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

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Accommodation & Food Services (NAICS 72)



Table 48: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wages in Accommodation & Food Services (NAICS 72), 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 $ %
72 Accommodation & Food Services 31015 31138 -123 -0.4 228010957 222454056 5556901 2.5 566 550 16 2.9
721 Accommodation 10099 10524 -426 -4.0 103265461 104726038 -1460577 -1.4 787 765 21 2.8
7211 Traveler Accommodation 9531 9991 -460 -4.6 97325024 98883192 -1558168 -1.6 786 761 24 3.2
721110 Hotels & Motels, Except Casino Hotels 9386 9844 -458 -4.7 96132346 97730712 -1598366 -1.6 788 764 24 3.2
721191 Bed-And-Breakfast Inns 38 38 0 0.9 219703 201690 18013 8.9 441 408 33 8.0
721199 All Other Traveler Accommodation 106 109 -2 -2.2 972975 950790 22185 2.3 704 673 31 4.6
7212 Rv Parks & Recreational Camps 561 523 38 7.3 5877184 5743423 133761 2.3 806 845 -39 -4.7
721211 Rv Parks & Campgrounds 143 137 6 4.4 1217258 1193787 23471 2.0 653 669 -15 -2.3
721214 Recreational & Vacation Camps 418 385 32 8.4 4659926 4549636 110290 2.4 858 908 -50 -5.5
7213 Rooming & Boarding Houses 7 11 -4 -36.4 63253 99423 -36170 -36.4 695 695 0 0.0
721310 Rooming & Boarding Houses 7 11 -4 -36.4 63253 99423 -36170 -36.4 695 695 0 0.0
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 20916 20614 302 1.5 124745496 117728018 7017478 6.0 459 439 19 4.4
7223 Special Food Services 637 590 48 8.1 4650800 4649090 1710 0.0 561 606 -45 -7.4
722310 Food Service Contractors 390 398 -8 -2.1 3333929 3471654 -137725 -4.0 658 671 -13 -1.9
722320 Caterers 106 92 14 15.3 553318 578976 -25658 -4.4 403 486 -83 -17.1
722330 Mobile Food Services 142 100 42 42.0 763553 598460 165093 27.6 414 460 -47 -10.2
7224 Drinking Places, Alcoholic Beverages 1677 1696 -19 -1.1 9828404 9488904 339500 3.6 451 430 21 4.8
722410 Drinking Places, Alcoholic Beverages 1677 1696 -19 -1.1 9828404 9488904 339500 3.6 451 430 21 4.8
7225 Restaurants & Other Eating Places 18602 18328 274 1.5 110266292 103590024 6676268 6.4 456 435 21 4.9
722511 Full-Service Restaurants 9357 9405 -48 -0.5 64238341 60712996 3525345 5.8 528 497 32 6.4
722513 Limited-Service Restaurants 7373 7220 153 2.1 37672486 35348971 2323515 6.6 393 377 16 4.4
722514 Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, & Buffets 55 61 -6 -10.3 436472 336262 100210 29.8 610 422 189 44.7
722515 Snack & Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars 1817 1641 176 10.7 7918993 7191795 727198 10.1 335 337 -2 -0.5
72 Accommodation & Food Services - Federal Government 13 13 0 0.0 93044 82508 10536 12.8 551 488 62 12.8
72 Accommodation & Food Services - Local Government 467 516 -49 -9.5 4328505 4828654 -500149 -10.4 713 720 -7 -1.0

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.