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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001-2025

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Local Government, 2025Q4

Local government includes Wyoming's counties, cities, towns, school districts, community colleges, tribal governments, and other municipalities.


Average Monthly Employment: 47,919

Total Wages: $713,332,113

Average Weekly Wage: $1,145


Published July 2026.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Local Government (Ownership 30) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming
Published July 2026.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 38,005 $229,711,690   $465
2001Q2 38,550 $264,026,837   $527
2001Q3 33,760 $209,128,099   $476
2001Q4 38,392 $252,171,936   $505
2002Q1 38,621 1.6 $252,806,827 10.1 $504 8.3
2002Q2 38,895 0.9 $289,663,960 9.7 $573 8.7
2002Q3 34,092 1.0 $221,356,264 5.8 $499 4.8
2002Q4 39,084 1.8 $268,074,524 6.3 $528 4.4
2003Q1 38,981 0.9 $264,570,375 4.7 $522 3.7
2003Q2 39,533 1.6 $300,493,024 3.7 $585 2.1
2003Q3 34,136 0.1 $234,134,135 5.8 $528 5.6
2003Q4 39,178 0.2 $279,580,513 4.3 $549 4.0
2004Q1 39,149 0.4 $273,015,356 3.2 $536 2.7
2004Q2 39,799 0.7 $309,880,133 3.1 $599 2.4
2004Q3 34,627 1.4 $249,673,191 6.6 $555 5.1
2004Q4 39,708 1.4 $297,692,752 6.5 $577 5.1
2005Q1 39,853 1.8 $290,069,798 6.2 $560 4.4
2005Q2 40,562 1.9 $332,844,944 7.4 $631 5.4
2005Q3 35,504 2.5 $275,227,479 10.2 $596 7.5
2005Q4 40,529 2.1 $323,606,294 8.7 $614 6.5
2006Q1 40,457 1.5 $317,186,455 9.3 $603 7.7
2006Q2 41,144 1.4 $370,824,362 11.4 $693 9.8
2006Q3 36,010 1.4 $296,097,747 7.6 $633 6.1
2006Q4 41,444 2.3 $363,479,744 12.3 $675 9.8
2007Q1 41,589 2.8 $364,379,389 14.9 $674 11.8
2007Q2 42,510 3.3 $421,336,800 13.6 $762 10.0
2007Q3 37,072 3.0 $329,676,850 11.3 $684 8.1
2007Q4 43,037 3.8 $399,654,862 10.0 $714 5.9
2008Q1 42,864 3.1 $394,810,660 8.4 $709 5.1
2008Q2 43,987 3.5 $453,156,428 7.6 $792 3.9
2008Q3 38,511 3.9 $364,509,373 10.6 $728 6.4
2008Q4 44,617 3.7 $435,559,605 9.0 $751 5.1
2009Q1 44,453 3.7 $421,697,720 6.8 $730 3.0
2009Q2 45,501 3.4 $484,582,203 6.9 $819 3.4
2009Q3 39,907 3.6 $383,224,875 5.1 $739 1.5
2009Q4 45,789 2.6 $457,990,787 5.1 $769 2.5
2010Q1 45,543 2.5 $433,154,208 2.7 $732 0.3
2010Q2 46,175 1.5 $496,047,145 2.4 $826 0.9
2010Q3 40,102 0.5 $393,151,311 2.6 $754 2.1
2010Q4 46,218 0.9 $464,159,631 1.3 $773 0.4
2011Q1 45,837 0.6 $439,145,064 1.4 $737 0.7
2011Q2 46,453 0.6 $508,561,758 2.5 $842 1.9
2011Q3 40,341 0.6 $404,986,174 3.0 $772 2.4
2011Q4 46,547 0.7 $468,743,727 1.0 $775 0.3
2012Q1 46,443 1.3 $462,483,449 5.3 $766 3.9
2012Q2 47,259 1.7 $520,042,351 2.3 $846 0.5
2012Q3 41,142 2.0 $413,273,670 2.0 $773 0.1
2012Q4 47,279 1.6 $483,517,830 3.2 $787 1.6
2013Q1 46,931 1.1 $471,327,477 1.9 $773 0.9
2013Q2 47,571 0.7 $530,230,102 2.0 $857 1.3
2013Q3 41,169 0.1 $422,772,886 2.3 $790 2.2
2013Q4 47,222 -0.1 $495,048,332 2.4 $806 2.5
2014Q1 46,794 -0.3 $477,265,694 1.3 $785 1.6
2014Q2 47,520 -0.1 $534,598,188 0.8 $865 0.9
2014Q3 41,717 1.3 $438,617,407 3.7 $809 2.4
2014Q4 47,289 0.1 $513,914,024 3.8 $836 3.7
2015Q1 46,760 -0.1 $488,605,217 2.4 $804 2.5
2015Q2 47,645 0.3 $545,245,384 2.0 $880 1.7
2015Q3 42,475 1.8 $459,291,021 4.7 $832 2.8
2015Q4 47,869 1.2 $536,403,322 4.4 $862 3.1
2016Q1 47,419 1.4 $502,929,100 2.9 $816 1.5
2016Q2 48,146 1.1 $559,653,628 2.6 $894 1.6
2016Q3 42,613 0.3 $475,701,922 3.6 $859 3.2
2016Q4 47,159 -1.5 $516,919,668 -3.6 $843 -2.2
2017Q1 46,761 -1.4 $508,934,416 1.2 $837 2.6
2017Q2 47,272 -1.8 $557,122,720 -0.5 $907 1.4
2017Q3 41,695 -2.2 $461,515,299 -3.0 $851 -0.8
2017Q4 46,320 -1.8 $519,597,307 0.5 $863 2.3
2018Q1 45,586 -2.5 $498,734,184 -2.0 $842 0.5
2018Q2 46,255 -2.1 $548,818,744 -1.5 $913 0.7
2018Q3 41,446 -0.6 $467,911,162 1.4 $868 2.0
2018Q4 45,868 -1.0 $523,443,835 0.7 $878 1.7
2019Q1 45,787 0.4 $512,822,641 2.8 $862 2.4
2019Q2 46,559 0.7 $558,909,927 1.8 $923 1.2
2019Q3 42,482 2.5 $485,340,065 3.7 $879 1.2
2019Q4 46,511 1.4 $547,497,347 4.6 $905 3.1
2020Q1 46,091 0.7 $528,393,615 3.0 $882 2.4
2020Q2 43,328 -6.9 $562,494,478 0.6 $999 8.1
2020Q3 40,754 -4.1 $489,730,842 0.9 $924 5.2
2020Q4 45,253 -2.7 $569,309,089 4.0 $968 6.9
2021Q1 44,836 -2.7 $530,279,805 0.4 $910 3.2
2021Q2 45,439 4.9 $581,978,882 3.5 $985 -1.3
2021Q3 41,352 1.5 $523,196,119 6.8 $973 5.3
2021Q4 45,062 -0.4 $585,573,818 2.9 $1,000 3.3
2022Q1 44,717 -0.3 $547,027,538 3.2 $941 3.4
2022Q2 45,089 -0.8 $596,080,023 2.4 $1,017 3.2
2022Q3 41,904 1.3 $558,841,037 6.8 $1,026 5.4
2022Q4 45,784 1.6 $602,996,065 3.0 $1,013 1.3
2023Q1 45,469 1.7 $591,245,312 8.1 $1,000 6.3
2023Q2 46,178 2.4 $631,730,855 6.0 $1,052 3.5
2023Q3 42,555 1.6 $575,622,427 3.0 $1,040 1.4
2023Q4 46,214 0.9 $628,218,102 4.2 $1,046 3.2
2024Q1 47,115 3.6 $646,307,041 9.3 $1,055 5.5
2024Q2 47,607 3.1 $678,063,808 7.3 $1,096 4.1
2024Q3 44,563 4.7 $633,264,811 10.0 $1,093 5.1
2024Q4 47,778 3.4 $674,628,782 7.4 $1,086 3.9
2025Q1 47,678 1.2 $671,062,264 3.8 $1,083 2.6
2025Q2 48,090 1.0 $707,875,310 4.4 $1,132 3.3
2025Q3 44,780 0.5 $654,977,997 3.4 $1,125 2.9
2025Q4a 47,919 0.3 $713,332,113 5.7 $1,145 5.4
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/26. 

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in Local Government in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2025Q4

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Local Government in Wyoming, 2002Q1-2025Q4

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, 7/6/26.