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Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (NAICS 42, 48-49, 22)

Table 36: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (NAICS 42, 48-49, 22), 2019-2020
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change   Change
NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2020 2019 N % 2020 2019 $ % 2020 2019 $ %
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities - Private 19,850 20,982 -1,132 -5.4 $1,266,122,777 $1,346,920,708 -$80,797,931 -6.0 $63,785 $64,194 -$408 -0.6
22 Utilities - Private 2,421 2,434 -13 -0.5 $235,607,113 $237,950,025 -$2,342,912 -1.0 $97,318 $97,781 -$463 -0.5
221  Utilities  2,421 2,434 -13 -0.5 $235,607,113 $237,950,025 -$2,342,912 -1.0 $97,318 $97,781 -$463 -0.5
2211  Power Generation & Supply  1,975 2,010 -34 -1.7 $201,601,749 $206,770,576 -$5,168,827 -2.5 $102,068 $102,897 -$828 -0.8
2212  Natural Gas Distribution  347 330 18 5.3 $30,701,238 $27,861,286 $2,839,952 10.2 $88,412 $84,492 $3,920 4.6
2213  Water, Sewage & Other Systems  99 94 4 4.6 $3,304,126 $3,318,163 -$14,037 -0.4 $33,517 $35,206 -$1,689 -4.8
42 Wholesale Trade - Private 7,656 8,394 -738 -8.8 $496,723,568 $552,539,003 -$55,815,435 -10.1 $64,879 $65,822 -$943 -1.4
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  4,795 5,311 -515 -9.7 $327,953,098 $371,369,113 -$43,416,015 -11.7 $68,392 $69,930 -$1,538 -2.2
4231  Motor Vehicle & Parts Merchant Wholesalers  553 561 -8 -1.5 $30,527,446 $30,659,258 -$131,812 -0.4 $55,186 $54,610 $576 1.1
4232  Furniture & Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers  25 32 -7 -20.6 $1,622,445 $1,427,649 $194,796 13.6 $64,898 $45,322 $19,576 43.2
4233  Lumber & Const. Supply Merchant Wholesalers  170 174 -4 -2.4 $9,441,363 $10,120,209 -$678,846 -6.7 $55,701 $58,273 -$2,571 -4.4
4234  Commercial Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  191 188 3 1.4 $18,431,817 $14,575,117 $3,856,700 26.5 $96,755 $77,597 $19,158 24.7
4235  Metal & Mineral Merchant Wholesalers  94 117 -23 -19.4 $5,713,378 $7,760,792 -$2,047,414 -26.4 $60,832 $66,616 -$5,784 -8.7
4236  Appliance & Electric Goods Merchant Whls.  321 325 -4 -1.3 $24,427,142 $24,682,911 -$255,769 -1.0 $76,116 $75,889 $227 0.3
4237  Hardware & Plumbing Merchant Wholesalers  208 205 2 1.1 $12,189,398 $12,046,615 $142,783 1.2 $58,744 $58,670 $75 0.1
4238  Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers  2,893 3,347 -454 -13.6 $209,715,038 $253,925,597 -$44,210,559 -17.4 $72,493 $75,876 -$3,384 -4.5
4239  Misc. Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  342 363 -21 -5.7 $15,885,071 $16,170,965 -$285,894 -1.8 $46,482 $44,610 $1,872 4.2
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  2,750 2,953 -203 -6.9 $159,027,165 $171,217,194 -$12,190,029 -7.1 $57,837 $57,981 -$144 -0.2
4241  Paper & Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers  65 75 -10 -13.5 $1,271,603 $1,783,955 -$512,352 -28.7 $19,639 $23,840 -$4,201 -17.6
4242  Druggists' Goods Merchant Wholesalers  96 108 -13 -11.8 $9,480,924 $10,956,135 -$1,475,211 -13.5 $99,100 $101,053 -$1,952 -1.9
4243  Apparel & Piece Goods Merchant Wholesalers  14 16 -2 -10.0 $1,260,490 $1,208,830 $51,660 4.3 $87,962 $75,932 $12,030 15.8
4244  Grocery & Related Product Wholesalers  842 869 -27 -3.2 $40,901,074 $40,996,709 -$95,635 -0.2 $48,576 $47,154 $1,422 3.0
4245  Farm Product Raw Material Merch. Whls.  206 205 1 0.4 $7,513,667 $6,985,546 $528,121 7.6 $36,460 $34,021 $2,439 7.2
4246  Chemical Merchant Wholesalers  444 553 -109 -19.7 $37,236,186 $44,659,137 -$7,422,951 -16.6 $83,865 $80,783 $3,083 3.8
4247  Petroleum Merchant Wholesalers  493 544 -52 -9.5 $32,085,377 $36,126,478 -$4,041,101 -11.2 $65,137 $66,358 -$1,220 -1.8
4248  Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers  298 294 4 1.4 $15,424,724 $14,764,994 $659,730 4.5 $51,761 $50,221 $1,540 3.1
4249  Misc. Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  292 288 4 1.5 $13,853,120 $13,735,410 $117,710 0.9 $47,415 $47,721 -$306 -0.6
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  111 131 -19 -14.8 $9,743,305 $9,952,696 -$209,391 -2.1 $87,447 $76,073 $11,373 15.0
4251  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  111 131 -19 -14.8 $9,743,305 $9,952,696 -$209,391 -2.1 $87,447 $76,073 $11,373 15.0
48-49 Transportation & Warehousing - Private 9,773 10,154 -382 -3.8 $533,792,096 $556,431,680 -$22,639,584 -4.1 $54,621 $54,798 -$177 -0.3
481  Air Transportation  318 457 -138 -30.3 $18,055,148 $19,461,732 -$1,406,584 -7.2 $56,718 $42,625 $14,093 33.1
4811  Scheduled Air Transportation  144 288 -144 -50.0 $2,844,879 $5,995,195 -$3,150,316 -52.5 $19,767 $20,835 -$1,068 -5.1
4812  Nonscheduled Air Transportation  174 169 6 3.3 $15,210,269 $13,466,537 $1,743,732 12.9 $87,205 $79,764 $7,441 9.3
484  Truck Transportation  3,586 4,093 -507 -12.4 $200,195,325 $237,982,615 -$37,787,290 -15.9 $55,822 $58,144 -$2,322 -4.0
4841  General Freight Trucking  1,229 1,376 -148 -10.7 $70,290,170 $81,869,233 -$11,579,063 -14.1 $57,216 $59,484 -$2,267 -3.8
4842  Specialized Freight Trucking  2,358 2,717 -359 -13.2 $129,905,155 $156,113,382 -$26,208,227 -16.8 $55,095 $57,465 -$2,370 -4.1
485  Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation  400 525 -125 -23.8 $10,446,602 $13,764,191 -$3,317,589 -24.1 $26,117 $26,209 -$93 -0.4
4852  Interurban & Rural Bus Transportation  41 58 -17 -29.9 $2,003,030 $2,618,674 -$615,644 -23.5 $49,251 $45,150 $4,101 9.1
4853  Taxi & Limousine Service  32 38 -7 -17.0 $634,111 $671,478 -$37,367 -5.6 $19,922 $17,518 $2,403 13.7
4859  Other Ground Passenger Transportation  281 377 -96 -25.5 $6,650,404 $8,996,676 -$2,346,272 -26.1 $23,667 $23,864 -$197 -0.8
486  Pipeline Transportation  769 761 8 1.0 $82,429,052 $82,850,647 -$421,595 -0.5 $107,260 $108,907 -$1,647 -1.5
4862  Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas  562 557 5 0.9 $58,712,066 $59,368,745 -$656,679 -1.1 $104,548 $106,682 -$2,134 -2.0
488  Support Activities For Transportation  1,504 1,366 138 10.1 $84,242,340 $77,051,811 $7,190,529 9.3 $55,997 $56,390 -$393 -0.7
4881  Support Activities For Air Transportation  289 216 72 33.4 $16,188,731 $13,531,409 $2,657,322 19.6 $56,080 $62,524 -$6,443 -10.3
4882  Support Activities For Rail Transportation  675 617 58 9.4 $37,685,786 $34,156,313 $3,529,473 10.3 $55,796 $55,321 $475 0.9
4884  Support Activities For Road Transportation  457 458 -1 -0.1 $25,722,004 $25,452,757 $269,247 1.1 $56,264 $55,614 $650 1.2
4885  Freight Transportation Arrangement  48 53 -5 -8.8 $2,982,010 $2,748,829 $233,181 8.5 $61,701 $51,865 $9,836 19.0
491  Postal Service  47 36 12 33.6 $1,465,266 $903,455 $561,811 62.2 $30,900 $25,449 $5,450 21.4
4911  Postal Service  47 36 12 33.6 $1,465,266 $903,455 $561,811 62.2 $30,900 $25,449 $5,450 21.4
492  Couriers & Messengers  1,208 1,071 136 12.7 $53,953,323 $49,252,101 $4,701,222 9.5 $44,679 $45,976 -$1,297 -2.8
4921  Couriers & Express Delivery Services  1,090 973 117 12.0 $49,835,753 $46,071,328 $3,764,425 8.2 $45,721 $47,354 -$1,633 -3.4
4922  Local Messengers & Local Delivery  118 98 19 19.6 $4,117,570 $3,180,773 $936,797 29.5 $35,019 $32,348 $2,671 8.3
493  Warehousing & Storage  1,891 1,787 104 5.8 $81,094,308 $72,958,709 $8,135,599 11.2 $42,883 $40,829 $2,053 5.0
4931  Warehousing & Storage  1,891 1,787 104 5.8 $81,094,308 $72,958,709 $8,135,599 11.2 $42,883 $40,829 $2,053 5.0
48-49 Transportation & Warehousing - Federal Government 1,009 1,020 -11 -1.0 $58,548,794 $57,716,201 $832,593 1.4 $58,008 $56,589 $1,419 2.5
491  Postal Service  1,009 1,020 -11 -1.0 $58,548,794 $57,716,201 $832,593 1.4 $58,008 $56,589 $1,419 2.5
4911  Postal Service  1,009 1,020 -11 -1.0 $58,548,794 $57,716,201 $832,593 1.4 $58,008 $56,589 $1,419 2.5
22 Utilities - Local Government 149 152 -3 -1.9 $6,677,904 $6,665,036 $12,868 0.2 $44,818 $43,872 $946 2.2
221  Utilities  149 152 -3 -1.9 $6,677,904 $6,665,036 $12,868 0.2 $44,818 $43,872 $946 2.2
42 Wholesale Trade - Local Government 41 45 -4 -9.1 $1,780,830 $1,743,322 $37,508 2.2 $43,616 $38,809 $4,806 12.4
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  41 45 -4 -9.1 $1,780,830 $1,743,322 $37,508 2.2 $43,616 $38,809 $4,806 12.4
4249  Misc. Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  41 45 -4 -9.1 $1,780,830 $1,743,322 $37,508 2.2 $43,616 $38,809 $4,806 12.4
48-49 Transportation & Warehousing - Local Government 249 258 -9 -3.6 $12,791,460 $12,379,401 $412,059 3.3 $51,439 $47,967 $3,472 7.2
488  Support Activities For Transportation  184 188 -4 -1.9 $11,052,546 $10,532,874 $519,672 4.9 $60,068 $56,151 $3,917 7.0
4881  Support Activities For Air Transportation  184 188 -4 -1.9 $11,052,546 $10,532,874 $519,672 4.9 $60,068 $56,151 $3,917 7.0
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 2021. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/25/21.