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

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Employment and Wages by Industry



Table 3: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Industry, First Quarter 2025 and 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 274418 274923 -505 -0.2 4574446296 4341467106 232979190 5.4 1282.279166 1214.735061 67.544105 5.6
Ownership - Private 207000 206849 151 0.1 3485595349 3278859123 206736226 6.3 1295.280964 1219.345257 75.935707 6.2
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 2597 2499 98 3.9 29458703 27817813 1640890 5.9 872.566067 856.388306 16.177761 1.9
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 15004 15725 -721 -4.6 431834695 440159283 -8324588 -1.9 2213.995206 2153.202985 60.792221 2.8
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 2194 2264 -69 -3.1 97549727 98122818 -573091 -0.6 3419.642967 3334.368117 85.27485 2.6
212 Mining, Except Oil & Gas 6485 6847 -362 -5.3 183195866 188340357 -5144491 -2.7 2173.013059 2116.024252 56.988807 2.7
213 Support Activities For Mining 6324 6614 -290 -4.4 151089102 153696108 -2607006 -1.7 1837.702747 1787.448999 50.253748 2.8
31-33 Manufacturing 10319 10437 -118 -1.1 211964037 212933279 -969242 -0.5 1580.087791 1569.416585 10.671206 0.7
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 20348 20634 -286 -1.384436886 426875813 416584460 10291353 2.470412122 1613.750786 1553.042866 60.7079199 3.908966149
44-45 Retail Trade 29385 29565 -179 -0.6 278822356 285268285 -6445929 -2.3 729.883705 742.227605 -12.3439 -1.7
51 Information 3360 3038 322 10.6 89591011 67474283 22116728 32.8 2051.277723 1708.654811 342.622912 20.1
52-53 Financial Activities 11187 11185 2 0.020831471 295242984 296456903 -1213919 -0.409475707 2030.064257 2038.835686 -8.771428902 -0.430217548
54-56 Professional & Business Services 21114 21023 91 0.43128277 566767630 454343694 112423936 24.74424923 2064.86265 1662.41575 402.4468997 24.20855911
61 Educational Services 2284 2265 19 0.8 25650471 25718348 -67877 -0.3 863.760119 873.309611 -9.549492 -1.1
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 26840 26305 535 2 376639396 349804276 26835120 7.7 1079.443413 1022.937038 56.506375 5.5
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 35106 35115 -8 -0.023722279 262351517 253334790 9016727 3.559213877 574.8501812 554.961545 19.88863617 3.583786363
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration 7433 7381 51 0.7 96796941 92106708 4690233 5.1 1001.782473 959.871918 41.910555 4.4
99 Unclassified 14 21 -7 -34.9 272670 751496 -478826 -63.7 1534.353722 2752.7326 -1218.378878 -44.3
Total Government 67417 68075 -657 -0.965601449 1088808019 1062607983 26200036 2.465635156 1242.328204 1200.726725 41.60147903 3.464691686
Ownership - Federal Government 7108 7610 -502 -6.6 184702939 172891975 11810964 6.8 1998.95583 1747.695063 251.260767 14.4
Ownership - State Government 12823 12787 36 0.3 218273346 218653744 -380398 -0.2 1309.386055 1315.360817 -5.974762 -0.5
Ownership - Local Government 47487 47678 -191 -0.4 685831734 671062264 14769470 2.2 1110.970451 1082.683295 28.287156 2.6
61 Educational Services (Local Govt) 23329 23540 -211 -0.9 292943390 281258944 11684446 4.2 965.940489 919.099689 46.8408 5.1
62 Health Care & Social Assistance (Local Govt) 9627 9512 115 1.2 188647200 188728159 -80959 0 1507.305044 1526.235354 -18.93031 -1.2

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.