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2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Second Quarter 2022 (2022Q2)

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Construction (NAICS 23)

Table 34: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Construction (NAICS 23), Second Quarter 2021 & 2022a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2022Q2 2021Q2 N % 2022Q2 2021Q2 $ % 2022Q2 2021Q2 $ %
23 Construction - Private 21,572 21,367 205 1.0 $326,507,881 $297,482,639 $29,025,242 9.8 $1,164 $1,071 $93 8.7
236  Construction of Buildings  4,426 4,326 100 2.3 $61,389,054 $54,910,546 $6,478,508 11.8 $1,067 $976 $91 9.3
2361  Residential Building Construction  3,262 3,138 124 4.0 $40,640,734 $35,889,354 $4,751,380 13.2 $958 $880 $79 8.9
2362  Nonresidential Building Construction  1,163 1,188 -25 -2.1 $20,748,320 $19,021,192 $1,727,128 9.1 $1,372 $1,232 $140 11.4
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  5,143 5,319 -176 -3.3 $97,754,246 $91,981,827 $5,772,419 6.3 $1,462 $1,330 $132 9.9
2371  Utility System Construction  3,046 3,288 -242 -7.4 $61,157,045 $60,715,540 $441,505 0.7 $1,545 $1,421 $124 8.7
2372  Land Subdivision  70 63 7 10.6 $677,483 $596,834 $80,649 13.5 $748 $729 $19 2.6
2373  Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction  1,624 1,702 -78 -4.6 $26,431,402 $26,053,355 $378,047 1.5 $1,252 $1,177 $75 6.3
2379  Other Heavy Construction  403 266 137 51.6 $9,488,316 $4,616,098 $4,872,218 105.5 $1,810 $1,335 $475 35.6
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  12,003 11,722 281 2.4 $167,364,581 $150,590,266 $16,774,315 11.1 $1,073 $988 $84 8.5
2381  Building Foundation & Exterior Contractors  2,510 2,571 -60 -2.3 $32,267,854 $30,686,728 $1,581,126 5.2 $989 $918 $71 7.7
2382  Building Equipment Contractors  5,522 4,986 535 10.7 $83,617,696 $68,915,675 $14,702,021 21.3 $1,165 $1,063 $102 9.6
2383  Building Finishing Contractors  1,391 1,424 -33 -2.3 $15,269,353 $14,483,971 $785,382 5.4 $844 $782 $62 7.9
2389  Other Specialty Trade Contractors  2,580 2,741 -161 -5.9 $36,209,678 $36,503,892 -$294,214 -0.8 $1,080 $1,025 $55 5.4
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: October 2022. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/17/22.  

Figure: Top 5 Counties with the Greatest Over-the-Year Increases in Employment in Private Construction (NAICSa 23) by County, 2022Q2b

aNorth American Industry Classification System.
bAll industries are private ownership unless otherwise noted.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/18/2022.