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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2019 Annual Data

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Table 15: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Laramie County - 2018-2019
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSa Code 2019 2018 N % 2019 2018 $ % 2019 2018 $ %
Ownership - Total 46,776 46,016 761 1.7 $2,278,379,629 $2,169,316,700 $109,062,929 5.0 $48,708 $47,143 $1,565 3.3
Ownership - Private 33,091 32,356 736 2.3 $1,490,236,665 $1,392,179,933 $98,056,732 7.0 $45,034 $43,027 $2,007 4.7
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 331 330 1 0.2 $12,880,009 $11,941,862 $938,147 7.9 $38,903 $36,141 $2,762 7.6
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 249 248 2 0.6 $10,300,816 $9,526,045 $774,771 8.1 $41,299 $38,438 $2,861 7.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 683 694 -11 -1.6 $60,945,424 $59,105,903 $1,839,521 3.1 $89,199 $85,157 $4,042 4.7
Oil and gas extraction (211) 52 42 11 25.7 $6,044,270 $3,909,353 $2,134,917 54.6 $115,680 $94,020 $21,660 23.0
Mining, except oil and gas (212) 33 33 0 -0.3 $1,881,154 $1,639,020 $242,134 14.8 $57,300 $49,788 $7,512 15.1
Support activities for mining (213) 598 620 -21 -3.5 $53,020,000 $53,557,530 -$537,530 -1.0 $88,637 $86,442 $2,195 2.5
Utilities (22) 170 182 -12 -6.7 $16,513,123 $16,780,588 -$267,465 -1.6 $97,279 $92,242 $5,037 5.5
Utilities (221) 170 182 -12 -6.7 $16,513,123 $16,780,588 -$267,465 -1.6 $97,279 $92,242 $5,037 5.5
Construction (23) 3,376 3,084 292 9.5 $187,569,689 $159,961,197 $27,608,492 17.3 $55,564 $51,872 $3,692 7.1
Construction of buildings (236) 554 508 46 9.1 $33,120,357 $28,208,481 $4,911,876 17.4 $59,748 $55,520 $4,229 7.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction (237) 801 766 36 4.6 $52,374,684 $46,001,893 $6,372,791 13.9 $65,380 $60,088 $5,292 8.8
Specialty trade contractors (238) 2,020 1,810 210 11.6 $102,074,648 $85,750,823 $16,323,825 19.0 $50,524 $47,374 $3,150 6.6
Manufacturing (31, 32, 33) 1,358 1,281 77 6.0 $99,316,152 $93,607,446 $5,708,706 6.1 $73,125 $73,069 $56 0.1
Food manufacturing (311) 27 26 1 2.2 $677,906 $604,330 $73,576 12.2 $25,504 $23,243 $2,261 9.7
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (312) 16 19 -3 -15.9 $388,412 $548,873 -$160,461 -29.2 $24,398 $29,010 -$4,612 -15.9
Printing and related support activities (323) 18 20 -3 -12.3 $546,977 $600,965 -$53,988 -9.0 $30,816 $29,677 $1,138 3.8
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing (327) 75 68 7 10.3 $3,651,801 $3,604,719 $47,082 1.3 $48,691 $53,011 -$4,320 -8.1
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (332) 353 318 34 10.7 $19,274,887 $16,947,005 $2,327,882 13.7 $54,668 $53,222 $1,446 2.7
Furniture and related product manufacturing (337) 84 86 -2 -2.3 $2,875,876 $2,865,238 $10,638 0.4 $34,066 $33,155 $911 2.7
Miscellaneous manufacturing (339) 26 18 8 41.4 $551,929 $377,820 $174,109 46.1 $21,294 $20,612 $681 3.3
Wholesale trade (42) 1,061 990 71 7.1 $65,914,620 $58,137,913 $7,776,707 13.4 $62,150 $58,735 $3,414 5.8
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (423) 598 571 27 4.7 $35,776,330 $32,892,105 $2,884,225 8.8 $59,802 $57,562 $2,240 3.9
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 437 388 49 12.5 $28,305,444 $23,289,514 $5,015,930 21.5 $64,809 $59,998 $4,811 8.0
Electronic markets and agents and brokers (425) 26 30 -5 -15.4 $1,832,846 $1,956,294 -$123,448 -6.3 $71,652 $64,671 $6,981 10.8
Retail Trade (44, 45) 5,216 5,236 -20 -0.4 $153,619,611 $150,455,177 $3,164,434 2.1 $29,453 $28,737 $716 2.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (441) 714 690 24 3.5 $32,725,951 $31,974,649 $751,302 2.3 $45,813 $46,312 -$498 -1.1
Furniture and home furnishings stores (442) 144 140 4 2.9 $5,408,542 $4,756,774 $651,768 13.7 $37,473 $33,916 $3,557 10.5
Electronics and appliance stores (443) 113 114 -1 -0.7 $3,888,843 $3,806,096 $82,747 2.2 $34,491 $33,534 $957 2.9
Building material and garden supply stores (444) 636 660 -23 -3.6 $19,045,398 $19,730,703 -$685,305 -3.5 $29,942 $29,918 $24 0.1
Food and beverage stores (445) 550 557 -7 -1.3 $15,584,044 $15,481,281 $102,763 0.7 $28,356 $27,794 $562 2.0
Health and personal care stores (446) 187 193 -6 -3.0 $5,439,788 $5,894,332 -$454,544 -7.7 $29,102 $30,580 -$1,478 -4.8
Gasoline stations (447) 552 539 14 2.5 $15,341,745 $14,517,268 $824,477 5.7 $27,793 $26,959 $834 3.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores (448) 325 328 -3 -0.9 $5,811,256 $5,633,649 $177,607 3.2 $17,885 $17,185 $701 4.1
Sports, hobby, music instrument, book stores (451) 264 252 13 5.0 $4,084,189 $3,693,539 $390,650 10.6 $15,456 $14,681 $774 5.3
General merchandise stores (452) 1,200 1,243 -43 -3.4 $31,246,439 $31,419,767 -$173,328 -0.6 $26,039 $25,284 $755 3.0
Miscellaneous store retailers (453) 346 362 -16 -4.3 $7,944,166 $7,533,606 $410,560 5.4 $22,938 $20,821 $2,117 10.2
Nonstore retailers (454) 184 160 25 15.4 $7,099,250 $6,013,513 $1,085,737 18.1 $38,531 $37,662 $868 2.3
Transportation and Warehousing (48, 49) 3,055 2,929 126 4.3 $146,236,359 $134,679,232 $11,557,127 8.6 $47,869 $45,983 $1,887 4.1
Air transportation (481) 66 107 -42 -39.0 $4,080,001 $6,955,566 -$2,875,565 -41.3 $62,290 $64,805 -$2,515 -3.9
Truck transportation (484) 652 587 64 10.9 $38,125,721 $32,818,662 $5,307,059 16.2 $58,520 $55,885 $2,635 4.7
Transit and ground passenger transportation (485) 46 45 0 0.2 $654,363 $799,762 -$145,399 -18.2 $14,382 $17,608 -$3,227 -18.3
Support activities for transportation (488) 363 305 58 19.0 $22,709,520 $18,929,762 $3,779,758 20.0 $62,590 $62,081 $509 0.8
Couriers and messengers (492) 207 196 10 5.2 $9,197,460 $8,072,680 $1,124,780 13.9 $44,523 $41,118 $3,405 8.3
Warehousing and storage (493) 1,704 1,668 36 2.2 $68,943,655 $64,417,797 $4,525,858 7.0 $40,462 $38,631 $1,830 4.7
Information (51) 975 1,012 -37 -3.6 $56,132,261 $56,059,055 $73,206 0.1 $57,562 $55,399 $2,163 3.9
Publishing industries, except internet (511) 152 141 11 7.7 $5,923,875 $5,456,057 $467,818 8.6 $38,909 $38,581 $328 0.9
Motion picture and sound recording industries (512) 58 59 -1 -2.0 $940,213 $927,982 $12,231 1.3 $16,188 $15,662 $526 3.4
Broadcasting, except internet (515) 61 62 -2 -2.7 $2,367,536 $2,496,237 -$128,701 -5.2 $39,133 $40,152 -$1,019 -2.5
Telecommunications (517) 531 574 -43 -7.5 $37,181,923 $37,851,744 -$669,821 -1.8 $70,000 $65,924 $4,076 6.2
Data processing, hosting and related services (518) 161 170 -9 -5.4 $8,840,384 $9,030,162 -$189,778 -2.1 $55,022 $53,172 $1,850 3.5
Other information services (519) 13 5 7 146.1 $878,330 $296,873 $581,457 195.9 $70,266 $58,440 $11,827 20.2
Finance and insurance (52) 1,710 1,676 34 2.0 $105,944,118 $99,316,208 $6,627,910 6.7 $61,971 $59,258 $2,713 4.6
Credit intermediation and related activities (522) 780 765 15 2.0 $52,120,533 $48,191,177 $3,929,356 8.2 $66,800 $63,009 $3,791 6.0
Insurance carriers and related activities (524) 840 815 25 3.0 $45,280,029 $42,120,337 $3,159,692 7.5 $53,916 $51,681 $2,234 4.3
Real estate and rental and leasing (53) 597 561 36 6.5 $31,439,720 $26,551,519 $4,888,201 18.4 $52,641 $47,343 $5,298 11.2
Real estate (531) 333 319 14 4.4 $13,384,020 $12,172,894 $1,211,126 9.9 $40,253 $38,219 $2,033 5.3
Professional and technical services (54) 1,784 1,732 52 3.0 $121,144,167 $116,031,020 $5,113,147 4.4 $67,912 $66,986 $926 1.4
Professional and technical services (541) 1,784 1,732 52 3.0 $121,144,167 $116,031,020 $5,113,147 4.4 $67,912 $66,986 $926 1.4
Management of companies and enterprises (55) 87 70 17 24.5 $7,594,789 $6,131,609 $1,463,180 23.9 $87,467 $87,908 -$441 -0.5
Management of companies and enterprises (551) 87 70 17 24.5 $7,594,789 $6,131,609 $1,463,180 23.9 $87,467 $87,908 -$441 -0.5
Administrative and waste services (56) 1,770 1,888 -118 -6.2 $60,954,952 $58,219,538 $2,735,414 4.7 $34,438 $30,845 $3,593 11.6
Administrative and support services (561) 1,647 1,755 -108 -6.2 $56,124,451 $53,241,899 $2,882,552 5.4 $34,084 $30,337 $3,746 12.3
Waste management and remediation services (562) 123 133 -9 -6.9 $4,830,501 $4,977,639 -$147,138 -3.0 $39,167 $37,567 $1,600 4.3
Educational services (61) 209 189 20 10.7 $6,383,396 $5,172,796 $1,210,600 23.4 $30,506 $27,358 $3,148 11.5
Educational services (611) 209 189 20 10.7 $6,383,396 $5,172,796 $1,210,600 23.4 $30,506 $27,358 $3,148 11.5
Health care and social assistance (62) 4,435 4,422 13 0.3 $205,864,673 $200,391,557 $5,473,116 2.7 $46,423 $45,319 $1,104 2.4
Ambulatory health care services (621) 2,197 2,196 1 0.0 $142,244,847 $138,988,898 $3,255,949 2.3 $64,740 $63,280 $1,460 2.3
Nursing and residential care facilities (623) 797 841 -44 -5.3 $28,019,200 $27,733,669 $285,531 1.0 $35,159 $32,967 $2,192 6.6
Social assistance (624) 1,441 1,384 56 4.1 $35,600,626 $33,668,990 $1,931,636 5.7 $24,714 $24,324 $390 1.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71) 410 417 -7 -1.7 $6,834,133 $6,695,293 $138,840 2.1 $16,662 $16,046 $615 3.8
Amusements, gambling, and recreation (713) 348 348 0 -0.1 $5,580,814 $5,420,132 $160,682 3.0 $16,048 $15,572 $477 3.1
Accommodation and food services (72) 4,608 4,433 175 3.9 $98,713,342 $89,496,667 $9,216,675 10.3 $21,421 $20,187 $1,234 6.1
Accommodation (721) 796 784 13 1.6 $28,265,090 $24,789,199 $3,475,891 14.0 $35,490 $31,629 $3,861 12.2
Food services and drinking places (722) 3,812 3,650 162 4.4 $70,448,252 $64,707,468 $5,740,784 8.9 $18,482 $17,730 $752 4.2
Other services, except public administration (81) 1,246 1,229 18 1.4 $45,228,460 $43,316,216 $1,912,244 4.4 $36,294 $35,255 $1,039 2.9
Repair and maintenance (811) 426 391 34 8.8 $19,048,820 $17,175,365 $1,873,455 10.9 $44,750 $43,890 $860 2.0
Personal and laundry services (812) 363 360 3 0.9 $9,002,655 $8,954,672 $47,983 0.5 $24,778 $24,874 -$96 -0.4
Membership associations and organizations (813) 415 435 -19 -4.5 $16,305,988 $16,274,278 $31,710 0.2 $39,268 $37,441 $1,827 4.9
Private households (814) 42 43 -1 -1.8 $870,997 $911,901 -$40,904 -4.5 $20,778 $21,371 -$593 -2.8
Unclassified (999) 11 2 9 458.5 $1,007,667 $129,137 $878,530 680.3 $90,212 $64,569 $25,643 39.7
Ownership - Federal Government 2,734 2,755 -21 -0.8 $197,424,466 $193,403,784 $4,020,682 2.1 $72,209 $70,205 $2,003 2.9
Retail Trade (44, 45) 42 44 -2 -5.5 $1,562,494 $1,587,562 -$25,068 -1.6 $37,650 $36,147 $1,504 4.2
Transportation and Warehousing (48, 49) 204 210 -6 -2.9 $13,574,965 $13,600,463 -$25,498 -0.2 $66,599 $64,817 $1,783 2.8
Postal service (491) 204 210 -6 -2.9 $13,574,965 $13,600,463 -$25,498 -0.2 $66,599 $64,817 $1,783 2.8
Professional and technical services (54) 37 36 1 3.2 $3,312,673 $3,103,257 $209,416 6.7 $89,339 $86,394 $2,945 3.4
Professional and technical services (541) 37 36 1 3.2 $3,312,673 $3,103,257 $209,416 6.7 $89,339 $86,394 $2,945 3.4
Health care and social assistance (62) 918 904 13 1.5 $69,473,664 $65,281,841 $4,191,823 6.4 $75,700 $72,188 $3,512 4.9
Social assistance (624) 53 62 -9 -14.1 $1,270,418 $1,580,152 -$309,734 -19.6 $24,006 $25,660 -$1,654 -6.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71) 59 56 4 6.3 $969,679 $980,854 -$11,175 -1.1 $16,319 $17,540 -$1,221 -7.0
Amusements, gambling, and recreation (713) 59 56 4 6.3 $969,679 $980,854 -$11,175 -1.1 $16,319 $17,540 -$1,221 -7.0
Public administration (92) 1,448 1,477 -29 -2.0 $106,720,784 $106,857,668 -$136,884 -0.1 $73,711 $72,344 $1,367 1.9
Executive, legislative and general government (921) 26 26 0 -0.3 $2,430,806 $2,636,974 -$206,168 -7.8 $94,400 $102,090 -$7,689 -7.5
Justice, public order, and safety activities (922) 158 157 1 0.4 $15,672,650 $15,745,356 -$72,706 -0.5 $99,301 $100,129 -$829 -0.8
Administration of human resource programs (923) 120 119 1 0.5 $9,354,259 $9,223,680 $130,579 1.4 $78,115 $77,399 $716 0.9
Administration of environmental programs (924) 163 163 0 -0.2 $13,760,880 $13,526,367 $234,513 1.7 $84,682 $83,070 $1,612 1.9
Administration of economic programs (926) 59 59 0 -0.4 $4,143,238 $4,308,563 -$165,325 -3.8 $70,023 $72,510 -$2,488 -3.4
National security and international affairs (928) 923 953 -30 -3.1 $61,358,951 $61,416,728 -$57,777 -0.1 $66,490 $64,474 $2,016 3.1
Ownership - State Government 3,806 3,825 -19 -0.5 $237,342,431 $235,938,841 $1,403,590 0.6 $62,364 $61,682 $682 1.1
Public administration (92) 3,709 3,726 -17 -0.5 $230,907,963 $229,194,928 $1,713,035 0.7 $62,255 $61,510 $745 1.2
Executive, legislative and general government (921) 800 809 -9 -1.1 $50,354,594 $50,263,328 $91,266 0.2 $62,917 $62,143 $774 1.2
Justice, public order, and safety activities (922) 417 412 5 1.2 $29,828,824 $29,239,632 $589,192 2.0 $71,618 $71,056 $562 0.8
Administration of human resource programs (923) 842 853 -10 -1.2 $51,308,793 $51,314,050 -$5,257 0.0 $60,925 $60,187 $738 1.2
Administration of environmental programs (924) 423 432 -9 -2.0 $27,692,560 $28,089,048 -$396,488 -1.4 $65,493 $65,071 $423 0.6
Administration of economic programs (926) 1,107 1,102 5 0.5 $65,256,321 $63,954,919 $1,301,402 2.0 $58,926 $58,035 $891 1.5
Ownership - Local Government 7,145 7,080 65 0.9 $353,376,067 $347,794,142 $5,581,925 1.6 $49,457 $49,123 $334 0.7
Educational services (61) 3,620 3,590 30 0.8 $161,541,823 $159,289,699 $2,252,124 1.4 $44,621 $44,366 $254 0.6
Educational services (611) 3,620 3,590 30 0.8 $161,541,823 $159,289,699 $2,252,124 1.4 $44,621 $44,366 $254 0.6
Public administration (92) 1,547 1,522 25 1.7 $69,321,763 $68,325,426 $996,337 1.5 $44,803 $44,894 -$91 -0.2
Executive, legislative and general government (921) 1,284 1,249 35 2.8 $56,385,281 $56,269,251 $116,030 0.2 $43,908 $45,058 -$1,150 -2.6
Justice, public order, and safety activities (922) 41 42 -1 -1.8 $943,550 $774,063 $169,487 21.9 $22,874 $18,430 $4,444 24.1
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aNorth 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.