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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), First Quarter 2025 (2025Q1)

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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Manufacturing, First Quarter 2024 & 2025a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2025Q1 2024Q1 N % 2025Q1 2024Q1 $ % 2025Q1 2024Q1 $ %
31-33 Manufacturing - Private 10,439 10,297 143 1.4 $212,990,265 $202,758,647 $10,231,618 5.0 $1,569 $1,515 $55 3.6
311  Food Manufacturing  913 772 141 18.3 $9,045,360 $7,612,067 $1,433,293 18.8 $762 $759 $4 0.5
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  28 27 1 4.9 $258,858 $257,128 $1,730 0.7 $703 $733 -$30 -4.1
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  14 14 0 0.0 $108,986 $106,175 $2,811 2.6 $585 $570 $15 2.6
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  330 254 76 29.8 $4,399,555 $3,596,598 $802,957 22.3 $1,026 $1,088 -$62 -5.7
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  308 231 77 33.1 $4,268,793 $3,464,474 $804,319 23.2 $1,066 $1,152 -$86 -7.5
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  332 302 30 10.0 $2,677,602 $2,257,315 $420,287 18.6 $620 $575 $45 7.8
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  226 231 -5 -2.3 $1,757,158 $1,671,445 $85,713 5.1 $598 $556 $42 7.6
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses  106 71 36 50.5 $920,444 $585,870 $334,574 57.1 $666 $638 $28 4.4
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  131 108 22 20.6 $877,671 $798,921 $78,750 9.9 $517 $567 -$51 -8.9
311812 Commercial Bakeries  56 55 0 0.6 $573,526 $555,959 $17,567 3.2 $792 $773 $20 2.5
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  73 59 13 22.5 $648,285 $519,005 $129,280 24.9 $686 $673 $13 2.0
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  37 34 3 9.9 $283,062 $223,321 $59,741 26.8 $588 $510 $78 15.3
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  513 529 -16 -3.0 $6,342,942 $6,140,382 $202,560 3.3 $950 $892 $58 6.5
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  245 239 6 2.4 $4,135,753 $3,906,076 $229,677 5.9 $1,300 $1,257 $43 3.4
312120 Breweries  180 189 -9 -4.9 $1,340,332 $1,339,018 $1,314 0.1 $573 $544 $29 5.3
312130 Wineries  11 14 -4 -25.5 $41,303 $56,960 -$15,657 -27.5 $298 $306 -$8 -2.6
312140 Distilleries  66 70 -4 -5.2 $737,026 $674,473 $62,553 9.3 $855 $741 $114 15.3
314  Textile Product Mills  172 164 8 4.9 $2,042,653 $1,857,375 $185,278 10.0 $914 $871 $42 4.9
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  57 61 -4 -7.1 $559,176 $577,900 -$18,724 -3.2 $759 $729 $30 4.2
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  113 100 14 13.7 $1,457,448 $1,237,333 $220,115 17.8 $989 $955 $34 3.6
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing  6 9 -3 -35.7 $72,747 $56,498 $16,249 28.8 $933 $466 $467 100.2
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  43 50 -7 -13.4 $372,044 $381,955 -$9,911 -2.6 $666 $592 $74 12.5
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  39 45 -6 -12.7 $340,887 $343,728 -$2,841 -0.8 $672 $592 $80 13.6
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  39 45 -6 -12.7 $340,887 $343,728 -$2,841 -0.8 $672 $592 $80 13.6
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  461 488 -27 -5.5 $5,863,766 $6,390,343 -$526,577 -8.2 $978 $1,007 -$29 -2.9
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  245 252 -7 -2.9 $3,204,797 $3,206,255 -$1,458 0.0 $1,006 $977 $29 2.9
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  175 183 -8 -4.4 $2,110,650 $2,508,874 -$398,224 -15.9 $930 $1,056 -$127 -12.0
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  175 183 -8 -4.4 $2,110,650 $2,508,874 -$398,224 -15.9 $930 $1,056 -$127 -12.0
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  41 53 -12 -22.0 $548,319 $675,214 -$126,895 -18.8 $1,021 $980 $41 4.1
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  12 14 -2 -12.2 $101,748 $136,758 -$35,010 -25.6 $652 $770 -$117 -15.2
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  183 193 -10 -5.0 $1,448,849 $1,402,735 $46,114 3.3 $608 $559 $49 8.7
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  183 193 -10 -5.0 $1,448,849 $1,402,735 $46,114 3.3 $608 $559 $49 8.7
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  100 102 -2 -2.3 $830,380 $786,343 $44,037 5.6 $639 $591 $48 8.1
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  83 91 -7 -8.1 $618,469 $616,392 $2,077 0.3 $571 $523 $48 9.2
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  941 950 -9 -0.9 $33,961,685 $34,538,625 -$576,940 -1.7 $2,776 $2,797 -$20 -0.7
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  941 950 -9 -0.9 $33,961,685 $34,538,625 -$576,940 -1.7 $2,776 $2,797 -$20 -0.7
324110 Petroleum Refineries  908 932 -23 -2.5 $33,430,722 $34,174,400 -$743,678 -2.2 $2,831 $2,822 $10 0.3
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  33 18 14 78.2 $530,963 $364,225 $166,738 45.8 $1,250 $1,528 -$278 -18.2
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,819 1,818 1 0.1 $60,495,991 $55,174,351 $5,321,640 9.6 $2,558 $2,335 $223 9.6
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  979 1,004 -26 -2.6 $39,923,814 $36,317,744 $3,606,070 9.9 $3,138 $2,782 $356 12.8
325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing  906 934 -28 -3.0 $38,602,674 $34,665,116 $3,937,558 11.4 $3,278 $2,856 $422 14.8
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  475 473 3 0.6 $13,445,003 $12,234,768 $1,210,235 9.9 $2,176 $1,991 $185 9.3
325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing  67 64 3 4.7 $761,102 $834,831 -$73,729 -8.8 $874 $1,003 -$130 -12.9
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  259 245 14 5.7 $5,991,345 $5,477,268 $514,077 9.4 $1,777 $1,717 $60 3.5
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  337 386 -49 -12.6 $4,877,101 $5,230,246 -$353,145 -6.8 $1,112 $1,042 $70 6.7
3261  Plastics Product Manufacturing  324 373 -49 -13.1 $4,715,379 $5,067,023 -$351,644 -6.9 $1,118 $1,044 $74 7.1
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  190 235 -45 -19.0 $2,427,232 $2,759,417 -$332,185 -12.0 $981 $903 $78 8.6
3262  Rubber Product Manufacturing  13 13 0 2.6 $161,722 $163,223 -$1,501 -0.9 $957 $991 -$34 -3.4
326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing  13 13 0 2.6 $161,722 $163,223 -$1,501 -0.9 $957 $991 -$34 -3.4
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  796 814 -18 -2.3 $14,618,024 $13,990,451 $627,573 4.5 $1,413 $1,322 $91 6.9
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  659 670 -10 -1.5 $11,553,766 $10,792,651 $761,115 7.1 $1,348 $1,240 $108 8.7
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  472 464 8 1.7 $7,704,730 $7,267,611 $437,119 6.0 $1,257 $1,206 $51 4.2
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  22 25 -3 -11.8 $363,113 $402,017 -$38,904 -9.7 $1,251 $1,221 $30 2.5
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  153 123 30 24.1 $3,917,265 $2,494,862 $1,422,403 57.0 $1,969 $1,556 $413 26.6
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel  70 69 1 1.9 $2,245,552 $1,788,629 $456,923 25.5 $2,468 $2,004 $464 23.2
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,934 1,872 62 3.3 $33,918,663 $33,167,419 $751,244 2.3 $1,349 $1,363 -$14 -1.0
3321  Forging & Stamping  247 215 31 14.6 $3,300,256 $3,283,857 $16,399 0.5 $1,029 $1,173 -$144 -12.3
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  259 268 -9 -3.2 $4,238,425 $3,805,501 $432,924 11.4 $1,259 $1,094 $165 15.1
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  188 181 7 3.9 $3,268,110 $2,886,958 $381,152 13.2 $1,335 $1,225 $110 9.0
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  383 377 6 1.6 $8,443,379 $8,076,585 $366,794 4.5 $1,697 $1,649 $48 2.9
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  276 275 1 0.4 $6,108,066 $5,878,627 $229,439 3.9 $1,700 $1,642 $58 3.5
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  33 27 6 23.7 $258,014 $306,517 -$48,503 -15.8 $601 $884 -$283 -32.0
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  524 502 22 4.4 $10,665,667 $10,912,900 -$247,233 -2.3 $1,565 $1,672 -$107 -6.4
332710 Machine Shops  524 502 22 4.4 $10,665,667 $10,912,900 -$247,233 -2.3 $1,565 $1,672 -$107 -6.4
3328  Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals  36 33 3 8.0 $490,784 $622,643 -$131,859 -21.2 $1,049 $1,437 -$388 -27.0
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  437 433 4 0.9 $6,334,080 $5,957,616 $376,464 6.3 $1,115 $1,058 $57 5.3
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  324 325 -1 -0.3 $5,154,144 $4,817,551 $336,593 7.0 $1,222 $1,139 $83 7.3
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  95 92 3 3.3 $1,054,113 $986,448 $67,665 6.9 $854 $825 $29 3.5
333  Machinery Manufacturing  606 717 -111 -15.5 $10,054,968 $11,928,453 -$1,873,485 -15.7 $1,276 $1,279 -$3 -0.2
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  242 278 -36 -12.8 $4,123,167 $4,964,671 -$841,504 -16.9 $1,309 $1,374 -$65 -4.7
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  13 16 -3 -18.4 $268,038 $372,086 -$104,048 -28.0 $1,547 $1,753 -$206 -11.8
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  300 349 -50 -14.2 $4,888,116 $5,505,215 -$617,099 -11.2 $1,255 $1,212 $42 3.5
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  300 349 -50 -14.2 $4,888,116 $5,505,215 -$617,099 -11.2 $1,255 $1,212 $42 3.5
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  54 84 -30 -35.3 $920,840 $1,352,207 -$431,367 -31.9 $1,304 $1,238 $65 5.3
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  8 8 0 -4.1 $176,125 $149,676 $26,449 17.7 $1,766 $1,439 $327 22.7
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  405 356 48 13.6 $7,026,582 $6,349,626 $676,956 10.7 $1,336 $1,371 -$35 -2.6
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  382 324 59 18.1 $6,754,894 $5,977,233 $777,661 13.0 $1,359 $1,421 -$61 -4.3
334610 Manufacturing & Reproducing Magnetic & Optical Media  3 4 -1 -25.0 $72,827 $116,692 -$43,865 -37.6 $1,867 $2,244 -$377 -16.8
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  618 497 121 24.3 $11,613,130 $9,153,295 $2,459,835 26.9 $1,445 $1,416 $29 2.0
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  207 201 6 3.0 $3,841,177 $3,306,507 $534,670 16.2 $1,425 $1,263 $162 12.8
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  23 27 -3 -12.5 $310,280 $329,323 -$19,043 -5.8 $1,023 $950 $73 7.7
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  137 150 -12 -8.2 $1,286,893 $1,453,878 -$166,985 -11.5 $721 $747 -$26 -3.5
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  127 133 -6 -4.5 $1,199,159 $1,304,362 -$105,203 -8.1 $728 $756 -$28 -3.7
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  164 176 -12 -6.8 $2,034,600 $1,964,038 $70,562 3.6 $954 $858 $96 11.2
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  14 19 -5 -25.0 $315,615 $290,592 $25,023 8.6 $1,734 $1,197 $537 44.8
339116 Dental Laboratories  8 8 0 0.0 $82,998 $90,471 -$7,473 -8.3 $798 $870 -$72 -8.3
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  150 157 -7 -4.7 $1,718,985 $1,673,446 $45,539 2.7 $882 $818 $63 7.7
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing  9 9 0 0.0 $47,881 $35,218 $12,663 36.0 $409 $301 $108 36.0
339950 Sign Manufacturing  50 57 -7 -12.4 $484,530 $519,494 -$34,964 -6.7 $750 $705 $45 6.4
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  36 28 8 28.2 $449,086 $382,347 $66,739 17.5 $951 $1,038 -$87 -8.4
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: October 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/2/25.