"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: 12,152
Total Wages: $189,377,216
Average Weekly Wage: $1,199
Table: Over-the-Year Change in State Government (Ownership 20) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming | ||||||
Published February 2023. | ||||||
Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||
Year/Quarter | N | % Change | $ | % Change | $ | % Change |
2001Q1 | 11,859 | $93,406,731 | $606 | |||
2001Q2 | 12,059 | $96,356,850 | $615 | |||
2001Q3 | 12,218 | $106,689,021 | $672 | |||
2001Q4 | 12,063 | $103,270,601 | $659 | |||
2002Q1 | 12,158 | 2.5 | $105,376,416 | 12.8 | $667 | 10.0 |
2002Q2 | 12,377 | 2.6 | $107,100,092 | 11.1 | $666 | 8.3 |
2002Q3 | 12,510 | 2.4 | $113,204,364 | 6.1 | $696 | 3.6 |
2002Q4 | 12,513 | 3.7 | $112,132,546 | 8.6 | $689 | 4.7 |
2003Q1 | 12,587 | 3.5 | $113,146,647 | 7.4 | $691 | 3.7 |
2003Q2 | 12,700 | 2.6 | $116,123,765 | 8.4 | $703 | 5.7 |
2003Q3 | 12,807 | 2.4 | $116,579,336 | 3.0 | $700 | 0.6 |
2003Q4 | 12,714 | 1.6 | $118,920,591 | 6.1 | $720 | 4.4 |
2004Q1 | 14,108 | 12.1 | $117,659,161 | 4.0 | $642 | -7.2 |
2004Q2 | 14,421 | 13.5 | $121,311,629 | 4.5 | $647 | -8.0 |
2004Q3 | 14,380 | 12.3 | $126,175,222 | 8.2 | $675 | -3.6 |
2004Q4 | 14,318 | 12.6 | $119,576,346 | 0.6 | $642 | -10.7 |
2005Q1 | 12,535 | -11.1 | $119,761,828 | 1.8 | $735 | 14.6 |
2005Q2 | 12,706 | -11.9 | $123,409,790 | 1.7 | $747 | 15.5 |
2005Q3 | 12,722 | -11.5 | $127,680,669 | 1.2 | $772 | 14.4 |
2005Q4 | 12,514 | -12.6 | $125,121,760 | 4.6 | $769 | 19.7 |
2006Q1 | 12,319 | -1.7 | $126,392,988 | 5.5 | $789 | 7.4 |
2006Q2 | 12,537 | -1.3 | $129,642,584 | 5.1 | $795 | 6.5 |
2006Q3 | 12,413 | -2.4 | $134,514,153 | 5.4 | $834 | 8.0 |
2006Q4 | 12,297 | -1.7 | $132,311,258 | 5.7 | $828 | 7.6 |
2007Q1 | 12,449 | 1.1 | $134,748,173 | 6.6 | $833 | 5.5 |
2007Q2 | 12,740 | 1.6 | $137,581,567 | 6.1 | $831 | 4.4 |
2007Q3 | 12,625 | 1.7 | $147,934,696 | 10.0 | $901 | 8.1 |
2007Q4 | 12,487 | 1.5 | $145,905,703 | 10.3 | $899 | 8.6 |
2008Q1 | 12,576 | 1.0 | $148,361,703 | 10.1 | $907 | 9.0 |
2008Q2 | 12,906 | 1.3 | $150,719,537 | 9.5 | $898 | 8.1 |
2008Q3 | 12,913 | 2.3 | $158,032,484 | 6.8 | $941 | 4.4 |
2008Q4 | 12,942 | 3.6 | $157,558,063 | 8.0 | $936 | 4.2 |
2009Q1 | 13,235 | 5.2 | $159,924,338 | 7.8 | $929 | 2.4 |
2009Q2 | 13,424 | 4.0 | $162,406,703 | 7.8 | $931 | 3.6 |
2009Q3 | 13,471 | 4.3 | $167,290,338 | 5.9 | $955 | 1.5 |
2009Q4 | 13,283 | 2.6 | $164,703,436 | 4.5 | $954 | 1.8 |
2010Q1 | 13,172 | -0.5 | $166,672,553 | 4.2 | $973 | 4.7 |
2010Q2 | 13,387 | -0.3 | $171,020,001 | 5.3 | $983 | 5.6 |
2010Q3 | 13,552 | 0.6 | $171,647,004 | 2.6 | $974 | 2.0 |
2010Q4 | 13,244 | -0.3 | $168,880,522 | 2.5 | $981 | 2.8 |
2011Q1 | 13,278 | 0.8 | $169,511,804 | 1.7 | $982 | 0.9 |
2011Q2 | 13,454 | 0.5 | $172,017,888 | 0.6 | $984 | 0.1 |
2011Q3 | 13,587 | 0.3 | $175,481,845 | 2.2 | $993 | 2.0 |
2011Q4 | 13,200 | -0.3 | $171,840,475 | 1.8 | $1,001 | 2.1 |
2012Q1 | 13,252 | -0.2 | $172,406,562 | 1.7 | $1,001 | 1.9 |
2012Q2 | 13,413 | -0.3 | $174,431,346 | 1.4 | $1,000 | 1.7 |
2012Q3 | 13,552 | -0.3 | $175,282,859 | -0.1 | $995 | 0.1 |
2012Q4 | 13,156 | -0.3 | $171,361,710 | -0.3 | $1,002 | 0.1 |
2013Q1 | 13,238 | -0.1 | $172,286,846 | -0.1 | $1,001 | 0.0 |
2013Q2 | 13,386 | -0.2 | $174,675,617 | 0.1 | $1,004 | 0.3 |
2013Q3 | 13,432 | -0.9 | $174,287,731 | -0.6 | $998 | 0.3 |
2013Q4 | 13,015 | -1.1 | $172,969,946 | 0.9 | $1,022 | 2.0 |
2014Q1 | 13,068 | -1.3 | $171,361,268 | -0.5 | $1,009 | 0.8 |
2014Q2 | 13,162 | -1.7 | $172,715,868 | -1.1 | $1,009 | 0.6 |
2014Q3 | 13,364 | -0.5 | $176,866,480 | 1.5 | $1,018 | 2.0 |
2014Q4 | 12,816 | -1.5 | $172,548,365 | -0.2 | $1,036 | 1.3 |
2015Q1 | 12,873 | -1.5 | $172,858,176 | 0.9 | $1,033 | 2.4 |
2015Q2 | 13,170 | 0.1 | $176,883,555 | 2.4 | $1,033 | 2.4 |
2015Q3 | 13,606 | 1.8 | $183,388,317 | 3.7 | $1,037 | 1.8 |
2015Q4 | 12,898 | 0.6 | $178,858,035 | 3.7 | $1,067 | 3.0 |
2016Q1 | 12,909 | 0.3 | $177,885,936 | 2.9 | $1,060 | 2.6 |
2016Q2 | 13,130 | -0.3 | $181,054,535 | 2.4 | $1,061 | 2.7 |
2016Q3 | 13,135 | -3.5 | $180,692,809 | -1.5 | $1,058 | 2.1 |
2016Q4 | 12,569 | -2.5 | $173,366,931 | -3.1 | $1,061 | -0.5 |
2017Q1 | 12,696 | -1.7 | $174,650,734 | -1.8 | $1,058 | -0.2 |
2017Q2 | 12,938 | -1.5 | $177,738,035 | -1.8 | $1,057 | -0.4 |
2017Q3 | 12,964 | -1.3 | $181,136,542 | 0.2 | $1,075 | 1.6 |
2017Q4 | 12,351 | -1.7 | $172,082,835 | -0.7 | $1,072 | 1.0 |
2018Q1 | 12,368 | -2.6 | $172,630,546 | -1.2 | $1,074 | 1.5 |
2018Q2 | 12,599 | -2.6 | $175,948,092 | -1.0 | $1,074 | 1.7 |
2018Q3 | 12,857 | -0.8 | $176,998,900 | -2.3 | $1,059 | -1.5 |
2018Q4 | 12,289 | -0.5 | $173,759,263 | 1.0 | $1,088 | 1.5 |
2019Q1 | 12,299 | -0.6 | $174,172,829 | 0.9 | $1,089 | 1.5 |
2019Q2 | 12,626 | 0.2 | $177,984,899 | 1.2 | $1,084 | 0.9 |
2019Q3 | 12,637 | -1.7 | $180,818,373 | 2.2 | $1,101 | 3.9 |
2019Q4 | 12,345 | 0.5 | $179,438,382 | 3.3 | $1,118 | 2.8 |
2020Q1 | 12,436 | 1.1 | $177,665,605 | 2.0 | $1,099 | 0.9 |
2020Q2 | 12,681 | 0.4 | $183,413,655 | 3.1 | $1,113 | 2.6 |
2020Q3 | 12,639 | 0.0 | $181,606,740 | 0.4 | $1,105 | 0.4 |
2020Q4 | 12,293 | -0.4 | $178,466,891 | -0.5 | $1,117 | -0.1 |
2021Q1 | 12,317 | -1.0 | $176,637,737 | -0.6 | $1,103 | 0.4 |
2021Q2 | 12,438 | -1.9 | $181,295,465 | -1.2 | $1,121 | 0.8 |
2021Q3 | 12,436 | -1.6 | $180,729,817 | -0.5 | $1,118 | 1.1 |
2021Q4 | 12,043 | -2.0 | $175,573,130 | -1.6 | $1,121 | 0.4 |
2022Q1 | 12,001 | -2.6 | $174,451,770 | -1.2 | $1,118 | 1.4 |
2022Q2 | 12,108 | -2.7 | $180,348,130 | -0.5 | $1,146 | 2.2 |
2022Q3b | 12,152 | -2.3 | $189,377,216 | 4.8 | $1,199 | 7.2 |
aPreliminary. | ||||||
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. | ||||||
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/26/23. |
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