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2021 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2021 Annual Data

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Natrona County

Table 17: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Natrona County - 2020-2021
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change   Change
NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2021 2020 N % 2021 2020 $ % 2021 2020 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 36,728 36,489 239 0.7 $1,889,109,543 $1,853,200,484 $35,909,059 1.9 $51,435 $50,787 $648 1.3
0  Ownership - Private 31,177 31,000 177 0.6 $1,595,942,943 $1,563,689,960 $32,252,983 2.1 $51,190 $50,441 $749 1.5
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  115 116 -1 -1.2 $3,945,340 $3,861,960 $83,380 2.2 $34,358 $33,221 $1,137 3.4
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  88 93 -5 -5.2 $3,088,484 $3,054,758 $33,726 1.1 $35,096 $32,907 $2,189 6.7
21  Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  1,475 1,896 -421 -22.2 $138,077,722 $179,425,720 -$41,347,998 -23.0 $93,633 $94,634 -$1,001 -1.1
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  318 756 -438 -57.9 $33,220,822 $74,568,004 -$41,347,182 -55.4 $104,330 $98,580 $5,750 5.8
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  104 103 2 1.6 $7,646,548 $11,097,199 -$3,450,651 -31.1 $73,348 $108,181 -$34,833 -32.2
213  Support Activities For Mining  1,052 1,037 15 1.4 $97,210,352 $93,760,517 $3,449,835 3.7 $92,405 $90,415 $1,990 2.2
22  Utilities  131 133 -2 -1.8 $13,037,467 $13,471,531 -$434,064 -3.2 $99,462 $100,971 -$1,509 -1.5
221  Utilities  131 133 -2 -1.8 $13,037,467 $13,471,531 -$434,064 -3.2 $99,462 $100,971 -$1,509 -1.5
23  Construction  2,808 2,668 140 5.2 $157,852,858 $145,966,762 $11,886,096 8.1 $56,222 $54,710 $1,512 2.8
236  Construction of Buildings  330 295 36 12.1 $14,544,918 $12,750,180 $1,794,738 14.1 $44,053 $43,294 $758 1.8
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  563 613 -51 -8.2 $38,267,502 $39,713,796 -$1,446,294 -3.6 $68,001 $64,760 $3,241 5.0
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  1,915 1,760 155 8.8 $105,040,438 $93,502,786 $11,537,652 12.3 $54,859 $53,119 $1,740 3.3
31  Manufacturing  1,617 1,607 10 0.6 $102,578,611 $98,763,953 $3,814,658 3.9 $63,421 $61,446 $1,975 3.2
311  Food Manufacturing  56 46 10 22.0 $1,118,132 $919,567 $198,565 21.6 $20,027 $20,100 -$72 -0.4
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  29 29 0 -0.3 $714,920 $666,270 $48,650 7.3 $24,936 $23,175 $1,762 7.6
314  Textile Product Mills  29 26 3 10.3 $577,280 $489,849 $87,431 17.8 $20,199 $18,898 $1,300 6.9
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  28 23 5 23.7 $1,439,419 $977,179 $462,240 47.3 $50,953 $42,802 $8,150 19.0
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  46 51 -4 -8.7 $1,820,050 $1,810,651 $9,399 0.5 $39,208 $35,622 $3,587 10.1
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  139 114 25 21.5 $7,139,059 $5,564,864 $1,574,195 28.3 $51,360 $48,635 $2,725 5.6
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  57 59 -1 -2.1 $3,915,452 $4,205,035 -$289,583 -6.9 $68,190 $71,673 -$3,483 -4.9
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  350 358 -8 -2.2 $21,387,298 $22,083,347 -$696,049 -3.2 $61,107 $61,699 -$593 -1.0
333  Machinery Manufacturing  186 207 -21 -10.3 $12,837,605 $13,608,569 -$770,964 -5.7 $69,112 $65,742 $3,370 5.1
335  Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg.  180 181 0 -0.2 $12,327,160 $11,480,195 $846,965 7.4 $68,359 $63,542 $4,817 7.6
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  48 43 5 11.4 $2,079,082 $1,614,135 $464,947 28.8 $43,090 $37,252 $5,838 15.7
42  Wholesale Trade  1,914 2,090 -176 -8.4 $136,879,770 $141,902,656 -$5,022,886 -3.5 $71,512 $67,907 $3,605 5.3
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  1,506 1,672 -166 -9.9 $111,849,993 $115,471,047 -$3,621,054 -3.1 $74,266 $69,072 $5,194 7.5
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  387 394 -8 -1.9 $23,448,111 $24,515,074 -$1,066,963 -4.4 $60,668 $62,208 -$1,541 -2.5
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  22 24 -2 -9.8 $1,581,666 $1,916,535 -$334,869 -17.5 $73,566 $80,425 -$6,859 -8.5
44  Retail Trade  4,688 4,587 102 2.2 $159,321,108 $146,997,057 $12,324,051 8.4 $33,982 $32,049 $1,933 6.0
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  705 711 -6 -0.9 $42,313,825 $37,062,249 $5,251,576 14.2 $60,013 $52,114 $7,898 15.2
442  Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores  132 125 8 6.1 $4,861,745 $4,323,954 $537,791 12.4 $36,762 $34,683 $2,079 6.0
443  Electronics & Appliance Stores  158 163 -5 -3.0 $7,277,169 $6,983,326 $293,843 4.2 $45,962 $42,777 $3,185 7.4
444  Building Material & Garden Supply Stores  584 563 20 3.6 $21,638,680 $19,860,667 $1,778,013 9.0 $37,073 $35,256 $1,818 5.2
445  Food & Beverage Stores  531 524 7 1.3 $14,730,126 $14,963,545 -$233,419 -1.6 $27,749 $28,556 -$807 -2.8
446  Health & Personal Care Stores  195 176 20 11.3 $6,984,916 $6,137,001 $847,915 13.8 $35,774 $34,969 $806 2.3
447  Gasoline Stations  359 351 8 2.4 $9,594,745 $8,813,082 $781,663 8.9 $26,720 $25,121 $1,600 6.4
448  Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores  238 209 29 14.1 $4,559,673 $4,164,566 $395,107 9.5 $19,145 $19,950 -$805 -4.0
451  Sports, Hobby, Music Instrument, Book Stores  294 280 14 4.8 $6,876,193 $6,112,612 $763,581 12.5 $23,402 $21,805 $1,597 7.3
452  General Merchandise Stores  1,228 1,237 -9 -0.8 $32,309,708 $30,840,567 $1,469,141 4.8 $26,311 $24,923 $1,388 5.6
453  Miscellaneous Store Retailers  223 201 22 10.7 $5,734,937 $4,846,962 $887,975 18.3 $25,737 $24,084 $1,653 6.9
454  Nonstore Retailers  41 46 -5 -11.0 $2,439,391 $2,888,526 -$449,135 -15.5 $59,497 $62,685 -$3,188 -5.1
48  Transportation & Warehousing  1,625 1,556 69 4.4 $104,727,243 $90,894,781 $13,832,462 15.2 $64,454 $58,409 $6,045 10.3
481  Air Transportation  68 62 5 8.6 $2,986,545 $3,235,771 -$249,226 -7.7 $44,245 $52,047 -$7,802 -15.0
484  Truck Transportation  672 654 18 2.8 $41,835,846 $39,080,041 $2,755,805 7.1 $62,286 $59,786 $2,501 4.2
485  Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation  34 54 -20 -37.0 $955,010 $1,570,540 -$615,530 -39.2 $27,949 $28,950 -$1,001 -3.5
486  Pipeline Transportation  229 133 95 71.6 $25,579,431 $16,289,578 $9,289,853 57.0 $111,945 $122,322 -$10,377 -8.5
488  Support Activities For Transportation  251 302 -51 -16.8 $16,798,169 $15,322,873 $1,475,296 9.6 $66,880 $50,751 $16,128 31.8
492  Couriers & Messengers  364 342 22 6.4 $16,292,137 $15,097,896 $1,194,241 7.9 $44,799 $44,156 $643 1.5
51  Information  314 315 -2 -0.5 $15,033,771 $14,498,206 $535,565 3.7 $47,955 $46,001 $1,953 4.2
511  Publishing Industries, Except Internet  41 50 -9 -18.8 $2,174,115 $2,569,707 -$395,592 -15.4 $53,576 $51,394 $2,182 4.2
515  Broadcasting, Except Internet  79 96 -17 -17.5 $3,443,976 $3,813,560 -$369,584 -9.7 $43,595 $39,828 $3,766 9.5
517  Telecommunications  122 110 12 11.2 $7,634,034 $6,726,492 $907,542 13.5 $62,574 $61,334 $1,240 2.0
52  Finance & Insurance  1,025 984 41 4.1 $75,799,379 $69,057,473 $6,741,906 9.8 $73,987 $70,198 $3,789 5.4
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  635 610 25 4.1 $42,040,354 $41,421,370 $618,984 1.5 $66,214 $67,904 -$1,690 -2.5
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  290 273 16 6.0 $17,083,457 $15,667,621 $1,415,836 9.0 $58,994 $57,355 $1,639 2.9
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  848 886 -38 -4.3 $45,262,053 $46,287,256 -$1,025,203 -2.2 $53,375 $52,243 $1,132 2.2
532  Rental & Leasing Services  491 500 -9 -1.8 $27,692,822 $27,973,104 -$280,282 -1.0 $56,430 $55,993 $436 0.8
54  Professional & Technical Services  1,320 1,329 -9 -0.7 $93,490,313 $90,885,973 $2,604,340 2.9 $70,817 $68,383 $2,434 3.6
541  Professional & Technical Services  1,320 1,329 -9 -0.7 $93,490,313 $90,885,973 $2,604,340 2.9 $70,817 $68,383 $2,434 3.6
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  106 94 13 13.7 $9,676,420 $9,001,080 $675,340 7.5 $90,927 $96,186 -$5,259 -5.5
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  106 94 13 13.7 $9,676,420 $9,001,080 $675,340 7.5 $90,927 $96,186 -$5,259 -5.5
56  Administrative & Waste Services  1,266 1,190 76 6.4 $48,673,871 $40,126,683 $8,547,188 21.3 $38,460 $33,727 $4,733 14.0
561  Administrative & Support Services  1,193 1,128 64 5.7 $44,817,256 $36,453,050 $8,364,206 22.9 $37,583 $32,314 $5,268 16.3
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  73 62 11 18.5 $3,856,615 $3,673,633 $182,982 5.0 $52,773 $59,569 -$6,797 -11.4
61  Educational Services  217 189 27 14.4 $4,843,223 $5,169,095 -$325,872 -6.3 $22,371 $27,302 -$4,931 -18.1
611  Educational Services  217 189 27 14.4 $4,843,223 $5,169,095 -$325,872 -6.3 $22,371 $27,302 -$4,931 -18.1
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  5,816 5,854 -38 -0.7 $333,058,077 $329,497,360 $3,560,717 1.1 $57,271 $56,288 $983 1.7
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  2,222 2,231 -9 -0.4 $170,605,604 $166,834,211 $3,771,393 2.3 $76,780 $74,772 $2,009 2.7
622  Hospitals  1,550 1,554 -3 -0.2 $96,864,710 $97,742,325 -$877,615 -0.9 $62,476 $62,914 -$438 -0.7
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  839 907 -68 -7.5 $34,004,435 $35,180,417 -$1,175,982 -3.3 $40,514 $38,770 $1,744 4.5
624  Social Assistance  1,204 1,162 42 3.6 $31,583,328 $29,740,407 $1,842,921 6.2 $26,237 $25,605 $632 2.5
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  572 487 85 17.5 $11,937,036 $9,908,113 $2,028,923 20.5 $20,878 $20,359 $519 2.5
711  Performing Arts & Spectator Sports  133 107 26 24.0 $2,245,009 $1,858,131 $386,878 20.8 $16,912 $17,353 -$441 -2.5
712  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  28 32 -4 -13.4 $1,166,155 $1,251,626 -$85,471 -6.8 $42,406 $39,421 $2,984 7.6
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  412 348 64 18.3 $8,525,872 $6,798,356 $1,727,516 25.4 $20,719 $19,545 $1,174 6.0
72  Accommodation & Food Services  4,033 3,745 288 7.7 $82,382,288 $70,607,229 $11,775,059 16.7 $20,428 $18,854 $1,574 8.3
721  Accommodation  700 649 51 7.8 $15,658,646 $14,319,937 $1,338,709 9.3 $22,383 $22,070 $313 1.4
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  3,333 3,096 237 7.7 $66,723,642 $56,287,292 $10,436,350 18.5 $20,018 $18,180 $1,837 10.1
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  1,266 1,253 13 1.0 $57,592,052 $55,548,128 $2,043,924 3.7 $45,506 $44,335 $1,172 2.6
811  Repair & Maintenance  665 661 4 0.6 $38,550,069 $37,384,799 $1,165,270 3.1 $57,977 $56,572 $1,405 2.5
812  Personal & Laundry Services  283 273 10 3.5 $8,232,344 $7,104,428 $1,127,916 15.9 $29,098 $26,000 $3,098 11.9
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  304 296 7 2.5 $10,596,131 $10,662,816 -$66,685 -0.6 $34,913 $36,002 -$1,089 -3.0
814  Private Households  14 23 -8 -37.1 $213,508 $396,085 -$182,577 -46.1 $14,983 $17,472 -$2,489 -14.2
999  Unclassified  24 22 2 7.7 $1,774,341 $1,818,944 -$44,603 -2.5 $75,504 $83,323 -$7,819 -9.4
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 662 699 -38 -5.4 $52,449,836 $53,246,523 -$796,687 -1.5 $79,280 $76,139 $3,140 4.1
48  Transportation & Warehousing  179 165 14 8.4 $11,103,268 $10,671,996 $431,272 4.0 $62,002 $64,612 -$2,610 -4.0
491  Postal Service  179 165 14 8.4 $11,103,268 $10,671,996 $431,272 4.0 $62,002 $64,612 -$2,610 -4.0
92  Public Administration  416 467 -51 -11.0 $34,582,729 $35,837,620 -$1,254,891 -3.5 $83,132 $76,699 $6,433 8.4
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  44 44 0 0.8 $4,591,913 $4,595,357 -$3,444 -0.1 $103,772 $104,630 -$858 -0.8
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  235 225 10 4.3 $20,034,141 $19,408,731 $625,410 3.2 $85,372 $86,261 -$889 -1.0
926  Administration of Economic Programs  108 171 -64 -37.1 $7,913,255 $9,981,647 -$2,068,392 -20.7 $73,386 $58,229 $15,157 26.0
   
0  Ownership - State Government 705 697 8 1.1 $40,601,150 $40,592,360 $8,790 0.0 $57,631 $58,239 -$608 -1.0
92  Public Administration  573 581 -8 -1.4 $30,966,864 $31,851,035 -$884,171 -2.8 $54,091 $54,852 -$762 -1.4
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  104 109 -6 -5.3 $6,468,645 $6,864,549 -$395,904 -5.8 $62,451 $62,787 -$337 -0.5
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  226 224 2 0.9 $11,211,809 $11,358,163 -$146,354 -1.3 $49,702 $50,820 -$1,117 -2.2
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  100 104 -4 -4.2 $5,803,881 $6,103,342 -$299,461 -4.9 $58,138 $58,545 -$408 -0.7
926  Administration of Economic Programs  127 129 -2 -1.6 $6,646,578 $6,769,190 -$122,612 -1.8 $52,472 $52,576 -$105 -0.2
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 4,185 4,093 92 2.3 $200,115,614 $195,671,641 $4,443,973 2.3 $47,815 $47,808 $7 0.0
22  Utilities  17 18 -1 -6.4 $712,622 $714,596 -$1,974 -0.3 $41,311 $38,795 $2,517 6.5
221  Utilities  17 18 -1 -6.4 $712,622 $714,596 -$1,974 -0.3 $41,311 $38,795 $2,517 6.5
92  Public Administration  1,155 1,108 47 4.2 $60,772,549 $58,482,181 $2,290,368 3.9 $52,606 $52,766 -$160 -0.3
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  1,054 1,025 29 2.8 $56,183,859 $54,187,479 $1,996,380 3.7 $53,331 $52,870 $461 0.9
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 2022. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/23/22.