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

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Employment and Wages by Major Industry Sector

Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry, 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 281,904 278,748 3,156 1.1 $17,361,390,466 $16,468,771,000 $892,619,466 5.4 $61,586 $59,081 $2,505 4.2
0  Ownership - Private 214,258 213,538 720 0.3 $13,148,149,320 $12,586,045,654 $562,103,666 4.5 $61,366 $58,941 $2,426 4.1
11 Agriculture 2,770 2,753 17 0.6 $123,644,090 $115,894,538 $7,749,552 6.7 $44,637 $42,096 $2,541 6.0
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas* 16,040 17,076 -1,036 -6.1 $1,711,338,151 $1,785,997,076 -$74,658,925 -4.2 $106,695 $104,591 $2,104 2.0
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,324 2,322 2 0.1 $326,307,424 $324,519,068 $1,788,356 0.6 $140,408 $139,754 $654 0.5
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,058 7,743 -685 -8.9 $761,991,107 $816,857,572 -$54,866,465 -6.7 $107,966 $105,497 $2,469 2.3
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,658 7,011 -353 -5.0 $623,039,620 $644,620,436 -$21,580,816 -3.3 $93,579 $91,944 $1,635 1.8
23 Construction  23,621 22,340 1,281 5.7 $1,676,800,595 $1,504,728,566 $172,072,029 11.4 $70,988 $67,356 $3,632 5.4
31-33 Manufacturing  10,421 10,431 -10 -0.1 $823,908,132 $812,939,884 $10,968,248 1.3 $79,059 $77,932 $1,127 1.4
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20,472 20,512 -40 -0.2 $1,602,314,744 $1,527,650,444 $74,664,300 4.9 $78,269 $74,478 $3,791 5.1
44-45 Retail Trade  30,207 30,262 -55 -0.2 $1,143,108,789 $1,117,897,314 $25,211,475 2.3 $37,843 $36,941 $902 2.4
51 Information  3,030 3,182 -151 -4.7 $241,608,263 $230,544,785 $11,063,478 4.8 $79,728 $72,464 $7,263 10.0
52-53 Financial Activities 11,271 11,541 -270 -2.3 $957,092,586 $940,628,038 $16,464,548 1.8 $84,915 $81,504 $3,410 4.2
54-56 Professional & Business Services 22,070 21,702 368 1.7 $1,885,065,362 $1,706,752,092 $178,313,270 10.4 $85,412 $78,644 $6,768 8.6
61 Educational Services  2,340 2,295 45 2.0 $107,286,132 $99,427,429 $7,858,703 7.9 $45,857 $43,327 $2,530 5.8
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  26,258 25,847 411 1.6 $1,406,106,835 $1,340,957,108 $65,149,727 4.9 $53,550 $51,881 $1,669 3.2
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 38,290 38,242 47 0.1 $1,096,428,428 $1,049,817,419 $46,611,009 4.4 $28,635 $27,451 $1,183 4.3
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,446 7,303 143 2.0 $371,661,797 $347,469,886 $24,191,911 7.0 $49,915 $47,580 $2,335 4.9
99 Unclassified 22 53 -31 -58.2 $1,785,416 $5,341,075 -$3,555,659 -66.6 $81,155 $101,406 -$20,251 -20.0
   
Total Government 67,647 65,210 2,437 3.7 $4,213,241,146 $3,882,723,606 $330,517,540 8.5 $62,283 $59,542 $2,740 4.6
Federal Government 8,106 7,871 236 3.0 $721,055,600 $652,842,494 $68,213,106 10.4 $88,949 $82,944 $6,005 7.2
State Government 12,820 12,235 585 4.8 $862,190,927 $803,064,416 $59,126,511 7.4 $67,253 $65,638 $1,615 2.5
Local Government* 46,720 45,104 1,616 3.6 $2,629,994,619 $2,426,816,696 $203,177,923 8.4 $56,292 $53,805 $2,488 4.6
61 Educational Services  22,344 22,204 139 0.6 $1,113,984,265 $1,077,042,215 $36,942,050 3.4 $49,857 $48,506 $1,351 2.8
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  9,330 8,909 421 4.7 $724,773,066 $677,252,012 $47,521,054 7.0 $77,683 $76,021 $1,662 2.2
*Some changes in employment in mining and local government  are due to non-economic code changes. Non-economic code changes result when employers are reclassified to better reflect their ownership and/or their industry. 
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.