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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2023 (2023Q4)

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Employment and Wages by County

Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by County, Fourth Quarter 2022 & 2023a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
County 2023Q4 2022Q4 N % 2023Q4 2022Q4 $ % 2023Q4 2022Q4 $ %
 Total Statewide 278,125 273,530 4,594 1.7 $4,307,007,332 $4,041,187,127 $265,820,205 6.6 $1,191 $1,136 $55 4.8
Albany  16,867 16,783 84 0.5 $216,645,351 $205,369,879 $11,275,472 5.5 $988 $941 $47 5.0
Big Horn  4,175 4,034 140 3.5 $56,704,958 $52,569,380 $4,135,578 7.9 $1,045 $1,002 $43 4.2
Campbell  25,165 24,562 603 2.5 $426,641,304 $400,594,796 $26,046,508 6.5 $1,304 $1,255 $50 3.9
Carbon  6,317 6,412 -95 -1.5 $100,721,294 $100,560,081 $161,213 0.2 $1,226 $1,206 $20 1.7
Converse  6,202 6,266 -64 -1.0 $103,426,452 $101,300,441 $2,126,011 2.1 $1,283 $1,244 $39 3.2
Crook  2,667 2,596 72 2.8 $36,940,568 $34,186,597 $2,753,971 8.1 $1,065 $1,013 $52 5.2
Fremont  15,751 15,431 320 2.1 $205,417,380 $190,974,348 $14,443,032 7.6 $1,003 $952 $51 5.4
Goshen  4,147 4,174 -27 -0.7 $48,683,568 $46,087,272 $2,596,296 5.6 $903 $849 $54 6.3
Hot Springs  1,937 1,975 -38 -1.9 $23,800,298 $24,365,646 -$565,348 -2.3 $945 $949 -$4 -0.4
Johnson  3,337 3,301 36 1.1 $42,358,577 $39,512,763 $2,845,814 7.2 $976 $921 $56 6.0
Laramie  47,751 46,761 990 2.1 $731,665,908 $673,145,615 $58,520,293 8.7 $1,179 $1,107 $71 6.4
Lincoln  7,123 6,950 172 2.5 $113,909,570 $104,124,296 $9,785,274 9.4 $1,230 $1,152 $78 6.8
Natrona  39,582 38,905 677 1.7 $632,053,405 $585,582,800 $46,470,605 7.9 $1,228 $1,158 $71 6.1
Niobrara  824 832 -8 -1.0 $9,067,380 $8,922,676 $144,704 1.6 $846 $825 $22 2.6
Park  13,626 13,453 174 1.3 $180,402,026 $171,813,395 $8,588,631 5.0 $1,018 $982 $36 3.7
Platte  3,354 3,366 -12 -0.4 $43,429,521 $42,482,731 $946,790 2.2 $996 $971 $25 2.6
Sheridan  14,079 13,903 176 1.3 $203,220,649 $190,846,491 $12,374,158 6.5 $1,110 $1,056 $54 5.2
Sublette  3,801 3,726 75 2.0 $60,315,281 $56,681,904 $3,633,377 6.4 $1,221 $1,170 $50 4.3
Sweetwater  21,096 20,692 403 1.9 $361,972,598 $335,291,063 $26,681,535 8.0 $1,320 $1,246 $73 5.9
Teton  21,960 21,376 584 2.7 $445,544,897 $434,387,117 $11,157,780 2.6 $1,561 $1,563 -$2 -0.2
Uinta  8,257 8,372 -115 -1.4 $103,129,910 $98,357,514 $4,772,396 4.9 $961 $904 $57 6.3
Washakie  3,641 3,573 68 1.9 $47,032,452 $44,611,219 $2,421,233 5.4 $994 $961 $33 3.5
Weston  2,443 2,399 43 1.8 $31,321,275 $29,642,347 $1,678,928 5.7 $986 $950 $36 3.8
Nonclassifiedb 4,025 3,689 337 9.1 $82,602,710 $69,776,756 $12,825,954 18.4 $1,579 $1,455 $123 8.5
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: April 2024.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/12/24.

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment by County, 2022Q4-2023Q4

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/16/24.