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Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018

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Tables by Industry, County, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018 (Excel)

Published October 2019.

The Demographics of Wyoming’s Workforce in 2018 -- Tables and Figures

by: Michael Moore, Editor

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Originally published in the August 2019 issue of Wyoming Labor Force Trends.

Table 1: Selected Demographics of Wyoming's Workforce, 2018
  N % Average Annual Wage Average Quarters Worked
Total 343,836 100.0 $36,346 3.2
Gender
Women 137,942 40.1 $29,869 3.4
Men 159,654 46.4 $47,803 3.4
Nonresidents 46,240 13.4 $16,105 2.1
Age
Under 25 50,693 14.7 $12,742 2.9
00-19 19,956 5.8 $5,815 2.7
20-24 30,737 8.9 $17,239 3.1
25-34 66,210 19.3 $35,600 3.4
35-44 61,026 17.7 $48,605 3.5
45-54 50,554 14.7 $51,913 3.6
55 or Older 68,723 20.0 $45,785 3.5
55-64 49,595 14.4 $50,787 3.6
65-Up 19,128 5.6 $32,817 3.3
Nonresidents 46,630 13.6 $16,231 2.1
Source: Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/29/19. 
Table 2: Total Persons Working in Wyoming by Industry and Gender, 2018
Women Men Nonresidentsb Total
NAICSa Code Industry N % N % N % N %
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 898 21.9 2,418 58.8 793 19.3 4,109 100.0
21 Mining 2,367 9.2 20,383 79.1 3,027 11.7 25,777 100.0
23 Construction 2,818 8.2 22,022 64.1 9,506 27.7 34,346 100.0
31-33 Manufacturing 2,304 19.9 8,492 73.6 753 6.5 11,549 100.0
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 4,491 19.3 17,242 74.3 1,492 6.4 23,225 100.0
44-45 Retail Trade 18,527 46.4 17,384 43.6 3,976 10.0 39,887 100.0
51 Information 1,549 36.5 2,346 55.2 353 8.3 4,248 100.0
52-53 Financial Activities 7,533 57.1 4,799 36.4 851 6.5 13,183 100.0
54-56 Professional & Business Services 9,352 35.2 12,285 46.3 4,912 18.5 26,549 100.0
61 Educational Services 21,361 65.1 9,920 30.2 1,558 4.7 32,839 100.0
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 27,895 76.2 6,723 18.4 1,978 5.4 36,596 100.0
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 21,932 40.0 17,781 32.4 15,112 27.6 54,825 100.0
81 Other Services 3,478 40.3 4,121 47.7 1,032 12.0 8,631 100.0
92 Public Administration 13,347 48.3 13,597 49.2 677 2.5 27,621 100.0
Unclassified 90 20.0 141 31.3 220 48.7 451 100.0
Total, All Industries 137,942 40.2 159,654 46.4 46,240 13.4 343,836 100.0
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
bNonresidents are individuals for whom data on gender are not available. Note that nonresident counts and percentages may vary slightly between Tables 2 and 3. For example, age data may be available for an individual, while gender data may not. 
Source: Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/22/19. 
Table 3: Total Persons Working in Wyoming by Industry and Age, 2018
Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 or Older Nonresidentsb Total
NAICSa Code Industry N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
11 Agriculture 634 15.4 657 15.6 540 13.2 480 11.1 998 24.6 800 20.1 4109 100.0
21 Mining 1,700 6.5 5,840 22.2 6,075 23.6 4,147 16.3 4,976 19.8 3,039 11.6 25,777 100.0
23 Construction 3,829 11.0 6,156 17.7 5,568 16.4 4,241 12.8 5,018 15.2 9,534 26.9 34,346 100.0
31-33 Manufacturing 1,291 11.1 2,540 21.6 2,401 20.8 1,997 17.1 2,555 22.7 765 6.7 11,549 100.0
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Utilities 1,850 7.9 4,537 19.2 5,025 21.5 4,330 18.6 5,975 26.2 1,508 6.6 23,225 100.0
44-45 Retail Trade 9,580 23.9 7,502 18.8 5,710 14.0 5,153 12.8 7,927 20.0 4,015 10.5 39,887 100.0
51 Information 628 14.7 869 20.2 815 18.8 696 16.4 882 21.4 358 8.5 4248 100.0
52-53 Financial Activities 1,221 9.2 2,867 21.8 2,709 20.2 2,239 16.7 3,283 25.0 864 7.1 13,183 100.0
54-56 Professional & Business Services 3,012 11.3 4,920 18.6 4,465 16.8 3,778 14.3 5,432 21.0 4,942 18.0 26,549 100.0
61 Educational Services 2,534 7.6 5,801 17.2 7,344 22.3 6,599 20.1 8,956 27.9 1,605 4.9 32,839 100.0
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 4,746 12.9 8,423 22.9 7,368 20.0 6,048 16.4 7,974 22.0 2,037 5.8 36,596 100.0
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 15,191 27.5 9,287 16.7 5,853 10.3 4,121 7.3 5,178 9.3 15,195 28.9 54,825 100.0
81 Other Services 1,308 15.1 1,682 19.1 1,449 16.8 1,230 14.2 1,915 22.4 1,047 12.4 8,631 100.0
92 Public Administration 3,148 11.3 5,073 18.4 5,643 20.3 5,459 19.7 7,597 27.7 701 2.6 27,621 100.0
Unclassified 21 4.8 56 15.6 61 14.0 36 9.4 57 14.4 220 41.8 451 100.0
Total, All Industries 50,693 14.7 66,210 19.3 61,026 17.7 50,554 14.7 68,723 20.0 46,630 13.6 343,836 100.0
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
bNonresidents are individuals for whom data on gender are not available. Note that nonresident counts and percentages may vary slightly between Tables 2 and 3. For example, age data may be available for an individual, while gender data may not. 
Source: Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/22/19. 
Table 4: Total Persons Working in Wyoming by County of Employment and Gender, 2018
Women Men Nonresidentsa Total
County N % N % N % N %
Albany 8,403 43.8 9,045 47.1 1,745 9.1 19,193 100.0
Big Horn 2,098 40.7 2,523 49.0 533 10.3 5,154 100.0
Campbell 11,572 37.7 16,431 53.6 2,658 8.7 30,661 100.0
Carbon 3,422 35.1 4,247 43.6 2,078 21.3 9,747 100.0
Converse 2,850 38.5 3,531 47.7 1,020 13.8 7,401 100.0
Crook 1,209 40.8 1,327 44.8 426 14.4 2,962 100.0
Fremont 8,949 46.0 8,585 44.1 1,932 9.9 19,466 100.0
Goshen 2,523 48.3 2,328 44.6 373 7.1 5,224 100.0
Hot Springs 1,119 48.0 1,053 45.2 158 6.8 2,330 100.0
Johnson 1,750 44.1 1,833 46.2 387 9.7 3,970 100.0
Laramie 24,825 43.2 26,769 46.6 5,834 10.2 57,428 100.0
Lincoln 3,238 41.2 3,615 45.9 1,015 12.9 7,868 100.0
Natrona 20,228 40.7 24,739 49.8 4,723 9.5 49,690 100.0
Niobrara 545 53.5 406 39.8 68 6.7 1,019 100.0
Park 7,348 43.1 7,470 43.8 2,229 13.1 17,047 100.0
Platte 1,913 42.8 2,075 46.5 479 10.7 4,467 100.0
Sheridan 7,115 45.5 7,165 45.8 1,353 8.7 15,633 100.0
Sublette 1,857 34.5 2,670 49.6 859 15.9 5,386 100.0
Sweetwater 10,212 36.7 14,450 51.9 3,155 11.4 27,817 100.0
Teton 8,234 27.2 10,256 33.9 11,803 38.9 30,293 100.0
Uinta 4,678 43.4 4,652 43.2 1,439 13.4 10,769 100.0
Washakie 1,958 44.8 2,118 48.4 299 6.8 4,375 100.0
Weston 1,328 45.4 1,314 44.9 286 9.7 2,928 100.0
Unknown 568 18.9 1,052 35.0 1,388 46.1 3,008 100.0
Total 137,942 40.2 159,654 46.4 46,240 13.4 343,836 100.0
aNonresidents are individuals for whom data on gender are not available. Note that nonresident counts and percentages may vary slightly between Tables 4 and 5. For example, age data may be available for an individual, while gender data may not. 
Source: Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/23/19.
Table 5: Total Persons Working in Wyoming by County of Employment and Age, 2018
Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 or Older Nonresidentsa Total
County N % N % N % N % N % N % N %
Albany 4,423 23.0 4367 22.8 3048 15.9 2375 12.3 3222 16.8 1758 9.2 19193 100.0
Big Horn 780 15.1 840 16.3 886 17.2 836 16.3 1,265 24.5 547 10.6 5,154 100.0
Campbell 4,318 14.1 6,606 21.5 6,411 20.9 4,676 15.3 5,969 19.5 2,681 8.7 30,661 100.0
Carbon 1,242 12.7 1,711 17.6 1,536 15.8 1,254 12.9 1,917 19.7 2,087 21.3 9,747 100.0
Converse 1,089 14.7 1338 18.1 1253 16.9 1146 15.5 1548 20.9 1027 13.9 7401 100.0
Crook 465 15.7 444 15.0 436 14.7 432 14.6 757 25.6 428 14.4 2,962 100.0
Fremont 2,657 13.6 3716 19.1 3455 17.7 3058 15.7 4636 23.8 1944 10.1 19466 100.0
Goshen 893 17.1 936 17.9 879 16.8 813 15.6 1322 25.3 381 7.3 5224 100.0
Hot Springs 339 14.5 414 17.8 413 17.7 364 15.6 637 27.3 163 7.1 2330 100.0
Johnson 593 14.9 655 16.5 703 17.7 640 16.1 989 24.9 390 9.9 3,970 100.0
Laramie 9,017 15.7 11,859 20.7 10,271 17.9 9,062 15.8 11,329 19.7 5,890 10.2 57,428 100.0
Lincoln 1,203 15.3 1,233 15.7 1,448 18.4 1,200 15.3 1,743 22.2 1,041 13.1 7,868 100.0
Natrona 7,517 15.1 10614 21.4 9627 19.4 7502 15.1 9668 19.5 4762 9.5 49690 100.0
Niobrara 143 14.0 140 13.7 166 16.3 188 18.4 311 30.5 71 7.1 1,019 100.0
Park 2,550 15.0 2943 17.3 2619 15.4 2462 14.4 4228 24.8 2245 13.1 17047 100.0
Platte 593 13.3 728 16.3 734 16.4 791 17.7 1,136 25.4 485 10.9 4,467 100.0
Sheridan 2,508 16.0 2898 18.5 2808 18.0 2468 15.8 3578 22.9 1373 8.8 15633 100.0
Sublette 694 12.9 960 17.8 1,007 18.7 802 14.9 1,056 19.6 867 16.1 5,386 100.0
Sweetwater 4,191 15.1 5,444 19.6 5,615 20.2 4,222 15.2 5,166 18.6 3,179 11.3 27,817 100.0
Teton 2,479 8.2 4,881 16.1 4,090 13.5 3,199 10.6 3,760 12.4 11,884 39.2 30,293 100.0
Uinta 1,744 16.2 1915 17.8 2004 18.6 1576 14.6 2085 19.4 1445 13.4 10769 100.0
Washakie 657 15.0 696 15.9 754 17.2 735 16.8 1230 28.1 303 7.0 4375 100.0
Weston 445 15.2 508 17.3 496 16.9 444 15.2 746 25.5 289 9.9 2928 100.0
Unknown 153 5.1 364 12.1 367 12.2 309 10.3 425 14.1 1,390 46.2 3,008 100.0
Total 50,693 14.7 66,210 19.3 61,026 17.7 50,554 14.7 68,723 20.0 46,630 13.6 343,836 100.0
aNonresidents are individuals for whom data on age are not available. Note that nonresident counts and percentages may vary slightly between Tables 4 and 5. For example, age data may be available for an individual, while gender data may not. 
Source: Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Gender, 2000-2018.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/23/19.