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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2023 (2023Q4)

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Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21)

Table 32: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21), Fourth Quarter 2022 & 2023a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2023Q4 2022Q4 N % 2023Q4 2022Q4 $ % 2023Q4 2022Q4 $ %
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction - Private 17,105 16,877 228 1.3 $450,873,576 $428,584,047 $22,289,529 5.2 $2,028 $1,953 $74 3.8
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,339 2,278 61 2.7 $79,882,676 $75,738,626 $4,144,050 5.5 $2,627 $2,558 $70 2.7
2111  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,339 2,278 61 2.7 $79,882,676 $75,738,626 $4,144,050 5.5 $2,627 $2,558 $70 2.7
211120 Crude Petroleum Extraction  879 860 19 2.2 $32,437,488 $30,994,787 $1,442,701 4.7 $2,840 $2,773 $66 2.4
211130 Natural Gas Extraction  1,460 1,418 42 3.0 $47,445,188 $44,743,839 $2,701,349 6.0 $2,500 $2,427 $73 3.0
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas   7,674 7,628 45 0.6 $199,421,868 $190,541,986 $8,879,882 4.7 $1,999 $1,921 $78 4.0
2121  Coal Mining  4,506 4,639 -133 -2.9 $112,618,905 $110,436,570 $2,182,335 2.0 $1,923 $1,831 $91 5.0
2122  Metal Ore Mining  120 111 9 8.1 $2,698,063 $2,542,443 $155,620 6.1 $1,734 $1,767 -$33 -1.9
212290 Other Metal Ore Mining  117 108 9 8.4 $2,654,563 $2,516,943 $137,620 5.5 $1,750 $1,798 -$48 -2.7
2123  Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying  3,048 2,879 169 5.9 $84,104,900 $77,562,973 $6,541,927 8.4 $2,122 $2,072 $50 2.4
212319 Other Crushed & Broken Stone Mining  15 16 -1 -8.3 $164,577 $168,019 -$3,442 -2.0 $863 $808 $55 6.8
212323 Kaolin, Clay, & Ceramic & Refractory Minerals Mining  812 775 37 4.8 $15,377,898 $13,480,383 $1,897,515 14.1 $1,457 $1,338 $119 8.9
212390 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying  1,744 1,742 2 0.1 $59,155,455 $58,070,791 $1,084,664 1.9 $2,609 $2,564 $45 1.8
213  Support Activities for Mining  7,092 6,971 121 1.7 $171,569,032 $162,303,435 $9,265,597 5.7 $1,861 $1,791 $70 3.9
2131  Support Activities for Mining  7,092 6,971 121 1.7 $171,569,032 $162,303,435 $9,265,597 5.7 $1,861 $1,791 $70 3.9
213111 Drilling Oil & Gas Wells  1,021 1,121 -100 -8.9 $28,338,523 $31,915,196 -$3,576,673 -11.2 $2,135 $2,191 -$56 -2.5
213112 Support Activities for Oil & Gas Operations  5,677 5,526 151 2.7 $134,737,645 $124,143,234 $10,594,411 8.5 $1,826 $1,728 $98 5.6
213113 Support Activities for Coal Mining  221 197 25 12.5 $4,363,303 $3,451,895 $911,408 26.4 $1,516 $1,350 $166 12.3
213114 Support Activities for Metal Mining  106 67 40 59.5 $2,875,077 $1,924,951 $950,126 49.4 $2,080 $2,221 -$141 -6.4
213115 Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals  67 61 6 9.3 $1,254,484 $868,159 $386,325 44.5 $1,447 $1,095 $353 32.2
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: April 2024.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/12/24.