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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2023 Annual Data

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Laramie County

Table 15: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Laramie County - 2022-2023
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
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NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2023 2022 N % 2023 2022 $ % 2023 2022 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 47,454 46,439 1,014 2.2 $2,787,024,888 $2,582,862,953 $204,161,935 7.9 $58,731 $55,618 $3,113 5.6
0  Ownership - Private 33,830 33,095 735 2.2 $1,865,589,145 $1,731,584,738 $134,004,407 7.7 $55,145 $52,321 $2,824 5.4
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  324 309 15 4.7 $14,665,388 $13,717,202 $948,186 6.9 $45,334 $44,392 $941 2.1
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  235 224 11 5.1 $11,519,630 $10,445,371 $1,074,259 10.3 $48,984 $46,683 $2,301 4.9
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas  619 429 190 44.4 $68,981,483 $41,885,533 $27,095,950 64.7 $111,440 $97,731 $13,709 14.0
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  35 38 -4 -9.2 $7,658,868 $7,524,039 $134,829 1.8 $220,399 $196,707 $23,692 12.0
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas 43 35 8 22.2 $2,767,252 $2,097,763 $669,489 31.9 $64,101 $59,376 $4,725 8.0
213  Support Activities for Mining  541 355 186 52.4 $58,555,363 $32,263,731 $26,291,632 81.5 $108,219 $90,884 $17,336 19.1
22  Utilities  201 184 17 9.4 $20,474,605 $18,464,777 $2,009,828 10.9 $101,778 $100,396 $1,382 1.4
221  Utilities  201 184 17 9.4 $20,474,605 $18,464,777 $2,009,828 10.9 $101,778 $100,396 $1,382 1.4
23  Construction  3,129 3,016 113 3.8 $208,393,315 $187,459,601 $20,933,714 11.2 $66,592 $62,152 $4,440 7.1
236  Construction of Buildings  503 499 4 0.7 $41,400,676 $39,062,052 $2,338,624 6.0 $82,348 $78,254 $4,094 5.2
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  713 639 74 11.6 $53,687,754 $45,084,888 $8,602,866 19.1 $75,316 $70,611 $4,706 6.7
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  1,914 1,879 35 1.9 $113,304,885 $103,312,661 $9,992,224 9.7 $59,203 $54,997 $4,206 7.6
31  Manufacturing  1,301 1,242 59 4.7 $117,557,519 $102,000,220 $15,557,299 15.3 $90,365 $82,104 $8,261 10.1
311  Food Manufacturing  54 44 10 23.3 $1,140,276 $981,507 $158,769 16.2 $21,019 $22,307 -$1,288 -5.8
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  14 15 -1 -3.4 $268,119 $304,006 -$35,887 -11.8 $19,043 $20,851 -$1,808 -8.7
314  Textile Product Mills  13 13 -1 -4.4 $296,750 $316,793 -$20,043 -6.3 $23,129 $23,606 -$477 -2.0
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  19 16 3 15.9 $573,986 $516,040 $57,946 11.2 $30,483 $31,756 -$1,274 -4.0
325  Chemical Manufacturing  206 189 17 9.1 $27,459,515 $24,134,100 $3,325,415 13.8 $133,409 $127,917 $5,492 4.3
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  93 89 5 5.2 $5,987,627 $5,004,984 $982,643 19.6 $64,266 $56,502 $7,763 13.7
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  386 372 15 3.9 $24,419,106 $22,298,866 $2,120,240 9.5 $63,249 $60,011 $3,238 5.4
333  Machinery Manufacturing  21 18 3 18.0 $1,445,308 $1,018,377 $426,931 41.9 $67,759 $56,326 $11,433 20.3
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  73 80 -7 -8.9 $3,092,393 $3,450,361 -$357,968 -10.4 $42,408 $43,130 -$721 -1.7
42  Wholesale Trade  1,124 1,102 23 2.0 $82,379,304 $77,474,844 $4,904,460 6.3 $73,275 $70,325 $2,950 4.2
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  672 648 24 3.7 $50,685,455 $46,548,005 $4,137,450 8.9 $75,434 $71,815 $3,619 5.0
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  435 437 -1 -0.3 $30,164,668 $29,445,384 $719,284 2.4 $69,277 $67,419 $1,858 2.8
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  17 17 0 1.0 $1,529,181 $1,481,455 $47,726 3.2 $90,377 $88,445 $1,932 2.2
44  Retail Trade  5,260 5,363 -103 -1.9 $202,730,816 $196,001,962 $6,728,854 3.4 $38,546 $36,550 $1,995 5.5
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  815 771 43 5.6 $51,798,738 $47,609,031 $4,189,707 8.8 $63,582 $61,723 $1,859 3.0
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  680 727 -47 -6.4 $26,645,440 $28,263,702 -$1,618,262 -5.7 $39,180 $38,900 $280 0.7
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  597 591 6 1.1 $21,984,160 $20,287,416 $1,696,744 8.4 $36,824 $34,352 $2,473 7.2
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  209 232 -23 -9.8 $9,969,456 $10,119,190 -$149,734 -1.5 $47,682 $43,649 $4,033 9.2
455  General Merchandise Retailers  1,237 1,307 -71 -5.4 $39,034,468 $38,904,535 $129,933 0.3 $31,562 $29,761 $1,802 6.1
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  186 178 8 4.6 $6,760,875 $6,091,802 $669,073 11.0 $36,316 $34,239 $2,077 6.1
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  544 538 6 1.2 $19,275,077 $18,279,516 $995,561 5.4 $35,448 $34,008 $1,440 4.2
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  394 403 -9 -2.2 $12,250,024 $11,589,886 $660,138 5.7 $31,065 $28,747 $2,319 8.1
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  598 616 -19 -3.0 $15,012,578 $14,856,884 $155,694 1.0 $25,119 $24,105 $1,013 4.2
48  Transportation & Warehousing  3,098 3,151 -53 -1.7 $181,318,593 $172,121,892 $9,196,701 5.3 $58,523 $54,622 $3,901 7.1
481  Air Transportation  58 55 4 7.2 $4,255,649 $3,958,349 $297,300 7.5 $72,846 $72,630 $215 0.3
484  Truck Transportation  677 631 46 7.3 $52,257,952 $45,358,076 $6,899,876 15.2 $77,153 $71,835 $5,318 7.4
486  Pipeline Transportation  34 31 3 8.0 $4,867,195 $3,809,666 $1,057,529 27.8 $144,556 $122,222 $22,334 18.3
488  Support Activities for Transportation  350 322 29 8.9 $27,570,367 $24,805,133 $2,765,234 11.1 $78,716 $77,154 $1,562 2.0
492  Couriers & Messengers  240 249 -10 -3.8 $11,424,678 $12,025,945 -$601,267 -5.0 $47,652 $48,233 -$581 -1.2
493  Warehousing & Storage  1,702 1,822 -121 -6.6 $80,077,258 $81,159,394 -$1,082,136 -1.3 $47,058 $44,538 $2,520 5.7
51  Information  828 799 29 3.6 $69,959,953 $62,448,904 $7,511,049 12.0 $84,536 $78,208 $6,328 8.1
513  Publishing Industries 133 118 15 12.5 $11,415,780 $7,498,758 $3,917,022 52.2 $85,781 $63,372 $22,410 35.4
516  Broadcasting & Content Providers 67 63 4 6.1 $3,497,769 $2,970,944 $526,825 17.7 $52,143 $46,971 $5,172 11.0
517  Telecommunications  477 481 -4 -0.9 $41,079,889 $39,721,492 $1,358,397 3.4 $86,107 $82,538 $3,569 4.3
518  Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, & Related Services 103 92 12 12.6 $12,440,508 $10,843,935 $1,596,573 14.7 $120,291 $118,087 $2,204 1.9
52  Finance & Insurance  1,752 1,789 -38 -2.1 $138,664,120 $130,518,093 $8,146,027 6.2 $79,169 $72,946 $6,223 8.5
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  939 927 12 1.3 $77,085,773 $68,523,917 $8,561,856 12.5 $82,086 $73,926 $8,160 11.0
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  727 767 -40 -5.2 $50,238,369 $48,745,359 $1,493,010 3.1 $69,104 $63,560 $5,544 8.7
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  528 525 3 0.5 $29,703,711 $28,272,522 $1,431,189 5.1 $56,284 $53,861 $2,423 4.5
531  Real Estate  369 367 2 0.5 $18,848,857 $18,324,830 $524,027 2.9 $51,150 $49,989 $1,162 2.3
54  Professional & Technical Services  2,204 2,084 120 5.7 $186,716,020 $164,486,383 $22,229,637 13.5 $84,723 $78,922 $5,802 7.4
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  2,204 2,084 120 5.7 $186,716,020 $164,486,383 $22,229,637 13.5 $84,723 $78,922 $5,802 7.4
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  147 121 25 20.8 $16,147,130 $12,642,627 $3,504,503 27.7 $110,159 $104,200 $5,959 5.7
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  147 121 25 20.8 $16,147,130 $12,642,627 $3,504,503 27.7 $110,159 $104,200 $5,959 5.7
56  Administrative & Waste Services  2,055 2,026 29 1.4 $89,881,883 $85,585,858 $4,296,025 5.0 $43,735 $42,242 $1,492 3.5
561  Administrative & Support Services  1,949 1,909 40 2.1 $84,469,048 $79,331,004 $5,138,044 6.5 $43,349 $41,565 $1,784 4.3
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  107 118 -11 -9.3 $5,412,835 $6,254,854 -$842,019 -13.5 $50,787 $53,233 -$2,446 -4.6
61  Educational Services  253 248 5 2.0 $11,529,463 $11,255,261 $274,202 2.4 $45,616 $45,415 $201 0.4
611  Educational Services  253 248 5 2.0 $11,529,463 $11,255,261 $274,202 2.4 $45,616 $45,415 $201 0.4
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  4,453 4,383 70 1.6 $242,025,929 $230,492,557 $11,533,372 5.0 $54,351 $52,586 $1,765 3.4
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  2,251 2,248 3 0.1 $168,079,777 $160,413,642 $7,666,135 4.8 $74,677 $71,356 $3,321 4.7
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  674 632 42 6.7 $28,312,606 $26,245,064 $2,067,542 7.9 $41,981 $41,516 $465 1.1
624  Social Assistance  1,528 1,503 25 1.7 $45,633,546 $43,833,851 $1,799,695 4.1 $29,868 $29,166 $702 2.4
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  503 490 13 2.7 $10,506,887 $9,689,561 $817,326 8.4 $20,892 $19,778 $1,114 5.6
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  429 422 7 1.6 $8,894,731 $8,030,807 $863,924 10.8 $20,758 $19,045 $1,713 9.0
72  Accommodation & Food Services  4,688 4,581 107 2.3 $110,396,706 $128,981,471 -$18,584,765 -14.4 $23,550 $28,154 -$4,604 -16.4
721  Accommodation  750 731 19 2.6 $21,830,884 $44,372,271 -$22,541,387 -50.8 $29,118 $60,728 -$31,611 -52.1
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  3,938 3,851 87 2.3 $88,565,822 $84,609,200 $3,956,622 4.7 $22,490 $21,973 $517 2.4
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  1,354 1,235 119 9.6 $62,538,340 $56,504,307 $6,034,033 10.7 $46,185 $45,755 $430 0.9
811  Repair & Maintenance  581 495 87 17.5 $31,285,220 $27,103,556 $4,181,664 15.4 $53,808 $54,764 -$955 -1.7
812  Personal & Laundry Services  326 316 11 3.4 $10,157,254 $9,559,842 $597,412 6.2 $31,133 $30,284 $849 2.8
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  427 404 23 5.6 $20,446,350 $19,202,583 $1,243,767 6.5 $47,875 $47,502 $373 0.8
814  Private Households  19 20 -1 -3.7 $649,516 $638,326 $11,190 1.8 $33,601 $31,789 $1,812 5.7
999  Unclassified  12 19 -7 -38.4 $1,017,980 $1,581,163 -$563,183 -35.6 $88,520 $84,690 $3,830 4.5
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 2,744 2,641 104 3.9 $245,162,914 $218,958,148 $26,204,766 12.0 $89,331 $82,918 $6,414 7.7
44  Retail Trade  45 41 5 11.7 $1,842,618 $1,596,209 $246,409 15.4 $40,649 $39,335 $1,314 3.3
48  Transportation & Warehousing  200 207 -7 -3.6 $14,715,485 $14,495,212 $220,273 1.5 $73,607 $69,914 $3,693 5.3
491  Postal Service  200 207 -7 -3.6 $14,715,485 $14,495,212 $220,273 1.5 $73,607 $69,914 $3,693 5.3
54  Professional & Technical Services  50 43 8 18.0 $4,556,362 $3,735,864 $820,498 22.0 $90,818 $87,903 $2,916 3.3
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  50 43 8 18.0 $4,556,362 $3,735,864 $820,498 22.0 $90,818 $87,903 $2,916 3.3
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  980 884 96 10.8 $99,436,558 $82,264,701 $17,171,857 20.9 $101,483 $93,042 $8,442 9.1
624  Social Assistance  55 45 10 21.4 $1,919,639 $1,499,765 $419,874 28.0 $35,011 $33,203 $1,808 5.4
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  29 28 1 4.5 $800,145 $734,624 $65,521 8.9 $27,281 $26,162 $1,119 4.3
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  29 28 1 4.5 $800,145 $734,624 $65,521 8.9 $27,281 $26,162 $1,119 4.3
92  Public Administration  1,412 1,411 1 0.1 $121,380,190 $113,896,425 $7,483,765 6.6 $85,963 $80,716 $5,248 6.5
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  150 149 1 0.6 $16,242,952 $15,695,504 $547,448 3.5 $108,106 $105,043 $3,063 2.9
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  138 135 3 2.0 $13,167,603 $11,921,190 $1,246,413 10.5 $95,473 $88,142 $7,331 8.3
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  163 158 5 3.4 $15,622,063 $14,364,091 $1,257,972 8.8 $95,888 $91,154 $4,734 5.2
926  Administration of Economic Programs  72 69 4 5.1 $5,915,049 $5,361,995 $553,054 10.3 $82,153 $78,277 $3,876 5.0
928  National Security & International Affairs  865 878 -13 -1.5 $68,179,078 $64,446,469 $3,732,609 5.8 $78,812 $73,366 $5,446 7.4
   
0  Ownership - State Government 3,709 3,676 34 0.9 $262,335,301 $239,960,304 $22,374,997 9.3 $70,729 $65,286 $5,443 8.3
92  Public Administration  3,600 3,572 28 0.8 $254,601,208 $232,923,317 $21,677,891 9.3 $70,718 $65,211 $5,506 8.4
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  834 804 30 3.7 $62,089,874 $54,616,895 $7,472,979 13.7 $74,486 $67,959 $6,526 9.6
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  384 378 6 1.5 $30,654,885 $28,283,637 $2,371,248 8.4 $79,814 $74,775 $5,039 6.7
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  858 875 -17 -1.9 $58,413,142 $54,999,985 $3,413,157 6.2 $68,081 $62,893 $5,188 8.2
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  397 388 8 2.1 $28,475,231 $25,795,036 $2,680,195 10.4 $71,802 $66,439 $5,363 8.1
926  Administration of Economic Programs  1,014 1,014 1 0.0 $67,894,051 $62,839,877 $5,054,174 8.0 $66,957 $62,003 $4,954 8.0
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 7,170 7,028 142 2.0 $413,935,788 $392,359,763 $21,576,025 5.5 $57,734 $55,829 $1,905 3.4
61  Educational Services  3,615 3,545 70 2.0 $176,409,800 $174,115,402 $2,294,398 1.3 $48,803 $49,117 -$314 -0.6
611  Educational Services  3,615 3,545 70 2.0 $176,409,800 $174,115,402 $2,294,398 1.3 $48,803 $49,117 -$314 -0.6
92  Public Administration  1,551 1,495 56 3.7 $81,720,707 $73,208,315 $8,512,392 11.6 $52,695 $48,966 $3,729 7.6
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  1,293 1,232 61 4.9 $66,489,305 $59,043,984 $7,445,321 12.6 $51,413 $47,909 $3,504 7.3
aNorth 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 2024. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/19/24.