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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2025 (2025Q4)

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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wages in Manufacturing, Fourth Quarter 2024 & 2025a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership & Industry 2025Q4 2024Q4 N % 2025Q4 2024Q4 $ % 2025Q4 2024Q4 $ %
31-33 Manufacturing - Private 10,502 10,512 -10 -0.1 $231,759,174 $221,144,367 $10,614,807 4.8 $1,698 $1,618 $79 4.9
311  Food Manufacturing  1,030 996 35 3.5 $12,182,704 $11,088,057 $1,094,647 9.9 $910 $857 $53 6.2
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  27 33 -6 -18.4 $419,030 $495,812 -$76,782 -15.5 $1,209 $1,167 $41 3.5
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  12 13 -1 -7.5 $119,201 $127,170 -$7,969 -6.3 $744 $734 $10 1.3
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  365 357 8 2.3 $6,216,781 $5,651,284 $565,497 10.0 $1,309 $1,218 $91 7.5
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  345 331 15 4.4 $6,053,850 $5,495,402 $558,448 10.2 $1,349 $1,278 $70 5.5
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  407 389 17 4.5 $3,704,726 $3,176,237 $528,489 16.6 $701 $628 $73 11.7
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  269 266 3 1.0 $2,420,058 $2,291,274 $128,784 5.6 $693 $663 $30 4.6
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses  138 123 15 11.9 $1,284,668 $884,963 $399,705 45.2 $716 $552 $164 29.7
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  132 131 1 0.8 $999,941 $950,776 $49,165 5.2 $581 $557 $24 4.4
311812 Commercial Bakeries  60 61 -1 -2.2 $686,533 $659,981 $26,552 4.0 $880 $828 $52 6.3
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  74 67 7 9.9 $649,746 $629,394 $20,352 3.2 $675 $719 -$44 -6.1
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  35 34 1 3.9 $316,394 $300,892 $15,502 5.2 $689 $681 $8 1.2
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  509 535 -25 -4.7 $5,606,804 $5,978,006 -$371,202 -6.2 $847 $860 -$13 -1.5
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  238 241 -4 -1.5 $3,300,429 $3,364,312 -$63,883 -1.9 $1,068 $1,072 -$4 -0.4
312120 Breweries  189 192 -4 -1.9 $1,427,715 $1,496,588 -$68,873 -4.6 $582 $599 -$16 -2.8
312130 Wineries  9 10 -2 -16.1 $44,320 $60,879 -$16,559 -27.2 $393 $453 -$60 -13.3
312140 Distilleries  60 75 -15 -20.4 $696,387 $961,200 -$264,813 -27.6 $893 $982 -$89 -9.0
314  Textile Product Mills  138 177 -39 -22.2 $1,825,370 $1,863,630 -$38,260 -2.1 $1,020 $810 $210 25.9
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  48 68 -20 -29.1 $559,016 $623,389 -$64,373 -10.3 $896 $709 $187 26.4
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  85 106 -21 -19.8 $1,215,959 $1,213,061 $2,898 0.2 $1,100 $880 $220 25.0
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing   6 6 0 5.5 $104,729 $72,264 $32,465 44.9 $1,273 $926 $346 37.4
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  59 45 14 30.9 $507,507 $385,112 $122,395 31.8 $658 $654 $4 0.7
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  54 41 13 31.5 $465,992 $356,592 $109,400 30.7 $660 $664 -$4 -0.6
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  54 41 13 31.5 $465,992 $356,592 $109,400 30.7 $660 $664 -$4 -0.6
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  423 443 -20 -4.5 $6,337,227 $6,093,293 $243,934 4.0 $1,152 $1,057 $94 8.9
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  247 240 7 2.9 $3,575,506 $3,327,171 $248,335 7.5 $1,114 $1,066 $47 4.4
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  139 158 -19 -11.8 $2,270,274 $2,230,587 $39,687 1.8 $1,253 $1,086 $167 15.4
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  139 158 -19 -11.8 $2,270,274 $2,230,587 $39,687 1.8 $1,253 $1,086 $167 15.4
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  37 45 -8 -18.4 $491,447 $535,535 -$44,088 -8.2 $1,022 $909 $113 12.4
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  10 12 -2 -18.9 $81,791 $132,115 -$50,324 -38.1 $629 $824 -$195 -23.7
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  186 189 -3 -1.6 $1,708,844 $1,574,096 $134,748 8.6 $705 $640 $66 10.3
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  186 189 -3 -1.6 $1,708,844 $1,574,096 $134,748 8.6 $705 $640 $66 10.3
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  95 102 -7 -6.5 $934,516 $915,088 $19,428 2.1 $754 $690 $64 9.3
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  91 87 4 4.2 $774,328 $659,008 $115,320 17.5 $655 $580 $74 12.8
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  927 945 -18 -1.9 $42,469,550 $39,112,622 $3,356,928 8.6 $3,524 $3,184 $340 10.7
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  927 945 -18 -1.9 $42,469,550 $39,112,622 $3,356,928 8.6 $3,524 $3,184 $340 10.7
324110 Petroleum Refineries  899 922 -23 -2.5 $41,999,185 $38,743,857 $3,255,328 8.4 $3,594 $3,232 $361 11.2
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  28 23 5 21.7 $470,365 $368,765 $101,600 27.6 $1,292 $1,233 $59 4.8
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,812 1,819 -8 -0.4 $60,521,411 $57,168,384 $3,353,027 5.9 $2,570 $2,417 $153 6.3
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  948 992 -44 -4.4 $30,194,034 $29,506,700 $687,334 2.3 $2,451 $2,289 $162 7.1
325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing  870 922 -52 -5.6 $28,888,705 $28,465,710 $422,995 1.5 $2,555 $2,376 $179 7.6
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  476 468 8 1.6 $19,599,136 $18,209,406 $1,389,730 7.6 $3,167 $2,991 $176 5.9
325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing  65 61 4 6.0 $871,763 $828,330 $43,433 5.2 $1,037 $1,045 -$8 -0.7
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  277 259 18 6.9 $9,144,672 $8,069,831 $1,074,841 13.3 $2,539 $2,397 $143 6.0
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  383 328 55 16.9 $6,040,768 $4,822,743 $1,218,025 25.3 $1,212 $1,131 $81 7.2
3261  Plastics Product Manufacturing  371 315 56 17.7 $5,876,275 $4,678,103 $1,198,172 25.6 $1,218 $1,141 $77 6.8
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  246 183 63 34.2 $3,685,780 $2,729,173 $956,607 35.1 $1,154 $1,147 $7 0.6
3262  Rubber Product Manufacturing  12 13 0 -2.7 $164,493 $144,640 $19,853 13.7 $1,026 $878 $148 16.9
326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing  12 13 0 -2.7 $164,493 $144,640 $19,853 13.7 $1,026 $878 $148 16.9
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  860 848 13 1.5 $19,150,445 $18,180,253 $970,192 5.3 $1,712 $1,650 $62 3.8
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  724 708 16 2.3 $16,119,985 $15,048,007 $1,071,978 7.1 $1,713 $1,636 $77 4.7
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  535 519 16 3.0 $11,731,833 $10,858,440 $873,393 8.0 $1,687 $1,608 $78 4.9
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  21 23 -2 -10.0 $355,793 $397,660 -$41,867 -10.5 $1,303 $1,311 -$8 -0.6
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  164 110 54 49.4 $3,701,207 $2,947,847 $753,360 25.6 $1,733 $2,061 -$329 -16.0
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel  72 68 4 5.9 $2,079,949 $2,301,532 -$221,583 -9.6 $2,212 $2,591 -$379 -14.6
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,900 1,916 -16 -0.8 $34,281,373 $33,753,185 $528,188 1.6 $1,388 $1,355 $33 2.4
3321  Forging & Stamping  233 224 9 4.0 $3,918,499 $3,379,772 $538,727 15.9 $1,295 $1,162 $133 11.5
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  250 272 -22 -8.1 $4,587,853 $4,893,305 -$305,452 -6.2 $1,414 $1,386 $28 2.0
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  176 191 -15 -7.8 $3,482,737 $3,689,217 -$206,480 -5.6 $1,519 $1,483 $36 2.4
332322 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing  6 8 -2 -25.0 $51,344 $101,600 -$50,256 -49.5 $658 $977 -$319 -32.6
332323 Ornamental & Architectural Metal Work Mfg.  35 45 -10 -21.6 $542,304 $557,635 -$15,331 -2.7 $1,192 $960 $232 24.1
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  363 394 -31 -8.0 $8,018,780 $8,382,222 -$363,442 -4.3 $1,701 $1,637 $64 3.9
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  256 290 -34 -11.6 $5,908,268 $6,311,484 -$403,216 -6.4 $1,773 $1,674 $99 5.9
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  37 32 5 15.8 $376,251 $410,090 -$33,839 -8.3 $789 $996 -$207 -20.8
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  490 512 -21 -4.2 $9,736,758 $9,886,882 -$150,124 -1.5 $1,528 $1,486 $41 2.8
332710 Machine Shops  490 512 -21 -4.2 $9,736,758 $9,886,882 -$150,124 -1.5 $1,528 $1,486 $41 2.8
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  485 431 53 12.4 $7,169,529 $6,286,660 $882,869 14.0 $1,138 $1,121 $17 1.5
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  368 321 47 14.6 $5,778,011 $4,990,013 $787,998 15.8 $1,207 $1,195 $12 1.0
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  103 96 7 7.7 $1,241,610 $1,163,745 $77,865 6.7 $927 $936 -$8 -0.9
333  Machinery Manufacturing  620 634 -14 -2.2 $10,985,350 $10,790,153 $195,197 1.8 $1,363 $1,310 $53 4.1
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  257 246 11 4.3 $4,756,162 $4,924,811 -$168,649 -3.4 $1,425 $1,540 -$115 -7.4
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  16 14 2 16.6 $392,892 $301,925 $90,967 30.1 $1,851 $1,659 $192 11.6
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  293 309 -16 -5.1 $4,955,081 $4,660,142 $294,939 6.3 $1,301 $1,161 $140 12.0
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  293 309 -16 -5.1 $4,955,081 $4,660,142 $294,939 6.3 $1,301 $1,161 $140 12.0
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  59 68 -9 -13.2 $999,343 $1,044,024 -$44,681 -4.3 $1,303 $1,181 $122 10.3
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  10 8 2 24.0 $161,964 $188,504 -$26,540 -14.1 $1,206 $1,741 -$535 -30.7
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  401 391 10 2.6 $7,504,806 $7,041,197 $463,609 6.6 $1,438 $1,384 $54 3.9
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  376 369 7 2.0 $7,159,664 $6,762,897 $396,767 5.9 $1,463 $1,410 $54 3.8
334610 Manufacturing & Reproducing Magnetic & Optical Media  3 3 0 0.0 $70,898 $78,766 -$7,868 -10.0 $1,818 $2,020 -$202 -10.0
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  509 581 -72 -12.3 $10,499,470 $13,047,387 -$2,547,917 -19.5 $1,587 $1,728 -$142 -8.2
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  225 211 14 6.6 $4,156,270 $3,317,723 $838,547 25.3 $1,423 $1,211 $212 17.5
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  22 24 -2 -9.6 $319,346 $317,216 $2,130 0.7 $1,117 $1,003 $114 11.3
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  149 141 8 5.9 $1,600,032 $1,475,270 $124,762 8.5 $826 $807 $19 2.4
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  140 127 13 10.0 $1,513,824 $1,367,610 $146,214 10.7 $832 $826 $6 0.7
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  166 167 -1 -0.6 $2,415,985 $2,281,178 $134,807 5.9 $1,117 $1,049 $69 6.5
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  14 18 -3 -18.9 $417,276 $408,740 $8,536 2.1 $2,240 $1,779 $461 25.9
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  152 150 2 1.6 $1,998,709 $1,872,438 $126,271 6.7 $1,011 $962 $49 5.1
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing  9 9 0 0.0 $41,103 $51,636 -$10,533 -20.4 $351 $441 -$90 -20.4
339950 Sign Manufacturing  49 57 -8 -14.1 $571,585 $582,219 -$10,634 -1.8 $903 $790 $113 14.3
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  39 30 9 29.7 $507,526 $346,691 $160,835 46.4 $993 $879 $113 12.9
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 2026.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/26.