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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), First Quarter 2023 (2023Q1)

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Employment and Wages by County

Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by County, First Quarter 2022 & 2023a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
County 2023Q1 2022Q1 N % 2023Q1 2022Q1 $ % 2023Q1 2022Q1 $ %
 Total Statewide 269,312 262,975 6,337 2.4 $4,016,091,849 $3,629,263,075 $386,828,774 10.7 $1,147 $1,062 $86 8.1
Albany  16,465 16,387 77 0.5 $204,743,185 $181,477,506 $23,265,679 12.8 $957 $852 $105 12.3
Big Horn  3,839 3,899 -60 -1.5 $46,265,070 $42,388,454 $3,876,616 9.1 $927 $836 $91 10.9
Campbell  24,473 23,349 1,124 4.8 $422,149,339 $361,787,527 $60,361,812 16.7 $1,327 $1,192 $135 11.3
Carbon  6,035 6,151 -116 -1.9 $83,354,486 $117,782,916 -$34,428,430 -29.2 $1,062 $1,473 -$411 -27.9
Converse  6,159 5,976 183 3.1 $94,442,089 $84,009,992 $10,432,097 12.4 $1,179 $1,081 $98 9.1
Crook  2,431 2,411 20 0.8 $32,377,946 $28,152,859 $4,225,087 15.0 $1,025 $898 $126 14.1
Fremont  15,084 14,844 240 1.6 $180,115,432 $170,073,748 $10,041,684 5.9 $919 $881 $37 4.2
Goshen  4,089 3,989 99 2.5 $44,392,403 $40,938,789 $3,453,614 8.4 $835 $789 $46 5.8
Hot Springs  1,940 1,916 24 1.3 $21,406,617 $19,840,526 $1,566,091 7.9 $849 $797 $52 6.6
Johnson  3,187 3,100 87 2.8 $35,100,083 $31,988,993 $3,111,090 9.7 $847 $794 $54 6.7
Laramie  46,426 45,873 554 1.2 $664,641,879 $615,738,510 $48,903,369 7.9 $1,101 $1,033 $69 6.7
Lincoln  6,813 6,667 146 2.2 $98,808,445 $90,635,002 $8,173,443 9.0 $1,116 $1,046 $70 6.7
Natrona  38,366 36,907 1,459 4.0 $551,642,041 $487,135,447 $64,506,594 13.2 $1,106 $1,015 $91 8.9
Niobrara  803 838 -35 -4.1 $8,105,542 $8,609,292 -$503,750 -5.9 $776 $791 -$14 -1.8
Park  12,877 12,547 330 2.6 $167,689,972 $141,753,676 $25,936,296 18.3 $1,002 $869 $133 15.3
Platte  3,284 3,289 -5 -0.2 $41,753,785 $37,427,121 $4,326,664 11.6 $978 $875 $103 11.7
Sheridan  13,638 13,310 328 2.5 $181,475,159 $161,018,175 $20,456,984 12.7 $1,024 $931 $93 10.0
Sublette  3,574 3,514 60 1.7 $59,859,590 $52,363,103 $7,496,487 14.3 $1,288 $1,146 $142 12.4
Sweetwater  20,257 19,717 540 2.7 $358,339,939 $301,970,454 $56,369,485 18.7 $1,361 $1,178 $183 15.5
Teton  22,171 21,315 856 4.0 $479,959,070 $433,638,224 $46,320,846 10.7 $1,665 $1,565 $100 6.4
Uinta  8,164 7,761 403 5.2 $97,866,899 $84,786,032 $13,080,867 15.4 $922 $840 $82 9.7
Washakie  3,488 3,384 104 3.1 $40,627,648 $38,800,128 $1,827,520 4.7 $896 $882 $14 1.6
Weston  2,352 2,261 91 4.0 $30,233,642 $25,453,654 $4,779,988 18.8 $989 $866 $123 14.2
Nonclassifiedb 3,398 3,571 -172 -4.8 $70,741,588 $71,492,947 -$751,359 -1.1 $1,601 $1,540 $61 4.0
aPreliminary. 
bThe employer may be located statewide or in more than one county.
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 2023.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/21/23.

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment by County, 2022Q1-2023Q1

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/25/2023.