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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001-2023

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Construction (NAICSa 23), 2023Q3

Average Monthly Employment: 23,995

Total Wages: $403,884,745

Average Weekly Wage: $1,295


North American Industry Classification System.
Published February 2024.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Private Construction Sector (NAICSa Sector 23) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming
Published February 2024.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 16,203 $120,137,221 $570
2001Q2 19,776 $150,651,852 $586
2001Q3 21,613 $172,184,030 $613
2001Q4 20,519 $180,003,232 $675
2002Q1 17,318 6.9 $133,519,778 11.1 $593 4.0
2002Q2 20,547 3.9 $162,909,233 8.1 $610 4.1
2002Q3 21,896 1.3 $174,604,043 1.4 $613 0.1
2002Q4 19,836 -3.3 $174,185,889 -3.2 $675 0.1
2003Q1 16,464 -4.9 $127,097,174 -4.8 $594 0.1
2003Q2 19,619 -4.5 $153,596,575 -5.7 $602 -1.3
2003Q3 21,907 0.1 $179,068,119 2.6 $629 2.5
2003Q4 20,116 1.4 $184,372,371 5.8 $705 4.4
2004Q1 16,772 1.9 $132,731,545 4.4 $609 2.5
2004Q2 19,977 1.8 $160,120,276 4.2 $617 2.4
2004Q3 20,878 -4.7 $171,658,800 -4.1 $632 0.6
2004Q4 19,419 -3.5 $176,627,690 -4.2 $700 -0.8
2005Q1 17,456 4.1 $138,140,944 4.1 $609 0.0
2005Q2 20,809 4.2 $174,166,388 8.8 $644 4.4
2005Q3 22,772 9.1 $206,843,172 20.5 $699 10.5
2005Q4 22,007 13.3 $214,386,802 21.4 $749 7.1
2006Q1 20,333 16.5 $182,133,307 31.8 $689 13.2
2006Q2 24,288 16.7 $228,678,717 31.3 $724 12.5
2006Q3 25,771 13.2 $257,438,707 24.5 $768 10.0
2006Q4 25,380 15.3 $286,757,042 33.8 $869 16.0
2007Q1 22,817 12.2 $229,462,072 26.0 $774 12.3
2007Q2 26,508 9.1 $277,169,249 21.2 $804 11.1
2007Q3 28,685 11.3 $321,800,739 25.0 $863 12.3
2007Q4 28,193 11.1 $361,445,708 26.0 $986 13.5
2008Q1 25,870 13.4 $309,331,696 34.8 $920 18.9
2008Q2 28,228 6.5 $319,423,683 15.2 $870 8.2
2008Q3 30,517 6.4 $364,384,015 13.2 $918 6.4
2008Q4 27,876 -1.1 $367,525,144 1.7 $1,014 2.8
2009Q1 22,284 -13.9 $244,346,490 -21.0 $843 -8.3
2009Q2 24,355 -13.7 $266,461,750 -16.6 $842 -3.3
2009Q3 25,571 -16.2 $290,317,489 -20.3 $873 -4.9
2009Q4 23,231 -16.7 $285,990,736 -22.2 $947 -6.6
2010Q1 19,693 -11.6 $211,827,647 -13.3 $827 -1.9
2010Q2 22,556 -7.4 $256,095,442 -3.9 $873 3.8
2010Q3 24,617 -3.7 $293,302,820 1.0 $917 4.9
2010Q4 22,540 -3.0 $303,628,159 6.2 $1,036 9.4
2011Q1 18,037 -8.4 $197,090,538 -7.0 $841 1.6
2011Q2 20,715 -8.2 $232,532,199 -9.2 $863 -1.1
2011Q3 23,259 -5.5 $283,882,968 -3.2 $939 2.4
2011Q4 22,121 -1.9 $287,945,971 -5.2 $1,001 -3.4
2012Q1 18,642 3.4 $209,212,732 6.2 $863 2.7
2012Q2 22,045 6.4 $270,815,711 16.5 $945 9.4
2012Q3 23,385 0.5 $287,270,139 1.2 $945 0.6
2012Q4 21,935 -0.8 $293,161,266 1.8 $1,028 2.7
2013Q1 19,130 2.6 $221,343,070 5.8 $890 3.1
2013Q2 22,168 0.6 $260,980,205 -3.6 $906 -4.2
2013Q3 23,583 0.8 $289,007,756 0.6 $943 -0.2
2013Q4 22,337 1.8 $326,753,112 11.5 $1,125 9.5
2014Q1 20,435 6.8 $243,092,911 9.8 $915 2.8
2014Q2 24,437 10.2 $303,855,833 16.4 $956 5.6
2014Q3 26,095 10.7 $338,490,637 17.1 $998 5.8
2014Q4 24,109 7.9 $339,538,146 3.9 $1,083 -3.7
2015Q1 21,193 3.7 $249,622,017 2.7 $906 -1.0
2015Q2 23,664 -3.2 $290,432,489 -4.4 $944 -1.3
2015Q3 25,019 -4.1 $323,374,476 -4.5 $994 -0.4
2015Q4 23,149 -4.0 $324,234,842 -4.5 $1,077 -0.5
2016Q1 19,564 -7.7 $225,688,149 -9.6 $887 -2.1
2016Q2 21,971 -7.2 $268,698,120 -7.5 $941 -0.4
2016Q3 22,463 -10.2 $293,019,939 -9.4 $1,003 0.9
2016Q4 20,426 -11.8 $275,555,772 -15.0 $1,038 -3.7
2017Q1 17,564 -10.2 $210,389,584 -6.8 $921 3.8
2017Q2 20,109 -8.5 $250,111,695 -6.9 $957 1.7
2017Q3 20,991 -6.6 $265,654,865 -9.3 $974 -3.0
2017Q4 19,545 -4.3 $269,074,774 -2.4 $1,059 2.0
2018Q1 17,411 -0.9 $210,196,952 -0.1 $929 0.8
2018Q2 20,127 0.1 $259,851,429 3.9 $993 3.8
2018Q3 21,738 3.6 $292,606,738 10.1 $1,035 6.4
2018Q4 21,735 11.2 $321,971,316 19.7 $1,139 7.6
2019Q1 20,283 16.5 $262,587,709 24.9 $996 7.2
2019Q2 22,974 14.1 $314,708,233 21.1 $1,054 6.1
2019Q3 24,790 14.0 $366,886,084 25.4 $1,138 10.0
2019Q4 23,454 7.9 $369,233,502 14.7 $1,211 6.3
2020Q1 20,672 1.9 $274,537,341 4.6 $1,022 2.6
2020Q2 21,286 -7.3 $285,474,751 -9.3 $1,032 -2.1
2020Q3 22,153 -10.6 $317,321,210 -13.5 $1,102 -3.2
2020Q4 20,668 -11.9 $323,067,999 -12.5 $1,202 -0.7
2021Q1 18,302 -11.5 $230,835,932 -15.9 $970 -5.0
2021Q2 21,367 0.4 $297,482,639 4.2 $1,071 3.8
2021Q3 22,750 2.7 $335,567,847 5.8 $1,135 3.0
2021Q4 21,669 4.8 $361,919,320 12.0 $1,285 6.9
2022Q1 19,052 4.1 $260,423,713 12.8 $1,051 8.4
2022Q2 21,686 1.5 $328,094,143 10.3 $1,164 8.7
2022Q3 22,688 -0.3 $363,106,280 8.2 $1,231 8.5
2022Q4 21,618 -0.2 $372,644,747 3.0 $1,326 3.2
2023Q1 19,580 2.8 $301,015,546 15.6 $1,183 12.5
2023Q2 22,471 3.6 $362,634,388 10.5 $1,241 6.7
2023Q3b 23,995 5.8 $403,884,745 11.2 $1,295 5.2
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
bPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/10/24.

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in Construction (NAICS 23) in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2023Q3

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Construction (NAICS 23) in Wyoming, 2002Q1-2023Q3

Shaded areas indicate periods of economic downturn: 2009Q1-2010Q1, 2015Q2-2016Q4, and 2020Q2-2021Q1.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/10/24.