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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Second Quarter 2024 (2024Q2)

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Employment and Wages by Industry

Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry, Second Quarter 2023 & 2024a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024Q2 2023Q2 N % 2024Q2 2023Q2 $ % 2024Q2 2023Q2 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 282,975 280,687 2,288 0.8 $4,213,767,347 $4,001,729,530 $212,037,817 5.3 $1,145 $1,097 $49 4.4
0  Ownership - Private 214,193 214,276 -83 0.0 $3,148,219,109 $3,015,509,603 $132,709,506 4.4 $1,131 $1,083 $48 4.4
11 Agriculture 2,842 2,848 -6 -0.2 $28,565,178 $27,462,547 $1,102,631 4.0 $773 $742 $31 4.2
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas* 16,005 17,072 -1,067 -6.3 $404,118,984 $427,369,310 -$23,250,326 -5.4 $1,942 $1,926 $17 0.9
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,316 2,321 -5 -0.2 $75,006,934 $75,302,041 -$295,107 -0.4 $2,491 $2,496 -$5 -0.2
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,129 7,770 -641 -8.3 $184,379,071 $198,091,264 -$13,712,193 -6.9 $1,989 $1,961 $28 1.5
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,560 6,981 -421 -6.0 $144,732,979 $153,976,005 -$9,243,026 -6.0 $1,697 $1,697 $1 0.0
23 Construction  23,571 22,480 1,090 4.9 $395,539,620 $362,982,018 $32,557,602 9.0 $1,291 $1,242 $49 3.9
31-33 Manufacturing  10,356 10,340 16 0.2 $197,191,900 $183,904,396 $13,287,504 7.2 $1,465 $1,368 $97 7.1
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20,274 20,419 -145 -0.7 $378,988,419 $362,651,557 $16,336,862 4.5 $1,438 $1,366 $72 5.3
44-45 Retail Trade  30,096 30,117 -21 -0.1 $271,926,317 $266,778,538 $5,147,779 1.9 $695 $681 $14 2.0
51 Information  3,013 3,206 -193 -6.0 $59,844,238 $57,586,929 $2,257,309 3.9 $1,528 $1,382 $146 10.6
52-53 Financial Activities 11,349 11,550 -201 -1.7 $211,694,610 $212,071,651 -$377,041 -0.2 $1,435 $1,412 $23 1.6
54-56 Professional & Business Services 22,184 22,136 48 0.2 $477,132,981 $426,368,612 $50,764,369 11.9 $1,654 $1,482 $173 11.7
61 Educational Services  2,353 2,288 65 2.8 $25,644,070 $23,827,192 $1,816,878 7.6 $838 $801 $37 4.7
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  26,184 25,909 275 1.1 $346,440,585 $330,839,000 $15,601,585 4.7 $1,018 $982 $36 3.6
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 38,401 38,511 -110 -0.3 $257,051,276 $247,998,850 $9,052,426 3.7 $515 $495 $20 3.9
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,522 7,345 178 2.4 $93,274,322 $84,355,614 $8,918,708 10.6 $954 $883 $70 8.0
99 Unclassified 43 55 -12 -21.9 $806,609 $1,313,389 -$506,780 -38.6 $1,454 $1,848 -$394 -21.3
   
Total Government 68,783 66,411 2,371 3.6 $1,065,548,238 $986,219,927 $79,328,311 8.0 $1,192 $1,142 $49 4.3
Federal Government 8,259 7,959 300 3.8 $177,437,104 $159,802,942 $17,634,162 11.0 $1,653 $1,544 $108 7.0
State Government 12,893 12,274 619 5.0 $210,492,107 $194,686,130 $15,805,977 8.1 $1,256 $1,220 $36 2.9
Local Government* 47,631 46,178 1,452 3.1 $677,619,027 $631,730,855 $45,888,172 7.3 $1,094 $1,052 $42 4.0
61 Educational Services  23,271 23,141 130 0.6 $311,928,968 $302,666,505 $9,262,463 3.1 $1,031 $1,006 $25 2.5
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  9,179 8,900 279 3.1 $174,825,848 $164,781,965 $10,043,883 6.1 $1,465 $1,424 $41 2.9
*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: October 2024.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/11/24.