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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Third Quarter 2024 (2024Q3)

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Employment and Wages by Industry

Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry, Third Quarter 2023 & 2024a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024Q3 2023Q3 N % 2024Q3 2023Q3 $ % 2024Q3 2023Q3 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 288,030 285,799 2,231 0.8 $4,429,812,908 $4,128,996,888 $300,816,020 7.3 $1,183 $1,111 $72 6.5
0  Ownership - Private 221,947 222,546 -599 -0.3 $3,378,004,322 $3,168,097,014 $209,907,308 6.6 $1,171 $1,095 $76 6.9
11 Agriculture 3,032 3,001 31 1.0 $31,207,600 $29,448,672 $1,758,928 6.0 $792 $755 $37 4.9
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas* 16,023 17,165 -1,142 -6.7 $415,147,554 $432,498,225 -$17,350,671 -4.0 $1,993 $1,938 $55 2.8
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,327 2,319 8 0.4 $74,549,206 $72,469,171 $2,080,035 2.9 $2,464 $2,404 $60 2.5
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,068 7,788 -721 -9.3 $183,697,058 $198,230,734 -$14,533,676 -7.3 $1,999 $1,958 $41 2.1
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,628 7,058 -430 -6.1 $156,901,290 $161,798,320 -$4,897,030 -3.0 $1,821 $1,763 $58 3.3
23 Construction  25,291 24,061 1,230 5.1 $451,827,913 $404,978,649 $46,849,264 11.6 $1,374 $1,295 $80 6.1
31-33 Manufacturing  10,500 10,508 -8 -0.1 $203,090,051 $207,464,080 -$4,374,029 -2.1 $1,488 $1,519 -$31 -2.0
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20,515 20,647 -132 -0.6 $398,461,196 $374,700,124 $23,761,072 6.3 $1,494 $1,396 $98 7.0
44-45 Retail Trade  30,613 30,866 -253 -0.8 $296,438,284 $290,340,529 $6,097,755 2.1 $745 $724 $21 2.9
51 Information  2,994 3,214 -220 -6.8 $57,869,710 $55,797,792 $2,071,918 3.7 $1,487 $1,336 $151 11.3
52-53 Financial Activities 11,396 11,608 -212 -1.8 $223,920,193 $210,923,180 $12,997,013 6.2 $1,511 $1,398 $114 8.1
54-56 Professional & Business Services 22,808 22,685 123 0.5 $501,007,653 $402,260,711 $98,746,942 24.5 $1,690 $1,364 $326 23.9
61 Educational Services  2,157 2,178 -21 -1.0 $27,104,725 $25,817,099 $1,287,626 5.0 $967 $912 $55 6.0
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  26,001 25,848 154 0.6 $348,354,065 $331,562,359 $16,791,706 5.1 $1,031 $987 $44 4.4
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 43,117 43,280 -162 -0.4 $330,548,515 $313,762,743 $16,785,772 5.3 $590 $558 $32 5.7
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,477 7,431 46 0.6 $92,508,911 $87,226,657 $5,282,254 6.1 $952 $903 $49 5.4
99 Unclassified 23 56 -33 -59.3 $517,952 $1,316,194 -$798,242 -60.6 $1,757 $1,819 -$61 -3.4
   
Total Government 66,083 63,253 2,830 4.5 $1,051,808,586 $960,899,874 $90,908,712 9.5 $1,224 $1,169 $56 4.8
Federal Government 8,531 8,402 129 1.5 $197,760,176 $174,628,529 $23,131,647 13.2 $1,783 $1,599 $184 11.5
State Government 13,003 12,296 707 5.7 $220,833,184 $210,648,918 $10,184,266 4.8 $1,306 $1,318 -$11 -0.9
Local Government* 44,549 42,555 1,994 4.7 $633,215,226 $575,622,427 $57,592,799 10.0 $1,093 $1,040 $53 5.1
61 Educational Services  19,339 19,002 337 1.8 $239,213,271 $225,295,698 $13,917,573 6.2 $951 $912 $39 4.3
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  9,472 8,939 533 6.0 $188,338,281 $176,007,986 $12,330,295 7.0 $1,530 $1,515 $15 1.0
*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: January 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/15/25.