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

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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 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 $ %
31 Manufacturing  10,494 10,534 -40 -0.4 $226,355,111 $209,582,064 $16,773,047 8.0 $1,659 $1,530 $129 8.4
311  Food Manufacturing  951 993 -42 -4.3 $10,325,615 $9,713,208 $612,407 6.3 $835 $752 $83 11.0
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  27 18 9 47.3 $412,157 $283,827 $128,330 45.2 $1,174 $1,191 -$17 -1.4
311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing  27 18 9 47.3 $412,157 $283,827 $128,330 45.2 $1,174 $1,191 -$17 -1.4
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  16 16 0 0.0 $159,174 $179,780 -$20,606 -11.5 $750 $847 -$97 -11.5
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  359 368 -8 -2.3 $5,341,681 $4,859,068 $482,613 9.9 $1,144 $1,017 $127 12.5
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  331 343 -12 -3.5 $5,178,409 $4,718,804 $459,605 9.7 $1,205 $1,059 $145 13.7
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  367 393 -26 -6.5 $2,865,882 $2,920,649 -$54,767 -1.9 $601 $572 $29 5.0
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  273 293 -20 -6.8 $2,156,347 $2,238,779 -$82,432 -3.7 $608 $588 $20 3.4
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses  94 100 -6 -5.7 $709,535 $681,870 $27,665 4.1 $579 $525 $54 10.3
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  121 137 -16 -11.7 $946,343 $888,525 $57,818 6.5 $600 $498 $102 20.6
311811 Retail Bakeries  55 70 -15 -21.9 $262,173 $244,002 $18,171 7.4 $369 $268 $101 37.6
311812 Commercial Bakeries  67 67 -1 -1.0 $684,170 $644,523 $39,647 6.2 $789 $736 $53 7.2
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  54 52 1 2.6 $546,548 $509,600 $36,948 7.3 $783 $749 $34 4.6
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  30 24 6 24.7 $255,980 $208,300 $47,680 22.9 $649 $659 -$9 -1.4
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  543 536 7 1.3 $5,944,050 $5,604,905 $339,145 6.1 $842 $804 $38 4.7
3121  Beverage Manufacturing  543 536 7 1.3 $5,944,050 $5,604,905 $339,145 6.1 $842 $804 $38 4.7
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  240 232 8 3.6 $3,272,606 $3,079,465 $193,141 6.3 $1,047 $1,021 $26 2.6
312120 Breweries  187 192 -4 -2.3 $1,529,686 $1,644,813 -$115,127 -7.0 $628 $660 -$32 -4.8
312130 Wineries  16 20 -4 -21.3 $91,211 $72,083 $19,128 26.5 $439 $273 $166 60.8
312140 Distilleries  82 69 13 18.4 $894,886 $618,691 $276,195 44.6 $843 $690 $153 22.2
314  Textile Product Mills  173 167 6 3.6 $1,853,667 $1,675,555 $178,112 10.6 $823 $770 $52 6.8
3141  Textile Furnishings Mills  4 4 0 -8.3 $44,328 $42,765 $1,563 3.7 $929 $822 $107 13.0
314120 Curtain & Linen Mills  4 4 0 -8.3 $44,328 $42,765 $1,563 3.7 $929 $822 $107 13.0
3149  Other Textile Product Mills  170 163 6 3.9 $1,809,339 $1,632,790 $176,549 10.8 $820 $769 $51 6.7
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  69 46 22 48.2 $620,750 $405,158 $215,592 53.2 $695 $673 $23 3.4
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  101 117 -16 -13.7 $1,188,589 $1,227,632 -$39,043 -3.2 $905 $807 $98 12.2
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing   12 12 0 -2.8 $61,166 $87,728 -$26,562 -30.3 $403 $562 -$159 -28.3
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  53 43 11 25.0 $468,867 $385,919 $82,948 21.5 $676 $696 -$19 -2.8
316110 Leather & Hide Tanning & Finishing  6 6 0 -5.2 $69,651 $72,557 -$2,906 -4.0 $893 $882 $11 1.3
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  46 35 11 31.1 $394,716 $308,862 $85,854 27.8 $655 $672 -$17 -2.5
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  46 35 11 31.1 $394,716 $308,862 $85,854 27.8 $655 $672 -$17 -2.5
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  498 502 -4 -0.7 $6,684,757 $6,431,516 $253,241 3.9 $1,032 $986 $46 4.7
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  257 298 -41 -13.8 $3,457,876 $3,836,270 -$378,394 -9.9 $1,036 $991 $45 4.5
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  188 144 45 31.1 $2,592,973 $1,961,537 $631,436 32.2 $1,059 $1,050 $9 0.8
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  188 144 45 31.1 $2,592,973 $1,961,537 $631,436 32.2 $1,059 $1,050 $9 0.8
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  53 61 -7 -12.1 $633,908 $633,709 $199 0.0 $914 $803 $111 13.8
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  14 15 -1 -6.5 $146,801 $142,864 $3,937 2.8 $788 $717 $71 9.9
321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing  20 24 -4 -18.0 $253,674 $262,001 -$8,327 -3.2 $992 $840 $152 18.1
321999 Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing  13 15 -2 -11.1 $161,353 $148,680 $12,673 8.5 $931 $762 $169 22.1
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  197 199 -3 -1.3 $1,582,399 $1,464,489 $117,910 8.1 $619 $565 $54 9.5
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  197 199 -3 -1.3 $1,582,399 $1,464,489 $117,910 8.1 $619 $565 $54 9.5
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  106 108 -2 -1.9 $912,622 $866,314 $46,308 5.3 $662 $617 $45 7.3
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  91 91 -1 -0.7 $669,777 $598,175 $71,602 12.0 $568 $504 $64 12.8
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  937 1,026 -89 -8.7 $42,947,992 $40,988,761 $1,959,231 4.8 $3,527 $3,073 $454 14.8
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  937 1,026 -89 -8.7 $42,947,992 $40,988,761 $1,959,231 4.8 $3,527 $3,073 $454 14.8
324110 Petroleum Refineries  917 992 -74 -7.5 $42,639,949 $40,413,360 $2,226,589 5.5 $3,576 $3,135 $441 14.1
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  19 23 -4 -17.1 $308,043 $360,528 -$52,485 -14.6 $1,226 $1,189 $37 3.1
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,836 1,784 52 2.9 $56,123,935 $50,065,898 $6,058,037 12.1 $2,351 $2,158 $193 8.9
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  1,022 967 55 5.7 $29,610,006 $25,352,144 $4,257,862 16.8 $2,229 $2,016 $213 10.5
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  472 463 9 1.9 $17,744,558 $16,424,593 $1,319,965 8.0 $2,890 $2,727 $163 6.0
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  245 241 4 1.7 $7,450,331 $6,872,976 $577,355 8.4 $2,342 $2,197 $146 6.6
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  389 386 4 0.9 $5,339,986 $5,125,685 $214,301 4.2 $1,055 $1,022 $33 3.2
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  240 242 -2 -0.7 $3,200,767 $2,976,932 $223,835 7.5 $1,024 $946 $78 8.3
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  869 872 -3 -0.3 $17,356,961 $16,288,506 $1,068,455 6.6 $1,536 $1,437 $99 6.9
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  726 724 2 0.2 $14,184,480 $13,095,545 $1,088,935 8.3 $1,503 $1,391 $112 8.1
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  529 543 -14 -2.6 $10,313,084 $9,650,077 $663,007 6.9 $1,500 $1,366 $133 9.8
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  26 25 1 2.7 $428,248 $440,578 -$12,330 -2.8 $1,283 $1,356 -$72 -5.3
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  120 121 -1 -1.1 $12,741,227 $10,502,460 $2,238,767 21.3 $8,167 $6,659 $1,509 22.7
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel  66 62 4 6.5 $12,085,434 $9,678,009 $2,407,425 24.9 $14,086 $12,007 $2,078 17.3
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,816 1,829 -13 -0.7 $30,899,295 $30,203,856 $695,439 2.3 $1,309 $1,271 $39 3.0
3321  Forging & Stamping  194 167 27 16.2 $2,884,085 $2,466,577 $417,508 16.9 $1,146 $1,138 $7 0.6
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  266 284 -18 -6.2 $4,615,654 $4,546,285 $69,369 1.5 $1,335 $1,233 $102 8.3
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  178 181 -3 -1.7 $3,515,531 $3,403,469 $112,062 3.3 $1,522 $1,449 $73 5.0
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  372 385 -14 -3.5 $7,404,967 $7,310,472 $94,495 1.3 $1,533 $1,459 $73 5.0
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  268 282 -14 -5.1 $5,469,856 $5,502,097 -$32,241 -0.6 $1,570 $1,499 $71 4.7
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  23 25 -2 -6.7 $285,133 $340,899 -$55,766 -16.4 $940 $1,049 -$109 -10.4
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  497 523 -26 -5.0 $9,455,750 $9,399,332 $56,418 0.6 $1,464 $1,382 $81 5.9
332710 Machine Shops  497 523 -26 -5.0 $9,455,750 $9,399,332 $56,418 0.6 $1,464 $1,382 $81 5.9
3328  Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals  34 26 8 32.0 $306,937 $348,006 -$41,069 -11.8 $688 $1,030 -$342 -33.2
332812 Metal Coating & Nonprecious Engraving  28 18 11 60.3 $249,435 $218,623 $30,812 14.1 $677 $952 -$274 -28.8
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  412 399 13 3.3 $5,727,998 $5,542,663 $185,335 3.3 $1,069 $1,069 $1 0.1
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  315 295 20 6.7 $4,621,993 $4,433,057 $188,936 4.3 $1,130 $1,156 -$26 -2.3
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  87 86 0 0.4 $944,001 $887,953 $56,048 6.3 $838 $791 $47 5.9
333  Machinery Manufacturing  730 711 19 2.7 $11,884,658 $10,961,593 $923,065 8.4 $1,252 $1,186 $66 5.5
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  289 281 7 2.6 $5,372,324 $5,221,562 $150,762 2.9 $1,432 $1,428 $4 0.3
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  17 19 -2 -12.3 $460,193 $393,555 $66,638 16.9 $2,124 $1,593 $530 33.3
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  346 328 18 5.5 $4,986,581 $4,241,013 $745,568 17.6 $1,109 $995 $114 11.5
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  346 328 18 5.5 $4,986,581 $4,241,013 $745,568 17.6 $1,109 $995 $114 11.5
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  86 92 -5 -5.8 $1,255,620 $1,365,880 -$110,260 -8.1 $1,119 $1,146 -$27 -2.4
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  7 9 -2 -21.4 $159,603 $151,279 $8,324 5.5 $1,675 $1,247 $428 34.3
333998 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  45 45 0 0.0 $654,982 $732,191 -$77,209 -10.5 $1,120 $1,252 -$132 -10.5
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  348 344 4 1.2 $6,512,394 $6,136,998 $375,396 6.1 $1,441 $1,374 $67 4.9
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  316 300 16 5.4 $6,091,357 $5,717,558 $373,799 6.5 $1,483 $1,468 $15 1.0
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  472 400 72 17.9 $9,044,281 $7,042,721 $2,001,560 28.4 $1,474 $1,353 $121 8.9
3353  Electrical Equipment Manufacturing  346 259 86 33.3 $7,355,307 $5,307,697 $2,047,610 38.6 $1,637 $1,574 $62 4.0
335312 Motor & Generator Manufacturing  293 211 82 38.6 $6,379,651 $4,557,447 $1,822,204 40.0 $1,675 $1,659 $16 1.0
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  198 207 -9 -4.2 $2,976,207 $2,962,989 $13,218 0.4 $1,154 $1,101 $53 4.8
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  26 31 -4 -14.2 $314,618 $378,225 -$63,607 -16.8 $919 $949 -$29 -3.1
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  151 178 -28 -15.5 $1,504,281 $1,780,610 -$276,329 -15.5 $768 $768 $0 0.0
3371  Household & Institutional Furniture & Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing  149 177 -29 -16.2 $1,485,932 $1,770,710 -$284,778 -16.1 $769 $768 $1 0.1
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  131 152 -20 -13.4 $1,357,218 $1,559,170 -$201,952 -13.0 $795 $791 $4 0.5
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  171 192 -21 -10.8 $1,985,410 $1,966,214 $19,196 1.0 $891 $788 $104 13.2
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  19 21 -2 -11.1 $303,275 $336,716 -$33,441 -9.9 $1,250 $1,233 $16 1.3
339116 Dental Laboratories  9 11 -2 -15.7 $98,126 $118,308 -$20,182 -17.1 $839 $853 -$14 -1.7
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  153 171 -18 -10.7 $1,682,135 $1,629,498 $52,637 3.2 $848 $733 $115 15.6
339910 Jewelry & Silverware Manufacturing  7 8 -1 -8.7 $45,330 $52,498 -$7,168 -13.7 $498 $527 -$28 -5.4
339950 Sign Manufacturing  49 59 -10 -17.5 $500,471 $519,403 -$18,932 -3.6 $791 $677 $114 16.8
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  26 21 5 25.8 $308,137 $273,716 $34,421 12.6 $912 $1,019 -$107 -10.5
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.