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

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Carbon County

Table 8: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Carbon 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 6,420 6,529 -109 -1.7 $365,576,372 $398,906,299 -$33,329,927 -8.4 $56,940 $61,097 -$4,157 -6.8
0  Ownership - Private 4,650 4,750 -100 -2.1 $268,155,246 $304,943,198 -$36,787,952 -12.1 $57,666 $64,203 -$6,537 -10.2
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  186 190 -4 -2.0 $7,898,542 $8,066,619 -$168,077 -2.1 $42,370 $42,400 -$30 -0.1
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  160 171 -11 -6.7 $6,656,231 $7,181,231 -$525,000 -7.3 $41,601 $41,893 -$291 -0.7
113  Forestry & Logging  17 11 5 45.2 $919,068 $688,069 $230,999 33.6 $55,432 $60,251 -$4,819 -8.0
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas  71 109 -39 -35.5 $5,171,896 $7,967,709 -$2,795,813 -35.1 $73,277 $72,818 $459 0.6
213  Support Activities for Mining  38 78 -39 -50.8 $2,533,196 $5,427,049 -$2,893,853 -53.3 $66,227 $69,873 -$3,646 -5.2
22  Utilities  44 38 6 15.4 $4,151,703 $3,411,428 $740,275 21.7 $94,896 $89,964 $4,932 5.5
221  Utilities  44 38 6 15.4 $4,151,703 $3,411,428 $740,275 21.7 $94,896 $89,964 $4,932 5.5
23  Construction  446 361 85 23.4 $33,195,703 $26,058,619 $7,137,084 27.4 $74,500 $72,185 $2,315 3.2
236  Construction of Buildings  101 80 20 25.2 $4,474,916 $3,353,314 $1,121,602 33.4 $44,451 $41,698 $2,754 6.6
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  129 100 29 29.2 $10,619,439 $7,964,574 $2,654,865 33.3 $82,481 $79,909 $2,572 3.2
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  216 181 35 19.5 $18,101,348 $14,740,731 $3,360,617 22.8 $83,737 $81,477 $2,260 2.8
42  Wholesale Trade  57 52 5 9.9 $3,182,732 $2,855,719 $327,013 11.5 $56,163 $55,365 $798 1.4
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  23 21 2 10.1 $1,546,527 $1,304,365 $242,162 18.6 $67,979 $63,104 $4,875 7.7
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  34 31 3 9.7 $1,636,205 $1,551,354 $84,851 5.5 $48,237 $50,173 -$1,936 -3.9
44  Retail Trade  749 758 -9 -1.2 $26,393,473 $24,979,854 $1,413,619 5.7 $35,258 $32,969 $2,289 6.9
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  69 72 -3 -4.3 $3,646,646 $3,630,296 $16,350 0.5 $52,980 $50,477 $2,504 5.0
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  72 73 0 -0.6 $2,906,308 $2,588,635 $317,673 12.3 $40,181 $35,583 $4,599 12.9
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  133 128 4 3.4 $4,483,638 $4,116,524 $367,114 8.9 $33,755 $32,055 $1,700 5.3
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  21 20 0 1.6 $901,892 $862,054 $39,838 4.6 $43,995 $42,739 $1,255 2.9
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  249 241 8 3.1 $7,742,348 $7,074,658 $667,690 9.4 $31,115 $29,325 $1,790 6.1
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  18 28 -10 -36.7 $540,395 $786,304 -$245,909 -31.3 $30,308 $27,913 $2,395 8.6
48  Transportation & Warehousing  161 158 3 2.1 $11,165,404 $10,304,172 $861,232 8.4 $69,243 $65,249 $3,993 6.1
484  Truck Transportation  85 82 3 4.2 $5,246,802 $4,391,500 $855,302 19.5 $61,424 $53,555 $7,869 14.7
486  Pipeline Transportation  44 44 0 0.4 $4,573,059 $4,586,179 -$13,120 -0.3 $104,527 $105,236 -$709 -0.7
488  Support Activities for Transportation  11 9 2 16.2 $453,891 $405,621 $48,270 11.9 $42,222 $43,851 -$1,629 -3.7
51  Information  44 50 -6 -11.8 $2,046,622 $1,994,791 $51,831 2.6 $46,168 $39,697 $6,471 16.3
513  Publishing Industries 14 15 -2 -11.0 $353,732 $376,318 -$22,586 -6.0 $26,048 $24,677 $1,371 5.6
517  Telecommunications  20 20 0 -1.6 $1,299,781 $1,289,358 $10,423 0.8 $65,250 $63,672 $1,578 2.5
52  Finance & Insurance  128 135 -7 -5.1 $7,522,031 $7,177,426 $344,605 4.8 $58,803 $53,265 $5,538 10.4
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  77 81 -4 -5.1 $4,287,455 $4,200,096 $87,359 2.1 $55,804 $51,853 $3,951 7.6
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  13 13 -1 -6.3 $1,179,875 $1,364,132 -$184,257 -13.5 $93,790 $101,649 -$7,859 -7.7
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  39 40 -2 -4.5 $2,054,701 $1,613,198 $441,503 27.4 $53,369 $40,000 $13,369 33.4
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  53 50 3 5.0 $2,228,672 $2,072,767 $155,905 7.5 $42,114 $41,110 $1,004 2.4
531  Real Estate  35 32 3 7.7 $1,136,388 $1,056,836 $79,552 7.5 $32,627 $32,689 -$62 -0.2
532  Rental & Leasing Services  18 18 0 0.0 $1,092,284 $1,015,931 $76,353 7.5 $60,414 $56,191 $4,223 7.5
54  Professional & Technical Services  121 105 16 14.7 $8,352,935 $6,190,606 $2,162,329 34.9 $69,175 $58,818 $10,357 17.6
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  121 105 16 14.7 $8,352,935 $6,190,606 $2,162,329 34.9 $69,175 $58,818 $10,357 17.6
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  16 15 2 11.3 $1,623,443 $1,281,339 $342,104 26.7 $98,870 $86,870 $11,999 13.8
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  16 15 2 11.3 $1,623,443 $1,281,339 $342,104 26.7 $98,870 $86,870 $11,999 13.8
56  Administrative & Waste Services  165 185 -20 -10.7 $7,633,752 $8,080,020 -$446,268 -5.5 $46,313 $43,754 $2,559 5.8
561  Administrative & Support Services  136 159 -23 -14.5 $6,269,224 $6,960,332 -$691,108 -9.9 $46,240 $43,892 $2,348 5.4
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  29 26 3 12.2 $1,364,528 $1,119,688 $244,840 21.9 $46,651 $42,933 $3,718 8.7
61  Educational Services  10 7 3 52.6 $560,635 $403,927 $156,708 38.8 $56,516 $62,143 -$5,627 -9.1
611  Educational Services  10 7 3 52.6 $560,635 $403,927 $156,708 38.8 $56,516 $62,143 -$5,627 -9.1
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  394 360 34 9.5 $15,491,198 $13,448,281 $2,042,917 15.2 $39,343 $37,391 $1,952 5.2
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  140 149 -9 -6.0 $7,205,598 $7,641,492 -$435,894 -5.7 $51,439 $51,258 $182 0.4
624  Social Assistance  121 120 1 0.8 $2,418,746 $2,118,279 $300,467 14.2 $19,976 $17,641 $2,336 13.2
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  71 79 -8 -10.3 $2,978,264 $2,915,145 $63,119 2.2 $42,048 $36,901 $5,147 13.9
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  61 62 -1 -1.2 $2,818,190 $2,637,628 $180,562 6.8 $46,329 $42,833 $3,496 8.2
72  Accommodation & Food Services  1,195 1,245 -50 -4.0 $37,875,935 $36,806,297 $1,069,638 2.9 $31,706 $29,571 $2,135 7.2
721  Accommodation  723 742 -19 -2.6 $28,132,350 $27,011,641 $1,120,709 4.1 $38,915 $36,400 $2,515 6.9
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  472 503 -31 -6.2 $9,743,585 $9,794,656 -$51,071 -0.5 $20,658 $19,489 $1,169 6.0
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  97 89 7 8.0 $3,386,931 $3,073,626 $313,305 10.2 $35,098 $34,408 $690 2.0
811  Repair & Maintenance  67 62 5 8.5 $2,984,545 $2,618,742 $365,803 14.0 $44,712 $42,581 $2,131 5.0
812  Personal & Laundry Services  11 9 2 23.8 $165,061 $186,760 -$21,699 -11.6 $15,241 $21,344 -$6,103 -28.6
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  16 16 -1 -3.1 $148,224 $185,361 -$37,137 -20.0 $9,459 $11,463 -$2,004 -17.5
814  Private Households  3 3 0 11.3 $89,101 $82,763 $6,338 7.7 $27,416 $28,343 -$928 -3.3
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 161 160 2 1.0 $12,440,763 $11,667,693 $773,070 6.6 $77,114 $73,037 $4,077 5.6
48  Transportation & Warehousing  33 31 2 5.4 $2,089,730 $1,797,959 $291,771 16.2 $64,299 $58,318 $5,981 10.3
491  Postal Service  33 31 2 5.4 $2,089,730 $1,797,959 $291,771 16.2 $64,299 $58,318 $5,981 10.3
92  Public Administration  125 125 0 -0.1 $10,016,774 $9,569,217 $447,557 4.7 $80,186 $76,554 $3,632 4.7
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  119 121 -2 -1.8 $9,638,451 $9,342,597 $295,854 3.2 $81,337 $77,423 $3,914 5.1
   
0  Ownership - State Government 343 351 -8 -2.3 $24,434,621 $22,134,033 $2,300,588 10.4 $71,186 $63,015 $8,171 13.0
92  Public Administration  340 348 -8 -2.3 $24,300,754 $22,011,543 $2,289,211 10.4 $71,420 $63,206 $8,214 13.0
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  213 225 -12 -5.3 $16,439,305 $15,228,723 $1,210,582 7.9 $77,060 $67,632 $9,428 13.9
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  26 25 2 7.1 $1,353,366 $1,158,173 $195,193 16.9 $51,225 $46,947 $4,278 9.1
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  13 14 -1 -5.0 $835,669 $867,983 -$32,314 -3.7 $65,134 $64,295 $839 1.3
926  Administration of Economic Programs  83 81 2 2.5 $5,367,976 $4,516,235 $851,741 18.9 $64,933 $55,984 $8,949 16.0
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 1,266 1,268 -3 -0.2 $60,545,742 $60,161,375 $384,367 0.6 $47,837 $47,430 $407 0.9
92  Public Administration  400 403 -4 -0.9 $17,241,881 $17,655,285 -$413,404 -2.3 $43,132 $43,782 -$651 -1.5
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  364 367 -3 -0.9 $15,775,930 $16,222,651 -$446,721 -2.8 $43,380 $44,194 -$814 -1.8
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  11 12 0 -2.8 $638,350 $618,838 $19,512 3.2 $55,898 $52,667 $3,230 6.1
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.