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

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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 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 $ %
31 Manufacturing - Private 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
311  Food Manufacturing  768 846 -77 -9.1 $7,588,258 $7,319,073 $269,185 3.7 $760 $666 $94 14.1
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  27 20 7 32.8 $257,128 $192,144 $64,984 33.8 $733 $727 $6 0.8
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  14 15 -1 -4.5 $106,175 $149,250 -$43,075 -28.9 $570 $765 -$195 -25.5
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  254 300 -46 -15.3 $3,596,598 $3,265,539 $331,059 10.1 $1,088 $836 $251 30.1
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  231 280 -49 -17.4 $3,464,474 $3,210,809 $253,665 7.9 $1,152 $882 $270 30.6
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  300 327 -27 -8.4 $2,234,331 $2,332,123 -$97,792 -4.2 $574 $549 $25 4.5
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  229 247 -18 -7.4 $1,648,461 $1,713,031 -$64,570 -3.8 $554 $533 $21 3.9
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses  71 80 -9 -11.3 $585,870 $619,092 -$33,222 -5.4 $638 $598 $40 6.7
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  108 118 -10 -8.2 $798,921 $816,620 -$17,699 -2.2 $567 $532 $35 6.6
311811 Retail Bakeries  53 56 -3 -5.9 $242,962 $222,652 $20,310 9.1 $353 $304 $49 16.0
311812 Commercial Bakeries  55 62 -6 -10.3 $555,959 $593,968 -$38,009 -6.4 $773 $741 $32 4.3
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  58 58 0 0.0 $518,180 $527,938 -$9,758 -1.8 $683 $696 -$13 -1.8
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  33 29 4 14.0 $222,496 $215,141 $7,355 3.4 $524 $577 -$53 -9.2
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  529 536 -7 -1.2 $6,140,382 $5,941,068 $199,314 3.4 $892 $853 $40 4.7
3121  Beverage Manufacturing  529 536 -7 -1.2 $6,140,382 $5,941,068 $199,314 3.4 $892 $853 $40 4.7
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  239 239 0 -0.1 $3,906,076 $3,692,822 $213,254 5.8 $1,257 $1,187 $70 5.9
312120 Breweries  189 183 7 3.6 $1,339,018 $1,389,582 -$50,564 -3.6 $544 $585 -$41 -7.0
312130 Wineries  14 17 -3 -17.3 $56,960 $49,911 $7,049 14.1 $306 $222 $84 38.0
312140 Distilleries  70 78 -8 -10.6 $674,473 $632,117 $42,356 6.7 $741 $621 $120 19.4
314  Textile Product Mills  164 171 -7 -3.9 $1,857,375 $1,719,324 $138,051 8.0 $871 $775 $96 12.4
3141  Textile Furnishings Mills  3 4 -1 -16.8 $42,142 $35,787 $6,355 17.8 $973 $688 $285 41.5
314120 Curtain & Linen Mills  3 4 -1 -16.8 $42,142 $35,787 $6,355 17.8 $973 $688 $285 41.5
3149  Other Textile Product Mills  161 167 -6 -3.6 $1,815,233 $1,683,537 $131,696 7.8 $869 $777 $92 11.8
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  61 49 12 23.7 $577,900 $452,157 $125,743 27.8 $729 $705 $24 3.4
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  100 117 -18 -15.1 $1,237,333 $1,231,380 $5,953 0.5 $955 $807 $148 18.3
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing   9 12 -3 -22.3 $56,498 $86,417 -$29,919 -34.6 $466 $554 -$88 -15.9
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  50 49 0 0.7 $375,337 $346,279 $29,058 8.4 $581 $540 $41 7.6
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  45 41 3 8.1 $337,110 $299,208 $37,902 12.7 $581 $557 $24 4.2
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  45 41 3 8.1 $337,110 $299,208 $37,902 12.7 $581 $557 $24 4.2
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  489 507 -18 -3.6 $6,378,261 $6,860,600 -$482,339 -7.0 $1,004 $1,042 -$38 -3.6
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  252 270 -17 -6.4 $3,206,255 $3,555,730 -$349,475 -9.8 $977 $1,014 -$37 -3.6
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  183 182 1 0.5 $2,496,334 $2,662,103 -$165,769 -6.2 $1,047 $1,123 -$76 -6.7
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  183 182 1 0.5 $2,496,334 $2,662,103 -$165,769 -6.2 $1,047 $1,123 -$76 -6.7
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  53 55 -2 -3.1 $675,672 $642,767 $32,905 5.1 $981 $904 $76 8.4
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  14 12 2 13.9 $137,216 $143,267 -$6,051 -4.2 $772 $918 -$146 -15.9
321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing  20 21 -1 -3.2 $284,879 $255,693 $29,186 11.4 $1,078 $937 $141 15.1
321999 Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing  13 16 -3 -17.0 $176,989 $160,271 $16,718 10.4 $1,047 $787 $261 33.1
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  194 196 -2 -1.2 $1,423,489 $1,413,336 $10,153 0.7 $564 $554 $11 1.9
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  194 196 -2 -1.2 $1,423,489 $1,413,336 $10,153 0.7 $564 $554 $11 1.9
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  103 112 -8 -7.5 $807,097 $831,648 -$24,551 -3.0 $601 $573 $28 4.9
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  91 85 6 7.1 $616,392 $581,688 $34,704 6.0 $523 $528 -$6 -1.0
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  950 961 -11 -1.1 $34,538,625 $31,840,018 $2,698,607 8.5 $2,797 $2,550 $247 9.7
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  950 961 -11 -1.1 $34,538,625 $31,840,018 $2,698,607 8.5 $2,797 $2,550 $247 9.7
324110 Petroleum Refineries  932 938 -7 -0.7 $34,174,400 $31,445,726 $2,728,674 8.7 $2,822 $2,578 $244 9.5
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  18 22 -4 -17.9 $364,225 $394,292 -$30,067 -7.6 $1,528 $1,358 $170 12.5
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,818 1,824 -6 -0.3 $55,174,351 $57,384,902 -$2,210,551 -3.9 $2,335 $2,421 -$86 -3.5
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  1,004 991 13 1.3 $36,317,744 $38,376,396 -$2,058,652 -5.4 $2,782 $2,978 -$196 -6.6
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  473 471 2 0.4 $12,234,768 $12,052,049 $182,719 1.5 $1,991 $1,968 $23 1.2
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  245 256 -11 -4.3 $5,477,268 $5,604,656 -$127,388 -2.3 $1,717 $1,682 $35 2.1
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  386 446 -60 -13.5 $5,230,246 $5,632,313 -$402,067 -7.1 $1,042 $971 $72 7.4
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  235 294 -59 -20.2 $2,759,417 $3,216,837 -$457,420 -14.2 $903 $841 $63 7.4
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  822 773 49 6.4 $14,177,456 $12,568,535 $1,608,921 12.8 $1,327 $1,251 $75 6.0
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  678 625 53 8.5 $10,979,656 $9,431,846 $1,547,810 16.4 $1,246 $1,161 $85 7.3
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  472 446 26 5.8 $7,454,616 $6,295,467 $1,159,149 18.4 $1,216 $1,087 $129 11.9
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  25 28 -3 -9.5 $402,017 $396,345 $5,672 1.4 $1,221 $1,089 $132 12.1
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  123 121 2 1.6 $2,494,862 $2,278,343 $216,519 9.5 $1,556 $1,444 $112 7.7
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel  69 61 8 12.6 $1,788,629 $1,578,103 $210,526 13.3 $2,004 $1,990 $14 0.7
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,873 1,865 8 0.4 $33,237,032 $31,468,501 $1,768,531 5.6 $1,365 $1,298 $67 5.2
3321  Forging & Stamping  215 178 38 21.2 $3,283,857 $2,424,675 $859,182 35.4 $1,173 $1,050 $123 11.7
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  268 296 -28 -9.5 $3,808,260 $4,168,335 -$360,075 -8.6 $1,094 $1,084 $10 0.9
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  181 193 -12 -6.2 $2,886,958 $3,167,528 -$280,570 -8.9 $1,225 $1,260 -$36 -2.8
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  377 390 -14 -3.5 $8,126,200 $7,312,456 $813,744 11.1 $1,660 $1,441 $218 15.2
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  275 286 -10 -3.6 $5,928,242 $5,489,633 $438,609 8.0 $1,656 $1,478 $178 12.0
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  27 26 1 2.6 $306,517 $272,878 $33,639 12.3 $884 $807 $77 9.5
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  503 526 -23 -4.4 $10,914,900 $10,802,634 $112,266 1.0 $1,670 $1,580 $91 5.7
332710 Machine Shops  503 526 -23 -4.4 $10,914,900 $10,802,634 $112,266 1.0 $1,670 $1,580 $91 5.7
3328  Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals  33 30 3 11.1 $622,882 $573,246 $49,636 8.7 $1,438 $1,470 -$32 -2.2
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  434 399 35 8.7 $5,972,616 $5,691,835 $280,781 4.9 $1,059 $1,096 -$38 -3.4
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  326 298 29 9.6 $4,832,551 $4,637,803 $194,748 4.2 $1,139 $1,198 -$59 -5.0
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  92 83 9 10.4 $986,448 $817,908 $168,540 20.6 $825 $755 $70 9.2
333  Machinery Manufacturing  717 724 -6 -0.9 $11,928,362 $11,828,794 $99,568 0.8 $1,279 $1,257 $22 1.7
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  278 277 1 0.5 $4,964,671 $4,719,989 $244,682 5.2 $1,374 $1,312 $61 4.7
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  16 16 0 0.0 $372,086 $315,537 $56,549 17.9 $1,753 $1,486 $266 17.9
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  349 346 4 1.1 $5,505,215 $5,462,946 $42,269 0.8 $1,212 $1,216 -$3 -0.3
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  349 346 4 1.1 $5,505,215 $5,462,946 $42,269 0.8 $1,212 $1,216 -$3 -0.3
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  84 92 -8 -8.7 $1,352,116 $1,506,015 -$153,899 -10.2 $1,238 $1,259 -$21 -1.7
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  8 9 -1 -11.1 $149,676 $114,255 $35,421 31.0 $1,439 $977 $463 47.4
333998 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  44 45 -1 -2.2 $783,967 $832,953 -$48,986 -5.9 $1,381 $1,434 -$53 -3.7
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  356 334 23 6.8 $6,349,626 $5,113,305 $1,236,321 24.2 $1,371 $1,179 $192 16.3
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  324 298 26 8.7 $5,977,233 $4,794,963 $1,182,270 24.7 $1,421 $1,239 $181 14.6
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  497 418 80 19.1 $9,153,295 $6,562,483 $2,590,812 39.5 $1,416 $1,209 $207 17.1
3353  Electrical Equipment Manufacturing  374 277 97 34.9 $7,423,434 $4,929,275 $2,494,159 50.6 $1,528 $1,369 $159 11.6
335312 Motor & Generator Manufacturing  329 230 98 42.7 $6,710,422 $4,235,895 $2,474,527 58.4 $1,571 $1,415 $156 11.0
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  201 202 -1 -0.5 $3,306,507 $3,391,187 -$84,680 -2.5 $1,263 $1,289 -$26 -2.0
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  27 29 -2 -8.0 $329,323 $526,723 -$197,400 -37.5 $950 $1,397 -$447 -32.0
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  150 180 -31 -17.0 $1,453,878 $1,589,202 -$135,324 -8.5 $747 $678 $69 10.2
3371  Household & Institutional Furniture & Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing  147 178 -31 -17.4 $1,426,739 $1,560,132 -$133,393 -8.6 $748 $675 $73 10.8
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  133 152 -20 -12.9 $1,304,362 $1,349,440 -$45,078 -3.3 $756 $681 $75 11.0
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  173 180 -7 -3.9 $2,008,581 $1,860,914 $147,667 7.9 $893 $795 $98 12.3
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  19 19 0 -1.7 $290,592 $284,678 $5,914 2.1 $1,197 $1,153 $45 3.9
339116 Dental Laboratories  8 10 -2 -20.0 $90,471 $104,028 -$13,557 -13.0 $870 $800 $70 8.7
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  154 161 -7 -4.1 $1,717,989 $1,576,236 $141,753 9.0 $856 $753 $103 13.7
339910 Jewelry & Silverware Manufacturing  7 7 0 4.7 $39,524 $42,006 -$2,482 -5.9 $415 $462 -$47 -10.1
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing  9 61 -52 -85.2 $35,218 $378,334 -$343,116 -90.7 $301 $477 -$176 -36.9
339950 Sign Manufacturing  57 50 6 12.6 $519,494 $445,336 $74,158 16.7 $705 $681 $25 3.6
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  25 19 6 33.3 $426,890 $301,173 $125,717 41.7 $1,296 $1,219 $77 6.3
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, 7/19/24.