"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.
Average Monthly Employment: 29,551
Total Wages: $282,722,905
Average Weekly Wage: $736
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Private Retail Trade Sector (NAICSa Sectors 44-45) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming | ||||||
Published August 2024. | ||||||
Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||
Year/Quarter | N | % Change | $ | % Change | $ | % Change |
2001Q1 | 29,375 | $134,259,646 | $352 | |||
2001Q2 | 30,700 | $135,937,638 | $341 | |||
2001Q3 | 31,150 | $147,018,232 | $363 | |||
2001Q4 | 29,813 | $149,178,054 | $385 | |||
2002Q1 | 28,769 | -2.1 | $137,451,586 | 2.4 | $368 | 4.5 |
2002Q2 | 30,247 | -1.5 | $139,329,383 | 2.5 | $354 | 4.0 |
2002Q3 | 31,212 | 0.2 | $152,669,409 | 3.8 | $376 | 3.6 |
2002Q4 | 30,404 | 2.0 | $152,777,227 | 2.4 | $387 | 0.4 |
2003Q1 | 28,475 | -1.0 | $140,059,851 | 1.9 | $378 | 2.9 |
2003Q2 | 29,787 | -1.5 | $141,787,626 | 1.8 | $366 | 3.3 |
2003Q3 | 31,005 | -0.7 | $154,686,990 | 1.3 | $384 | 2.0 |
2003Q4 | 30,216 | -0.6 | $157,650,121 | 3.2 | $401 | 3.8 |
2004Q1 | 28,743 | 0.9 | $144,038,607 | 2.8 | $385 | 1.9 |
2004Q2 | 30,018 | 0.8 | $148,840,792 | 5.0 | $381 | 4.2 |
2004Q3 | 30,953 | -0.2 | $161,284,897 | 4.3 | $401 | 4.4 |
2004Q4 | 30,175 | -0.1 | $167,288,334 | 6.1 | $426 | 6.3 |
2005Q1 | 28,872 | 0.4 | $148,072,907 | 2.8 | $395 | 2.3 |
2005Q2 | 30,257 | 0.8 | $158,103,857 | 6.2 | $402 | 5.4 |
2005Q3 | 31,495 | 1.7 | $170,475,706 | 5.7 | $416 | 3.9 |
2005Q4 | 30,787 | 2.0 | $175,363,623 | 4.8 | $438 | 2.7 |
2006Q1 | 29,681 | 2.8 | $161,432,269 | 9.0 | $418 | 6.1 |
2006Q2 | 30,665 | 1.4 | $172,742,088 | 9.3 | $433 | 7.8 |
2006Q3 | 31,818 | 1.0 | $179,981,265 | 5.6 | $435 | 4.5 |
2006Q4 | 31,335 | 1.8 | $193,237,725 | 10.2 | $474 | 8.3 |
2007Q1 | 30,907 | 4.1 | $177,636,308 | 10.0 | $442 | 5.7 |
2007Q2 | 31,666 | 3.3 | $188,315,854 | 9.0 | $457 | 5.6 |
2007Q3 | 32,936 | 3.5 | $194,910,466 | 8.3 | $455 | 4.6 |
2007Q4 | 32,452 | 3.6 | $209,633,737 | 8.5 | $497 | 4.8 |
2008Q1 | 31,421 | 1.7 | $189,077,091 | 6.4 | $463 | 4.7 |
2008Q2 | 31,940 | 0.9 | $196,563,895 | 4.4 | $473 | 3.5 |
2008Q3 | 33,046 | 0.3 | $201,651,173 | 3.5 | $469 | 3.1 |
2008Q4 | 32,251 | -0.6 | $209,528,703 | -0.1 | $500 | 0.6 |
2009Q1 | 30,323 | -3.5 | $181,625,208 | -3.9 | $461 | -0.5 |
2009Q2 | 30,690 | -3.9 | $186,511,072 | -5.1 | $467 | -1.2 |
2009Q3 | 31,414 | -4.9 | $189,312,821 | -6.1 | $464 | -1.2 |
2009Q4 | 30,254 | -6.2 | $199,067,962 | -5.0 | $506 | 1.3 |
2010Q1 | 28,740 | -5.2 | $168,056,785 | -7.5 | $450 | -2.4 |
2010Q2 | 29,594 | -3.6 | $184,542,957 | -1.1 | $480 | 2.6 |
2010Q3 | 30,146 | -4.0 | $193,487,408 | 2.2 | $494 | 6.5 |
2010Q4 | 29,484 | -2.5 | $196,122,576 | -1.5 | $512 | 1.1 |
2011Q1 | 28,096 | -2.2 | $177,517,284 | 5.6 | $486 | 8.1 |
2011Q2 | 29,105 | -1.7 | $183,037,315 | -0.8 | $484 | 0.9 |
2011Q3 | 30,106 | -0.1 | $199,288,884 | 3.0 | $509 | 3.1 |
2011Q4 | 29,475 | 0.0 | $195,928,045 | -0.1 | $511 | -0.1 |
2012Q1 | 28,300 | 0.7 | $185,264,048 | 4.4 | $504 | 3.6 |
2012Q2 | 29,390 | 1.0 | $190,301,691 | 4.0 | $498 | 3.0 |
2012Q3 | 30,265 | 0.5 | $199,169,941 | -0.1 | $506 | -0.6 |
2012Q4 | 29,811 | 1.1 | $222,224,899 | 13.4 | $573 | 12.1 |
2013Q1 | 28,459 | 0.6 | $188,179,967 | 1.6 | $509 | 1.0 |
2013Q2 | 29,706 | 1.1 | $194,908,045 | 2.4 | $505 | 1.3 |
2013Q3 | 30,795 | 1.8 | $204,879,209 | 2.9 | $512 | 1.1 |
2013Q4 | 30,204 | 1.3 | $210,996,407 | -5.1 | $537 | -6.3 |
2014Q1 | 28,593 | 0.5 | $191,112,531 | 1.6 | $514 | 1.1 |
2014Q2 | 29,766 | 0.2 | $198,750,559 | 2.0 | $514 | 1.8 |
2014Q3 | 30,634 | -0.5 | $209,944,287 | 2.5 | $527 | 3.0 |
2014Q4 | 30,218 | 0.0 | $220,266,234 | 4.4 | $561 | 4.3 |
2015Q1 | 29,397 | 2.8 | $198,606,050 | 3.9 | $520 | 1.1 |
2015Q2 | 30,790 | 3.4 | $209,635,546 | 5.5 | $524 | 2.0 |
2015Q3 | 31,757 | 3.7 | $220,836,202 | 5.2 | $535 | 1.5 |
2015Q4 | 31,229 | 3.3 | $228,870,328 | 3.9 | $564 | 0.5 |
2016Q1 | 30,058 | 2.2 | $198,737,763 | 0.1 | $509 | -2.1 |
2016Q2 | 30,766 | -0.1 | $211,862,035 | 1.1 | $530 | 1.1 |
2016Q3 | 31,395 | -1.1 | $218,789,268 | -0.9 | $536 | 0.2 |
2016Q4 | 30,481 | -2.4 | $217,379,375 | -5.0 | $549 | -2.7 |
2017Q1 | 28,919 | -3.8 | $199,887,755 | 0.6 | $532 | 4.5 |
2017Q2 | 29,646 | -3.6 | $206,762,925 | -2.4 | $536 | 1.3 |
2017Q3 | 30,714 | -2.2 | $214,791,264 | -1.8 | $538 | 0.3 |
2017Q4 | 29,511 | -3.2 | $222,145,562 | 2.2 | $579 | 5.6 |
2018Q1 | 28,340 | -2.0 | $201,434,142 | 0.8 | $547 | 2.8 |
2018Q2 | 29,392 | -0.9 | $209,419,528 | 1.3 | $548 | 2.2 |
2018Q3 | 30,171 | -1.8 | $217,032,058 | 1.0 | $553 | 2.9 |
2018Q4 | 29,246 | -0.9 | $222,753,329 | 0.3 | $586 | 1.2 |
2019Q1 | 28,246 | -0.3 | $207,664,392 | 3.1 | $566 | 3.4 |
2019Q2 | 28,956 | -1.5 | $212,564,168 | 1.5 | $565 | 3.0 |
2019Q3 | 29,549 | -2.1 | $220,935,991 | 1.8 | $575 | 3.9 |
2019Q4 | 28,928 | -1.1 | $227,985,303 | 2.3 | $606 | 3.5 |
2020Q1 | 28,054 | -0.7 | $213,272,969 | 2.7 | $585 | 3.4 |
2020Q2 | 27,479 | -5.1 | $218,636,297 | 2.9 | $612 | 8.4 |
2020Q3 | 29,554 | 0.0 | $229,096,101 | 3.7 | $596 | 3.7 |
2020Q4 | 29,555 | 2.2 | $249,283,172 | 9.3 | $649 | 7.0 |
2021Q1 | 28,841 | 2.8 | $225,131,566 | 5.6 | $600 | 2.7 |
2021Q2 | 29,467 | 7.2 | $244,803,054 | 12.0 | $639 | 4.4 |
2021Q3 | 30,081 | 1.8 | $258,334,503 | 12.8 | $661 | 10.8 |
2021Q4 | 30,274 | 2.4 | $265,703,225 | 6.6 | $675 | 4.1 |
2022Q1 | 29,824 | 3.4 | $261,388,599 | 16.1 | $674 | 12.3 |
2022Q2 | 30,400 | 3.2 | $259,538,852 | 6.0 | $657 | 2.8 |
2022Q3 | 30,920 | 2.8 | $285,519,952 | 10.5 | $710 | 7.5 |
2022Q4 | 30,366 | 0.3 | $274,240,228 | 3.2 | $695 | 2.9 |
2023Q1 | 29,633 | -0.6 | $276,231,217 | 5.7 | $717 | 6.4 |
2023Q2 | 30,117 | -0.9 | $266,778,538 | 2.8 | $681 | 3.8 |
2023Q3 | 30,866 | -0.2 | $290,340,529 | 1.7 | $724 | 1.9 |
2023Q4 | 30,431 | 0.2 | $284,547,030 | 3.8 | $719 | 3.5 |
2024Q1b | 29,551 | -0.3 | $282,722,905 | 2.4 | $736 | 2.6 |
aNorth American Industry Classification System. | ||||||
bPreliminary. | ||||||
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. | ||||||
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/19/24. |
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