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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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Construction (NAICS 23)

Table 34: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Construction (NAICS 23), 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 $ %
23 Construction - Private 21,008 21,195 -187 -0.9 $1,225,127,150 $1,200,401,301 $24,725,849 2.1 $58,318 $56,637 $1,681 3.0
236  Construction of Buildings  4,265 4,002 263 6.6 $232,398,424 $209,624,024 $22,774,400 10.9 $54,494 $52,379 $2,115 4.0
2361  Residential Building Construction  3,102 2,812 290 10.3 $152,688,253 $133,140,956 $19,547,297 14.7 $49,219 $47,350 $1,868 3.9
2362  Nonresidential Building Construction  1,162 1,190 -28 -2.3 $79,710,171 $76,483,068 $3,227,103 4.2 $68,573 $64,258 $4,315 6.7
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  5,292 6,100 -808 -13.3 $383,665,971 $409,044,292 -$25,378,321 -6.2 $72,502 $67,054 $5,448 8.1
2371  Utility System Construction  3,373 4,097 -724 -17.7 $260,333,900 $284,308,606 -$23,974,706 -8.4 $77,178 $69,400 $7,778 11.2
2372  Land Subdivision  56 48 8 16.6 $2,333,529 $1,584,596 $748,933 47.3 $41,544 $32,896 $8,648 26.3
2373  Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction  1,573 1,682 -109 -6.5 $100,175,864 $104,101,623 -$3,925,759 -3.8 $63,702 $61,895 $1,807 2.9
2379  Other Heavy Construction  290 274 16 6.0 $20,822,678 $19,049,467 $1,773,211 9.3 $71,822 $69,651 $2,171 3.1
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  11,451 11,092 359 3.2 $609,062,755 $581,732,985 $27,329,770 4.7 $53,187 $52,445 $742 1.4
2381  Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors  2,507 2,439 67 2.7 $121,390,501 $118,081,053 $3,309,448 2.8 $48,430 $48,405 $25 0.1
2382  Building Equipment Contractors  4,982 4,754 228 4.8 $285,311,825 $273,709,633 $11,602,192 4.2 $57,270 $57,581 -$310 -0.5
2383  Building Finishing Contractors  1,390 1,378 12 0.8 $58,710,800 $56,107,056 $2,603,744 4.6 $42,251 $40,714 $1,537 3.8
2389  Other Specialty Trade Contractors  2,573 2,521 52 2.1 $143,649,629 $133,835,243 $9,814,386 7.3 $55,822 $53,083 $2,740 5.2
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.