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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Third Quarter 2024 (2024Q3)

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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Manufacturing, Third Quarter 2023 & 2024a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024Q3 2023Q3 N % 2024Q3 2023Q3 $ % 2024Q3 2023Q3 $ %
31 Manufacturing - Private 10,500 10,508 -8 -0.1 $203,090,051 $207,464,080 -$4,374,029 -2.1 $1,488 $1,519 -$31 -2.0
311  Food Manufacturing  816 820 -4 -0.5 $7,757,535 $7,258,907 $498,628 6.9 $732 $681 $50 7.4
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  32 24 8 31.5 $330,627 $260,253 $70,374 27.0 $795 $823 -$28 -3.4
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  13 17 -4 -22.0 $111,949 $147,370 -$35,421 -24.0 $662 $680 -$18 -2.6
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  243 247 -4 -1.5 $3,071,124 $2,757,206 $313,918 11.4 $972 $860 $112 13.1
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  223 223 0 -0.1 $2,933,820 $2,624,961 $308,859 11.8 $1,012 $904 $108 11.9
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  301 327 -26 -7.9 $2,461,465 $2,375,433 $86,032 3.6 $629 $559 $70 12.5
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  213 238 -25 -10.5 $1,730,110 $1,721,969 $8,141 0.5 $625 $557 $68 12.3
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses  88 89 -1 -0.8 $731,355 $653,464 $77,891 11.9 $639 $567 $72 12.8
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  144 127 16 12.8 $1,050,340 $1,030,752 $19,588 1.9 $562 $623 -$60 -9.7
311812 Commercial Bakeries  74 77 -3 -3.9 $739,229 $787,223 -$47,994 -6.1 $772 $790 -$18 -2.3
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  65 59 6 10.2 $564,897 $531,558 $33,339 6.3 $669 $693 -$25 -3.5
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  38 31 7 21.5 $271,929 $225,851 $46,078 20.4 $555 $560 -$5 -0.9
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  593 593 0 -0.1 $6,916,539 $6,582,014 $334,525 5.1 $897 $853 $44 5.1
3121  Beverage Manufacturing  593 593 0 -0.1 $6,916,539 $6,582,014 $334,525 5.1 $897 $853 $44 5.1
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  248 243 5 1.9 $3,927,230 $3,743,788 $183,442 4.9 $1,218 $1,184 $35 2.9
312120 Breweries  220 208 12 5.8 $1,742,187 $1,692,269 $49,918 2.9 $608 $625 -$17 -2.7
312130 Wineries  11 17 -6 -35.3 $61,261 $101,489 -$40,228 -39.6 $428 $459 -$31 -6.7
312140 Distilleries  81 84 -2 -2.8 $967,824 $788,215 $179,609 22.8 $915 $725 $191 26.3
314  Textile Product Mills  183 179 3 1.9 $2,064,230 $1,964,745 $99,485 5.1 $869 $843 $26 3.1
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  66 67 -1 -1.5 $629,445 $642,779 -$13,334 -2.1 $730 $734 -$4 -0.6
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  114 109 6 5.2 $1,397,375 $1,286,700 $110,675 8.6 $940 $911 $29 3.2
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing   5 9 -4 -46.4 $60,402 $59,329 $1,073 1.8 $929 $489 $440 90.0
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  41 56 -15 -26.4 $334,132 $404,022 -$69,890 -17.3 $627 $558 $69 12.3
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  38 49 -11 -21.9 $313,991 $347,131 -$33,140 -9.5 $636 $549 $87 15.9
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  38 49 -11 -21.9 $313,991 $347,131 -$33,140 -9.5 $636 $549 $87 15.9
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  453 529 -76 -14.3 $6,185,857 $6,607,343 -$421,486 -6.4 $1,050 $961 $89 9.2
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  250 267 -17 -6.4 $3,367,837 $3,402,071 -$34,234 -1.0 $1,035 $979 $56 5.7
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  159 207 -48 -23.3 $2,275,025 $2,575,888 -$300,863 -11.7 $1,103 $957 $146 15.2
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  159 207 -48 -23.3 $2,275,025 $2,575,888 -$300,863 -11.7 $1,103 $957 $146 15.2
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  44 55 -10 -18.9 $542,995 $629,384 -$86,389 -13.7 $942 $886 $57 6.4
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  13 15 -2 -13.6 $130,053 $142,532 -$12,479 -8.8 $790 $747 $42 5.6
321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing  12 20 -8 -41.7 $151,877 $244,267 -$92,390 -37.8 $1,001 $939 $62 6.6
321999 Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing  13 14 -1 -9.3 $170,351 $167,209 $3,142 1.9 $1,008 $898 $110 12.3
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  197 196 2 0.8 $1,652,683 $1,458,743 $193,940 13.3 $644 $573 $71 12.3
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  197 196 2 0.8 $1,652,683 $1,458,743 $193,940 13.3 $644 $573 $71 12.3
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  104 110 -5 -4.9 $952,436 $823,758 $128,678 15.6 $702 $578 $124 21.5
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  93 86 7 8.1 $700,247 $634,985 $65,262 10.3 $579 $568 $11 2.0
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  969 963 6 0.6 $33,037,457 $33,685,177 -$647,720 -1.9 $2,622 $2,690 -$68 -2.5
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  969 963 6 0.6 $33,037,457 $33,685,177 -$647,720 -1.9 $2,622 $2,690 -$68 -2.5
324110 Petroleum Refineries  949 941 8 0.8 $32,674,845 $33,314,625 -$639,780 -1.9 $2,649 $2,723 -$74 -2.7
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  21 22 -2 -7.4 $362,612 $370,552 -$7,940 -2.1 $1,349 $1,276 $73 5.7
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,840 1,861 -21 -1.1 $54,045,090 $52,281,966 $1,763,124 3.4 $2,259 $2,161 $98 4.5
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  1,018 1,041 -23 -2.2 $34,742,061 $32,710,268 $2,031,793 6.2 $2,625 $2,418 $207 8.6
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  481 473 7 1.6 $12,859,079 $12,716,296 $142,783 1.1 $2,058 $2,067 -$9 -0.4
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  240 242 -2 -1.0 $5,301,375 $5,574,118 -$272,743 -4.9 $1,701 $1,772 -$70 -4.0
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  339 395 -56 -14.3 $5,185,463 $6,628,863 -$1,443,400 -21.8 $1,178 $1,291 -$113 -8.8
3261  Plastics Product Manufacturing  325 384 -59 -15.4 $5,018,122 $6,503,423 -$1,485,301 -22.8 $1,188 $1,303 -$115 -8.8
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  187 242 -55 -22.6 $2,882,122 $4,383,217 -$1,501,095 -34.2 $1,186 $1,395 -$210 -15.0
3262  Rubber Product Manufacturing  14 11 3 24.3 $167,341 $125,440 $41,901 33.4 $942 $877 $64 7.3
326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing  14 11 3 24.3 $167,341 $125,440 $41,901 33.4 $942 $877 $64 7.3
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  891 890 0 0.0 $17,286,470 $16,761,443 $525,027 3.1 $1,493 $1,448 $45 3.1
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  752 752 0 0.0 $14,537,338 $14,020,824 $516,514 3.7 $1,488 $1,434 $53 3.7
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  563 563 0 -0.1 $10,779,357 $10,592,443 $186,914 1.8 $1,474 $1,447 $26 1.8
327390 Other Concrete Product Manufacturing  40 45 -5 -10.5 $700,166 $625,998 $74,168 11.8 $1,346 $1,078 $268 24.9
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  24 24 0 0.0 $367,379 $320,710 $46,669 14.6 $1,194 $1,042 $152 14.6
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  112 122 -10 -8.2 $2,406,512 $12,429,597 -$10,023,085 -80.6 $1,648 $7,816 -$6,168 -78.9
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel  69 65 4 5.6 $1,793,971 $11,743,343 -$9,949,372 -84.7 $2,010 $13,897 -$11,888 -85.5
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,860 1,816 44 2.4 $31,596,248 $29,828,335 $1,767,913 5.9 $1,307 $1,263 $43 3.4
3321  Forging & Stamping  192 172 19 11.2 $3,021,913 $2,556,816 $465,097 18.2 $1,213 $1,141 $71 6.3
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  276 278 -2 -0.7 $4,110,723 $4,123,387 -$12,664 -0.3 $1,146 $1,141 $5 0.4
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  192 183 9 5.1 $3,059,532 $3,150,216 -$90,684 -2.9 $1,226 $1,327 -$101 -7.6
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  373 379 -6 -1.7 $7,536,150 $7,281,596 $254,554 3.5 $1,556 $1,478 $78 5.3
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  270 274 -3 -1.2 $5,538,163 $5,285,090 $253,073 4.8 $1,576 $1,486 $90 6.1
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  27 23 4 17.6 $330,102 $321,467 $8,635 2.7 $952 $1,091 -$139 -12.7
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  514 501 14 2.7 $9,983,061 $9,243,927 $739,134 8.0 $1,493 $1,420 $73 5.1
332710 Machine Shops  514 501 14 2.7 $9,983,061 $9,243,927 $739,134 8.0 $1,493 $1,420 $73 5.1
3328  Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals  39 29 10 36.0 $375,119 $312,191 $62,928 20.2 $740 $838 -$98 -11.7
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  425 418 7 1.7 $6,064,871 $5,804,520 $260,351 4.5 $1,099 $1,069 $30 2.8
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  317 313 5 1.5 $4,840,764 $4,648,920 $191,844 4.1 $1,173 $1,144 $30 2.6
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  91 90 1 1.5 $1,071,863 $949,766 $122,097 12.9 $906 $815 $91 11.2
333  Machinery Manufacturing  674 722 -48 -6.7 $10,588,874 $11,404,788 -$815,914 -7.2 $1,209 $1,216 -$7 -0.5
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  263 288 -25 -8.6 $4,304,858 $4,686,610 -$381,752 -8.1 $1,258 $1,252 $6 0.5
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  14 16 -2 -10.7 $276,283 $309,092 -$32,809 -10.6 $1,518 $1,517 $1 0.0
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  328 335 -7 -2.0 $5,012,820 $5,084,076 -$71,256 -1.4 $1,174 $1,167 $7 0.6
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  328 335 -7 -2.0 $5,012,820 $5,084,076 -$71,256 -1.4 $1,174 $1,167 $7 0.6
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  72 87 -15 -17.2 $1,143,399 $1,431,459 -$288,060 -20.1 $1,216 $1,261 -$45 -3.6
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  9 7 1 18.3 $199,657 $151,688 $47,969 31.6 $1,771 $1,592 $180 11.3
333998 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  42 44 -3 -6.0 $607,665 $662,880 -$55,215 -8.3 $1,122 $1,150 -$29 -2.5
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  360 349 11 3.1 $6,183,751 $6,172,092 $11,659 0.2 $1,320 $1,359 -$39 -2.9
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  335 316 19 5.9 $5,898,568 $5,854,423 $44,145 0.8 $1,354 $1,424 -$69 -4.9
334610 Manufacturing & Reproducing Magnetic & Optical Media  3 3 0 11.0 $84,169 $83,737 $432 0.5 $1,944 $2,147 -$203 -9.4
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  600 446 154 34.5 $10,142,092 $7,146,376 $2,995,716 41.9 $1,300 $1,232 $68 5.5
3353  Electrical Equipment Manufacturing  489 316 172 54.5 $8,701,812 $5,486,619 $3,215,193 58.6 $1,370 $1,334 $36 2.7
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  214 198 16 8.1 $3,771,062 $3,268,858 $502,204 15.4 $1,353 $1,268 $86 6.8
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  26 26 0 -1.3 $318,888 $324,681 -$5,793 -1.8 $943 $949 -$5 -0.5
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  148 168 -20 -11.9 $1,615,465 $1,595,656 $19,809 1.2 $838 $729 $109 14.9
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  131 145 -14 -9.6 $1,477,420 $1,419,370 $58,050 4.1 $865 $751 $114 15.2
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  173 167 6 3.4 $2,076,584 $1,811,908 $264,676 14.6 $925 $835 $91 10.8
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  17 18 -1 -5.5 $379,991 $290,478 $89,513 30.8 $1,687 $1,219 $468 38.4
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  155 149 7 4.5 $1,696,593 $1,521,430 $175,163 11.5 $840 $787 $53 6.7
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing  9 46 -37 -80.4 $45,656 $340,443 -$294,787 -86.6 $390 $569 -$179 -31.5
339950 Sign Manufacturing  60 50 10 19.9 $594,600 $488,326 $106,274 21.8 $758 $746 $12 1.6
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  31 22 8 37.3 $324,315 $245,082 $79,233 32.3 $813 $844 -$31 -3.7
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: January 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/15/25.