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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2019 (2019Q4)

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Table 27: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Weston County - Fourth Quarter 2019a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSb Code 2019Q4 2018Q4 N % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ % 2019Q4 2018Q4 $ %
Ownership - Total 2,372 2,337 35 1.5 $26,276,205 $25,564,764 $711,441 2.8 $852 $842 $11 1.3
Ownership - Private 1,554 1,532 22 1.4 $17,066,154 $16,419,889 $646,265 3.9 $845 $824 $20 2.5
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (11) 54 36 18 49.1 $396,373 $323,886 $72,487 22.4 $568 $692 -$124 -17.9
Animal production & aquaculture (112) 43 23 21 91.1 $292,407 $195,959 $96,448 49.2 $519 $665 -$146 -21.9
Mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction (21) 263 202 61 30.2 $3,965,791 $3,067,878 $897,913 29.3 $1,160 $1,168 -$8 -0.7
Support activities for mining (213) 239 175 64 36.4 $3,480,805 $2,597,897 $882,908 34.0 $1,122 $1,142 -$20 -1.8
Utilities (22) 8 8 0 0.0 $200,767 $196,506 $4,261 2.2 $1,930 $1,889 $41 2.2
Utilities (221) 8 8 0 0.0 $200,767 $196,506 $4,261 2.2 $1,930 $1,889 $41 2.2
Construction (23) 117 138 -21 -15.0 $1,667,965 $1,933,245 -$265,280 -13.7 $1,097 $1,080 $16 1.5
Construction of buildings (236) 23 19 4 21.1 $213,828 $184,713 $29,115 15.8 $715 $748 -$33 -4.4
Heavy & civil engineering construction (237) 32 44 -12 -27.8 $591,487 $715,257 -$123,770 -17.3 $1,422 $1,241 $181 14.6
Specialty trade contractors (238) 62 74 -12 -16.6 $862,650 $1,033,275 -$170,625 -16.5 $1,070 $1,069 $1 0.1
Wholesale trade (42) 22 26 -4 -16.4 $294,474 $245,198 $49,276 20.1 $1,030 $716 $313 43.7
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (423) 14 22 -9 -38.8 $101,860 $148,802 -$46,942 -31.5 $573 $513 $61 11.8
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 8 4 4 108.3 $192,614 $96,396 $96,218 99.8 $1,779 $1,854 -$75 -4.1
Retail Trade (44, 45) 228 239 -11 -4.5 $1,535,352 $1,630,687 -$95,335 -5.8 $518 $526 -$8 -1.4
Motor vehicle & parts dealers (441) 29 30 -1 -3.3 $381,198 $367,801 $13,397 3.6 $1,011 $943 $68 7.2
Building material & garden supply stores (444) 30 22 8 38.4 $150,715 $110,868 $39,847 35.9 $386 $394 -$7 -1.8
Food & beverage stores (445) 83 78 5 6.9 $442,122 $432,889 $9,233 2.1 $410 $429 -$19 -4.4
Gasoline stations (447) 54 51 3 6.5 $375,729 $338,930 $36,799 10.9 $532 $511 $21 4.1
Miscellaneous store retailers (453) 4 5 -1 -20.0 $15,521 $19,711 -$4,190 -21.3 $298 $303 -$5 -1.6
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 151 160 -9 -5.6 $1,691,284 $1,956,723 -$265,439 -13.6 $862 $941 -$79 -8.4
Truck transportation (484) 128 118 10 8.2 $1,466,619 $1,345,640 $120,979 9.0 $881 $875 $7 0.8
Information (51) 25 26 -2 -6.3 $173,414 $185,494 -$12,080 -6.5 $541 $542 -$1 -0.2
Finance & insurance (52) 58 57 1 1.2 $967,733 $861,619 $106,114 12.3 $1,291 $1,163 $128 11.0
Credit intermediation & related activities (522) 44 44 0 -0.8 $666,009 $630,684 $35,325 5.6 $1,173 $1,103 $71 6.4
Real estate & rental & leasing (53) 6 7 -1 -14.3 $52,250 $54,690 -$2,440 -4.5 $670 $601 $69 11.5
Professional & technical services (54) 26 28 -2 -7.1 $263,206 $263,141 $65 0.0 $779 $723 $56 7.7
Professional & technical services (541) 26 28 -2 -7.1 $263,206 $263,141 $65 0.0 $779 $723 $56 7.7
Administrative & waste services (56) 15 13 2 17.9 $88,732 $71,868 $16,864 23.5 $445 $425 $20 4.7
Health care & social assistance (62) 188 202 -14 -6.8 $1,420,407 $1,631,548 -$211,141 -12.9 $580 $621 -$41 -6.6
Social assistance (624) 89 90 -1 -1.5 $454,711 $455,160 -$449 -0.1 $394 $389 $5 1.4
Accommodation & food services (72) 200 207 -7 -3.2 $673,344 $647,350 $25,994 4.0 $259 $241 $18 7.5
Accommodation (721) 64 73 -9 -11.9 $282,463 $281,904 $559 0.2 $339 $298 $41 13.8
Food services & drinking places (722) 136 134 2 1.5 $390,881 $365,446 $25,435 7.0 $221 $210 $11 5.4
Other services, except public administration (81) 27 29 -2 -5.8 $287,708 $268,449 $19,259 7.2 $820 $720 $99 13.8
Repair & maintenance (811) 24 22 1 6.0 $256,877 $227,201 $29,676 13.1 $835 $783 $52 6.7
Ownership - Federal Government 49 49 0 0.7 $783,080 $782,691 $389 0.0 $1,229 $1,237 -$8 -0.6
Transportation & Warehousing (48, 49) 12 13 -1 -7.7 $146,894 $156,493 -$9,599 -6.1 $942 $926 $16 1.7
Postal service (491) 12 13 -1 -7.7 $146,894 $156,493 -$9,599 -6.1 $942 $926 $16 1.7
Public administration (92) 37 36 1 3.7 $636,186 $626,198 $9,988 1.6 $1,323 $1,350 -$28 -2.1
Administration of environmental programs (924) 34 32 2 6.3 $589,229 $562,541 $26,688 4.7 $1,346 $1,366 -$20 -1.5
Administration of economic programs (926) 3 4 -1 -16.8 $46,957 $63,657 -$16,700 -26.2 $1,085 $1,224 -$139 -11.4
Ownership - State Government 142 141 1 0.7 $1,924,475 $1,808,247 $116,228 6.4 $1,045 $989 $56 5.7
Educational services (61) 2 2 0 0.0 $29,010 $28,155 $855 3.0 $1,116 $1,083 $33 3.0
Educational services (611) 2 2 0 0.0 $29,010 $28,155 $855 3.0 $1,116 $1,083 $33 3.0
Public administration (92) 140 139 1 0.7 $1,895,465 $1,780,092 $115,373 6.5 $1,044 $987 $56 5.7
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 1 1 0 0.0 $11,390 $9,324 $2,066 22.2 $876 $717 $159 22.2
Justice, public order, & safety activities (922) 91 92 -1 -1.4 $1,259,964 $1,170,420 $89,544 7.7 $1,069 $979 $90 9.2
Administration of human resource programs (923) 11 9 2 17.9 $129,976 $109,775 $20,201 18.4 $909 $905 $4 0.4
Administration of environmental programs (924) 16 14 2 17.0 $229,132 $210,030 $19,102 9.1 $1,102 $1,182 -$80 -6.8
Administration of economic programs (926) 21 22 -1 -3.1 $265,003 $268,827 -$3,824 -1.4 $971 $954 $16 1.7
Ownership - Local Government 628 615 12 2.0 $6,502,496 $6,553,937 -$51,441 -0.8 $797 $819 -$22 -2.7
Educational services (61) 319 318 1 0.3 $2,841,450 $2,858,388 -$16,938 -0.6 $684 $691 -$6 -0.9
Educational services (611) 319 318 1 0.3 $2,841,450 $2,858,388 -$16,938 -0.6 $684 $691 -$6 -0.9
Public administration (92) 112 111 1 0.9 $1,124,949 $1,075,265 $49,684 4.6 $775 $747 $28 3.7
Executive, legislative & general government (921) 104 103 1 1.3 $1,038,612 $982,639 $55,973 5.7 $766 $734 $32 4.3
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: July 2020. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/4/20.