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

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Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21)



Table 32: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wages in Mining, Including Oil & Gas, First Quarter 2025 & 2026ᵃ


Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change Change Change
NAICSᵇ Code Ownership & Industry Title 2026Q1 2025Q1 N % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ %
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 15004 15725 -721 -4.6 431834695 440159283 -8324588 -1.9 2214 2153 61 2.8
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 2194 2264 -69 -3.1 97549727 98122818 -573091 -0.6 3420 3334 85 2.6
2111 Oil & Gas Extraction 2194 2264 -69 -3.1 97549727 98122818 -573091 -0.6 3420 3334 85 2.6
211120 Crude Petroleum Extraction 915 771 144 18.6 38970540 34929973 4040567 11.6 3277 3485 -208 -6.0
211130 Natural Gas Extraction 1280 1493 -213 -14.3 58579187 63192845 -4613658 -7.3 3521 3257 265 8.1
212 Mining, Except Oil & Gas 6485 6847 -362 -5.3 183195866 188340357 -5144491 -2.7 2173 2116 57 2.7
2121 Coal Mining 3391 3478 -86 -2.5 95272105 94056237 1215868 1.3 2161 2080 81 3.9
2122 Metal Ore Mining 278 195 82 42.2 6797087 4667958 2129129 45.6 1883 1838 45 2.4
212290 Other Metal Ore Mining 275 192 82 42.8 6764087 4632458 2131629 46.0 1894 1853 42 2.2
2123 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying 2816 3174 -358 -11.3 81126674 89616162 -8489488 -9.5 2216 2172 44 2.0
212319 Other Crushed & Broken Stone Mining 13 13 0 0.0 138380 132973 5407 4.1 840 807 33 4.1
212321 Construction Sand & Gravel Mining 236 331 -95 -28.7 4474563 5962153 -1487590 -25.0 1461 1387 74 5.3
212322 Industrial Sand Mining 71 90 -19 -20.7 1307393 1520547 -213154 -14.0 1410 1300 110 8.5
212323 Kaolin, Clay, & Ceramic & Refractory Minerals Mining 765 933 -168 -18.0 14642228 17695629 -3053401 -17.3 1473 1459 13 0.9
212390 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying 1649 1739 -90 -5.2 58704855 62809978 -4105123 -6.5 2739 2778 -39 -1.4
213 Support Activities For Mining 6324 6614 -290 -4.4 151089102 153696108 -2607006 -1.7 1838 1787 50 2.8
2131 Support Activities For Mining 6324 6614 -290 -4.4 151089102 153696108 -2607006 -1.7 1838 1787 50 2.8
213111 Drilling Oil & Gas Wells 901 966 -65 -6.7 24704893 27060246 -2355353 -8.7 2109 2155 -46 -2.1
213112 Support Activities For Oil & Gas Operations 4905 5221 -316 -6.1 115218911 118560270 -3341359 -2.8 1807 1747 60 3.4
213113 Support Activities For Coal Mining 243 199 44 22.3 4564919 3555149 1009770 28.4 1445 1377 69 5.0
213114 Support Activities For Metal Mining 205 175 30 17.1 5485072 3782978 1702094 45.0 2058 1663 395 23.8
213115 Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals 71 54 17 30.9 1115307 737465 377842 51.2 1214 1051 163 15.6

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.