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

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Weston County


Table 27: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Industry for Weston 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 2242 2304 -62 -2.7 33034109 31651312 1382797 4.4 1133 1057 76 7.2
Ownership - Private 1472 1498 -26 -1.7 22670142 21270103 1400039 6.6 1185 1092 92 8.5
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 40 39 1 2.5 272371 256539 15832 6.2 520 502 18 3.5
112 Animal Production & Aquaculture 35 33 2 6.0 217955 212657 5298 2.5 475 491 -16 -3.3
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 158 165 -8 -4.6 2809210 2808271 939 0.0 1371 1307 64 4.9
213 Support Activities For Mining 155 162 -7 -4.1 2748864 2729009 19855 0.7 1364 1298 66 5.1
22 Utilities 7 7 0 0.0 208290 210629 -2339 -1.1 2289 2315 -26 -1.1
221 Utilities 7 7 0 0.0 208290 210629 -2339 -1.1 2289 2315 -26 -1.1
23 Construction 176 210 -34 -16.1 3268523 3473356 -204833 -5.9 1429 1274 154 12.1
238 Specialty Trade Contractors 74 108 -34 -31.3 1440601 1812192 -371591 -20.5 1498 1295 203 15.7
42 Wholesale Trade 6 9 -3 -33.3 150610 178541 -27931 -15.6 1931 1526 405 26.5
44 Retail Trade 333 347 -14 -3.9 2251648 2251431 217 0.0 520 499 21 4.1
441 Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 34 31 3 9.7 411386 487812 -76426 -15.7 931 1210 -280 -23.1
445 Food & Beverage Retailers 108 113 -6 -5.0 627295 601303 25992 4.3 448 408 40 9.8
455 General Merchandise Retailers 25 23 2 8.6 154199 117467 36732 31.3 468 387 81 20.9
457 Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers 118 123 -5 -3.8 697979 676154 21825 3.2 455 424 31 7.3
48 Transportation & Warehousing 56 77 -20 -26.5 754716 1023070 -268354 -26.2 1031 1026 4 0.4
484 Truck Transportation 45 61 -16 -26.8 596744 831547 -234803 -28.2 1028 1049 -21 -2.0
51 Information 21 25 -5 -18.4 217886 259288 -41402 -16.0 811 787 23 3.0
52 Finance & Insurance 46 48 -2 -3.5 1131232 1110449 20783 1.9 1892 1792 100 5.6
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 36 38 -1 -3.6 620970 571545 49425 8.6 1315 1167 148 12.7
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4 4 0 0.0 30915 26296 4619 17.6 595 506 89 17.6
531 Real Estate 4 4 0 0.0 30915 26296 4619 17.6 595 506 89 17.6
54 Professional & Technical Services 45 36 9 23.9 503854 331923 171931 51.8 861 703 158 22.6
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 45 36 9 23.9 503854 331923 171931 51.8 861 703 158 22.6
56 Administrative & Waste Services 50 16 35 221.2 984101 164521 819580 498.2 1504 808 696 86.2
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 171 162 9 5.8 1765379 1492161 273218 18.3 794 710 84 11.9
624 Social Assistance 87 80 6 7.9 544850 476548 68302 14.3 484 456 27 6.0
72 Accommodation & Food Services 144 153 -9 -5.7 596432 597397 -965 -0.2 318 300 18 5.8
721 Accommodation 50 53 -3 -5.1 215637 232194 -16557 -7.1 332 339 -7 -2.2
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 94 100 -6 -6.0 380795 365203 15592 4.3 311 280 31 10.9
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration 34 33 1 2.0 469209 501623 -32414 -6.5 1072 1169 -97 -8.3
811 Repair & Maintenance 32 30 2 6.7 450351 464552 -14201 -3.1 1094 1204 -111 -9.2
Ownership - Federal Government 45 47 -1 -2.9 926828 895391 31437 3.5 1573 1476 97 6.6
48 Transportation & Warehousing (Federal Govt) 12 12 0 2.8 192069 185317 6752 3.6 1198 1188 10 0.9
491 Postal Service (Federal Govt) 12 12 0 2.8 192069 185317 6752 3.6 1198 1188 10 0.9
92 Public Administration (Federal Govt) 33 35 -2 -4.8 734759 710074 24685 3.5 1713 1575 137 8.7
924 Administration Of Environmental Programs (Federal Govt) 27 29 -2 -7.9 679765 662238 17527 2.6 1937 1737 200 11.5
Ownership - State Government 135 132 2 1.8 2060950 2098297 -37347 -1.8 1177 1220 -43 -3.5
92 Public Administration (State Govt) 133 130 2 1.8 2026535 2064461 -37926 -1.8 1175 1218 -43 -3.6
Ownership - Local Government 590 627 -37 -5.8 7376189 7387521 -11332 -0.2 961 906 55 6.0
61 Educational Services (Local Govt) 287 300 -13 -4.3 2897778 2933623 -35845 -1.2 777 752 24 3.3
611 Educational Services (Local Govt) 287 300 -13 -4.3 2897778 2933623 -35845 -1.2 777 752 24 3.3
92 Public Administration (Local Govt) 103 109 -7 -6.1 1236474 1201328 35146 2.9 926 845 81 9.6
921 Executive, Legislative & General Government (Local Govt) 93 98 -5 -5.4 1066055 1043869 22186 2.1 882 817 65 8.0

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.