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Sweetwater County

Table 23: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry  for Sweetwater 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 20,671 20,866 -195 -0.9 $1,411,632,856 $1,407,022,362 $4,610,494 0.3 $68,291 $67,433 $858 1.3
0  Ownership - Private 16,409 16,760 -351 -2.1 $1,164,361,418 $1,178,570,755 -$14,209,337 -1.2 $70,961 $70,321 $640 0.9
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  9 10 -1 -12.0 $115,267 $172,991 -$57,724 -33.4 $13,434 $17,743 -$4,308 -24.3
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas 3,332 3,357 -25 -0.7 $405,233,963 $401,708,014 $3,525,949 0.9 $121,607 $119,654 $1,953 1.6
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  419 439 -21 -4.7 $55,624,436 $58,923,893 -$3,299,457 -5.6 $132,860 $134,122 -$1,262 -0.9
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas 2,123 2,091 33 1.6 $286,414,091 $275,560,368 $10,853,723 3.9 $134,894 $131,810 $3,084 2.3
213  Support Activities for Mining  790 827 -37 -4.5 $63,195,436 $67,223,753 -$4,028,317 -6.0 $79,952 $81,254 -$1,302 -1.6
22  Utilities  372 380 -8 -2.2 $44,612,620 $43,695,309 $917,311 2.1 $119,952 $114,888 $5,064 4.4
221  Utilities  372 380 -8 -2.2 $44,612,620 $43,695,309 $917,311 2.1 $119,952 $114,888 $5,064 4.4
23  Construction  1,437 1,778 -341 -19.2 $109,615,721 $147,666,010 -$38,050,289 -25.8 $76,294 $83,048 -$6,754 -8.1
236  Construction of Buildings  98 110 -12 -10.9 $6,325,398 $7,761,804 -$1,436,406 -18.5 $64,710 $70,723 -$6,013 -8.5
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  549 737 -188 -25.5 $47,386,075 $62,604,864 -$15,218,789 -24.3 $86,287 $84,974 $1,312 1.5
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  790 932 -142 -15.2 $55,904,248 $77,299,342 -$21,395,094 -27.7 $70,780 $82,977 -$12,196 -14.7
31  Manufacturing  1,414 1,410 4 0.3 $177,336,868 $172,073,027 $5,263,841 3.1 $125,400 $122,045 $3,355 2.7
311  Food Manufacturing  15 16 -1 -4.2 $416,310 $407,939 $8,371 2.1 $27,903 $26,184 $1,719 6.6
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  5 6 -1 -15.6 $120,687 $122,243 -$1,556 -1.3 $22,267 $19,041 $3,226 16.9
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,236 1,238 -2 -0.2 $166,423,042 $161,704,877 $4,718,165 2.9 $134,692 $130,618 $4,074 3.1
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  17 10 7 76.1 $882,638 $544,875 $337,763 62.0 $51,406 $55,885 -$4,479 -8.0
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  14 13 1 3.8 $763,270 $763,503 -$233 0.0 $55,835 $57,973 -$2,137 -3.7
42  Wholesale Trade  652 606 47 7.7 $46,570,215 $42,322,072 $4,248,143 10.0 $71,399 $69,887 $1,512 2.2
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  412 376 36 9.6 $32,422,453 $29,056,581 $3,365,872 11.6 $78,758 $77,381 $1,377 1.8
44  Retail Trade  2,334 2,344 -10 -0.4 $83,933,189 $83,100,072 $833,117 1.0 $35,958 $35,450 $509 1.4
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  387 410 -24 -5.8 $22,434,602 $23,344,802 -$910,200 -3.9 $58,034 $56,904 $1,130 2.0
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  276 276 -1 -0.2 $9,993,211 $9,429,280 $563,931 6.0 $36,273 $34,164 $2,109 6.2
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  349 340 9 2.6 $12,472,252 $11,696,917 $775,335 6.6 $35,755 $34,420 $1,335 3.9
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  76 75 1 1.2 $2,767,208 $2,611,699 $155,509 6.0 $36,411 $34,786 $1,625 4.7
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  411 394 17 4.4 $13,193,351 $12,570,774 $622,577 5.0 $32,101 $31,926 $175 0.5
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  119 114 5 4.2 $2,113,317 $1,924,330 $188,987 9.8 $17,771 $16,868 $903 5.4
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  231 224 7 3.0 $5,275,655 $5,033,854 $241,801 4.8 $22,830 $22,431 $400 1.8
48  Transportation & Warehousing  933 935 -2 -0.2 $66,827,106 $66,210,425 $616,681 0.9 $71,664 $70,838 $826 1.2
484  Truck Transportation  432 450 -18 -3.9 $30,471,167 $30,867,352 -$396,185 -1.3 $70,522 $68,644 $1,878 2.7
486  Pipeline Transportation  118 117 1 0.8 $14,309,279 $14,888,459 -$579,180 -3.9 $121,347 $127,252 -$5,904 -4.6
488  Support Activities for Transportation  155 143 12 8.6 $11,859,454 $10,661,689 $1,197,765 11.2 $76,636 $74,819 $1,817 2.4
492  Couriers & Messengers  122 120 2 1.9 $5,885,916 $5,639,549 $246,367 4.4 $48,313 $47,161 $1,151 2.4
51  Information  117 128 -11 -8.9 $6,150,782 $6,300,558 -$149,776 -2.4 $52,719 $49,192 $3,527 7.2
513  Publishing Industries 17 26 -10 -36.5 $865,579 $1,601,063 -$735,484 -45.9 $52,459 $61,579 -$9,120 -14.8
517  Telecommunications  46 44 2 3.8 $2,763,688 $2,646,854 $116,834 4.4 $60,408 $60,047 $362 0.6
518  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  7 5 2 35.2 $838,325 $554,942 $283,383 51.1 $114,369 $102,388 $11,981 11.7
52  Finance & Insurance  355 336 20 5.8 $23,913,697 $23,012,460 $901,237 3.9 $67,300 $68,524 -$1,224 -1.8
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  232 226 6 2.5 $14,952,277 $14,706,839 $245,438 1.7 $64,472 $65,003 -$531 -0.8
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  25 23 3 11.5 $3,456,061 $3,182,311 $273,750 8.6 $137,309 $140,935 -$3,626 -2.6
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  98 87 11 12.9 $5,505,332 $5,122,985 $382,347 7.5 $56,034 $58,885 -$2,851 -4.8
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  226 216 9 4.2 $11,050,801 $10,678,995 $371,806 3.5 $49,006 $49,344 -$338 -0.7
531  Real Estate  131 123 8 6.5 $4,913,892 $4,442,598 $471,294 10.6 $37,654 $36,242 $1,412 3.9
532  Rental & Leasing Services  95 94 1 1.2 $6,136,909 $6,236,397 -$99,488 -1.6 $64,599 $66,465 -$1,866 -2.8
54  Professional & Technical Services  458 467 -9 -2.0 $33,817,243 $32,996,834 $820,409 2.5 $73,905 $70,657 $3,248 4.6
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  458 467 -9 -2.0 $33,817,243 $32,996,834 $820,409 2.5 $73,905 $70,657 $3,248 4.6
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  82 87 -5 -6.2 $8,163,612 $9,435,217 -$1,271,605 -13.5 $99,861 $108,239 -$8,379 -7.7
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  82 87 -5 -6.2 $8,163,612 $9,435,217 -$1,271,605 -13.5 $99,861 $108,239 -$8,379 -7.7
56  Administrative & Waste Services  558 572 -15 -2.6 $26,137,883 $24,564,299 $1,573,584 6.4 $46,870 $42,920 $3,950 9.2
561  Administrative & Support Services  498 520 -22 -4.2 $22,593,013 $21,400,969 $1,192,044 5.6 $45,406 $41,195 $4,210 10.2
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  60 53 7 13.7 $3,544,870 $3,163,330 $381,540 12.1 $59,002 $59,878 -$875 -1.5
61  Educational Services  34 33 0 1.0 $942,864 $903,166 $39,698 4.4 $28,003 $27,098 $905 3.3
611  Educational Services  34 33 0 1.0 $942,864 $903,166 $39,698 4.4 $28,003 $27,098 $905 3.3
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  1,361 1,298 63 4.9 $53,947,126 $50,041,820 $3,905,306 7.8 $39,643 $38,558 $1,085 2.8
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  648 612 37 6.0 $31,044,996 $28,562,402 $2,482,594 8.7 $47,878 $46,709 $1,169 2.5
624  Social Assistance  447 430 17 4.0 $12,430,821 $11,488,326 $942,495 8.2 $27,809 $26,728 $1,082 4.0
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  155 156 -1 -0.4 $3,584,018 $2,947,730 $636,288 21.6 $23,074 $18,896 $4,178 22.1
72  Accommodation & Food Services  2,162 2,219 -57 -2.5 $46,116,996 $44,878,357 $1,238,639 2.8 $21,330 $20,228 $1,102 5.4
721  Accommodation  578 595 -17 -2.8 $15,036,604 $15,041,089 -$4,485 0.0 $26,007 $25,276 $731 2.9
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  1,584 1,624 -40 -2.4 $31,080,392 $29,837,268 $1,243,124 4.2 $19,622 $18,378 $1,244 6.8
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  419 425 -6 -1.4 $16,286,920 $15,692,317 $594,603 3.8 $38,864 $36,908 $1,955 5.3
811  Repair & Maintenance  237 233 4 1.8 $12,083,264 $11,677,580 $405,684 3.5 $50,913 $50,082 $832 1.7
812  Personal & Laundry Services  110 110 1 0.5 $2,633,924 $2,340,469 $293,455 12.5 $23,854 $21,310 $2,544 11.9
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  69 76 -8 -10.1 $1,536,013 $1,555,199 -$19,186 -1.2 $22,368 $20,351 $2,017 9.9
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 207 196 11 5.5 $16,268,872 $14,730,543 $1,538,329 10.4 $78,624 $75,125 $3,499 4.7
48  Transportation & Warehousing  76 74 2 3.3 $5,118,050 $4,954,101 $163,949 3.3 $66,973 $66,947 $25 0.0
491  Postal Service  76 74 2 3.3 $5,118,050 $4,954,101 $163,949 3.3 $66,973 $66,947 $25 0.0
92  Public Administration  122 114 8 7.0 $10,214,037 $8,958,869 $1,255,168 14.0 $83,949 $78,815 $5,134 6.5
926  Administration of Economic Programs  24 22 2 10.4 $1,385,154 $1,125,881 $259,273 23.0 $58,126 $52,172 $5,954 11.4
   
0  Ownership - State Government 256 232 23 10.1 $16,400,690 $14,547,734 $1,852,956 12.7 $64,148 $62,638 $1,510 2.4
61  Educational Services  16 13 3 22.2 $759,829 $701,205 $58,624 8.4 $48,770 $54,996 -$6,227 -11.3
611  Educational Services  16 13 3 22.2 $759,829 $701,205 $58,624 8.4 $48,770 $54,996 -$6,227 -11.3
92  Public Administration  240 220 21 9.4 $15,640,861 $13,846,529 $1,794,332 13.0 $65,149 $63,082 $2,066 3.3
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  5 4 1 27.6 $367,019 $282,647 $84,372 29.9 $73,404 $72,104 $1,300 1.8
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  39 38 1 2.4 $3,016,249 $2,653,925 $362,324 13.7 $77,340 $69,693 $7,646 11.0
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  62 60 3 4.6 $3,564,519 $3,297,273 $267,246 8.1 $57,188 $55,342 $1,846 3.3
926  Administration of Economic Programs  107 90 17 18.8 $6,941,554 $6,004,047 $937,507 15.6 $65,179 $66,957 -$1,778 -2.7
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 3,800 3,677 123 3.3 $214,601,876 $199,173,330 $15,428,546 7.7 $56,477 $54,162 $2,314 4.3
51  Information  59 55 3 6.2 $1,710,626 $1,605,657 $104,969 6.5 $29,157 $29,062 $95 0.3
519  Other Information Services  59 55 3 6.2 $1,710,626 $1,605,657 $104,969 6.5 $29,157 $29,062 $95 0.3
56  Administrative & Waste Services  43 40 3 6.8 $1,838,052 $1,772,800 $65,252 3.7 $42,825 $44,132 -$1,307 -3.0
61  Educational Services  1,875 1,838 37 2.0 $95,633,105 $88,398,917 $7,234,188 8.2 $50,995 $48,097 $2,898 6.0
611  Educational Services  1,875 1,838 37 2.0 $95,633,105 $88,398,917 $7,234,188 8.2 $50,995 $48,097 $2,898 6.0
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  806 777 29 3.7 $63,314,009 $58,594,033 $4,719,976 8.1 $78,561 $75,394 $3,167 4.2
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  183 181 2 1.2 $10,548,585 $9,969,247 $579,338 5.8 $57,589 $55,103 $2,486 4.5
92  Public Administration  928 874 54 6.2 $48,549,909 $45,426,275 $3,123,634 6.9 $52,293 $51,960 $333 0.6
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  783 736 47 6.4 $42,104,151 $39,298,094 $2,806,057 7.1 $53,785 $53,430 $354 0.7
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  65 63 2 3.3 $2,599,923 $2,474,347 $125,576 5.1 $39,999 $39,325 $674 1.7
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.