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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by County of Employment, 2001-2023

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Converse County, 2023Q4

Average Monthly Employment: 6,202

Total Wages: $90,785,186

Average Weekly Wage: $1,283

Published May 2024.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Average Monthly Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage in Converse County, WY, 2001Q1-2023Q4
Published May 2024.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 4,273 $27,956,072   $503
2001Q2 4,333 $30,496,693   $541
2001Q3 4,340 $28,072,819   $498
2001Q4 4,339 $30,760,137   $545
2002Q1 4,054 -5.1 $24,538,126 -12.2 $466 -7.5
2002Q2 4,299 -0.8 $29,805,744 -2.3 $533 -1.5
2002Q3 4,245 -2.2 $27,279,114 -2.8 $494 -0.7
2002Q4 4,212 -2.9 $28,995,896 -5.7 $530 -2.9
2003Q1 4,193 3.4 $29,778,604 21.4 $546 17.3
2003Q2 4,497 4.6 $35,301,675 18.4 $604 13.2
2003Q3 4,456 5.0 $32,324,072 18.5 $558 12.9
2003Q4 4,521 7.3 $35,221,953 21.5 $599 13.2
2004Q1 4,358 3.9 $32,422,199 8.9 $572 4.8
2004Q2 4,628 2.9 $36,477,417 3.3 $606 0.4
2004Q3 4,502 1.0 $34,177,775 5.7 $584 4.7
2004Q4 4,593 1.6 $37,896,514 7.6 $635 5.9
2005Q1 4,472 2.6 $32,935,868 1.6 $567 -1.0
2005Q2 4,843 4.6 $40,892,306 12.1 $649 7.1
2005Q3 4,779 6.2 $38,565,342 12.8 $621 6.3
2005Q4 4,783 4.1 $40,097,994 5.8 $645 1.6
2006Q1 4,706 5.2 $38,321,186 16.4 $626 10.6
2006Q2 4,862 0.4 $43,625,518 6.7 $690 6.3
2006Q3 4,817 0.8 $39,405,989 2.2 $629 1.4
2006Q4 4,761 -0.5 $46,142,568 15.1 $745 15.6
2007Q1 4,714 0.2 $41,867,729 9.3 $683 9.1
2007Q2 4,937 1.5 $46,846,027 7.4 $730 5.8
2007Q3 4,994 3.7 $44,898,073 13.9 $692 9.9
2007Q4 5,242 10.1 $54,902,674 19.0 $806 8.1
2008Q1 5,264 11.7 $50,832,947 21.4 $743 8.7
2008Q2 5,473 10.9 $56,933,841 21.5 $800 9.6
2008Q3 5,506 10.2 $56,335,164 25.5 $787 13.8
2008Q4 5,403 3.1 $61,711,080 12.4 $879 9.0
2009Q1 5,212 -1.0 $52,446,897 3.2 $774 4.2
2009Q2 5,447 -0.5 $59,220,148 4.0 $836 4.5
2009Q3 5,338 -3.1 $53,268,900 -5.4 $768 -2.5
2009Q4 5,483 1.5 $63,813,745 3.4 $895 1.9
2010Q1 5,396 3.5 $55,218,749 5.3 $787 1.7
2010Q2 5,512 1.2 $60,516,237 2.2 $844 1.0
2010Q3 5,429 1.7 $54,730,950 2.7 $776 1.0
2010Q4 5,411 -1.3 $60,724,492 -4.8 $863 -3.6
2011Q1 5,299 -1.8 $55,851,391 1.1 $811 3.0
2011Q2 5,513 0.0 $61,049,576 0.9 $852 0.9
2011Q3 5,537 2.0 $60,100,058 9.8 $835 7.7
2011Q4 5,753 6.3 $65,041,008 7.1 $870 0.7
2012Q1 5,732 8.2 $61,889,784 10.8 $831 2.4
2012Q2 5,981 8.5 $68,556,028 12.3 $882 3.5
2012Q3 5,881 6.2 $64,846,346 7.9 $848 1.6
2012Q4 6,036 4.9 $72,208,963 11.0 $920 5.8
2013Q1 5,982 4.4 $66,095,825 6.8 $850 2.3
2013Q2 6,165 3.1 $70,512,149 2.9 $880 -0.2
2013Q3 6,027 2.5 $68,406,429 5.5 $873 2.9
2013Q4 6,253 3.6 $76,553,297 6.0 $942 2.3
2014Q1 6,270 4.8 $73,725,195 11.5 $904 6.4
2014Q2 6,548 6.2 $79,119,771 12.2 $929 5.6
2014Q3 6,464 7.2 $79,421,103 16.1 $945 8.3
2014Q4 6,674 6.7 $88,059,242 15.0 $1,015 7.8
2015Q1 6,453 2.9 $79,742,458 8.2 $951 5.1
2015Q2 6,608 0.9 $84,635,992 7.0 $985 6.0
2015Q3 6,374 -1.4 $78,706,621 -0.9 $950 0.5
2015Q4 6,406 -4.0 $89,418,516 1.5 $1,074 5.8
2016Q1 6,013 -6.8 $69,259,094 -13.1 $886 -6.8
2016Q2 5,892 -10.8 $75,976,708 -10.2 $992 0.7
2016Q3 5,624 -11.8 $69,324,001 -11.9 $948 -0.2
2016Q4 5,626 -12.2 $72,265,410 -19.2 $988 -8.0
2017Q1 5,529 -8.0 $67,748,132 -2.2 $943 6.4
2017Q2 5,709 -3.1 $73,190,155 -3.7 $986 -0.6
2017Q3 5,531 -1.7 $66,907,149 -3.5 $931 -1.9
2017Q4 5,667 0.7 $77,771,827 7.6 $1,056 6.8
2018Q1 5,579 0.9 $71,268,541 5.2 $983 4.2
2018Q2 5,825 2.0 $77,604,602 6.0 $1,025 3.9
2018Q3 5,949 7.6 $77,875,578 16.4 $1,007 8.2
2018Q4 6,454 13.9 $92,348,793 18.7 $1,101 4.3
2019Q1 6,785 21.6 $91,673,604 28.6 $1,039 5.8
2019Q2 7,241 24.3 $101,944,786 31.4 $1,083 5.7
2019Q3 7,644 28.5 $114,354,669 46.8 $1,151 14.3
2019Q4 7,714 19.5 $123,372,313 33.6 $1,230 11.8
2020Q1 7,234 6.6 $105,649,188 15.2 $1,123 8.1
2020Q2 6,109 -15.6 $86,210,152 -15.4 $1,086 0.2
2020Q3 5,691 -25.6 $84,769,806 -25.9 $1,146 -0.4
2020Q4 5,699 -26.1 $83,947,543 -32.0 $1,133 -7.9
2021Q1 5,581 -22.8 $71,403,959 -32.4 $984 -12.4
2021Q2 5,864 -4.0 $85,602,069 -0.7 $1,123 3.4
2021Q3 5,875 3.2 $83,394,648 -1.6 $1,092 -4.7
2021Q4 6,133 7.6 $98,994,930 17.9 $1,242 9.6
2022Q1 5,976 7.1 $84,009,992 17.7 $1,081 9.9
2022Q2 6,108 4.2 $93,993,284 9.8 $1,184 5.4
2022Q3 6,205 5.6 $92,771,796 11.2 $1,150 5.3
2022Q4 6,266 2.2 $101,300,441 2.3 $1,244 0.2
2023Q1 6,084 1.8 $93,645,840 11.5 $1,184 9.5
2023Q2 6,200 1.5 $96,033,883 2.2 $1,191 0.6
2023Q3 6,201 -0.1 $91,792,749 -1.1 $1,139 -1.0
2023Q4b 6,202 -1.0 $103,426,452 2.1 $1,283 3.2
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
bPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/16/24.

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in Converse County, 2001Q1-2023Q4

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Converse County, 2002Q1-2023Q4

Shaded areas indicate periods of economic downturn: 2009Q1-2010Q1, 2015Q2-2016Q4, and 2020Q2-2021Q1.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/16/24.