"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
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Note: First quarter 2022 data were revised August 30, 2022, to include new NAICS codes. For more information, please click here. For the previously published data with over-the-year change in employment and wages, please click here.
Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry, First Quarter 2021 & 2022a | |||||||||||||
Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | |||||||||||
Change | Change | Change | |||||||||||
NAICSb Code | Ownership and Industry | 2022Q1 | 2021Q1 | N | % | 2022Q1 | 2021Q1 | $ | % | 2022Q1 | 2021Q1 | $ | % |
0 | Ownership - Total | 262,447 | 255,457 | 6,990 | 2.7 | $3,612,691,528 | $3,162,090,611 | $450,600,917 | 14.3 | $1,059 | $952 | $107 | 11.2 |
0 | Ownership - Private | 198,608 | 191,073 | 7,535 | 3.9 | $2,765,529,757 | $2,332,494,183 | $433,035,574 | 18.6 | $1,071 | $939 | $132 | 14.1 |
11 | Agriculture | 2,334 | 2,431 | -97 | -4.0 | $22,505,300 | $21,809,820 | $695,480 | 3.2 | $742 | $690 | $52 | 7.5 |
21 | Mining, Including Oil & Gas | 15,538 | 14,216 | 1,322 | 9.3 | $387,566,686 | $329,677,391 | $57,889,295 | 17.6 | $1,919 | $1,784 | $135 | 7.6 |
211 | Oil & Gas Extraction | 2,222 | 2,239 | -16 | -0.7 | $83,758,012 | $77,448,788 | $6,309,224 | 8.1 | $2,899 | $2,661 | $238 | 8.9 |
212 | Mining, Except Oil & Gas | 7,333 | 7,093 | 240 | 3.4 | $190,353,251 | $168,959,569 | $21,393,682 | 12.7 | $1,997 | $1,832 | $164 | 9.0 |
213 | Support Activities For Mining | 5,982 | 4,885 | 1,098 | 22.5 | $113,455,423 | $83,269,034 | $30,186,389 | 36.3 | $1,459 | $1,311 | $148 | 11.3 |
23 | Construction | 18,991 | 18,302 | 689 | 3.8 | $260,635,911 | $230,835,932 | $29,799,979 | 12.9 | $1,056 | $970 | $86 | 8.8 |
31-33 | Manufacturing | 9,848 | 9,463 | 385 | 4.1 | $214,134,866 | $162,377,700 | $51,757,166 | 31.9 | $1,673 | $1,320 | $353 | 26.7 |
42, 48-49, 22 | Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 19,561 | 19,576 | -15 | -0.1 | $335,737,748 | $300,990,705 | $34,747,043 | 11.5 | $1,320 | $1,183 | $138 | 11.6 |
44-45 | Retail Trade | 29,785 | 28,841 | 944 | 3.3 | $260,788,020 | $225,131,566 | $35,656,454 | 15.8 | $674 | $600 | $73 | 12.2 |
51 | Information | 2,997 | 2,908 | 89 | 3.1 | $49,193,189 | $40,964,335 | $8,228,854 | 20.1 | $1,262 | $1,084 | $179 | 16.5 |
52-53 | Financial Activities | 11,320 | 10,877 | 443 | 4.1 | $235,637,445 | $201,692,097 | $33,945,348 | 16.8 | $1,601 | $1,426 | $175 | 12.3 |
54-56 | Professional & Business Services | 19,328 | 18,443 | 884 | 4.8 | $370,863,947 | $280,468,100 | $90,395,847 | 32.2 | $1,476 | $1,170 | $306 | 26.2 |
61 | Educational Services | 2,072 | 1,825 | 248 | 13.6 | $18,933,633 | $17,640,121 | $1,293,512 | 7.3 | $703 | $744 | -$41 | -5.5 |
62 | Health Care & Social Assistance | 25,268 | 25,517 | -249 | -1.0 | $296,276,815 | $276,308,764 | $19,968,051 | 7.2 | $902 | $833 | $69 | 8.3 |
71-72 | Leisure & Hospitality | 34,653 | 31,932 | 2,721 | 8.5 | $238,174,655 | $177,645,626 | $60,529,029 | 34.1 | $529 | $428 | $101 | 23.5 |
81 | Other Services, Except Public Administration | 6,758 | 6,635 | 123 | 1.9 | $71,637,995 | $64,473,755 | $7,164,240 | 11.1 | $815 | $747 | $68 | 9.1 |
99 | Unclassified | 154 | 107 | 47 | 43.8 | $3,443,547 | $2,478,271 | $965,276 | 38.9 | $1,716 | $1,776 | -$60 | -3.4 |
Total Government | 63,839 | 64,384 | -545 | -0.8 | $847,161,771 | $829,596,428 | $17,565,343 | 2.1 | $1,021 | $991 | $30 | 3.0 | |
Federal Government | 7,117 | 7,231 | -114 | -1.6 | $125,830,554 | $122,678,886 | $3,151,668 | 2.6 | $1,360 | $1,305 | $55 | 4.2 | |
State Government | 12,000 | 12,317 | -317 | -2.6 | $174,432,806 | $176,637,737 | -$2,204,931 | -1.2 | $1,118 | $1,103 | $15 | 1.4 | |
Local Government | 44,722 | 44,836 | -114 | -0.3 | $546,898,411 | $530,279,805 | $16,618,606 | 3.1 | $941 | $910 | $31 | 3.4 | |
61 | Educational Services | 22,909 | 22,995 | -86 | -0.4 | $252,190,547 | $248,315,098 | $3,875,449 | 1.6 | $847 | $831 | $16 | 1.9 |
62 | Health Care & Social Assistance | 8,765 | 8,906 | -141 | -1.6 | $147,496,528 | $143,464,936 | $4,031,592 | 2.8 | $1,294 | $1,239 | $55 | 4.5 |
aPreliminary. | |||||||||||||
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 2022. | |||||||||||||
Revised by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/26/22. |
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