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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2024 (2024Q4)

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Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21)

Table 32: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Mining, Including Oil & Gas*, Fourth Quarter 2023 & 2024a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024Q4 2023Q4 N % 2024Q4 2023Q4 $ % 2024Q4 2023Q4 $ %
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas - Private 15,908 17,095 -1,186 -6.9 $446,688,953 $451,020,470 -$4,331,517 -1.0 $2,160 $2,030 $130 6.4
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,311 2,343 -31 -1.3 $83,216,096 $80,079,856 $3,136,240 3.9 $2,770 $2,629 $140 5.3
2111  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,311 2,343 -31 -1.3 $83,216,096 $80,079,856 $3,136,240 3.9 $2,770 $2,629 $140 5.3
211120 Crude Petroleum Extraction  872 883 -11 -1.2 $32,628,774 $32,637,152 -$8,378 0.0 $2,878 $2,844 $34 1.2
211130 Natural Gas Extraction  1,439 1,460 -21 -1.4 $50,587,322 $47,442,704 $3,144,618 6.6 $2,704 $2,500 $204 8.2
212  Mining (Except Oil & Gas) 6,903 7,672 -769 -10.0 $196,322,108 $199,435,214 -$3,113,106 -1.6 $2,188 $2,000 $188 9.4
2121  Coal Mining  3,508 4,506 -998 -22.1 $100,761,717 $112,618,987 -$11,857,270 -10.5 $2,209 $1,923 $287 14.9
2122  Metal Ore Mining  167 119 48 40.7 $4,258,128 $2,698,063 $1,560,065 57.8 $1,961 $1,749 $212 12.1
212290 Other Metal Ore Mining  164 116 48 41.8 $4,219,128 $2,654,563 $1,564,565 58.9 $1,979 $1,765 $214 12.1
2123  Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying  3,228 3,048 180 5.9 $91,302,263 $84,118,164 $7,184,099 8.5 $2,176 $2,123 $53 2.5
212319 Other Crushed & Broken Stone Mining  12 15 -3 -18.2 $204,685 $164,577 $40,108 24.4 $1,312 $863 $449 52.0
212323 Kaolin, Clay, & Ceramic & Refractory Minerals Mining  912 812 100 12.4 $17,529,738 $15,377,898 $2,151,840 14.0 $1,478 $1,457 $21 1.5
212390 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying  1,765 1,744 21 1.2 $63,201,688 $59,168,719 $4,032,969 6.8 $2,754 $2,610 $145 5.5
213  Support Activities for Mining  6,694 7,080 -386 -5.5 $167,150,749 $171,505,400 -$4,354,651 -2.5 $1,921 $1,863 $57 3.1
2131  Support Activities for Mining  6,694 7,080 -386 -5.5 $167,150,749 $171,505,400 -$4,354,651 -2.5 $1,921 $1,863 $57 3.1
213111 Drilling Oil & Gas Wells  977 1,021 -44 -4.3 $28,395,261 $28,338,523 $56,738 0.2 $2,236 $2,135 $101 4.7
213112 Support Activities for Oil & Gas Operations  5,260 5,665 -406 -7.2 $129,072,965 $134,684,013 -$5,611,048 -4.2 $1,888 $1,829 $59 3.2
213113 Support Activities for Coal Mining  233 221 12 5.3 $4,648,461 $4,363,303 $285,158 6.5 $1,535 $1,516 $18 1.2
213114 Support Activities for Metal Mining  146 106 40 37.6 $3,623,893 $2,875,077 $748,816 26.0 $1,905 $2,080 -$175 -8.4
213115 Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals  78 66 12 18.3 $1,410,169 $1,244,484 $165,685 13.3 $1,397 $1,458 -$61 -4.2
*Some changes in employment in mining and local government  are due to non-economic code changes. Non-economic code changes result when employers are reclassified to better reflect their ownership and/or their industry. 
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: April 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/22/25.