"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
| Table: Over-the-Year (OTY) and Over-the-Quarter (OTQ) Percent Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages for First Quarter, 2021-2025 | ||||||
| Published October 2025. | ||||||
| Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||
| Year/Quarter | OTY | OTQ | OTY | OTQ | OTY | OTQ |
| 2021Q1 | -5.0 | -1.8 | -5.6 | -11.9 | -0.7 | -10.2 |
| 2022Q1 | 2.9 | -1.7 | 14.8 | -8.7 | 11.5 | -7.1 |
| 2023Q1 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 10.7 | -0.6 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
| 2024Q1 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 4.2 | -3.1 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| 2025Q1 | 0.4 | -2.6 | 3.6 | -4.7 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| 5-Year Average | 0.5 | -1.9 | 5.5 | -5.8 | 4.9 | -4.0 |
| bPreliminary. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| Table: Over-the-Year (OTY) and Over-the-Quarter (OTQ) Percent Change in Wyoming Covered Employment and Wages, 2023Q4-2025Q1 | ||||||
| Published October 2025. | ||||||
| Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||
| Year/Quarter | OTY | OTQ | OTY | OTQ | OTY | OTQ |
| 2023Q4 | 1.9 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| 2024Q1 | 1.4 | -1.9 | 4.2 | -3.1 | 2.8 | -1.3 |
| 2024Q2 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -2.8 |
| 2024Q3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2024Q4 | 1.1 | -2.8 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 2025Q1 | 0.4 | -2.6 | 3.6 | -4.7 | 3.2 | -2.2 |
| 6-Quarter Average | 1.2 | -0.6 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| bPreliminary. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||

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