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Wyoming Labor Force Trends

November 2025 | Volume 62, No. 11


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Average Weekly Hours and Earnings in Wyoming, 2007-2024

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by: David Bullard, Senior Economist


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Table 1: Wyoming Average Weekly Earnings by Sector, 2007 to 2024, Annual Averages


                                     
2007-2024
2007-2024
          Sector           2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Change $ Change %
1. Total Private $725 $764 $747 $769 $800 $817 $822 $825 $811 $771 $816 $886 $936 $916 $952 $1,002 $1,027 $1,077 $351 48.4%
2. Goods Producing $1,003 $1,075 $1,052 $1,093 $1,111 $1,118 $1,132 $1,153 $1,133 $1,140 $1,161 $1,242 $1,322 $1,248 $1,345 $1,479 $1,553 $1,567 $563 56.2%
3. Natural Resources & Mining $1,250 $1,293 $1,247 $1,297 $1,266 $1,287 $1,403 $1,531 $1,514 $1,483 $1,524 $1,552 $1,694 $1,668 $1,771 $1,819 $1,710 $1,913 $663 53.1%
4. Construction $931 $1,017 $973 $1,006 $1,051 $1,039 $1,036 $1,033 $1,026 $1,014 $1,039 $1,154 $1,162 $1,084 $1,162 $1,293 $1,392 $1,357 $426 45.8%
5. Private Service Providing $613 $634 $636 $653 $686 $710 $711 $705 $703 $660 $714 $778 $812 $820 $846 $871 $878 $934 $321 52.4%
6. Trade, Transp. & Utilities $711 $743 $741 $752 $760 $826 $811 $773 $747 $725 $772 $809 $857 $889 $918 $941 $906 $994 $283 39.9%
7. Professional & Business Svcs $800 $784 $840 $867 $976 $902 $884 $930 $937 $906 $932 $947 $1,026 $1,034 $1,113 $1,174 $1,210 $1,169 $369 46.1%
8. Education & Health Svcs $571 $598 $644 $666 $705 $721 $745 $728 $772 $771 $807 $824 $792 $756 $821 $836 $832 $836 $265 46.4%
9. Leisure & Hospitality $293 $301 $331 $357 $317 $304 $319 $355 $373 $362 $378 $397 $385 $404 $436 $456 $483 $508 $215 73.2%
10. Other Services $597 $566 $559 $541 $671 $753 $704 $666 $620 $577 $623 $659 $660 $710 $621 $632 $906 $977 $380 63.7%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program.
Prepared by D. Bullard, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/22/25.




Table 2: Wyoming Average Weekly Earnings by Sector, 2007 to 2024, Annual Averages, in Real 2024 Dollars


                                     
2007-2024
2007-2024
          Sector           2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Change $ Change %
1. Total Private $1,098 $1,113 $1,093 $1,107 $1,115 $1,117 $1,107 $1,093 $1,074 $1,008 $1,044 $1,107 $1,148 $1,110 $1,102 $1,075 $1,057 $1,077 -$21 -1.9%
2. Goods Producing $1,518 $1,567 $1,538 $1,573 $1,549 $1,528 $1,524 $1,528 $1,499 $1,490 $1,485 $1,552 $1,622 $1,513 $1,557 $1,586 $1,599 $1,567 $49 3.2%
3. Natural Resources & Mining $1,891 $1,883 $1,823 $1,866 $1,766 $1,758 $1,890 $2,029 $2,003 $1,939 $1,950 $1,939 $2,079 $2,022 $2,050 $1,950 $1,760 $1,913 $22 1.2%
4. Construction $1,408 $1,482 $1,422 $1,447 $1,466 $1,419 $1,395 $1,369 $1,358 $1,325 $1,329 $1,441 $1,426 $1,313 $1,345 $1,385 $1,433 $1,357 -$51 -3.6%
5. Private Service Providing $927 $923 $929 $940 $957 $970 $958 $935 $931 $863 $914 $972 $996 $993 $980 $934 $904 $934 $7 0.8%
6. Trade, Transp. & Utilities $1,076 $1,083 $1,084 $1,082 $1,060 $1,128 $1,092 $1,024 $988 $947 $987 $1,011 $1,052 $1,077 $1,063 $1,009 $933 $994 -$81 -7.6%
7. Professional & Business Svcs $1,210 $1,142 $1,228 $1,247 $1,360 $1,232 $1,191 $1,232 $1,240 $1,185 $1,193 $1,183 $1,259 $1,253 $1,289 $1,258 $1,246 $1,169 -$41 -3.4%
8. Education & Health Svcs $864 $871 $942 $958 $983 $985 $1,004 $965 $1,021 $1,007 $1,032 $1,030 $972 $917 $951 $896 $856 $836 -$28 -3.2%
9. Leisure & Hospitality $444 $439 $484 $513 $443 $415 $429 $471 $494 $473 $484 $496 $473 $489 $504 $489 $498 $508 $64 14.5%
10. Other Services $903 $824 $818 $778 $936 $1,029 $948 $883 $821 $754 $797 $824 $810 $861 $718 $677 $933 $977 $74 8.2%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program
Adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U)



Table 3: Wyoming Average Weekly Hours by Sector, 2007 to 2024, Annual Averages


                                     
2007-2024
2007-2024
          Sector           2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Change $ Change %
1. Total Private 36.2 36.7 35.5 35.9 36.1 36.3 35.9 35.6 35.1 33.2 34.2 34.9 35.6 34.4 34.6 35.1 34.6 34.5 -1.7 -4.7%
2. Goods Producing 42.4 43.5 41.3 42.6 42.9 42.8 41.6 41.7 40.8 40.1 40.6 41.9 43.1 40.0 40.7 42.1 41.4 41.7 -0.7 -1.7%
3. Natural Resources & Mining 45.4 46.3 43.4 45.3 45.6 44.3 43.5 45.0 43.2 41.9 43.4 45.3 46.5 42.1 44.7 46.5 43.5 45.9 0.5 1.1%
4. Construction 41.7 42.5 40.5 41.6 42.7 43.3 41.4 40.6 40.4 39.3 40.1 41.6 41.5 38.6 38.7 39.3 40.2 39.8 -1.9 -4.6%
5. Private Service Providing 33.7 33.8 33.4 33.5 33.6 34.0 33.8 33.4 33.2 31.1 32.3 32.8 33.2 32.8 33.0 33.2 32.7 32.4 -1.3 -3.9%
6. Trade, Transp. & Utilities 36.0 35.9 36.4 36.6 36.1 36.4 36.2 35.4 35.2 34.2 34.8 35.6 35.8 35.7 35.8 35.5 33.9 34.3 -1.7 -4.7%
7. Professional & Business Svcs 33.8 34.4 34.7 34.2 35.8 35.3 34.5 35.4 35.0 34.4 34.7 33.4 34.3 35.0 36.2 37.2 36.3 33.7 -0.1 -0.3%
8. Education & Health Svcs 33.4 32.7 33.4 34.0 35.1 35.5 34.3 33.7 34.0 34.9 34.5 33.8 33.9 33.3 33.3 32.9 32.0 32.0 -1.4 -4.2%
9. Leisure & Hospitality 26.0 26.7 26.5 27.3 26.0 25.0 25.7 26.7 27.2 25.8 25.8 25.3 25.1 24.8 25.6 26.3 25.8 26.1 0.1 0.4%
10. Other Services 32.2 30.1 29.2 28.0 32.2 35.8 35.3 34.3 30.1 27.1 28.6 30.1 28.7 28.3 28.3 28.2 34.1 34.4 2.2 6.8%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Program



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