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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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Information (NAICS 51)


Table 39: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Information (NAICS 51), 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 $ %
51 Information - Private 2,962 3,000 -38 -1.3 $183,262,800 $162,889,767 $20,373,033 12.5 $61,863 $54,298 $7,564 13.9
511  Publishing Industries, Except Internet  616 656 -40 -6.1 $35,944,723 $24,606,470 $11,338,253 46.1 $58,321 $37,496 $20,825 55.5
5111  Newspaper, Book, & Directory Publishers  555 613 -58 -9.4 $19,676,247 $20,341,052 -$664,805 -3.3 $35,432 $33,192 $2,240 6.7
5112  Software Publishers  61 43 18 40.5 $16,268,476 $4,265,418 $12,003,058 281.4 $266,696 $98,236 $168,460 171.5
512  Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries  330 324 7 2.0 $8,070,523 $7,372,014 $698,509 9.5 $24,425 $22,759 $1,666 7.3
515  Broadcasting, Except Internet  309 331 -22 -6.7 $12,313,292 $12,423,939 -$110,647 -0.9 $39,817 $37,487 $2,330 6.2
5151  Radio & Television Broadcasting  309 331 -22 -6.7 $12,043,632 $12,423,939 -$380,307 -3.1 $38,955 $37,487 $1,468 3.9
517  Telecommunications  1,463 1,478 -15 -1.0 $104,825,111 $104,493,836 $331,275 0.3 $71,651 $70,679 $971 1.4
5173  Wired & Wireless Telecommunications Carriers  1,457 1,470 -14 -0.9 $104,178,721 $103,793,032 $385,689 0.4 $71,511 $70,587 $923 1.3
518  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  162 146 16 10.9 $14,712,091 $9,297,000 $5,415,091 58.2 $91,051 $63,787 $27,264 42.7
5182  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  162 146 16 10.9 $14,712,091 $9,297,000 $5,415,091 58.2 $91,051 $63,787 $27,264 42.7
519  Other Information Services  82 64 18 27.5 $7,397,060 $4,696,508 $2,700,552 57.5 $90,395 $73,189 $17,207 23.5
5191  Other Information Services  82 64 18 27.5 $7,397,060 $4,696,508 $2,700,552 57.5 $90,395 $73,189 $17,207 23.5
51 Information - Local Government 509 518 -9 -1.8 $14,385,647 $14,454,675 -$69,028 -0.5 $28,272 $27,909 $363 1.3
519  Other Information Services  509 518 -9 -1.8 $14,385,647 $14,454,675 -$69,028 -0.5 $28,272 $27,909 $363 1.3
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.