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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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Employment and Wages by Major Industry Sector

Table 4: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Major Industry Sector, 2020 & 2021
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSa Code Ownership and Industry 2021 2020 N % 2021 2020 $ % 2021 2020 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 265,586 260,955 4,631 1.8 $14,081,315,504 $13,304,301,305 $777,014,199 5.8 $53,020 $50,983 $2,037 4.0
0  Ownership - Private 201,438 196,801 4,637 2.4 $10,585,128,667 $9,885,597,920 $699,530,747 7.1 $52,548 $50,231 $2,316 4.6
11 Agriculture 2,722 2,768 -46 -1.7 $107,905,609 $102,832,124 $5,073,485 4.9 $39,642 $37,149 $2,493 6.7
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas 14,755 16,325 -1,570 -9.6 $1,384,470,642 $1,483,028,823 -$98,558,181 -6.6 $93,834 $90,846 $2,987 3.3
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,212 2,757 -545 -19.8 $279,358,922 $323,840,960 -$44,482,038 -13.7 $126,297 $117,479 $8,818 7.5
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,120 7,511 -391 -5.2 $688,560,578 $700,580,055 -$12,019,477 -1.7 $96,711 $93,272 $3,440 3.7
213  Support Activities For Mining  5,423 6,057 -634 -10.5 $416,551,142 $458,607,808 -$42,056,666 -9.2 $76,814 $75,717 $1,097 1.4
23 Construction  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
31-33 Manufacturing  9,769 9,580 189 2.0 $679,894,229 $673,539,112 $6,355,117 0.9 $69,599 $70,307 -$707 -1.0
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 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
44-45 Retail Trade  29,660 28,661 1,000 3.5 $993,828,016 $910,288,539 $83,539,477 9.2 $33,507 $31,761 $1,746 5.5
51 Information  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
52-53 Financial Activities 11,162 10,918 244 2.2 $835,827,294 $703,964,066 $131,863,228 18.7 $69,710 $62,642 $7,068 11.3
54-56 Professional & Business Services 19,646 18,381 1,265 6.9 $1,394,476,631 $1,107,019,096 $287,457,535 26.0 $70,982 $60,227 $10,755 17.9
61 Educational Services  1,827 1,651 176 10.6 $74,206,709 $66,468,344 $7,738,365 11.6 $40,615 $40,253 $362 0.9
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  25,394 25,279 116 0.5 $1,220,596,145 $1,181,193,568 $39,402,577 3.3 $48,066 $46,727 $1,338 2.9
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 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
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  6,885 6,769 115 1.7 $289,743,815 $272,385,124 $17,358,691 6.4 $42,085 $40,238 $1,847 4.6
99 Unclassified 131 118 13 10.7 $12,668,587 $10,706,956 $1,961,631 18.3 $96,951 $90,737 $6,214 6.8
   
Total Government 64,148 64,153 -6 0.0 $3,496,186,837 $3,418,703,385 $77,483,452 2.3 $54,502 $53,290 $1,213 2.3
Federal Government 7,657 7,785 -128 -1.6 $560,789,166 $547,622,470 $13,166,696 2.4 $73,242 $70,348 $2,894 4.1
State Government 12,312 12,512 -200 -1.6 $714,420,469 $721,152,891 -$6,732,422 -0.9 $58,024 $57,635 $389 0.7
Local Government 44,178 43,857 322 0.7 $2,220,977,202 $2,149,928,024 $71,049,178 3.3 $50,273 $49,022 $1,251 2.6
61 Educational Services  21,859 21,714 145 0.7 $1,004,516,090 $986,415,021 $18,101,069 1.8 $45,955 $45,427 $528 1.2
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  8,804 8,844 -40 -0.5 $624,928,285 $585,083,541 $39,844,744 6.8 $70,984 $66,157 $4,827 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, 5/24/22.