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

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Crook County, 2023Q4

Average Monthly Employment: 2,667

Total Wages: $37,255,051

Average Weekly Wage: $1,065

Published May 2024.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Average Monthly Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage in Crook County, WY, 2001Q1-2023Q4
Published May 2024.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 1,764 $10,220,412   $446
2001Q2 1,980 $11,684,316   $454
2001Q3 1,963 $11,780,244   $462
2001Q4 1,852 $11,912,077   $495
2002Q1 1,791 1.5 $11,170,969 9.3 $480 7.7
2002Q2 2,037 2.9 $12,577,895 7.6 $475 4.6
2002Q3 2,027 3.3 $12,514,432 6.2 $475 2.9
2002Q4 1,959 5.8 $12,856,926 7.9 $505 2.0
2003Q1 1,811 1.1 $11,535,758 3.3 $490 2.1
2003Q2 2,047 0.5 $12,867,777 2.3 $483 1.8
2003Q3 2,042 0.7 $12,699,796 1.5 $478 0.8
2003Q4 1,990 1.6 $13,123,777 2.1 $507 0.5
2004Q1 1,844 1.8 $11,763,032 2.0 $491 0.1
2004Q2 2,091 2.1 $13,642,383 6.0 $502 3.8
2004Q3 2,238 9.6 $14,508,951 14.2 $499 4.2
2004Q4 2,079 4.5 $14,958,514 14.0 $553 9.1
2005Q1 1,940 5.2 $13,100,168 11.4 $519 5.8
2005Q2 2,177 4.1 $15,163,472 11.1 $536 6.8
2005Q3 2,274 1.6 $15,561,497 7.3 $526 5.5
2005Q4 2,149 3.4 $16,749,688 12.0 $600 8.3
2006Q1 2,143 10.5 $15,200,926 16.0 $546 5.0
2006Q2 2,358 8.3 $17,592,568 16.0 $574 7.1
2006Q3 2,329 2.4 $17,059,882 9.6 $563 7.0
2006Q4 2,325 8.2 $19,210,653 14.7 $636 6.0
2007Q1 2,233 4.2 $17,014,068 11.9 $586 7.4
2007Q2 2,408 2.1 $19,275,263 9.6 $616 7.3
2007Q3 2,371 1.8 $18,801,167 10.2 $610 8.3
2007Q4 2,338 0.6 $20,139,114 4.8 $663 4.3
2008Q1 2,213 -0.9 $17,354,855 2.0 $603 2.9
2008Q2 2,429 0.9 $20,212,681 4.9 $640 4.0
2008Q3 2,405 1.4 $19,526,713 3.9 $625 2.4
2008Q4 2,346 0.4 $21,441,239 6.5 $703 6.1
2009Q1 2,211 -0.1 $17,802,075 2.6 $619 2.7
2009Q2 2,358 -2.9 $19,976,346 -1.2 $652 1.8
2009Q3 2,398 -0.3 $18,866,235 -3.4 $605 -3.1
2009Q4 2,301 -1.9 $20,896,657 -2.5 $699 -0.6
2010Q1 2,189 -1.0 $17,335,747 -2.6 $609 -1.7
2010Q2 2,433 3.2 $21,032,173 5.3 $665 2.0
2010Q3 2,383 -0.6 $19,876,382 5.4 $642 6.0
2010Q4 2,336 1.5 $21,675,014 3.7 $714 2.2
2011Q1 2,198 0.4 $18,343,606 5.8 $642 5.4
2011Q2 2,377 -2.3 $21,090,388 0.3 $682 2.6
2011Q3 2,370 -0.6 $20,784,549 4.6 $675 5.2
2011Q4 2,319 -0.7 $20,758,857 -4.2 $688 -3.5
2012Q1 2,240 1.9 $19,527,261 6.5 $671 4.5
2012Q2 2,423 1.9 $21,452,680 1.7 $681 -0.2
2012Q3 2,376 0.3 $21,183,137 1.9 $686 1.6
2012Q4 2,320 0.0 $22,029,565 6.1 $731 6.1
2013Q1 2,232 -0.3 $20,431,104 4.6 $704 5.0
2013Q2 2,361 -2.6 $21,376,598 -0.4 $696 2.3
2013Q3 2,317 -2.5 $22,085,044 4.3 $733 6.9
2013Q4 2,298 -0.9 $22,290,355 1.2 $746 2.2
2014Q1 2,267 1.6 $21,241,725 4.0 $721 2.4
2014Q2 2,406 1.9 $23,479,610 9.8 $751 7.8
2014Q3 2,417 4.3 $23,153,070 4.8 $737 0.5
2014Q4 2,325 1.2 $23,458,891 5.2 $776 4.0
2015Q1 2,223 -1.9 $21,658,781 2.0 $750 4.0
2015Q2 2,403 -0.1 $23,038,323 -1.9 $738 -1.8
2015Q3 2,408 -0.4 $24,150,998 4.3 $772 4.7
2015Q4 2,326 0.1 $25,153,851 7.2 $832 7.2
2016Q1 2,227 0.2 $21,675,932 0.1 $749 -0.1
2016Q2 2,405 0.1 $24,034,609 4.3 $769 4.2
2016Q3 2,385 -1.0 $23,908,533 -1.0 $771 0.0
2016Q4 2,327 0.0 $24,333,683 -3.3 $804 -3.3
2017Q1 2,166 -2.7 $21,955,202 1.3 $780 4.1
2017Q2 2,433 1.2 $25,014,038 4.1 $791 2.9
2017Q3 2,414 1.2 $24,593,680 2.9 $784 1.6
2017Q4 2,354 1.1 $26,093,778 7.2 $853 6.0
2018Q1 2,312 6.7 $24,076,359 9.7 $801 2.8
2018Q2 2,482 2.0 $27,241,496 8.9 $844 6.7
2018Q3 2,508 3.9 $27,701,091 12.6 $850 8.4
2018Q4 2,414 2.6 $28,122,941 7.8 $896 5.1
2019Q1 2,328 0.7 $24,489,278 1.7 $809 1.0
2019Q2 2,549 2.7 $29,373,550 7.8 $887 5.0
2019Q3 2,516 0.3 $29,379,594 6.1 $898 5.7
2019Q4 2,479 2.7 $29,697,930 5.6 $921 2.8
2020Q1 2,394 2.8 $27,418,304 12.0 $881 8.9
2020Q2 2,498 -2.0 $30,122,203 2.5 $928 4.6
2020Q3 2,549 1.3 $28,432,407 -3.2 $858 -4.5
2020Q4 2,496 0.7 $31,794,252 7.1 $980 6.3
2021Q1 2,302 -3.8 $25,721,371 -6.2 $859 -2.4
2021Q2 2,566 2.7 $30,276,462 0.5 $908 -2.2
2021Q3 2,547 -0.1 $30,601,293 7.6 $924 7.7
2021Q4 2,500 0.1 $32,175,481 1.2 $990 1.1
2022Q1 2,411 4.7 $28,152,859 9.5 $898 4.5
2022Q2 2,663 3.8 $33,890,773 11.9 $979 7.9
2022Q3 2,635 3.5 $36,673,452 19.8 $1,070 15.8
2022Q4 2,596 3.8 $34,186,597 6.3 $1,013 2.3
2023Q1 2,439 1.2 $32,438,245 15.2 $1,023 13.9
2023Q2 2,699 1.4 $35,273,298 4.1 $1,005 2.7
2023Q3 2,700 2.4 $37,328,308 1.8 $1,064 -0.6
2023Q4b 2,667 2.8 $36,940,568 8.1 $1,065 5.2
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 Crook County, 2001Q1-2023Q4

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Crook 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.