 10.5 $342,536 $313,491 $29,045 9.3 $753 $761 -$9 -1.1
Truck transportation (484) 24 23 0 1.5 $301,002 $274,281 $26,721 9.7 $978 $904 $74 8.2
Information (51) 64 65 -1 -1.0 $618,779 $643,750 -$24,971 -3.9 $744 $766 -$22 -2.9
Finance & insurance (52) 127 125 2 1.6 $1,601,301 $1,633,112 -$31,811 -1.9 $967 $1,002 -$35 -3.5
Credit intermediation & related activities (522) 107 105 2 1.6 $1,348,444 $1,372,567 -$24,123 -1.8 $972 $1,006 -$33 -3.3
Insurance carriers & related activities (524) 21 20 0 1.7 $252,857 $260,545 -$7,688 -3.0 $941 $986 -$45 -4.5
Real estate & rental & leasing (53) 15 17 -2 -11.8 $100,934 $154,802 -$53,868 -34.8 $518 $700 -$183 -26.1
Professional & technical services (54) 72 70 1 1.9 $928,086 $848,380 $79,706 9.4 $996 $928 $68 7.3
Professional & technical services (541) 72 70 1 1.9 $928,086 $848,380 $79,706 9.4 $996 $928 $68 7.3
Administrative & waste services (56) 201 199 1 0.7 $1,843,733 $1,643,270 $200,463 12.2 $707 $634 $73 11.4
Health care & social assistance (62) 171 155 16 10.1 $1,159,781 $1,056,968 $102,813 9.7 $522 $523 -$2 -0.3
Social assistance (624) 94 93 1 0.7 $539,724 $503,629 $36,095 7.2 $442 $415 $27 6.4
Arts, entertainment, & recreation (71) 14 10 3 32.3 $31,563 $21,257 $10,306 48.5 $178 $158 $19 12.2
Amusements, gambling, & recreation (713) 14 10 3 32.3 $31,563 $21,257 $10,306 48.5 $178 $158 $19 12.2
Accommodation & food services (72) 245 224 21 9.2 $928,058 $954,139 -$26,081 -2.7 $292 $328 -$36 -11.0
Accommodation (721) 68 50 18 35.1 $425,579 $495,958 -$70,379 -14.2 $481 $758 -$277 -36.5
Food services & drinking places (722) 177 174 3 1.7 $502,479 $458,181 $44,298 9.7 $219 $203 $16 7.8
Other services, except public administration (81) 38 37 1 3.6 $313,786 $256,616 $57,170 22.3 $635 $538 $97 18.0
Repair & maintenance (811) 22 20 3 13.5 $208,905 $167,679 $41,226 24.6 $720 $656 $64 9.7
Membership associations & organizations (813) 6 8 -2 -20.9 $30,915 $32,649 -$1,734 -5.3 $376 $314 $62 19.7
Ownership - Federal Government 87 82 6 6.9 $1,291,963 $1,243,430 $48,533 3.9 $1,138 $1,171 -$33 -2.8
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 29 28 1 3.6 $322,624 $306,509 $16,115 5.3 $856 $842 $14 1.6
Postal service (491) 29 28 1 3.6 $322,624 $306,509 $16,115 5.3 $856 $842 $14 1.6
Arts, entertainment, & recreation (71) 22 20 2 9.8 $392,568 $408,921 -$16,353 -4.0 $1,352 $1,547 -$195 -12.6
Museums, historical sites, zoos, & parks (712) 22 20 2 9.8 $392,568 $408,921 -$16,353 -4.0 $1,352 $1,547 -$195 -12.6
Public administration (92) 36 33 3 8.0 $576,771 $528,000 $48,771 9.2 $1,232 $1,219 $14 1.1
Administration of environmental programs (924) 28 25 2 9.2 $445,051 $408,507 $36,544 8.9 $1,237 $1,241 -$3 -0.3
Administration of economic programs (926) 3 4 0 -9.3 $55,242 $54,340 $902 1.7 $1,276 $1,139 $137 12.0
National security & international affairs (928) 5 4 1 15.5 $76,478 $65,153 $11,325 17.4 $1,177 $1,157 $19 1.7
Ownership - State Government 164 158 7 4.2 $1,992,318 $1,781,263 $211,055 11.8 $933 $869 $64 7.3
Educational services (61) 3 2 1 28.8 $26,351 $21,611 $4,740 21.9 $676 $713 -$38 -5.3
Educational services (611) 3 2 1 28.8 $26,351 $21,611 $4,740 21.9 $676 $713 -$38 -5.3
Health care & social assistance (62) 78 75 3 4.0 $833,052 $701,876 $131,176 18.7 $825 $723 $102 14.1
Nursing & residential care facilities (623) 78 75 3 4.0 $833,052 $701,876 $131,176 18.7 $825 $723 $102 14.1
Public administration (92) 84 81 3 3.7 $1,132,915 $1,057,776 $75,139 7.1 $1,042 $1,009 $33 3.3
Justice, public order, & safety activities (922) 3 3 0 0.0 $34,565 $33,781 $784 2.3 $886 $866 $20 2.3
Administration of human resource programs (923) 8 8 0 0.0 $96,128 $92,827 $3,301 3.6 $924 $893 $32 3.6
Administration of environmental programs (924) 8 6 2 35.3 $109,808 $88,896 $20,912 23.5 $1,101 $1,206 -$105 -8.7
Administration of economic programs (926) 65 63 2 3.2 $892,414 $839,307 $53,107 6.3 $1,056 $1,025 $31 3.1
Ownership - Local Government 1,237 1,216 21 1.8 $12,438,621 $12,482,482 -$43,861 -0.4 $773 $790 -$16 -2.1
Educational services (61) 607 607 0 0.0 $6,454,444 $6,505,987 -$51,543 -0.8 $818 $824 -$7 -0.8
Educational services (611) 607 607 0 0.0 $6,454,444 $6,505,987 -$51,543 -0.8 $818 $824 -$7 -0.8
Health care & social assistance (62) 359 346 14 4.0 $3,889,060 $3,932,061 -$43,001 -1.1 $833 $875 -$42 -4.9
Public administration (92) 233 238 -5 -2.2 $1,888,673 $1,905,466 -$16,793 -0.9 $624 $616 $9 1.4
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 212 215 -3 -1.5 $1,788,106 $1,804,725 -$16,619 -0.9 $650 $646 $4 0.6
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.