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2020 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2020 Annual Data

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Information (NAICS 51)

Table 39: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Information (NAICS 51), 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 $ %
51 Information - Private 3,000 3,424 -424 -12.4 $163,404,655 $167,875,801 -$4,471,146 -2.7 $54,470 $49,035 $5,435 11.1
511  Publishing Industries, Except Internet  657 805 -148 -18.4 $24,613,938 $27,407,208 -$2,793,270 -10.2 $37,488 $34,053 $3,435 10.1
5111  Newspaper, Book, & Directory Publishers  613 768 -155 -20.2 $20,348,520 $23,771,389 -$3,422,869 -14.4 $33,186 $30,945 $2,240 7.2
5112  Software Publishers  43 37 7 18.4 $4,265,418 $3,635,819 $629,599 17.3 $98,236 $99,150 -$913 -0.9
512  Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries  324 474 -150 -31.6 $7,361,840 $8,537,730 -$1,175,890 -13.8 $22,727 $18,028 $4,699 26.1
515  Broadcasting, Except Internet  331 376 -45 -11.9 $12,420,339 $13,277,867 -$857,528 -6.5 $37,533 $35,337 $2,196 6.2
5151  Radio & Television Broadcasting  331 376 -45 -11.9 $12,420,339 $13,277,867 -$857,528 -6.5 $37,533 $35,337 $2,196 6.2
517  Telecommunications  1,479 1,513 -34 -2.2 $105,004,886 $100,983,267 $4,021,619 4.0 $71,013 $66,766 $4,247 6.4
5173  Wired & Wireless Telecommunications Carriers  1,471 1,468 3 0.2 $104,304,082 $97,466,114 $6,837,968 7.0 $70,923 $66,405 $4,518 6.8
518  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  146 193 -47 -24.3 $9,307,144 $12,396,853 -$3,089,709 -24.9 $63,892 $64,399 -$507 -0.8
519  Other Information Services  64 64 0 -0.4 $4,696,508 $5,272,876 -$576,368 -10.9 $73,189 $81,852 -$8,663 -10.6
51 Information - Local Government 518 545 -28 -5.0 $14,454,675 $14,697,548 -$242,873 -1.7 $27,909 $26,947 $962 3.6
519  Other Information Services  518 545 -28 -5.0 $14,454,675 $14,697,548 -$242,873 -1.7 $27,909 $26,947 $962 3.6
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.