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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), First Quarter 2024 (2024Q1)

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Employment and Wages by Industry

Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry, First Quarter 2023 & 2024a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024Q1 2023Q1 N % 2024Q1 2023Q1 $ % 2024Q1 2023Q1 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 273,209 269,780 3,429 1.3 $4,181,143,734 $4,017,310,098 $163,833,636 4.1 $1,177 $1,145 $32 2.8
0  Ownership - Private 205,830 205,030 799 0.4 $3,156,296,929 $3,085,023,416 $71,273,513 2.3 $1,180 $1,157 $22 1.9
11 Agriculture 2,474 2,423 50 2.1 $27,651,886 $25,364,368 $2,287,518 9.0 $860 $805 $55 6.8
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas* 16,143 16,972 -829 -4.9 $444,301,434 $475,109,071 -$30,807,637 -6.5 $2,117 $2,153 -$36 -1.7
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,323 2,306 17 0.7 $92,955,351 $96,668,000 -$3,712,649 -3.8 $3,078 $3,224 -$146 -4.5
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,129 7,741 -611 -7.9 $197,556,664 $221,100,360 -$23,543,696 -10.6 $2,132 $2,197 -$66 -3.0
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,691 6,925 -235 -3.4 $153,789,419 $157,340,711 -$3,551,292 -2.3 $1,768 $1,748 $20 1.2
23 Construction  21,085 19,589 1,496 7.6 $346,069,083 $301,138,996 $44,930,087 14.9 $1,263 $1,183 $80 6.8
31-33 Manufacturing  10,302 10,369 -68 -0.7 $203,048,379 $195,328,292 $7,720,087 4.0 $1,516 $1,449 $67 4.6
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20,173 20,300 -128 -0.6 $399,840,288 $384,820,709 $15,019,579 3.9 $1,525 $1,458 $67 4.6
44-45 Retail Trade  29,551 29,633 -82 -0.3 $282,722,905 $276,231,217 $6,491,688 2.4 $736 $717 $19 2.6
51 Information  3,033 3,174 -141 -4.4 $60,592,095 $56,454,176 $4,137,919 7.3 $1,537 $1,368 $169 12.3
52-53 Financial Activities 11,272 11,540 -268 -2.3 $244,893,596 $258,841,863 -$13,948,267 -5.4 $1,671 $1,725 -$54 -3.1
54-56 Professional & Business Services 20,934 20,512 422 2.1 $450,701,997 $446,703,202 $3,998,795 0.9 $1,656 $1,675 -$19 -1.1
61 Educational Services  2,415 2,366 49 2.1 $25,507,291 $23,663,085 $1,844,206 7.8 $813 $769 $43 5.6
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  26,133 25,613 520 2.0 $334,736,830 $318,586,833 $16,149,997 5.1 $985 $957 $29 3.0
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 35,046 35,387 -341 -1.0 $247,545,480 $238,865,630 $8,679,850 3.6 $543 $519 $24 4.6
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,209 7,100 109 1.5 $87,284,527 $82,503,620 $4,780,907 5.8 $931 $894 $38 4.2
99 Unclassified 61 51 11 21.0 $1,401,138 $1,412,354 -$11,216 -0.8 $1,757 $2,144 -$387 -18.0
   
Total Government 67,379 64,748 2,631 4.1 $1,024,846,805 $932,284,942 $92,561,863 9.9 $1,170 $1,108 $62 5.6
Federal Government 7,727 7,312 415 5.7 $169,000,207 $150,220,251 $18,779,956 12.5 $1,682 $1,580 $102 6.5
State Government 12,536 11,968 569 4.8 $209,586,196 $190,819,379 $18,766,817 9.8 $1,286 $1,227 $60 4.9
Local Government* 47,116 45,469 1,647 3.6 $646,260,402 $591,245,312 $55,015,090 9.3 $1,055 $1,000 $55 5.5
61 Educational Services  23,481 23,181 300 1.3 $277,096,911 $264,304,336 $12,792,575 4.8 $908 $877 $31 3.5
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  9,154 8,837 317 3.6 $176,386,783 $167,006,365 $9,380,418 5.6 $1,482 $1,454 $29 2.0
*Some changes in employment in mining and local government  are due to non-economic code changes. Non-economic code changes result when employers are reclassified to better reflect their ownership and/or their industry. 
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 2024.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/18/24.