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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2024 Annual Data

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Lincoln County

Table 16: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry  for Lincoln County, 2023-2024
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024 2023 N % 2024 2023 $ % 2024 2023 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 7,284 7,052 232 3.3 $452,170,203 $421,589,482 $30,580,721 7.3 $62,077 $59,780 $2,296 3.8
0  Ownership - Private 5,274 5,156 118 2.3 $323,702,001 $304,091,333 $19,610,668 6.4 $61,380 $58,979 $2,401 4.1
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  41 43 -2 -5.4 $1,637,877 $1,946,908 -$309,031 -15.9 $40,115 $45,099 -$4,984 -11.1
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  29 31 -2 -6.2 $1,397,012 $1,675,940 -$278,928 -16.6 $48,040 $54,063 -$6,022 -11.1
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas 605 604 1 0.1 $73,788,174 $72,176,467 $1,611,707 2.2 $122,049 $119,482 $2,567 2.1
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  295 292 2 0.8 $46,211,706 $45,496,595 $715,111 1.6 $156,873 $155,634 $1,239 0.8
22  Utilities  150 154 -5 -3.0 $18,024,216 $17,001,582 $1,022,634 6.0 $120,499 $110,221 $10,278 9.3
221  Utilities  150 154 -5 -3.0 $18,024,216 $17,001,582 $1,022,634 6.0 $120,499 $110,221 $10,278 9.3
23  Construction  1,033 995 39 3.9 $60,119,590 $55,145,045 $4,974,545 9.0 $58,180 $55,450 $2,730 4.9
236  Construction of Buildings  269 262 8 2.9 $13,410,205 $12,384,654 $1,025,551 8.3 $49,791 $47,329 $2,462 5.2
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  206 160 46 28.6 $14,641,266 $10,097,878 $4,543,388 45.0 $71,102 $63,045 $8,057 12.8
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  558 573 -15 -2.5 $32,068,119 $32,662,513 -$594,394 -1.8 $57,462 $57,035 $426 0.7
31  Manufacturing  201 202 -1 -0.7 $10,162,938 $9,901,964 $260,974 2.6 $50,625 $48,978 $1,646 3.4
42  Wholesale Trade  90 92 -2 -2.6 $8,871,901 $8,733,414 $138,487 1.6 $98,577 $94,497 $4,080 4.3
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  65 65 0 0.7 $6,805,258 $6,727,796 $77,462 1.2 $104,825 $104,307 $518 0.5
44  Retail Trade  914 895 18 2.1 $32,243,930 $31,344,701 $899,229 2.9 $35,287 $35,009 $278 0.8
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  99 105 -6 -5.4 $4,612,020 $5,217,260 -$605,240 -11.6 $46,548 $49,807 -$3,258 -6.5
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  186 193 -7 -3.8 $7,083,686 $7,044,195 $39,491 0.6 $38,187 $36,531 $1,656 4.5
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  312 305 7 2.4 $9,229,871 $8,498,752 $731,119 8.6 $29,591 $27,911 $1,680 6.0
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  31 31 0 1.1 $1,593,265 $1,443,797 $149,468 10.4 $50,984 $46,695 $4,290 9.2
455  General Merchandise Retailers  30 30 1 1.9 $752,135 $640,030 $112,105 17.5 $24,798 $21,514 $3,285 15.3
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  4 3 1 17.8 $188,884 $106,322 $82,562 77.7 $49,317 $32,714 $16,603 50.7
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  204 183 20 10.9 $7,678,962 $6,892,011 $786,951 11.4 $37,734 $37,575 $159 0.4
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  21 16 5 29.5 $296,034 $406,716 -$110,682 -27.2 $14,212 $25,293 -$11,081 -43.8
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  28 30 -2 -7.8 $809,073 $1,095,618 -$286,545 -26.2 $29,421 $36,729 -$7,308 -19.9
48  Transportation & Warehousing  133 144 -11 -7.5 $9,870,852 $9,886,267 -$15,415 -0.2 $74,122 $68,693 $5,429 7.9
484  Truck Transportation  93 97 -4 -4.4 $6,046,186 $5,912,857 $133,329 2.3 $65,069 $60,851 $4,218 6.9
486  Pipeline Transportation  24 23 2 6.5 $2,882,770 $2,620,131 $262,639 10.0 $118,050 $114,316 $3,733 3.3
488  Support Activities for Transportation  9 13 -3 -27.1 $611,393 $584,541 $26,852 4.6 $66,673 $46,466 $20,207 43.5
51  Information  120 127 -7 -5.2 $11,258,872 $11,310,106 -$51,234 -0.5 $93,824 $89,351 $4,472 5.0
513  Publishing Industries 23 25 -2 -7.0 $2,738,481 $2,565,532 $172,949 6.7 $116,929 $101,928 $15,001 14.7
517  Telecommunications  81 82 -1 -1.2 $7,356,058 $7,766,497 -$410,439 -5.3 $90,536 $94,425 -$3,889 -4.1
518  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  7 6 1 17.9 $856,422 $640,771 $215,651 33.7 $119,445 $105,390 $14,055 13.3
52  Finance & Insurance  157 154 3 2.0 $15,611,706 $13,174,500 $2,437,206 18.5 $99,704 $85,827 $13,877 16.2
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  94 94 0 0.1 $6,624,546 $6,866,295 -$241,749 -3.5 $70,662 $73,303 -$2,641 -3.6
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  13 14 -1 -3.7 $3,828,287 $3,335,670 $492,617 14.8 $290,682 $244,014 $46,668 19.1
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  50 46 4 7.6 $5,119,645 $2,972,535 $2,147,110 72.2 $103,073 $64,382 $38,691 60.1
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  57 61 -4 -6.6 $2,678,726 $2,844,438 -$165,712 -5.8 $47,411 $47,016 $396 0.8
531  Real Estate  43 45 -1 -3.0 $1,755,340 $1,640,202 $115,138 7.0 $40,586 $36,792 $3,794 10.3
54  Professional & Technical Services  287 262 25 9.7 $27,658,024 $24,460,234 $3,197,790 13.1 $96,369 $93,477 $2,892 3.1
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  287 262 25 9.7 $27,658,024 $24,460,234 $3,197,790 13.1 $96,369 $93,477 $2,892 3.1
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  33 33 1 1.8 $4,735,214 $3,891,291 $843,923 21.7 $142,756 $119,438 $23,318 19.5
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  33 33 1 1.8 $4,735,214 $3,891,291 $843,923 21.7 $142,756 $119,438 $23,318 19.5
56  Administrative & Waste Services  205 189 16 8.7 $11,983,926 $10,164,353 $1,819,573 17.9 $58,458 $53,874 $4,584 8.5
561  Administrative & Support Services  180 165 15 9.4 $10,711,477 $9,021,821 $1,689,656 18.7 $59,426 $54,734 $4,692 8.6
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  25 24 1 3.9 $1,272,449 $1,142,532 $129,917 11.4 $51,412 $47,945 $3,467 7.2
61  Educational Services  29 24 6 23.2 $818,388 $653,979 $164,409 25.1 $28,056 $27,629 $427 1.5
611  Educational Services  29 24 6 23.2 $818,388 $653,979 $164,409 25.1 $28,056 $27,629 $427 1.5
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  422 416 6 1.4 $13,364,191 $12,514,414 $849,777 6.8 $31,675 $30,077 $1,598 5.3
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  211 205 5 2.6 $8,170,023 $7,624,405 $545,618 7.2 $38,812 $37,161 $1,651 4.4
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  48 30 18 61.6 $1,078,587 $556,897 $521,690 93.7 $22,626 $18,878 $3,748 19.9
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  42 26 16 62.6 $926,771 $476,747 $450,024 94.4 $22,198 $18,572 $3,626 19.5
72  Accommodation & Food Services  603 589 14 2.4 $13,356,079 $12,648,049 $708,030 5.6 $22,137 $21,465 $673 3.1
721  Accommodation  163 175 -13 -7.1 $4,682,415 $4,841,811 -$159,396 -3.3 $28,785 $27,641 $1,144 4.1
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  441 414 27 6.4 $8,673,664 $7,806,238 $867,426 11.1 $19,683 $18,852 $831 4.4
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  147 142 5 3.6 $6,332,743 $5,268,539 $1,064,204 20.2 $43,203 $37,233 $5,970 16.0
811  Repair & Maintenance  75 75 0 -0.3 $3,255,492 $3,162,417 $93,075 2.9 $43,360 $41,981 $1,379 3.3
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  44 41 3 7.7 $2,141,555 $1,439,319 $702,236 48.8 $48,484 $35,105 $13,379 38.1
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 133 127 6 4.9 $9,998,792 $9,099,077 $899,715 9.9 $75,179 $71,742 $3,437 4.8
48  Transportation & Warehousing  27 25 1 5.3 $1,682,890 $1,576,056 $106,834 6.8 $63,505 $62,616 $889 1.4
491  Postal Service  27 25 1 5.3 $1,682,890 $1,576,056 $106,834 6.8 $63,505 $62,616 $889 1.4
92  Public Administration  94 90 5 5.2 $7,639,131 $6,875,520 $763,611 11.1 $81,052 $76,753 $4,299 5.6
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  90 85 4 5.2 $7,438,595 $6,652,514 $786,081 11.8 $82,807 $77,880 $4,927 6.3
   
0  Ownership - State Government 108 106 2 1.9 $6,459,954 $6,281,341 $178,613 2.8 $60,048 $59,494 $554 0.9
92  Public Administration  104 102 2 2.0 $6,169,479 $6,008,618 $160,861 2.7 $59,562 $59,152 $411 0.7
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  12 12 0 0.0 $1,017,868 $955,766 $62,102 6.5 $84,822 $79,647 $5,175 6.5
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  19 19 0 1.3 $1,063,521 $978,489 $85,032 8.7 $56,480 $52,664 $3,817 7.2
926  Administration of Economic Programs  54 54 0 0.3 $2,895,474 $2,995,243 -$99,769 -3.3 $53,950 $55,986 -$2,036 -3.6
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 1,770 1,664 106 6.4 $112,009,456 $102,117,731 $9,891,725 9.7 $63,291 $61,369 $1,922 3.1
22  Utilities  15 15 0 -0.6 $652,909 $662,690 -$9,781 -1.5 $42,590 $42,976 -$386 -0.9
221  Utilities  15 15 0 -0.6 $652,909 $662,690 -$9,781 -1.5 $42,590 $42,976 -$386 -0.9
51  Information  30 31 -1 -1.6 $851,113 $775,017 $76,096 9.8 $28,370 $25,410 $2,960 11.6
519  Other Information Services  30 31 -1 -1.6 $851,113 $775,017 $76,096 9.8 $28,370 $25,410 $2,960 11.6
61  Educational Services  704 688 16 2.4 $39,016,844 $36,842,736 $2,174,108 5.9 $55,448 $53,589 $1,858 3.5
611  Educational Services  704 688 16 2.4 $39,016,844 $36,842,736 $2,174,108 5.9 $55,448 $53,589 $1,858 3.5
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  707 627 80 12.8 $55,893,445 $49,906,402 $5,987,043 12.0 $79,029 $79,596 -$566 -0.7
92  Public Administration  292 282 10 3.5 $14,671,520 $13,058,826 $1,612,694 12.3 $50,302 $46,336 $3,966 8.6
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  267 257 10 3.9 $13,785,547 $12,211,182 $1,574,365 12.9 $51,695 $47,575 $4,120 8.7
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  4 4 0 0.0 $121,750 $115,400 $6,350 5.5 $30,438 $28,850 $1,588 5.5
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  16 16 0 -0.6 $605,943 $575,710 $30,233 5.3 $37,683 $35,604 $2,079 5.8
aPreliminary. 
bNorth American Industry Classification System
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: April 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/5/25.