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

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Employment and Wages by Industry

Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry, First Quarter 2022 & 2023a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2023Q1 2022Q1 N % 2023Q1 2022Q1 $ % 2023Q1 2022Q1 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 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
0  Ownership - Private 204,512 199,140 5,373 2.7 $3,083,485,695 $2,781,953,213 $301,532,482 10.8 $1,160 $1,075 $85 7.9
11 Agriculture 2,394 2,330 64 2.8 $25,271,111 $22,708,514 $2,562,597 11.3 $812 $750 $62 8.3
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas 16,895 15,636 1,259 8.0 $480,220,417 $390,122,290 $90,098,127 23.1 $2,186 $1,919 $267 13.9
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,308 2,178 130 6.0 $96,416,303 $82,942,269 $13,474,034 16.2 $3,213 $2,929 $284 9.7
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,727 7,486 241 3.2 $227,768,430 $192,871,007 $34,897,423 18.1 $2,268 $1,982 $286 14.4
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,860 5,973 888 14.9 $156,035,684 $114,309,014 $41,726,670 36.5 $1,750 $1,472 $277 18.8
23 Construction  19,584 19,052 533 2.8 $301,410,856 $260,423,713 $40,987,143 15.7 $1,184 $1,051 $132 12.6
31-33 Manufacturing  10,336 9,820 516 5.3 $194,423,039 $213,182,921 -$18,759,882 -8.8 $1,447 $1,670 -$223 -13.3
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20,324 19,616 708 3.6 $383,764,496 $334,434,163 $49,330,333 14.8 $1,453 $1,311 $141 10.8
44-45 Retail Trade  29,639 29,824 -185 -0.6 $276,586,068 $261,388,599 $15,197,469 5.8 $718 $674 $44 6.5
51 Information  3,124 3,041 83 2.7 $55,561,328 $50,003,538 $5,557,790 11.1 $1,368 $1,265 $103 8.2
52-53 Financial Activities 11,501 11,327 175 1.5 $258,476,087 $244,503,732 $13,972,355 5.7 $1,729 $1,661 $68 4.1
54-56 Professional & Business Services 20,344 19,498 846 4.3 $444,128,441 $377,834,171 $66,294,270 17.5 $1,679 $1,491 $189 12.7
61 Educational Services  2,286 2,094 193 9.2 $22,775,696 $18,994,837 $3,780,859 19.9 $766 $698 $68 9.8
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  25,625 25,334 291 1.1 $317,954,613 $296,163,006 $21,791,607 7.4 $954 $899 $55 6.1
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 35,318 34,761 557 1.6 $238,405,915 $239,119,939 -$714,024 -0.3 $519 $529 -$10 -1.9
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,064 6,755 309 4.6 $82,429,986 $71,697,329 $10,732,657 15.0 $898 $816 $81 9.9
99 Unclassified 77 52 24 46.5 $2,077,642 $1,376,461 $701,181 50.9 $2,085 $2,023 $61 3.0
   
Total Government 64,799 63,835 964 1.5 $932,606,154 $847,309,862 $85,296,292 10.1 $1,107 $1,021 $86 8.4
Federal Government 7,312 7,117 194 2.7 $150,220,251 $125,830,554 $24,389,697 19.4 $1,580 $1,360 $220 16.2
State Government 11,968 12,001 -33 -0.3 $190,819,379 $174,451,770 $16,367,609 9.4 $1,227 $1,118 $108 9.7
Local Government 45,520 44,717 803 1.8 $591,566,524 $547,027,538 $44,538,986 8.1 $1,000 $941 $59 6.2
61 Educational Services  23,187 22,915 273 1.2 $264,918,590 $252,268,939 $12,649,651 5.0 $879 $847 $32 3.8
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  8,881 8,765 116 1.3 $167,006,365 $147,496,528 $19,509,837 13.2 $1,447 $1,294 $152 11.8
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 2023.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/21/23.