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Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42)

Table 36: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Wholesale Trade, 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 $ %
42 Wholesale Trade - Private 7,980 8,047 -67 -0.8 $654,525,597 $635,681,006 $18,844,591 3.0 $82,024 $78,996 $3,028 3.8
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  5,111 5,124 -13 -0.3 $446,181,002 $431,091,836 $15,089,166 3.5 $87,291 $84,126 $3,165 3.8
4231  Motor Vehicle & Parts Merchant Wholesalers  580 586 -6 -1.1 $41,483,382 $39,367,706 $2,115,676 5.4 $71,575 $67,209 $4,366 6.5
423110 Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers  333 337 -4 -1.2 $27,112,194 $25,292,302 $1,819,892 7.2 $81,521 $75,107 $6,414 8.5
423120 New Motor Vehicle Parts Merchant Wholesalers  172 169 3 1.7 $10,188,438 $9,917,448 $270,990 2.7 $59,408 $58,829 $578 1.0
4232  Furniture & Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers  23 24 0 -1.8 $1,888,289 $1,911,990 -$23,701 -1.2 $81,217 $80,777 $440 0.5
423210 Furniture Merchant Wholesalers  3 3 0 0.0 $465,184 $411,055 $54,129 13.2 $155,061 $137,018 $18,043 13.2
423220 Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers  20 21 0 -2.0 $1,423,105 $1,500,935 -$77,830 -5.2 $70,277 $72,614 -$2,337 -3.2
4233  Lumber & Const. Supply Merchant Wholesalers  178 172 6 3.6 $14,205,745 $13,313,336 $892,409 6.7 $79,696 $77,403 $2,293 3.0
423310 Lumber & Wood Merchant Wholesalers  52 50 2 3.5 $3,539,660 $3,396,188 $143,472 4.2 $68,625 $68,155 $469 0.7
423320 Masonry Material Merchant Wholesalers  60 58 1 2.3 $4,730,127 $4,659,489 $70,638 1.5 $79,391 $79,991 -$600 -0.8
423330 Roofing & Siding Merchant Wholesalers  43 53 -10 -19.1 $3,596,163 $4,129,109 -$532,946 -12.9 $83,632 $77,659 $5,973 7.7
423390 Other Const. Material Merchant Wholesalers  24 11 13 124.0 $2,339,795 $1,128,550 $1,211,245 107.3 $97,168 $104,981 -$7,814 -7.4
4234  Commercial Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  293 291 1 0.4 $29,340,136 $28,439,266 $900,870 3.2 $100,308 $97,619 $2,689 2.8
423420 Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers  68 74 -6 -7.8 $4,126,272 $4,374,207 -$247,935 -5.7 $60,458 $59,111 $1,347 2.3
423430 Computer & Software Merchant Wholesalers  32 33 -1 -2.8 $4,996,875 $4,809,959 $186,916 3.9 $156,986 $146,869 $10,117 6.9
423440 Other Commercial Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  22 22 1 2.3 $1,610,008 $1,468,256 $141,752 9.7 $72,917 $68,038 $4,879 7.2
423450 Medical Equipment Merchant Wholesalers  155 148 7 4.7 $17,083,010 $16,559,900 $523,110 3.2 $110,334 $111,952 -$1,618 -1.4
423460 Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers  8 8 0 -3.2 $416,645 $318,189 $98,456 30.9 $54,321 $40,175 $14,146 35.2
423490 Other Professional Equip. Merchant Wholesaler  8 7 1 9.2 $1,107,326 $908,755 $198,571 21.9 $141,421 $126,744 $14,677 11.6
4235  Metal & Mineral Merchant Wholesalers  115 119 -4 -3.5 $9,669,003 $9,317,318 $351,685 3.8 $84,386 $78,462 $5,925 7.6
423510 Metal Merchant Wholesalers  106 110 -4 -3.5 $9,369,717 $8,987,913 $381,804 4.2 $88,045 $81,464 $6,581 8.1
4236  Appliance & Electric Goods Merchant Whls.  384 363 21 5.6 $37,538,969 $33,967,922 $3,571,047 10.5 $97,778 $93,467 $4,311 4.6
423610 Elec. Equip. & Wiring Merchant Wholesalers  321 304 17 5.6 $30,419,233 $28,405,079 $2,014,154 7.1 $94,690 $93,361 $1,329 1.4
423690 Other Electronic Parts Merchant Wholesalers  61 57 4 6.8 $6,560,970 $5,144,295 $1,416,675 27.5 $108,142 $90,521 $17,621 19.5
4237  Hardware & Plumbing Merchant Wholesalers  281 275 5 2.0 $21,711,687 $21,007,002 $704,685 3.4 $77,404 $76,367 $1,037 1.4
423710 Hardware Merchant Wholesalers  40 38 2 3.9 $3,570,935 $3,552,912 $18,023 0.5 $90,016 $93,081 -$3,065 -3.3
423720 Plumbing Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  175 172 3 1.5 $13,290,859 $12,999,526 $291,333 2.2 $75,948 $75,434 $514 0.7
423730 Hvac Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  66 65 1 1.9 $4,849,893 $4,454,564 $395,329 8.9 $73,673 $68,977 $4,696 6.8
4238  Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers  2,892 2,924 -33 -1.1 $267,835,109 $262,314,901 $5,520,208 2.1 $92,620 $89,703 $2,917 3.3
423810 Construction Equipment Merchant Wholesalers  956 965 -10 -1.0 $99,345,984 $98,070,213 $1,275,771 1.3 $103,954 $101,583 $2,371 2.3
423820 Farm & Garden Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  378 408 -30 -7.4 $26,220,392 $27,738,041 -$1,517,649 -5.5 $69,366 $67,944 $1,422 2.1
423830 Industrial Machinery Merchant Wholesalers  1,011 1,034 -23 -2.3 $99,707,523 $97,130,192 $2,577,331 2.7 $98,615 $93,898 $4,717 5.0
423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers  457 430 27 6.3 $37,190,595 $34,318,954 $2,871,641 8.4 $81,321 $79,780 $1,541 1.9
423850 Service Estab. Equip. Merchant Wholesalers  88 85 3 2.9 $4,957,586 $4,660,126 $297,460 6.4 $56,658 $54,825 $1,833 3.3
4239  Misc. Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  367 370 -3 -0.8 $22,508,682 $21,452,395 $1,056,287 4.9 $61,318 $57,967 $3,351 5.8
423910 Sporting Goods Merchant Wholesalers  46 35 11 32.0 $3,039,063 $2,083,072 $955,991 45.9 $65,952 $59,653 $6,299 10.6
423920 Toy & Hobby Goods Merchant Wholesalers  11 10 1 14.0 $682,441 $453,221 $229,220 50.6 $62,495 $47,309 $15,186 32.1
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers  236 241 -4 -1.8 $13,922,885 $13,690,817 $232,068 1.7 $58,953 $56,926 $2,026 3.6
423990 Other Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  72 84 -13 -14.8 $4,561,089 $5,170,910 -$609,821 -11.8 $63,569 $61,376 $2,193 3.6
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  2,791 2,846 -55 -1.9 $199,257,472 $195,753,692 $3,503,780 1.8 $71,406 $68,788 $2,618 3.8
4241  Paper & Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers  71 72 -1 -1.7 $2,216,479 $2,280,783 -$64,304 -2.8 $31,439 $31,788 -$348 -1.1
424120 Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers  59 60 -1 -2.4 $1,505,924 $1,549,439 -$43,515 -2.8 $25,707 $25,824 -$117 -0.5
4242  Druggists' Goods Merchant Wholesalers  127 119 9 7.2 $16,609,838 $14,422,016 $2,187,822 15.2 $130,447 $121,449 $8,999 7.4
424210 Druggists' Goods Merchant Wholesalers  127 119 9 7.2 $16,609,838 $14,422,016 $2,187,822 15.2 $130,447 $121,449 $8,999 7.4
4243  Apparel & Piece Goods Merchant Wholesalers  12 16 -3 -21.5 $1,133,519 $1,022,658 $110,861 10.8 $93,140 $65,978 $27,162 41.2
424340 Footwear Merchant Wholesalers  5 5 1 10.9 $666,890 $493,168 $173,722 35.2 $131,278 $107,679 $23,599 21.9
4244  Grocery & Related Product Wholesalers  899 900 -1 -0.1 $53,586,831 $52,064,898 $1,521,933 2.9 $59,640 $57,877 $1,763 3.0
424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers  179 174 6 3.2 $15,866,385 $14,956,907 $909,478 6.1 $88,432 $85,999 $2,433 2.8
424420 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers  8 3 5 149.0 $458,623 $190,335 $268,288 141.0 $59,794 $61,797 -$2,003 -3.2
424430 Dairy Product Merchant Wholesalers  9 8 1 9.9 $477,795 $305,064 $172,731 56.6 $51,654 $36,231 $15,423 42.6
424450 Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers  80 91 -11 -11.8 $5,123,572 $5,321,024 -$197,452 -3.7 $63,909 $58,524 $5,385 9.2
424470 Meat & Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers  25 24 1 3.8 $963,885 $966,258 -$2,373 -0.2 $38,819 $40,395 -$1,576 -3.9
424490 Other Grocery Product Merchant Wholesalers  589 589 0 0.0 $30,135,985 $29,792,264 $343,721 1.2 $51,136 $50,553 $583 1.2
4245  Farm Product Raw Material Merch. Whls.  209 188 21 10.9 $9,669,126 $8,523,590 $1,145,536 13.4 $46,264 $45,237 $1,027 2.3
424510 Grain & Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers  44 40 4 9.9 $2,939,769 $2,587,013 $352,756 13.6 $66,435 $64,274 $2,162 3.4
424520 Livestock Merchant Wholesalers  162 144 18 12.5 $6,119,885 $5,224,193 $895,692 17.1 $37,854 $36,342 $1,512 4.2
424590 Other Farm Product Raw Material Merch. Whls.  3 4 -1 -30.3 $609,472 $712,384 -$102,912 -14.4 $197,881 $161,173 $36,708 22.8
4246  Chemical Merchant Wholesalers  354 372 -18 -4.8 $35,075,401 $36,290,045 -$1,214,644 -3.3 $99,153 $97,641 $1,513 1.5
424610 Plastics Materials Merchant Wholesalers  8 6 2 40.9 $956,420 $561,153 $395,267 70.4 $123,409 $102,028 $21,381 21.0
424690 Other Chemicals Merchant Wholesalers  346 366 -20 -5.5 $34,118,981 $35,728,892 -$1,609,911 -4.5 $98,610 $97,575 $1,035 1.1
4247  Petroleum Merchant Wholesalers  538 553 -15 -2.6 $43,834,605 $43,078,357 $756,248 1.8 $81,451 $77,946 $3,505 4.5
424710 Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals  254 285 -31 -10.9 $19,109,369 $20,820,738 -$1,711,369 -8.2 $75,358 $73,163 $2,195 3.0
424720 Other Petroleum Merchant Wholesalers  285 268 17 6.2 $24,725,236 $22,257,619 $2,467,617 11.1 $86,883 $83,026 $3,857 4.6
4248  Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers  320 320 0 0.1 $18,870,425 $18,454,024 $416,401 2.3 $58,970 $57,745 $1,225 2.1
424810 Beer & Ale Merchant Wholesalers  300 298 2 0.8 $16,404,951 $16,142,508 $262,443 1.6 $54,623 $54,169 $454 0.8
424820 Wine & Spirit Merchant Wholesalers  20 22 -2 -8.9 $2,465,474 $2,311,516 $153,958 6.7 $125,342 $107,114 $18,228 17.0
4249  Misc. Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  261 308 -47 -15.2 $18,261,248 $19,617,321 -$1,356,073 -6.9 $69,945 $63,728 $6,217 9.8
424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers  171 213 -41 -19.4 $13,187,423 $14,519,741 -$1,332,318 -9.2 $77,007 $68,328 $8,679 12.7
424920 Book & Periodical Merchant Wholesalers  12 16 -4 -25.0 $562,852 $596,297 -$33,445 -5.6 $45,947 $36,515 $9,432 25.8
424930 Nursery & Florist Merchant Wholesalers  10 11 0 -3.2 $201,926 $192,880 $9,046 4.7 $19,548 $18,077 $1,471 8.1
424940 Tobacco & Tobacco Product Merch. Whls.  19 20 -2 -7.5 $1,662,062 $1,624,482 $37,580 2.3 $89,454 $80,900 $8,554 10.6
424950 Paint & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers  20 18 1 7.7 $1,458,071 $1,274,843 $183,228 14.4 $73,826 $69,550 $4,277 6.1
424990 Other Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  29 30 -1 -3.3 $1,188,914 $1,409,078 -$220,164 -15.6 $41,110 $47,095 -$5,984 -12.7
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  78 77 1 1.1 $9,087,123 $8,835,478 $251,645 2.8 $116,876 $114,866 $2,010 1.8
4251  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  78 77 1 1.1 $9,087,123 $8,835,478 $251,645 2.8 $116,876 $114,866 $2,010 1.8
425120 Wholesale Trade Agents & Brokers  78 77 1 1.1 $9,087,123 $8,835,478 $251,645 2.8 $116,876 $114,866 $2,010 1.8
   
42 Wholesale Trade - Local Government 43 43 1 1.2 $2,129,083 $2,101,254 $27,829 1.3 $49,422 $49,348 $73 0.1
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  43 43 1 1.2 $2,129,083 $2,101,254 $27,829 1.3 $49,422 $49,348 $73 0.1
4249  Misc. Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers  43 43 1 1.2 $2,129,083 $2,101,254 $27,829 1.3 $49,422 $49,348 $73 0.1
424910 Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers  43 43 1 1.2 $2,129,083 $2,101,254 $27,829 1.3 $49,422 $49,348 $73 0.1
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.