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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2026Q1

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Platte County


Table 20: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Industry for Platte County - First Quarter 2026ᵃ


Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change Change Change
NAICSᵇ Code Ownership & Industry Title 2026Q1 2025Q1 N % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ %
Ownership - Total 3284 3245 38 1.2 47400249 44571620 2828629 6.3 1110 1056 54 5.1
Ownership - Private 2410 2378 33 1.4 37092891 34465370 2627521 7.6 1184 1115 69 6.2
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 170 178 -8 -4.3 2117443 1997413 120030 6.0 956 863 93 10.8
112 Animal Production & Aquaculture 157 158 -2 -1.0 1960250 1731450 228800 13.2 962 841 121 14.4
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 73 88 -15 -16.7 1499180 1561173 -61993 -4.0 1580 1370 210 15.3
23 Construction 160 161 -1 -0.6 2792910 2263587 529323 23.4 1340 1079 261 24.2
236 Construction Of Buildings 54 52 2 4.5 855867 774281 81586 10.5 1212 1145 66 5.8
237 Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 35 39 -4 -9.4 687825 610897 76928 12.6 1498 1205 293 24.3
238 Specialty Trade Contractors 71 70 0 0.5 1249218 878409 370809 42.2 1360 961 399 41.5
31 Manufacturing 57 55 1 2.4 573576 583394 -9818 -1.7 779 811 -33 -4.0
311 Food Manufacturing 15 11 4 32.4 92304 73775 18529 25.1 473 501 -28 -5.5
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 22 24 -2 -8.3 274766 305057 -30291 -9.9 961 978 -17 -1.7
42 Wholesale Trade 32 37 -5 -14.4 637520 596440 41080 6.9 1548 1240 308 24.9
44 Retail Trade 470 466 4 0.9 3688351 3711495 -23144 -0.6 604 613 -9 -1.5
441 Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 83 83 0 -0.4 1070399 1093786 -23387 -2.1 992 1010 -18 -1.7
444 Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers 74 86 -12 -13.6 751894 818758 -66864 -8.2 778 732 46 6.3
445 Food & Beverage Retailers 131 118 13 10.7 884395 783850 100545 12.8 521 511 10 1.9
455 General Merchandise Retailers 24 25 -1 -4.0 116935 125538 -8603 -6.9 375 386 -11 -3.0
456 Health & Personal Care Retailers 23 20 3 16.9 147247 147172 75 0.1 492 576 -83 -14.4
457 Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers 113 112 1 0.9 638688 665408 -26720 -4.0 434 456 -22 -4.9
48 Transportation & Warehousing 85 88 -3 -3.4 1940722 1783015 157707 8.8 1763 1564 199 12.7
484 Truck Transportation 18 21 -3 -14.3 246883 255853 -8970 -3.5 1055 937 118 12.6
486 Pipeline Transportation 23 22 1 4.5 1216007 1055563 160444 15.2 4067 3691 376 10.2
51 Information 11 16 -5 -32.6 127907 168300 -40393 -24.0 894 793 102 12.8
52 Finance & Insurance 115 109 6 5.2 2330195 2053828 276367 13.5 1559 1445 114 7.9
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 99 92 7 8.0 1920581 1670140 250441 15.0 1487 1396 91 6.5
523 Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities 3 4 -1 -25.0 99577 105399 -5822 -5.5 2553 2027 526 26.0
524 Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 13 13 -1 -5.0 310037 278289 31748 11.4 1882 1606 276 17.2
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 20 22 -2 -9.0 249140 205362 43778 21.3 943 707 235 33.3
54 Professional & Technical Services 101 87 14 15.7 2085818 1539266 546552 35.5 1594 1361 233 17.1
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 101 87 14 15.7 2085818 1539266 546552 35.5 1594 1361 233 17.1
56 Administrative & Waste Services 40 35 5 14.4 558623 438234 120389 27.5 1083 972 111 11.4
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 304 293 11 3.9 4655133 4158728 496405 11.9 1178 1093 85 7.8
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 16 3 13 380.5 300585 13860 286725 2068.7 1445 320 1125 351.4
713 Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation 16 3 13 380.5 300585 13860 286725 2068.7 1445 320 1125 351.4
72 Accommodation & Food Services 352 335 17 5.2 1474005 1486073 -12068 -0.8 322 341 -19 -5.7
721 Accommodation 103 102 1 1.0 497955 550557 -52602 -9.6 371 414 -43 -10.4
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 249 233 16 7.0 976050 935516 40534 4.3 302 309 -8 -2.5
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration 70 65 5 8.2 655668 872254 -216586 -24.8 717 1032 -315 -30.5
811 Repair & Maintenance 24 18 5 29.1 294703 597092 -302389 -50.6 958 2506 -1548 -61.8
812 Personal & Laundry Services 32 31 2 5.4 279742 170705 109037 63.9 666 428 237 55.5
813 Membership Associations & Organizations 14 16 -2 -10.4 81223 104457 -23234 -22.2 436 502 -66 -13.2
Ownership - Federal Government 93 100 -7 -7.0 1810549 1587892 222657 14.0 1498 1221 276 22.6
48 Transportation & Warehousing (Federal Govt) 23 25 -2 -9.2 379865 329888 49977 15.1 1270 1002 269 26.8
491 Postal Service (Federal Govt) 23 25 -2 -9.2 379865 329888 49977 15.1 1270 1002 269 26.8
92 Public Administration (Federal Govt) 70 75 -5 -6.3 1430684 1258004 172680 13.7 1572 1296 276 21.3
Ownership - State Government 147 149 -2 -1.3 2156469 2305149 -148680 -6.4 1128 1190 -62 -5.2
92 Public Administration (State Govt) 142 144 -2 -1.4 2091421 2241195 -149774 -6.7 1133 1197 -64 -5.4
923 Administration Of Human Resource Programs (State Govt) 22 22 0 0.0 348657 347311 1346 0.4 1219 1214 5 0.4
926 Administration Of Economic Programs (State Govt) 52 53 -1 -2.5 685076 776616 -91540 -11.8 1020 1127 -107 -9.5
Ownership - Local Government 633 619 15 2.4 6340340 6213209 127131 2.0 770 773 -2 -0.3
61 Educational Services (Local Govt) 364 355 9 2.4 3685550 3550489 135061 3.8 780 769 10 1.3
611 Educational Services (Local Govt) 364 355 9 2.4 3685550 3550489 135061 3.8 780 769 10 1.3
92 Public Administration (Local Govt) 198 190 7 3.9 1915508 1886314 29194 1.5 745 762 -17 -2.2
921 Executive, Legislative & General Government (Local Govt) 172 167 6 3.4 1774572 1754280 20292 1.2 792 810 -18 -2.2
924 Administration Of Environmental Programs (Local Govt) 25 24 2 7.0 140936 132034 8902 6.7 428 429 -1 -0.3

ᵃPreliminary.
ᵇNorth American Industry Classification System
Private ownership unless otherwise noted.
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: September 2026
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/2/26.