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2021 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Table 21: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Sheridan County - 2020-2021
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
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NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2021 2020 N % 2021 2020 $ % 2021 2020 $ %
Ownership - Total 13,494 13,214 281 2.1 $656,071,634 $609,210,890 $46,860,744 7.7 $48,618 $46,105 $2,513 5.5
Ownership - Private 10,060 9,737 323 3.3 $448,069,006 $405,348,948 $42,720,058 10.5 $44,538 $41,629 $2,909 7.0
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  273 291 -18 -6.0 $12,998,524 $10,724,981 $2,273,543 21.2 $47,584 $36,887 $10,697 29.0
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  162 171 -10 -5.8 $9,057,268 $6,887,736 $2,169,532 31.5 $56,082 $40,180 $15,902 39.6
115  Agriculture & Forestry Support Activities  68 70 -2 -2.9 $2,391,674 $2,317,376 $74,298 3.2 $35,213 $33,143 $2,070 6.2
21  Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  58 68 -10 -14.9 $4,043,828 $4,858,023 -$814,195 -16.8 $69,926 $71,526 -$1,600 -2.2
213  Support Activities For Mining  33 37 -4 -11.2 $1,838,464 $2,359,007 -$520,543 -22.1 $55,846 $63,619 -$7,773 -12.2
23  Construction  1,226 1,246 -21 -1.6 $63,097,587 $63,187,026 -$89,439 -0.1 $51,470 $50,695 $775 1.5
236  Construction of Buildings  382 344 38 11.1 $19,181,018 $16,811,111 $2,369,907 14.1 $50,157 $48,845 $1,312 2.7
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  144 202 -58 -28.6 $11,270,290 $14,744,664 -$3,474,374 -23.6 $78,222 $73,084 $5,139 7.0
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  699 701 -1 -0.2 $32,646,279 $31,631,251 $1,015,028 3.2 $46,676 $45,155 $1,521 3.4
31  Manufacturing  734 641 94 14.6 $37,561,522 $32,701,043 $4,860,479 14.9 $51,144 $51,029 $115 0.2
311  Food Manufacturing  34 16 17 106.2 $869,321 $371,782 $497,539 133.8 $25,819 $22,767 $3,052 13.4
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  55 49 5 11.0 $1,447,130 $1,140,629 $306,501 26.9 $26,514 $23,198 $3,316 14.3
314  Textile Product Mills  93 92 0 0.2 $4,320,491 $4,054,569 $265,922 6.6 $46,708 $43,914 $2,794 6.4
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  18 17 1 5.3 $486,109 $395,515 $90,594 22.9 $26,887 $23,035 $3,851 16.7
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  69 70 -1 -1.3 $4,339,424 $4,366,658 -$27,234 -0.6 $62,591 $62,159 $432 0.7
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  194 166 28 17.1 $11,267,065 $9,346,337 $1,920,728 20.6 $58,129 $56,446 $1,683 3.0
42  Wholesale Trade  250 246 4 1.6 $16,751,795 $15,281,798 $1,469,997 9.6 $67,074 $62,141 $4,933 7.9
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  122 118 4 3.1 $8,781,290 $7,988,530 $792,760 9.9 $71,978 $67,511 $4,467 6.6
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  115 116 -1 -0.5 $6,933,698 $6,378,071 $555,627 8.7 $60,293 $55,183 $5,110 9.3
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  13 12 1 6.3 $1,036,807 $915,197 $121,610 13.3 $81,318 $76,266 $5,052 6.6
44  Retail Trade  1,722 1,634 89 5.4 $59,971,887 $54,455,811 $5,516,076 10.1 $34,822 $33,335 $1,487 4.5
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  298 284 13 4.7 $17,411,095 $15,302,049 $2,109,046 13.8 $58,525 $53,848 $4,676 8.7
442  Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores  72 60 12 19.2 $2,867,664 $2,122,756 $744,908 35.1 $39,829 $35,133 $4,695 13.4
443  Electronics & Appliance Stores  33 33 0 1.3 $1,020,564 $910,020 $110,544 12.1 $30,851 $27,855 $2,996 10.8
444  Building Material & Garden Supply Stores  235 236 -1 -0.5 $8,262,097 $7,879,017 $383,080 4.9 $35,120 $33,326 $1,794 5.4
445  Food & Beverage Stores  240 224 16 7.2 $5,630,415 $5,348,782 $281,633 5.3 $23,501 $23,932 -$431 -1.8
446  Health & Personal Care Stores  43 46 -2 -5.1 $2,109,431 $1,930,166 $179,265 9.3 $48,683 $42,263 $6,420 15.2
447  Gasoline Stations  170 152 18 11.8 $5,198,540 $4,486,957 $711,583 15.9 $30,535 $29,471 $1,064 3.6
448  Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores  41 42 -1 -1.4 $861,875 $979,393 -$117,518 -12.0 $20,980 $23,504 -$2,523 -10.7
451  Sports, Hobby, Music Instrument, Book Stores  136 121 15 12.1 $3,650,279 $3,441,923 $208,356 6.1 $26,840 $28,368 -$1,528 -5.4
453  Miscellaneous Store Retailers  96 92 4 4.0 $2,421,865 $2,103,133 $318,732 15.2 $25,294 $22,840 $2,453 10.7
48  Transportation & Warehousing  364 320 43 13.5 $18,025,203 $15,741,731 $2,283,472 14.5 $49,577 $49,155 $422 0.9
484  Truck Transportation  114 110 4 4.0 $4,820,883 $4,229,930 $590,953 14.0 $42,225 $38,513 $3,712 9.6
488  Support Activities For Transportation  33 23 9 40.8 $1,224,031 $826,553 $397,478 48.1 $37,662 $35,813 $1,850 5.2
492  Couriers & Messengers  99 86 14 15.7 $4,207,760 $3,749,385 $458,375 12.2 $42,361 $43,684 -$1,322 -3.0
51  Information  155 169 -14 -8.5 $8,438,208 $7,875,035 $563,173 7.2 $54,588 $46,598 $7,990 17.1
511  Publishing Industries, Except Internet  33 36 -4 -9.9 $1,346,352 $1,349,418 -$3,066 -0.2 $41,010 $37,052 $3,958 10.7
517  Telecommunications  60 63 -3 -4.8 $4,501,314 $4,181,233 $320,081 7.7 $75,235 $66,548 $8,687 13.1
52  Finance & Insurance  464 434 31 7.0 $36,930,872 $32,864,931 $4,065,941 12.4 $79,592 $75,813 $3,779 5.0
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  290 281 9 3.0 $20,779,239 $19,966,887 $812,352 4.1 $71,756 $71,036 $720 1.0
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments  87 81 6 7.1 $10,030,815 $8,462,052 $1,568,763 18.5 $115,072 $103,931 $11,141 10.7
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  191 196 -5 -2.4 $8,817,158 $8,062,472 $754,686 9.4 $46,163 $41,204 $4,959 12.0
531  Real Estate  144 148 -4 -2.6 $6,056,667 $5,479,848 $576,819 10.5 $41,987 $36,984 $5,004 13.5
54  Professional & Technical Services  709 654 56 8.5 $50,178,216 $42,849,664 $7,328,552 17.1 $70,731 $65,544 $5,187 7.9
541  Professional & Technical Services  709 654 56 8.5 $50,178,216 $42,849,664 $7,328,552 17.1 $70,731 $65,544 $5,187 7.9
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  71 23 48 207.5 $13,596,500 $3,842,772 $9,753,728 253.8 $190,828 $165,851 $24,977 15.1
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  71 23 48 207.5 $13,596,500 $3,842,772 $9,753,728 253.8 $190,828 $165,851 $24,977 15.1
56  Administrative & Waste Services  262 289 -27 -9.4 $8,748,946 $10,293,211 -$1,544,265 -15.0 $33,447 $35,647 -$2,201 -6.2
561  Administrative & Support Services  239 268 -29 -11.0 $7,824,644 $9,503,199 -$1,678,555 -17.7 $32,773 $35,437 -$2,664 -7.5
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  23 21 2 10.9 $924,302 $790,012 $134,290 17.0 $40,486 $38,387 $2,099 5.5
61  Educational Services  47 38 8 21.3 $956,450 $943,505 $12,945 1.4 $20,569 $24,615 -$4,046 -16.4
611  Educational Services  47 38 8 21.3 $956,450 $943,505 $12,945 1.4 $20,569 $24,615 -$4,046 -16.4
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  1,360 1,424 -64 -4.5 $53,011,278 $53,858,521 -$847,243 -1.6 $38,986 $37,831 $1,155 3.1
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  512 508 4 0.8 $25,194,177 $24,930,099 $264,078 1.1 $49,191 $49,051 $140 0.3
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  345 426 -81 -19.0 $14,149,754 $16,108,456 -$1,958,702 -12.2 $40,975 $37,776 $3,199 8.5
624  Social Assistance  502 489 13 2.7 $13,667,347 $12,819,966 $847,381 6.6 $27,212 $26,217 $996 3.8
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  206 223 -18 -7.8 $5,384,369 $5,418,053 -$33,684 -0.6 $26,148 $24,251 $1,897 7.8
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  152 147 5 3.6 $3,759,163 $3,232,596 $526,567 16.3 $24,678 $21,978 $2,699 12.3
72  Accommodation & Food Services  1,434 1,321 113 8.6 $30,306,647 $25,926,230 $4,380,417 16.9 $21,136 $19,629 $1,507 7.7
721  Accommodation  329 291 38 12.9 $7,305,987 $5,736,155 $1,569,832 27.4 $22,235 $19,706 $2,529 12.8
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  1,105 1,030 76 7.3 $23,000,660 $20,190,075 $2,810,585 13.9 $20,809 $19,607 $1,202 6.1
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  485 471 14 3.0 $14,341,072 $12,162,624 $2,178,448 17.9 $29,549 $25,805 $3,744 14.5
811  Repair & Maintenance  149 158 -9 -5.6 $5,574,443 $5,521,374 $53,069 1.0 $37,495 $35,056 $2,439 7.0
812  Personal & Laundry Services  78 74 4 5.8 $2,131,580 $1,831,328 $300,252 16.4 $27,328 $24,832 $2,496 10.1
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  216 210 5 2.5 $4,735,617 $4,027,291 $708,326 17.6 $21,967 $19,139 $2,828 14.8
814  Private Households  43 30 13 45.2 $1,899,432 $782,631 $1,116,801 142.7 $44,091 $26,378 $17,713 67.2
999  Unclassified  9 9 0 -4.7 $758,233 $219,255 $538,978 245.8 $89,204 $24,580 $64,624 262.9
   
Ownership - Federal Government 838 859 -21 -2.4 $62,702,330 $61,646,583 $1,055,747 1.7 $74,839 $71,801 $3,038 4.2
48  Transportation & Warehousing  50 54 -4 -7.4 $2,846,261 $2,802,420 $43,841 1.6 $56,925 $51,897 $5,029 9.7
491  Postal Service  50 54 -4 -7.4 $2,846,261 $2,802,420 $43,841 1.6 $56,925 $51,897 $5,029 9.7
92  Public Administration  91 95 -4 -4.6 $6,551,858 $6,331,500 $220,358 3.5 $72,133 $66,472 $5,661 8.5
926  Administration of Economic Programs  10 21 -10 -50.0 $496,097 $617,057 -$120,960 -19.6 $48,025 $29,853 $18,172 60.9
   
Ownership - State Government 300 314 -14 -4.6 $15,471,139 $16,202,673 -$731,534 -4.5 $51,627 $51,588 $40 0.1
92  Public Administration  290 305 -14 -4.7 $14,926,153 $15,678,141 -$751,988 -4.8 $51,425 $51,488 -$63 -0.1
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  5 4 1 20.8 $234,712 $192,041 $42,671 22.2 $48,595 $48,010 $584 1.2
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  27 28 -1 -3.0 $1,594,090 $1,647,398 -$53,308 -3.2 $59,040 $59,195 -$155 -0.3
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  99 111 -12 -11.1 $4,565,249 $5,153,801 -$588,552 -11.4 $46,114 $46,293 -$179 -0.4
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  60 59 1 1.7 $3,578,182 $3,541,921 $36,261 1.0 $59,310 $59,699 -$388 -0.7
926  Administration of Economic Programs  97 100 -4 -3.7 $4,887,696 $5,091,246 -$203,550 -4.0 $50,519 $50,700 -$181 -0.4
   
Ownership - Local Government 2,297 2,304 -7 -0.3 $129,829,159 $126,012,686 $3,816,473 3.0 $56,533 $54,699 $1,835 3.4
61  Educational Services  1,050 1,087 -37 -3.4 $50,546,304 $50,869,833 -$323,529 -0.6 $48,139 $46,806 $1,334 2.8
611  Educational Services  1,050 1,087 -37 -3.4 $50,546,304 $50,869,833 -$323,529 -0.6 $48,139 $46,806 $1,334 2.8
92  Public Administration  442 435 7 1.6 $19,744,651 $19,371,234 $373,417 1.9 $44,663 $44,506 $157 0.4
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  393 386 6 1.7 $18,394,774 $18,023,791 $370,983 2.1 $46,845 $46,664 $182 0.4
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  11 14 -3 -18.8 $606,083 $643,408 -$37,325 -5.8 $54,260 $46,793 $7,467 16.0
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 2022. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/23/22.