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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), 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 $ %
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities - Private 19,716 19,853 -137 -0.7 $1,302,220,459 $1,266,581,324 $35,639,135 2.8 $66,050 $63,799 $2,251 3.5
22 Utilities - Private 2,346 2,421 -75 -3.1 $234,309,691 $235,600,834 -$1,291,143 -0.5 $99,887 $97,326 $2,561 2.6
221  Utilities  2,346 2,421 -75 -3.1 $234,309,691 $235,600,834 -$1,291,143 -0.5 $99,887 $97,326 $2,561 2.6
2211  Power Generation & Supply  1,908 1,975 -68 -3.4 $200,333,506 $201,601,749 -$1,268,243 -0.6 $105,024 $102,068 $2,956 2.9
2212  Natural Gas Distribution  338 347 -9 -2.6 $30,569,828 $30,701,238 -$131,410 -0.4 $90,422 $88,412 $2,009 2.3
2213  Water, Sewage & Other Systems  100 98 2 1.9 $3,406,357 $3,297,847 $108,510 3.3 $34,006 $33,539 $467 1.4
42 Wholesale Trade - Private 7,326 7,657 -331 -4.3 $494,650,088 $496,928,635 -$2,278,547 -0.5 $67,517 $64,900 $2,617 4.0
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  4,506 4,796 -289 -6.0 $323,363,137 $328,106,442 -$4,743,305 -1.4 $71,758 $68,420 $3,338 4.9
4231  Motor Vehicle & Parts Merchant Wholesalers  541 553 -13 -2.3 $31,055,472 $30,527,446 $528,026 1.7 $57,439 $55,186 $2,252 4.1
4232  Furniture & Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers  30 25 6 22.9 $2,084,816 $1,604,065 $480,751 30.0 $68,534 $64,811 $3,724 5.7
4233  Lumber & Const. Supply Merchant Wholesalers  166 170 -3 -1.9 $9,430,038 $9,441,363 -$11,325 -0.1 $56,695 $55,701 $993 1.8
4234  Commercial Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  224 192 32 16.7 $21,169,451 $18,597,927 $2,571,524 13.8 $94,540 $96,950 -$2,410 -2.5
4235  Metal & Mineral Merchant Wholesalers  92 94 -2 -2.6 $6,221,849 $5,713,378 $508,471 8.9 $67,998 $60,832 $7,166 11.8
4236  Appliance & Electric Goods Merchant Whls.  315 321 -5 -1.6 $24,173,562 $24,414,430 -$240,868 -1.0 $76,639 $76,136 $504 0.7
4237  Hardware & Plumbing Merchant Wholesalers  208 208 1 0.2 $13,278,174 $12,189,397 $1,088,777 8.9 $63,837 $58,744 $5,093 8.7
4238  Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers  2,574 2,892 -319 -11.0 $197,265,705 $209,733,365 -$12,467,660 -5.9 $76,648 $72,511 $4,136 5.7
4239  Misc. Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  356 342 15 4.3 $18,684,070 $15,885,071 $2,798,999 17.6 $52,421 $46,482 $5,940 12.8
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  2,713 2,750 -37 -1.3 $161,370,191 $159,078,888 $2,291,303 1.4 $59,475 $57,849 $1,626 2.8
4241  Paper & Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers  60 65 -4 -6.7 $1,141,086 $1,264,603 -$123,517 -9.8 $18,886 $19,531 -$645 -3.3
4242  Druggists' Goods Merchant Wholesalers  99 96 3 3.3 $10,184,740 $9,526,306 $658,434 6.9 $102,534 $99,057 $3,477 3.5
4243  Apparel & Piece Goods Merchant Wholesalers  14 14 0 -1.7 $1,544,749 $1,260,490 $284,259 22.6 $109,712 $87,962 $21,751 24.7
4244  Grocery & Related Product Wholesalers  829 842 -12 -1.5 $42,172,605 $40,901,074 $1,271,531 3.1 $50,851 $48,591 $2,261 4.7
4245  Farm Product Raw Material Merch. Whls.  191 206 -16 -7.5 $7,893,080 $7,513,667 $379,413 5.0 $41,416 $36,460 $4,956 13.6
4246  Chemical Merchant Wholesalers  401 444 -43 -9.8 $35,355,896 $37,236,186 -$1,880,290 -5.0 $88,224 $83,850 $4,374 5.2
4247  Petroleum Merchant Wholesalers  496 493 3 0.6 $31,827,800 $32,085,377 -$257,577 -0.8 $64,234 $65,137 -$904 -1.4
4248  Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers  303 298 5 1.6 $15,479,913 $15,424,724 $55,189 0.4 $51,145 $51,761 -$616 -1.2
4249  Misc. Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  321 292 28 9.7 $15,770,322 $13,866,461 $1,903,861 13.7 $49,193 $47,460 $1,733 3.7
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  107 111 -5 -4.2 $9,916,760 $9,743,305 $173,455 1.8 $92,897 $87,447 $5,450 6.2
4251  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  107 111 -5 -4.2 $9,916,760 $9,743,305 $173,455 1.8 $92,897 $87,447 $5,450 6.2
48 Transportation & Warehousing - Private 10,044 9,775 269 2.7 $573,260,680 $534,051,855 $39,208,825 7.3 $57,077 $54,634 $2,443 4.5
481  Air Transportation  355 318 37 11.7 $19,038,049 $18,055,148 $982,901 5.4 $53,565 $56,718 -$3,153 -5.6
4811  Scheduled Air Transportation  173 144 29 20.2 $3,360,552 $2,844,879 $515,673 18.1 $19,434 $19,767 -$333 -1.7
4812  Nonscheduled Air Transportation  183 174 8 4.6 $15,677,497 $15,210,269 $467,228 3.1 $85,904 $87,205 -$1,301 -1.5
484  Truck Transportation  3,495 3,589 -94 -2.6 $205,511,911 $200,361,242 $5,150,669 2.6 $58,796 $55,820 $2,976 5.3
4841  General Freight Trucking  1,211 1,231 -20 -1.6 $73,942,733 $70,382,833 $3,559,900 5.1 $61,059 $57,164 $3,896 6.8
4842  Specialized Freight Trucking  2,284 2,358 -74 -3.1 $131,569,178 $129,978,409 $1,590,769 1.2 $57,596 $55,118 $2,478 4.5
485  Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation  381 401 -21 -5.1 $11,517,657 $10,462,818 $1,054,839 10.1 $30,244 $26,065 $4,179 16.0
4853  Taxi & Limousine Service  46 33 12 37.4 $1,365,641 $651,506 $714,135 109.6 $29,902 $19,594 $10,308 52.6
4859  Other Ground Passenger Transportation  254 281 -27 -9.5 $6,840,082 $6,649,225 $190,857 2.9 $26,885 $23,663 $3,222 13.6
486  Pipeline Transportation  843 769 75 9.7 $89,320,616 $82,420,628 $6,899,988 8.4 $105,914 $107,249 -$1,335 -1.2
4862  Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas  547 562 -15 -2.7 $57,264,226 $58,703,642 -$1,439,416 -2.5 $104,751 $104,533 $218 0.2
488  Support Activities For Transportation  1,453 1,505 -52 -3.5 $89,069,106 $84,382,737 $4,686,369 5.6 $61,318 $56,081 $5,237 9.3
4881  Support Activities For Air Transportation  334 289 46 15.8 $18,079,142 $16,188,731 $1,890,411 11.7 $54,089 $56,080 -$1,992 -3.6
4882  Support Activities For Rail Transportation  563 675 -112 -16.6 $36,999,891 $37,795,336 -$795,445 -2.1 $65,729 $55,986 $9,742 17.4
4884  Support Activities For Road Transportation  453 458 -4 -0.9 $27,146,176 $25,759,549 $1,386,627 5.4 $59,882 $56,305 $3,577 6.4
4885  Freight Transportation Arrangement  57 49 8 17.2 $4,612,239 $2,988,883 $1,623,356 54.3 $81,030 $61,525 $19,505 31.7
491  Postal Service  53 47 6 12.1 $1,606,079 $1,462,567 $143,512 9.8 $30,206 $30,843 -$636 -2.1
4911  Postal Service  53 47 6 12.1 $1,606,079 $1,462,567 $143,512 9.8 $30,206 $30,843 -$636 -2.1
492  Couriers & Messengers  1,339 1,208 131 10.9 $63,219,776 $53,953,323 $9,266,453 17.2 $47,220 $44,679 $2,541 5.7
4921  Couriers & Express Delivery Services  1,213 1,090 123 11.3 $54,588,682 $49,835,753 $4,752,929 9.5 $45,006 $45,721 -$715 -1.6
4922  Local Messengers & Local Delivery  126 118 8 7.1 $8,631,094 $4,117,570 $4,513,524 109.6 $68,544 $35,019 $33,525 95.7
493  Warehousing & Storage  2,058 1,889 169 8.9 $91,410,328 $81,042,660 $10,367,668 12.8 $44,428 $42,908 $1,520 3.5
4931  Warehousing & Storage  2,058 1,889 169 8.9 $91,410,328 $81,042,660 $10,367,668 12.8 $44,428 $42,908 $1,520 3.5
48 Transportation & Warehousing - Federal Government 1,035 1,009 25 2.5 $60,132,575 $58,548,794 $1,583,781 2.7 $58,113 $58,008 $106 0.2
491  Postal Service  1,035 1,009 25 2.5 $60,132,575 $58,548,794 $1,583,781 2.7 $58,113 $58,008 $106 0.2
4911  Postal Service  1,035 1,009 25 2.5 $60,132,575 $58,548,794 $1,583,781 2.7 $58,113 $58,008 $106 0.2
22 Utilities - Local Government 152 149 3 2.0 $6,758,157 $6,681,904 $76,253 1.1 $44,462 $44,845 -$383 -0.9
221  Utilities  152 149 3 2.0 $6,758,157 $6,681,904 $76,253 1.1 $44,462 $44,845 -$383 -0.9
42 Wholesale Trade - Local Government 40 41 -1 -1.8 $1,728,918 $1,780,830 -$51,912 -2.9 $43,137 $43,616 -$479 -1.1
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  40 41 -1 -1.8 $1,728,918 $1,780,830 -$51,912 -2.9 $43,137 $43,616 -$479 -1.1
4249  Misc. Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  40 41 -1 -1.8 $1,728,918 $1,780,830 -$51,912 -2.9 $43,137 $43,616 -$479 -1.1
48 Transportation & Warehousing - Local Government 271 249 23 9.1 $15,039,318 $12,791,460 $2,247,858 17.6 $55,410 $51,439 $3,970 7.7
488  Support Activities For Transportation  200 184 16 8.5 $12,863,526 $11,052,546 $1,810,980 16.4 $64,453 $60,068 $4,385 7.3
4881  Support Activities For Air Transportation  200 184 16 8.5 $12,863,526 $11,052,546 $1,810,980 16.4 $64,453 $60,068 $4,385 7.3
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.