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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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Top 5 Industries for Wyoming Counties by Average Monthly Employment

Table 3: Top 5 Industries for Wyoming Counties by Total Covered Employment, 2021
Wyoming
Ownership   NAICS Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0  Ownership - Total 28,268 265,586 $14,081,315,504 $53,020
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  1,973 32,095 $783,390,742 $24,408
Private 44 Retail Trade  2,364 29,660 $993,828,016 $33,507
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  3,211 25,394 $1,220,596,145 $48,066
Local Government 61 Educational Services  145 21,859 $1,004,516,090 $45,955
Private 23 Construction  3,472 21,008 $1,225,127,150 $58,318
Albany County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0  Ownership - Total 1,449 16,009 $726,191,972 $45,362
State Government 61  Educational Services  3 3,334 $201,223,727 $60,360
Private 62  Health Care & Social Assistance  153 2,055 $100,447,943 $48,872
Private 72  Accommodation & Food Services  124 2,013 $36,375,933 $18,073
Private 44  Retail Trade  127 1,754 $51,533,516 $29,382
Private 54  Professional & Technical Services  259 998 $64,784,547 $64,898
Big Horn County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0  Ownership - Total 499 4,144 $184,014,704 $44,409
Local Government 61  Educational Services  9 559 $26,223,652 $46,918
Private 21  Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  11 443 $27,915,687 $63,051
Private 23  Construction  58 357 $18,849,566 $52,763
Local Government 62  Health Care & Social Assistance  3 339 $17,017,290 $50,261
Private 31  Manufacturing  24 325 $17,672,281 $54,348
Campbell County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0  Ownership - Total 1,912 22,909 $1,346,213,667 $58,765
Private 21  Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  165 4,733 $429,660,551 $90,783
Private 44  Retail Trade  178 2,441 $82,209,577 $33,682
Private 72  Accommodation & Food Services  121 2,198 $43,982,142 $20,009
Local Government 61  Educational Services  33 1,801 $83,064,681 $46,111
Private 23  Construction  205 1,779 $110,681,679 $62,233
Carbon County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0  Ownership - Total 687 6,889 $368,149,873 $53,443
Private 72  Accommodation & Food Services  94 1,208 $31,932,052 $26,425
Private 23  Construction  69 728 $22,558,079 $30,972
Private 44  Retail Trade  71 601 $42,993,108 $71,586
Local Government 92  Public Administration  17 399 $16,884,984 $42,336
State Government 92  Public Administration  18 376 $22,255,499 $59,151
Converse County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 613 5,862 $339,242,859 $57,873
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  67 1,076 $88,829,757 $82,536
Local Government 61 Educational Services  4 569 $26,033,930 $45,760
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  40 525 $9,726,596 $18,515
Private 44 Retail Trade  48 448 $12,354,516 $27,567
Private 23 Construction  80 388 $28,342,642 $73,048
Crook County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 324 2,477 $118,534,112 $47,848
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  9 325 $21,286,240 $65,563
Private 23 Construction  57 249 $11,629,394 $46,719
Private 44 Retail Trade  28 229 $6,557,239 $28,687
Private 31 Manufacturing  11 219 $14,734,032 $67,356
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  31 205 $4,048,118 $19,787
Fremont County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 1,777 14,996 $671,770,937 $44,797
Local Government 61 Educational Services  13 2,037 $99,341,629 $48,779
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  399 1,962 $86,777,401 $44,227
Private 44 Retail Trade  148 1,793 $57,990,015 $32,344
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  128 1,460 $28,404,259 $19,457
Local Government 92 Public Administration  18 1,132 $49,083,314 $43,347
Goshen County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 465 4,072 $168,305,190 $41,337
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  56 781 $37,072,998 $47,484
State Government 92 Public Administration  15 376 $19,381,766 $51,547
Private 44 Retail Trade  37 373 $10,314,001 $27,633
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  30 349 $5,175,351 $14,843
Local Government 92 Public Administration  9 238 $9,106,221 $38,208
Hot Springs County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 263 1,902 $79,474,629 $41,781
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  22 249 $4,211,499 $16,948
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  48 186 $6,590,929 $35,468
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  13 166 $11,880,520 $71,569
Private 44 Retail Trade  15 127 $3,822,624 $30,159
Private 31 Manufacturing  7 104 $3,415,835 $33,003
Johnson County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 528 3,199 $136,222,740 $42,587
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  49 469 $9,060,038 $19,331
Private 44 Retail Trade  44 306 $8,822,341 $28,862
Private 23 Construction  79 239 $10,077,530 $42,254
Local Government 92 Public Administration  12 219 $7,241,921 $33,068
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  45 198 $5,688,477 $28,718
Laramie County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 4,188 46,438 $2,458,080,647 $52,932
Private 44 Retail Trade  299 5,259 $178,791,673 $33,997
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  489 4,364 $221,272,425 $50,702
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  229 4,277 $97,071,181 $22,699
State Government 92 Public Administration  59 3,648 $226,259,038 $62,028
Local Government 61 Educational Services  3 3,583 $170,024,128 $47,450
Lincoln County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 1,037 6,803 $370,876,544 $54,519
Private 23 Construction  228 1,020 $51,734,121 $50,732
Private 44 Retail Trade  87 897 $26,768,721 $29,845
Local Government 61 Educational Services  5 699 $33,476,047 $47,897
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  18 595 $65,234,984 $109,624
Local Government 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  4 568 $42,574,399 $75,021
Natrona County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 3,650 36,728 $1,889,109,543 $51,435
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  477 5,816 $333,058,077 $57,271
Private 44 Retail Trade  319 4,688 $159,321,108 $33,982
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  208 4,033 $82,382,288 $20,428
Private 23 Construction  394 2,808 $157,852,858 $56,222
Private 42 Wholesale Trade  279 1,914 $136,879,770 $71,512
Niobrara County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 127 854 $34,534,408 $40,458
Local Government 61 Educational Services  5 151 $7,403,100 $49,027
Local Government 92 Public Administration  6 95 $2,746,602 $28,812
State Government 92 Public Administration  8 86 $4,520,444 $52,362
Private 44 Retail Trade  8 85 $1,847,769 $21,718
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  8 71 $987,883 $13,832
Park County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 1,729 13,621 $606,205,812 $44,506
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  149 2,097 $48,203,857 $22,989
Private 44 Retail Trade  148 1,644 $52,687,977 $32,047
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  235 1,580 $81,123,611 $51,352
Local Government 61 Educational Services  4 1,073 $48,343,648 $45,044
Private 23 Construction  235 982 $45,046,766 $45,896
Platte County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 407 3,369 $156,443,377 $46,430
Private 44 Retail Trade  40 431 $12,710,812 $29,509
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  47 426 $7,292,996 $17,116
Local Government 61 Educational Services  6 331 $12,762,847 $38,510
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  22 301 $16,992,536 $56,501
Local Government 92 Public Administration  10 204 $6,741,915 $33,021
Sheridan County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 1,535 13,494 $656,071,634 $48,618
Private 44 Retail Trade  148 1,722 $59,971,887 $34,822
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  111 1,434 $30,306,647 $21,136
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  169 1,360 $53,011,278 $38,986
Private 23 Construction  192 1,226 $63,097,587 $51,470
Local Government 61 Educational Services  14 1,050 $50,546,304 $48,139
Sublette County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 565 3,662 $198,785,362 $54,284
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  37 517 $56,597,796 $109,526
Private 44 Retail Trade  42 405 $11,740,354 $28,983
Private 23 Construction  89 377 $19,463,114 $51,695
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  47 326 $7,113,667 $21,849
Local Government 61 Educational Services  6 314 $15,019,914 $47,796
Sweetwater County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 1,637 19,799 $1,175,221,820 $59,357
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  123 3,262 $359,517,466 $110,231
Private 44 Retail Trade  157 2,220 $72,570,906 $32,693
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  129 2,185 $39,012,647 $17,856
Local Government 61 Educational Services  13 1,872 $83,002,253 $44,345
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  194 1,280 $45,469,389 $35,528
Teton County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 2,774 21,120 $1,541,285,032 $72,979
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  186 6,616 $264,085,219 $39,917
Private 23 Construction  380 2,407 $157,538,610 $65,441
Private 44 Retail Trade  212 1,963 $98,213,891 $50,024
Private 54 Professional & Technical Services  526 1,226 $175,224,544 $142,933
Private 56 Administrative & Waste Services  205 1,009 $136,522,571 $135,349
Uinta County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 803 7,875 $343,069,699 $43,563
Private 44 Retail Trade  86 1,180 $32,473,662 $27,524
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  112 1,097 $43,366,290 $39,517
Local Government 61 Educational Services  4 964 $38,804,564 $40,257
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  53 708 $12,404,265 $17,518
Private 23 Construction  80 705 $42,949,892 $60,886
Washakie County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 436 3,547 $163,067,659 $45,973
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  63 548 $25,802,790 $47,128
Private 31 Manufacturing  12 456 $26,706,874 $58,557
Private 44 Retail Trade  34 290 $10,227,651 $35,319
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  31 260 $4,229,264 $16,256
Private 23 Construction  40 197 $9,676,693 $49,163
Weston County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 277 2,290 $100,083,579 $43,711
Private 44 Retail Trade  30 309 $7,401,511 $23,973
Local Government 61 Educational Services  8 287 $11,179,957 $38,944
Private 72 Accommodation & Food Services  19 182 $2,401,255 $13,170
Private 62 Health Care & Social Assistance  30 175 $5,407,184 $30,854
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  24 173 $10,068,218 $58,114
Unclassified County
Ownership   NAICSa Code Industry Title Units Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Ownership - Total 0 Ownership - Total 576 3,529 $250,359,705 $70,944
Private 56 Administrative & Waste Services  105 886 $49,467,819 $55,822
Private 23 Construction  103 725 $51,975,366 $71,740
Private 42 Wholesale Trade  74 440 $31,763,127 $72,230
Private 54 Professional & Technical Services  67 312 $22,088,580 $70,892
Private 21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction  26 187 $18,092,570 $96,881
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/24/22.