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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), First Quarter 2019 (2019Q1)

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Construction (NAICS 23)



Table 34: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Construction (NAICS 23), First Quarter 2018 & 2019a

Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
First Quarter  Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSb Code 2019 2018 N % 2019 2018 $ % 2019 2018 $ %
Construction (23) - Private 20,278 17,411 2,867 16.5 $262,612,486 $210,196,952 $52,415,534 24.9 $996 $929 $68 7.3
--Construction of buildings (236) 3,747 3,518 229 6.5 $44,930,924 $40,565,235 $4,365,689 10.8 $922 $887 $35 4.0
----Residential building construction (2361) 2,440 2,308 133 5.7 $25,166,341 $23,296,400 $1,869,941 8.0 $793 $777 $17 2.2
----Nonresidential building construction (2362) 1,307 1,210 96 8.0 $19,764,583 $17,268,835 $2,495,748 14.5 $1,164 $1,098 $66 6.0
--Heavy and civil engineering construction (237) 6,242 4,224 2,018 47.8 $97,514,864 $59,900,229 $37,614,635 62.8 $1,202 $1,091 $111 10.2
----Utility system construction (2371) 4,813 2,828 1,985 70.2 $77,066,369 $41,303,300 $35,763,069 86.6 $1,232 $1,124 $108 9.6
----Land subdivision (2372) 31 36 -5 -14.8 $255,350 $369,214 -$113,864 -30.8 $640 $789 -$148 -18.8
----Highway, street, and bridge construction (2373) 1,135 1,148 -13 -1.1 $15,129,668 $15,166,995 -$37,327 -0.2 $1,025 $1,017 $9 0.9
----Other heavy construction (2379) 263 213 50 23.7 $5,063,477 $3,060,720 $2,002,757 65.4 $1,481 $1,107 $374 33.8
--Specialty trade contractors (238) 10,289 9,669 620 6.4 $120,166,698 $109,731,488 $10,435,210 9.5 $898 $873 $25 2.9
----Building foundation and exterior contractors (2381) 2,091 1,931 160 8.3 $20,753,228 $18,456,642 $2,296,586 12.4 $764 $735 $28 3.8
----Building equipment contractors (2382) 4,630 4,266 363 8.5 $59,945,005 $54,108,162 $5,836,843 10.8 $996 $976 $20 2.1
----Building finishing contractors (2383) 1,279 1,227 52 4.3 $11,554,220 $10,856,346 $697,874 6.4 $695 $681 $14 2.1
----Other specialty trade contractors (2389) 2,290 2,245 44 2.0 $27,914,245 $26,310,338 $1,603,907 6.1 $938 $901 $36 4.0

aPreliminary.
bNorth American Industry Classification System.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/25/19.