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Sweetwater County

Table 23: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Sweetwater County - 2022-2023
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
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NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2023 2022 N % 2023 2022 $ % 2023 2022 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 20,861 20,342 520 2.6 $1,406,620,578 $1,291,645,637 $114,974,941 8.9 $67,427 $63,497 $3,930 6.2
0  Ownership - Private 16,756 16,305 451 2.8 $1,178,168,971 $1,077,004,025 $101,164,946 9.4 $70,314 $66,055 $4,259 6.4
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  10 8 2 25.8 $172,991 $190,627 -$17,636 -9.3 $17,743 $24,597 -$6,854 -27.9
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas  3,357 3,200 157 4.9 $401,687,329 $371,532,656 $30,154,673 8.1 $119,663 $116,098 $3,565 3.1
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  439 407 32 7.9 $58,926,777 $51,790,903 $7,135,874 13.8 $134,129 $127,147 $6,981 5.5
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas 2,091 2,055 36 1.7 $275,547,104 $260,227,772 $15,319,332 5.9 $131,798 $126,647 $5,152 4.1
213  Support Activities for Mining  827 738 89 12.0 $67,213,448 $59,513,981 $7,699,467 12.9 $81,291 $80,634 $657 0.8
22  Utilities  380 390 -10 -2.5 $43,695,309 $43,133,732 $561,577 1.3 $114,888 $110,622 $4,266 3.9
221  Utilities  380 390 -10 -2.5 $43,695,309 $43,133,732 $561,577 1.3 $114,888 $110,622 $4,266 3.9
23  Construction  1,777 1,697 79 4.7 $147,576,928 $125,059,635 $22,517,293 18.0 $83,064 $73,680 $9,384 12.7
236  Construction of Buildings  109 108 1 1.0 $7,719,445 $6,013,726 $1,705,719 28.4 $70,710 $55,641 $15,069 27.1
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  737 540 197 36.5 $62,604,864 $43,823,250 $18,781,614 42.9 $84,974 $81,166 $3,808 4.7
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  931 1,049 -119 -11.3 $77,252,619 $75,222,659 $2,029,960 2.7 $83,000 $71,686 $11,314 15.8
31  Manufacturing  1,410 1,322 88 6.6 $172,073,027 $148,262,570 $23,810,457 16.1 $122,045 $112,115 $9,930 8.9
311  Food Manufacturing  16 18 -2 -12.6 $407,939 $432,116 -$24,177 -5.6 $26,184 $24,235 $1,948 8.0
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  6 7 -1 -11.4 $122,243 $110,403 $11,840 10.7 $19,041 $15,228 $3,813 25.0
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,238 1,146 92 8.0 $161,704,877 $138,335,430 $23,369,447 16.9 $130,618 $120,677 $9,941 8.2
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  10 5 5 95.0 $544,875 $242,527 $302,348 124.7 $55,885 $48,505 $7,379 15.2
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  13 13 0 -0.6 $763,503 $797,779 -$34,276 -4.3 $57,973 $60,210 -$2,237 -3.7
42  Wholesale Trade  606 584 22 3.8 $42,322,072 $38,988,009 $3,334,063 8.6 $69,887 $66,798 $3,089 4.6
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  376 355 21 5.9 $29,056,581 $25,893,063 $3,163,518 12.2 $77,381 $73,006 $4,375 6.0
44  Retail Trade  2,340 2,287 53 2.3 $82,838,870 $78,972,911 $3,865,959 4.9 $35,401 $34,530 $871 2.5
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  410 410 0 0.0 $23,233,292 $23,272,937 -$39,645 -0.2 $56,632 $56,740 -$108 -0.2
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  276 286 -10 -3.5 $9,426,724 $9,209,985 $216,739 2.4 $34,186 $32,222 $1,964 6.1
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  340 342 -2 -0.7 $11,696,917 $11,009,006 $687,911 6.2 $34,420 $32,183 $2,237 7.0
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  75 62 14 22.1 $2,611,699 $2,319,920 $291,779 12.6 $34,786 $37,722 -$2,937 -7.8
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  391 386 5 1.4 $12,437,037 $11,942,985 $494,052 4.1 $31,774 $30,927 $847 2.7
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  113 109 3 3.1 $1,898,735 $1,901,249 -$2,514 -0.1 $16,878 $17,430 -$552 -3.2
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  224 230 -6 -2.5 $5,046,050 $4,600,118 $445,932 9.7 $22,485 $19,994 $2,491 12.5
48  Transportation & Warehousing  935 926 9 0.9 $66,353,748 $61,937,057 $4,416,691 7.1 $70,961 $66,856 $4,104 6.1
484  Truck Transportation  448 466 -18 -3.9 $30,847,148 $31,050,788 -$203,640 -0.7 $68,881 $66,621 $2,260 3.4
486  Pipeline Transportation  117 110 7 6.4 $14,888,459 $12,624,089 $2,264,370 17.9 $127,252 $114,764 $12,487 10.9
488  Support Activities for Transportation  145 140 5 3.4 $10,825,216 $9,487,196 $1,338,020 14.1 $74,786 $67,766 $7,020 10.4
492  Couriers & Messengers  120 126 -6 -5.1 $5,639,549 $5,538,484 $101,065 1.8 $47,161 $43,956 $3,205 7.3
51  Information  128 124 4 3.0 $6,300,558 $5,655,210 $645,348 11.4 $49,192 $45,485 $3,707 8.1
513  Publishing Industries 26 27 -1 -4.3 $1,601,063 $1,494,132 $106,931 7.2 $61,579 $54,992 $6,587 12.0
517  Telecommunications  44 43 1 2.5 $2,646,854 $2,575,938 $70,916 2.8 $60,047 $59,906 $141 0.2
518  Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, & Related Services 5 4 2 47.7 $554,942 $462,817 $92,125 19.9 $102,388 $126,108 -$23,720 -18.8
52  Finance & Insurance  337 332 5 1.4 $23,013,075 $21,750,225 $1,262,850 5.8 $68,355 $65,479 $2,876 4.4
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  227 227 0 0.0 $14,694,614 $14,060,607 $634,007 4.5 $64,782 $61,987 $2,795 4.5
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  23 21 1 6.3 $3,182,311 $3,252,938 -$70,627 -2.2 $140,935 $153,079 -$12,144 -7.9
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  87 84 3 3.8 $5,135,825 $4,436,680 $699,145 15.8 $58,863 $52,767 $6,096 11.6
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  216 226 -9 -4.2 $10,676,331 $9,788,582 $887,749 9.1 $49,332 $43,345 $5,987 13.8
531  Real Estate  123 129 -6 -4.8 $4,442,598 $4,385,751 $56,847 1.3 $36,242 $34,064 $2,178 6.4
532  Rental & Leasing Services  94 97 -3 -3.3 $6,233,733 $5,402,831 $830,902 15.4 $66,436 $55,653 $10,783 19.4
54  Professional & Technical Services  466 442 24 5.3 $32,813,336 $27,849,407 $4,963,929 17.8 $70,441 $62,961 $7,480 11.9
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  466 442 24 5.3 $32,813,336 $27,849,407 $4,963,929 17.8 $70,441 $62,961 $7,480 11.9
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  87 105 -18 -17.0 $9,435,217 $11,280,954 -$1,845,737 -16.4 $108,239 $107,356 $883 0.8
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  87 105 -18 -17.0 $9,435,217 $11,280,954 -$1,845,737 -16.4 $108,239 $107,356 $883 0.8
56  Administrative & Waste Services  572 556 16 2.9 $24,564,289 $24,191,340 $372,949 1.5 $42,926 $43,516 -$590 -1.4
561  Administrative & Support Services  519 506 14 2.7 $21,400,959 $21,453,153 -$52,194 -0.2 $41,202 $42,418 -$1,217 -2.9
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  53 50 3 5.3 $3,163,330 $2,738,187 $425,143 15.5 $59,878 $54,578 $5,299 9.7
61  Educational Services  33 36 -2 -6.8 $903,166 $798,538 $104,628 13.1 $27,098 $22,337 $4,761 21.3
611  Educational Services  33 36 -2 -6.8 $903,166 $798,538 $104,628 13.1 $27,098 $22,337 $4,761 21.3
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  1,298 1,301 -3 -0.2 $50,027,356 $48,873,707 $1,153,649 2.4 $38,552 $37,576 $976 2.6
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  611 608 3 0.5 $28,549,522 $27,807,949 $741,573 2.7 $46,701 $45,705 $995 2.2
624  Social Assistance  430 431 -1 -0.2 $11,486,742 $11,164,932 $321,810 2.9 $26,724 $25,915 $809 3.1
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  156 150 6 3.8 $2,947,730 $2,755,703 $192,027 7.0 $18,896 $18,331 $565 3.1
72  Accommodation & Food Services  2,221 2,200 21 1.0 $44,877,205 $40,923,244 $3,953,961 9.7 $20,209 $18,606 $1,603 8.6
721  Accommodation  595 565 30 5.3 $15,041,089 $12,949,195 $2,091,894 16.2 $25,276 $22,906 $2,370 10.3
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  1,626 1,634 -9 -0.5 $29,836,116 $27,974,049 $1,862,067 6.7 $18,354 $17,118 $1,236 7.2
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  425 416 9 2.2 $15,669,007 $14,934,308 $734,699 4.9 $36,868 $35,914 $954 2.7
811  Repair & Maintenance  233 238 -5 -2.1 $11,650,750 $11,166,810 $483,940 4.3 $50,020 $46,935 $3,085 6.6
812  Personal & Laundry Services  110 95 15 15.6 $2,343,985 $2,095,903 $248,082 11.8 $21,324 $22,044 -$719 -3.3
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  76 76 1 0.9 $1,555,199 $1,512,465 $42,734 2.8 $20,351 $19,967 $384 1.9
814  Private Households  6 7 -1 -18.8 $119,073 $159,130 -$40,057 -25.2 $20,708 $22,476 -$1,768 -7.9
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 196 206 -10 -4.7 $14,730,543 $14,379,989 $350,554 2.4 $75,125 $69,891 $5,235 7.5
48  Transportation & Warehousing  74 74 1 0.7 $4,954,101 $4,441,947 $512,154 11.5 $66,947 $60,435 $6,513 10.8
491  Postal Service  74 74 1 0.7 $4,954,101 $4,441,947 $512,154 11.5 $66,947 $60,435 $6,513 10.8
92  Public Administration  114 125 -11 -9.0 $8,958,869 $9,275,327 -$316,458 -3.4 $78,815 $74,250 $4,565 6.1
926  Administration of Economic Programs  22 23 -1 -5.5 $1,125,881 $1,206,464 -$80,583 -6.7 $52,172 $52,846 -$673 -1.3
   
0  Ownership - State Government 232 228 4 1.8 $14,547,734 $13,008,609 $1,539,125 11.8 $62,638 $56,993 $5,645 9.9
61  Educational Services  13 9 3 35.4 $701,205 $501,132 $200,073 39.9 $54,996 $53,199 $1,798 3.4
611  Educational Services  13 9 3 35.4 $701,205 $501,132 $200,073 39.9 $54,996 $53,199 $1,798 3.4
92  Public Administration  220 219 1 0.3 $13,846,529 $12,507,477 $1,339,052 10.7 $63,082 $57,156 $5,926 10.4
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  38 39 -1 -1.5 $2,653,925 $2,495,442 $158,483 6.4 $69,693 $64,532 $5,162 8.0
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  60 59 0 0.4 $3,297,273 $3,012,723 $284,550 9.4 $55,342 $50,779 $4,563 9.0
926  Administration of Economic Programs  90 93 -4 -3.8 $6,004,047 $5,500,514 $503,533 9.2 $66,957 $59,037 $7,920 13.4
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 3,677 3,603 74 2.1 $199,173,330 $187,253,014 $11,920,316 6.4 $54,162 $51,969 $2,194 4.2
51  Information  55 57 -2 -3.4 $1,605,657 $1,528,594 $77,063 5.0 $29,062 $26,738 $2,324 8.7
519  Other Information Services  55 57 -2 -3.4 $1,605,657 $1,528,594 $77,063 5.0 $29,062 $26,738 $2,324 8.7
56  Administrative & Waste Services  40 39 1 2.3 $1,772,800 $1,709,179 $63,621 3.7 $44,132 $43,546 $586 1.3
61  Educational Services  1,838 1,801 37 2.0 $88,398,917 $83,015,202 $5,383,715 6.5 $48,097 $46,088 $2,010 4.4
611  Educational Services  1,838 1,801 37 2.0 $88,398,917 $83,015,202 $5,383,715 6.5 $48,097 $46,088 $2,010 4.4
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  777 739 38 5.2 $58,594,033 $54,206,870 $4,387,163 8.1 $75,394 $73,344 $2,050 2.8
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  181 162 19 11.7 $9,969,247 $8,873,327 $1,095,920 12.4 $55,103 $54,774 $329 0.6
92  Public Administration  874 875 -1 -0.1 $45,426,275 $43,675,041 $1,751,234 4.0 $51,960 $49,929 $2,032 4.1
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  736 739 -4 -0.5 $39,298,094 $37,700,933 $1,597,161 4.2 $53,430 $51,004 $2,426 4.8
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  63 65 -2 -2.8 $2,474,347 $2,571,841 -$97,494 -3.8 $39,325 $39,720 -$394 -1.0
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: April 2024. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/19/24.