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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 Annual Data

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Table 20: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry  for Platte County, 2024-2025
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2025 2024 N % 2025 2024 $ % 2025 2024 $ %
Ownership - Total 3,337 3,327 10 0.3 $183,815,817 $177,652,741 $6,163,076 3.5 $55,088 $53,401 $1,687 3.2
Ownership - Private 2,472 2,498 -26 -1.1 $144,153,353 $138,897,554 $5,255,799 3.8 $58,316 $55,600 $2,717 4.9
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  194 193 1 0.3 $9,678,749 $9,189,813 $488,936 5.3 $49,975 $47,596 $2,380 5.0
111  Crop Production  17 21 -4 -18.0 $881,978 $1,036,875 -$154,897 -14.9 $50,630 $48,794 $1,836 3.8
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  164 159 5 3.2 $7,552,526 $7,106,508 $446,018 6.3 $46,074 $44,743 $1,332 3.0
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas 84 71 12 17.4 $6,412,685 $5,490,183 $922,502 16.8 $76,496 $76,872 -$375 -0.5
23  Construction  174 161 13 8.0 $11,216,866 $9,255,671 $1,961,195 21.2 $64,402 $57,400 $7,002 12.2
236  Construction of Buildings  57 56 1 1.0 $3,329,412 $2,858,886 $470,526 16.5 $58,844 $51,052 $7,793 15.3
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  47 26 21 82.4 $3,577,644 $1,860,660 $1,716,984 92.3 $76,658 $72,739 $3,919 5.4
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  71 80 -9 -11.0 $4,309,810 $4,536,125 -$226,315 -5.0 $60,770 $56,936 $3,834 6.7
31  Manufacturing  55 60 -5 -8.6 $2,453,378 $2,544,793 -$91,415 -3.6 $44,745 $42,413 $2,332 5.5
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  25 30 -6 -18.3 $1,281,354 $1,458,680 -$177,326 -12.2 $52,130 $48,493 $3,637 7.5
42  Wholesale Trade  37 39 -3 -6.8 $2,594,565 $2,640,778 -$46,213 -1.7 $70,929 $67,281 $3,648 5.4
44  Retail Trade  479 463 16 3.5 $15,813,051 $14,884,391 $928,660 6.2 $33,013 $32,165 $848 2.6
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  84 86 -2 -2.6 $4,566,702 $4,344,938 $221,764 5.1 $54,528 $50,523 $4,005 7.9
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  83 83 -1 -0.7 $3,559,136 $3,138,711 $420,425 13.4 $43,011 $37,666 $5,345 14.2
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  129 120 9 7.7 $3,432,073 $3,116,473 $315,600 10.1 $26,605 $26,025 $580 2.2
455  General Merchandise Retailers  26 26 0 -0.3 $526,157 $549,209 -$23,052 -4.2 $20,497 $21,329 -$832 -3.9
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  20 18 3 16.2 $544,670 $552,571 -$7,901 -1.4 $26,673 $31,432 -$4,758 -15.1
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  117 109 8 7.4 $2,844,220 $2,799,093 $45,127 1.6 $24,241 $25,621 -$1,380 -5.4
48  Transportation & Warehousing  91 88 3 3.5 $6,289,837 $5,258,280 $1,031,557 19.6 $69,058 $59,753 $9,305 15.6
484  Truck Transportation  23 24 -2 -7.2 $1,288,465 $1,214,705 $73,760 6.1 $57,265 $50,091 $7,174 14.3
486  Pipeline Transportation  23 23 1 3.0 $3,216,256 $2,545,570 $670,686 26.3 $138,334 $112,736 $25,598 22.7
51  Information  15 16 -1 -5.2 $604,490 $516,115 $88,375 17.1 $39,639 $32,097 $7,542 23.5
513  Publishing Industries 4 5 -1 -24.0 $212,037 $221,372 -$9,335 -4.2 $57,776 $45,833 $11,943 26.1
52  Finance & Insurance  112 111 1 1.1 $7,755,113 $7,043,494 $711,619 10.1 $69,292 $63,598 $5,693 9.0
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  96 93 3 3.3 $6,423,569 $5,831,249 $592,320 10.2 $66,683 $62,534 $4,149 6.6
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  3 4 -1 -15.1 $269,504 $239,244 $30,260 12.6 $82,924 $62,466 $20,459 32.8
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  12 14 -1 -9.8 $1,062,040 $973,001 $89,039 9.2 $86,135 $71,178 $14,957 21.0
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  22 25 -2 -8.8 $1,031,563 $1,002,824 $28,739 2.9 $46,011 $40,798 $5,212 12.8
54  Professional & Technical Services  93 97 -3 -3.5 $7,436,840 $7,057,387 $379,453 5.4 $79,683 $72,945 $6,739 9.2
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  93 97 -3 -3.5 $7,436,840 $7,057,387 $379,453 5.4 $79,683 $72,945 $6,739 9.2
56  Administrative & Waste Services  36 38 -2 -5.7 $1,919,543 $2,248,093 -$328,550 -14.6 $53,694 $59,285 -$5,592 -9.4
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  295 311 -15 -4.9 $18,210,951 $17,992,377 $218,574 1.2 $61,663 $57,946 $3,717 6.4
624  Social Assistance  79 91 -11 -12.5 $1,922,193 $2,217,835 -$295,642 -13.3 $24,203 $24,439 -$236 -1.0
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  9 10 0 -4.3 $217,862 $303,785 -$85,923 -28.3 $23,351 $31,157 -$7,807 -25.1
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  9 10 0 -4.3 $217,862 $303,785 -$85,923 -28.3 $23,351 $31,157 -$7,807 -25.1
72  Accommodation & Food Services  361 388 -27 -7.0 $6,534,397 $7,314,663 -$780,266 -10.7 $18,126 $18,868 -$742 -3.9
721  Accommodation  108 110 -2 -1.6 $2,295,403 $2,507,498 -$212,095 -8.5 $21,238 $22,831 -$1,593 -7.0
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  252 278 -25 -9.1 $4,238,994 $4,807,165 -$568,171 -11.8 $16,793 $17,303 -$509 -2.9
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  75 71 4 5.2 $3,335,492 $2,620,046 $715,446 27.3 $44,772 $36,991 $7,781 21.0
811  Repair & Maintenance  29 23 7 28.7 $2,153,802 $1,303,005 $850,797 65.3 $73,836 $57,477 $16,359 28.5
812  Personal & Laundry Services  31 31 -1 -2.1 $807,289 $747,155 $60,134 8.0 $26,468 $23,970 $2,498 10.4
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  15 17 -2 -12.8 $374,401 $569,886 -$195,485 -34.3 $25,246 $33,523 -$8,277 -24.7
   
Ownership - Federal Government 99 112 -13 -11.9 $7,091,885 $8,219,387 -$1,127,502 -13.7 $71,999 $73,552 -$1,553 -2.1
48  Transportation & Warehousing  25 26 -1 -4.5 $1,354,182 $1,276,068 $78,114 6.1 $55,093 $49,556 $5,537 11.2
491  Postal Service  25 26 -1 -4.5 $1,354,182 $1,276,068 $78,114 6.1 $55,093 $49,556 $5,537 11.2
92  Public Administration  74 86 -12 -14.0 $5,737,703 $6,943,319 -$1,205,616 -17.4 $77,620 $80,736 -$3,116 -3.9
   
Ownership - State Government 158 154 4 2.8 $9,220,499 $8,773,320 $447,179 5.1 $58,387 $57,092 $1,295 2.3
92  Public Administration  153 149 4 2.9 $8,951,958 $8,509,033 $442,925 5.2 $58,605 $57,300 $1,305 2.3
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  22 21 1 3.2 $1,406,114 $1,304,270 $101,844 7.8 $64,148 $61,377 $2,770 4.5
926  Administration of Economic Programs  58 55 3 5.4 $3,123,286 $2,969,936 $153,350 5.2 $53,692 $53,832 -$140 -0.3
   
Ownership - Local Government 608 563 45 8.0 $23,350,080 $21,762,480 $1,587,600 7.3 $38,378 $38,643 -$265 -0.7
61  Educational Services  326 269 57 21.1 $12,647,358 $11,036,354 $1,611,004 14.6 $38,805 $41,015 -$2,210 -5.4
611  Educational Services  326 269 57 21.1 $12,647,358 $11,036,354 $1,611,004 14.6 $38,805 $41,015 -$2,210 -5.4
92  Public Administration  212 223 -11 -4.9 $7,600,466 $7,944,982 -$344,516 -4.3 $35,796 $35,588 $208 0.6
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  174 183 -9 -5.1 $6,875,790 $7,255,205 -$379,415 -5.2 $39,573 $39,646 -$73 -0.2
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  39 40 -2 -4.1 $724,676 $689,777 $34,899 5.1 $18,784 $17,137 $1,646 9.6
bNorth 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: July 2026.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/26.