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

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Employment and Wages by Major Industry Sector

Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry, 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 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 282,255 282,204 51 0.0 $17,926,271,374 $17,394,842,522 $531,428,852 3.1 $63,511 $61,639 $1,872 3.0
0  Ownership - Private 214,340 214,511 -171 -0.1 $13,567,431,488 $13,179,331,553 $388,099,935 2.9 $63,299 $61,439 $1,860 3.0
11 Agriculture 2,838 2,783 55 2.0 $132,561,182 $123,780,225 $8,780,957 7.1 $46,709 $44,481 $2,228 5.0
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas* 15,520 16,059 -539 -3.4 $1,701,810,340 $1,712,444,264 -$10,633,924 -0.6 $109,651 $106,634 $3,017 2.8
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,296 2,335 -39 -1.7 $335,491,645 $327,631,441 $7,860,204 2.4 $146,131 $140,308 $5,822 4.1
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  6,787 7,058 -272 -3.9 $753,481,323 $761,991,107 -$8,509,784 -1.1 $111,026 $107,955 $3,072 2.8
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,438 6,666 -228 -3.4 $612,837,372 $622,821,716 -$9,984,344 -1.6 $95,192 $93,438 $1,753 1.9
23 Construction  23,396 23,679 -283 -1.2 $1,721,700,249 $1,681,475,136 $40,225,113 2.4 $73,590 $71,011 $2,578 3.6
31-33 Manufacturing  10,474 10,423 51 0.5 $863,932,629 $823,827,085 $40,105,544 4.9 $82,483 $79,042 $3,441 4.4
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20,871 20,489 382 1.9 $1,702,477,505 $1,622,427,619 $80,049,886 4.9 $81,572 $79,186 $2,387 3.0
44-45 Retail Trade  30,231 30,225 6 0.0 $1,170,422,002 $1,143,328,241 $27,093,761 2.4 $38,716 $37,827 $889 2.4
51 Information  3,047 3,035 11 0.4 $257,064,634 $241,993,383 $15,071,251 6.2 $84,376 $79,728 $4,648 5.8
52-53 Financial Activities 11,295 11,280 15 0.1 $1,055,096,817 $956,848,553 $98,248,264 10.3 $93,412 $84,828 $8,584 10.1
54-56 Professional & Business Services 22,054 22,112 -58 -0.3 $1,856,198,011 $1,887,670,486 -$31,472,475 -1.7 $84,166 $85,367 -$1,201 -1.4
61 Educational Services  2,168 2,341 -173 -7.4 $103,119,572 $107,693,920 -$4,574,348 -4.2 $47,568 $46,000 $1,568 3.4
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  26,530 26,272 259 1.0 $1,472,186,184 $1,406,857,976 $65,328,208 4.6 $55,491 $53,551 $1,940 3.6
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 38,306 38,337 -31 -0.1 $1,131,686,764 $1,097,101,410 $34,585,354 3.2 $29,543 $28,617 $926 3.2
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,596 7,452 143 1.9 $397,548,997 $371,710,853 $25,838,144 7.0 $52,340 $49,878 $2,462 4.9
99 Unclassified 15 24 -9 -36.1 $1,626,602 $2,172,402 -$545,800 -25.1 $107,225 $91,470 $15,755 17.2
   
Total Government 67,914 67,692 222 0.3 $4,358,754,022 $4,215,510,969 $143,243,053 3.4 $64,180 $62,275 $1,906 3.1
Federal Government 7,814 8,106 -292 -3.6 $721,577,147 $721,055,600 $521,547 0.1 $92,341 $88,949 $3,392 3.8
State Government 12,983 12,820 163 1.3 $889,929,191 $862,190,927 $27,738,264 3.2 $68,545 $67,253 $1,293 1.9
Local Government* 47,117 46,766 351 0.8 $2,747,247,684 $2,632,264,442 $114,983,242 4.4 $58,307 $56,286 $2,021 3.6
61 Educational Services  22,391 22,391 0 0.0 $1,153,126,931 $1,116,032,732 $37,094,199 3.3 $51,500 $49,843 $1,656 3.3
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  9,619 9,330 289 3.1 $767,354,724 $724,772,846 $42,581,878 5.9 $79,774 $77,683 $2,092 2.7
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.