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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2021 Annual Data

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Leisure & Hospitality (NAICS 71-72)


Table 47: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Leisure & Hospitality (NAICS 71-72), 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 $ %
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality - Private 35,803 32,305 3,499 10.8 $880,900,581 $744,299,776 $136,600,805 18.4 $24,604 $23,040 $1,564 6.8
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation - Private 3,708 3,263 445 13.6 $97,509,839 $84,033,734 $13,476,105 16.0 $26,297 $25,754 $544 2.1
711  Performing Arts & Spectator Sports  475 419 56 13.4 $14,731,979 $14,211,366 $520,613 3.7 $30,993 $33,897 -$2,904 -8.6
7111  Performing Arts Companies  157 130 27 20.6 $3,361,072 $3,271,614 $89,458 2.7 $21,374 $25,085 -$3,711 -14.8
7112  Spectator Sports  46 39 6 15.9 $980,469 $969,721 $10,748 1.1 $21,469 $24,600 -$3,131 -12.7
7113  Promoters of Performing Arts & Sports  189 156 33 20.9 $5,388,313 $4,572,155 $816,158 17.9 $28,510 $29,247 -$737 -2.5
7114  Agents & Managers For Public Figures  6 5 0 8.0 $738,013 $907,489 -$169,476 -18.7 $130,161 $172,855 -$42,694 -24.7
7115  Independent Artists, Writers, & Performers  78 88 -10 -11.5 $4,264,112 $4,490,387 -$226,275 -5.0 $54,844 $51,126 $3,718 7.3
712  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  370 381 -11 -3.0 $12,927,629 $13,653,208 -$725,579 -5.3 $34,963 $35,828 -$865 -2.4
7121  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  370 381 -11 -3.0 $12,927,629 $13,653,208 -$725,579 -5.3 $34,963 $35,828 -$865 -2.4
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  2,863 2,463 400 16.3 $69,850,231 $56,169,160 $13,681,071 24.4 $24,398 $22,808 $1,590 7.0
7131  Amusement Parks & Arcades  28 23 5 22.3 $342,646 $277,973 $64,673 23.3 $12,095 $11,997 $98 0.8
7132  Gambling Industries  201 164 37 22.6 $5,764,238 $4,302,108 $1,462,130 34.0 $28,618 $26,180 $2,438 9.3
7139  Other Amusement & Recreation Industries  2,633 2,275 358 15.7 $63,743,347 $51,589,079 $12,154,268 23.6 $24,208 $22,675 $1,533 6.8
72 Accommodation & Food Services - Private 32,095 29,042 3,054 10.5 $783,390,742 $660,266,042 $123,124,700 18.6 $24,408 $22,735 $1,673 7.4
721  Accommodation  11,062 9,611 1,451 15.1 $346,980,354 $297,568,994 $49,411,360 16.6 $31,367 $30,960 $407 1.3
7211  Traveler Accommodation  9,660 8,487 1,173 13.8 $293,515,260 $251,187,121 $42,328,139 16.9 $30,384 $29,596 $788 2.7
7212  Rv Parks & Recreational Camps  1,255 970 285 29.4 $43,223,443 $32,482,013 $10,741,430 33.1 $34,436 $33,478 $958 2.9
7213  Rooming & Boarding Houses  147 154 -7 -4.7 $10,241,651 $13,899,860 -$3,658,209 -26.3 $69,790 $90,259 -$20,469 -22.7
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  21,033 19,430 1,603 8.3 $436,410,388 $362,697,048 $73,713,340 20.3 $20,749 $18,667 $2,082 11.2
7223  Special Food Services  503 381 122 32.1 $12,771,830 $8,968,027 $3,803,803 42.4 $25,370 $23,533 $1,837 7.8
7224  Drinking Places, Alcoholic Beverages  1,989 1,813 176 9.7 $38,826,189 $31,425,290 $7,400,899 23.6 $19,520 $17,336 $2,184 12.6
7225  Restaurants & Other Eating Places  18,541 17,236 1,304 7.6 $384,812,369 $322,303,731 $62,508,638 19.4 $20,755 $18,699 $2,056 11.0
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation - Federal Government 894 850 45 5.2 $55,972,378 $52,467,661 $3,504,717 6.7 $62,580 $61,739 $841 1.4
712  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  864 804 59 7.4 $55,316,747 $51,651,495 $3,665,252 7.1 $64,055 $64,217 -$162 -0.3
7121  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  864 804 59 7.4 $55,316,747 $51,651,495 $3,665,252 7.1 $64,055 $64,217 -$162 -0.3
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  31 46 -15 -32.2 $655,631 $816,166 -$160,535 -19.7 $21,266 $17,938 $3,328 18.6
7139  Other Amusement & Recreation Industries  31 46 -15 -32.2 $655,631 $816,166 -$160,535 -19.7 $21,266 $17,938 $3,328 18.6
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation - Local Government 147 145 2 1.6 $2,671,654 $2,643,113 $28,541 1.1 $18,154 $18,250 -$96 -0.5
7121  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  45 50 -5 -9.1 $1,225,701 $1,283,886 -$58,185 -4.5 $27,238 $25,937 $1,301 5.0
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  97 91 6 6.7 $1,289,084 $1,228,809 $60,275 4.9 $13,300 $13,529 -$228 -1.7
7139  Other Amusement & Recreation Industries  97 91 6 6.7 $1,289,084 $1,228,809 $60,275 4.9 $13,300 $13,529 -$228 -1.7
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.