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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001-2025

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Federal Government, 2025Q3

Average Monthly Employment: 8,221

Total Wages: $208,209,822

Average Weekly Wage: $1,948


Published April 2026.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Federal Government (Ownership 10) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming
Published April 2026.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 6,684 $70,690,435 $814
2001Q2 7,323 $75,577,467 $794
2001Q3 8,130 $82,543,364 $781
2001Q4 7,345 $78,194,341 $819
2002Q1 6,813 1.9 $72,227,671 2.2 $815 0.2
2002Q2 7,385 0.8 $78,393,782 3.7 $817 2.9
2002Q3 8,275 1.8 $85,769,132 3.9 $797 2.1
2002Q4 7,651 4.2 $86,758,881 11.0 $872 6.5
2003Q1 7,115 4.4 $78,793,240 9.1 $852 4.5
2003Q2 7,665 3.8 $83,664,283 6.7 $840 2.8
2003Q3 8,411 1.6 $92,976,518 8.4 $850 6.7
2003Q4 7,370 -3.7 $87,708,753 1.1 $915 4.9
2004Q1 7,126 0.1 $86,675,439 10.0 $936 9.8
2004Q2 7,660 -0.1 $91,742,867 9.7 $921 9.7
2004Q3 8,283 -1.5 $101,546,378 9.2 $943 10.9
2004Q4 7,345 -0.3 $88,483,508 0.9 $927 1.2
2005Q1 7,066 -0.8 $87,665,482 1.1 $954 2.0
2005Q2 7,544 -1.5 $92,768,258 1.1 $946 2.7
2005Q3 8,044 -2.9 $101,407,629 -0.1 $970 2.8
2005Q4 7,138 -2.8 $91,271,128 3.2 $984 6.2
2006Q1 6,838 -3.2 $92,159,112 5.1 $1,037 8.6
2006Q2 7,306 -3.2 $93,613,677 0.9 $986 4.2
2006Q3 7,934 -1.4 $105,025,983 3.6 $1,018 5.0
2006Q4 7,031 -1.5 $94,049,076 3.0 $1,029 4.6
2007Q1 6,762 -1.1 $92,791,719 0.7 $1,056 1.8
2007Q2 7,271 -0.5 $98,882,800 5.6 $1,046 6.1
2007Q3 7,935 0.0 $108,189,333 3.0 $1,049 3.0
2007Q4 7,053 0.3 $102,922,694 9.4 $1,122 9.1
2008Q1 6,835 1.1 $91,237,591 -1.7 $1,027 -2.7
2008Q2 7,567 4.1 $106,573,884 7.8 $1,083 3.6
2008Q3 8,116 2.3 $108,889,769 0.6 $1,032 -1.6
2008Q4 7,197 2.0 $111,253,138 8.1 $1,189 5.9
2009Q1 7,069 3.4 $96,713,510 6.0 $1,052 2.5
2009Q2 8,158 7.8 $112,642,675 5.7 $1,062 -2.0
2009Q3 8,431 3.9 $113,216,550 4.0 $1,033 0.1
2009Q4 7,398 2.8 $116,423,239 4.6 $1,211 1.8
2010Q1 7,370 4.2 $97,559,636 0.9 $1,018 -3.2
2010Q2 8,775 7.6 $120,502,377 7.0 $1,056 -0.5
2010Q3 8,735 3.6 $111,571,795 -1.5 $983 -4.9
2010Q4 7,429 0.4 $116,609,905 0.2 $1,207 -0.3
2011Q1 7,212 -2.1 $98,387,438 0.8 $1,049 3.0
2011Q2 7,830 -10.8 $118,973,532 -1.3 $1,169 10.7
2011Q3 8,360 -4.3 $119,879,493 7.4 $1,103 12.3
2011Q4 7,309 -1.6 $111,013,739 -4.8 $1,168 -3.2
2012Q1 7,021 -2.7 $105,396,622 7.1 $1,155 10.0
2012Q2 7,669 -2.0 $110,024,493 -7.5 $1,104 -5.6
2012Q3 8,124 -2.8 $120,392,249 0.4 $1,140 3.3
2012Q4 7,274 -0.5 $108,899,760 -1.9 $1,152 -1.4
2013Q1 6,981 -0.6 $104,670,713 -0.7 $1,153 -0.1
2013Q2 7,522 -1.9 $108,619,546 -1.3 $1,111 0.7
2013Q3 7,979 -1.8 $119,355,143 -0.9 $1,151 0.9
2013Q4 7,129 -2.0 $99,289,364 -8.8 $1,071 -7.0
2014Q1 6,938 -0.6 $107,982,895 3.2 $1,197 3.8
2014Q2 7,449 -1.0 $106,185,864 -2.2 $1,097 -1.3
2014Q3 7,884 -1.2 $126,068,564 5.6 $1,230 6.9
2014Q4 7,075 -0.8 $100,613,417 1.3 $1,094 2.1
2015Q1 6,807 -1.9 $113,872,312 5.5 $1,287 7.5
2015Q2 7,423 -0.4 $104,246,599 -1.8 $1,080 -1.5
2015Q3 7,965 1.0 $132,132,967 4.8 $1,276 3.7
2015Q4 7,185 1.6 $107,319,802 6.7 $1,149 5.0
2016Q1 6,980 2.5 $110,568,781 -2.9 $1,219 -5.3
2016Q2 7,614 2.6 $107,408,001 3.0 $1,085 0.4
2016Q3 8,120 1.9 $138,857,997 5.1 $1,315 3.1
2016Q4 7,301 1.6 $115,912,769 8.0 $1,221 6.3
2017Q1 7,057 1.1 $114,885,376 3.9 $1,252 2.8
2017Q2 7,571 -0.6 $119,308,900 11.1 $1,212 11.7
2017Q3 8,189 0.8 $134,978,365 -2.8 $1,268 -3.6
2017Q4 7,269 -0.4 $119,709,144 3.3 $1,267 3.7
2018Q1 6,990 -0.9 $116,859,078 1.7 $1,286 2.7
2018Q2 7,596 0.3 $123,666,423 3.7 $1,252 3.3
2018Q3 8,164 -0.3 $137,277,333 1.7 $1,293 2.0
2018Q4 7,328 0.8 $132,921,532 11.0 $1,395 10.1
2019Q1 7,082 1.3 $116,739,345 -0.1 $1,268 -1.4
2019Q2 7,702 1.4 $127,483,365 3.1 $1,273 1.7
2019Q3 8,107 -0.7 $138,305,330 0.7 $1,312 1.5
2019Q4 7,334 0.1 $135,031,514 1.6 $1,416 1.5
2020Q1 7,172 1.3 $118,670,113 1.7 $1,273 0.4
2020Q2 7,772 0.9 $141,879,496 11.3 $1,404 10.3
2020Q3 8,576 5.8 $137,461,571 -0.6 $1,233 -6.0
2020Q4 7,618 3.9 $149,611,290 10.8 $1,511 6.7
2021Q1 7,231 0.8 $122,678,886 3.4 $1,305 2.5
2021Q2 7,834 0.8 $147,709,609 4.1 $1,450 3.3
2021Q3 8,157 -4.9 $140,978,616 2.6 $1,329 7.8
2021Q4 7,394 -2.9 $149,396,260 -0.1 $1,554 2.9
2022Q1 7,117 -1.6 $125,830,554 2.6 $1,360 4.2
2022Q2 7,657 -2.3 $156,079,861 5.7 $1,568 8.1
2022Q3 8,064 -1.1 $158,092,723 12.1 $1,508 13.4
2022Q4 7,420 0.4 $148,128,424 -0.8 $1,536 -1.2
2023Q1 7,312 2.7 $150,220,251 19.4 $1,580 16.2
2023Q2 7,959 3.9 $159,802,942 2.4 $1,544 -1.5
2023Q3 8,402 4.2 $174,628,529 10.5 $1,599 6.0
2023Q4 7,811 5.3 $168,190,772 13.5 $1,656 7.9
2024Q1 7,727 5.7 $169,000,207 12.5 $1,682 6.5
2024Q2 8,259 3.8 $177,437,104 11.0 $1,653 7.0
2024Q3 8,531 1.5 $197,760,176 13.2 $1,783 11.5
2024Q4 7,909 1.2 $176,858,113 5.2 $1,720 3.9
2025Q1 7,610 -1.5 $172,891,975 2.3 $1,748 3.9
2025Q2 7,958 -3.6 $173,119,439 -2.4 $1,673 1.3
2025Q3b 8,221 -3.6 $208,209,822 5.3 $1,948 9.3
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/3/26. 

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in Federal Government in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2025Q3

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Federal Government in Wyoming, 2002Q1-2025Q3

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, 4/3/26.