"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
Average Monthly Employment: 268,035
Total Wages: $3,302,958,911
Average Weekly Wage: $948
Published August 2019.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in All NAICS Sectors 11-99 & All Ownerships Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2019Q1
Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||
Year/Quarter | N | % Change | $ | % Change | $ | % Change |
2001Q1 | 226,068 | $1,533,245,488 | $522 | |||
2001Q2 | 239,822 | $1,643,190,461 | $527 | |||
2001Q3 | 245,145 | $1,681,611,150 | $528 | |||
2001Q4 | 238,053 | $1,795,823,012 | $580 | |||
2002Q1 | 230,176 | 1.8 | $1,636,194,569 | 6.7 | $547 | 4.8 |
2002Q2 | 242,185 | 1.0 | $1,722,927,928 | 4.9 | $547 | 3.8 |
2002Q3 | 247,009 | 0.8 | $1,744,667,330 | 3.7 | $543 | 3.0 |
2002Q4 | 239,105 | 0.4 | $1,839,183,069 | 2.4 | $592 | 2.0 |
2003Q1 | 230,429 | 0.1 | $1,678,259,943 | 2.6 | $560 | 2.5 |
2003Q2 | 243,431 | 0.5 | $1,780,503,235 | 3.3 | $563 | 2.8 |
2003Q3 | 249,876 | 1.2 | $1,826,879,228 | 4.7 | $562 | 3.5 |
2003Q4 | 243,106 | 1.7 | $1,947,083,171 | 5.9 | $616 | 4.1 |
2004Q1 | 237,469 | 3.1 | $1,800,808,083 | 7.3 | $583 | 4.1 |
2004Q2 | 250,786 | 3.0 | $1,909,209,013 | 7.2 | $586 | 4.1 |
2004Q3 | 255,078 | 2.1 | $1,958,379,343 | 7.2 | $591 | 5.0 |
2004Q4 | 248,966 | 2.4 | $2,074,503,790 | 6.5 | $641 | 4.0 |
2005Q1 | 242,091 | 1.9 | $1,919,374,076 | 6.6 | $610 | 4.5 |
2005Q2 | 256,019 | 2.1 | $2,068,479,549 | 8.3 | $621 | 6.1 |
2005Q3 | 262,078 | 2.7 | $2,187,851,722 | 11.7 | $642 | 8.7 |
2005Q4 | 257,496 | 3.4 | $2,283,981,847 | 10.1 | $682 | 6.5 |
2006Q1 | 254,303 | 5.0 | $2,209,240,361 | 15.1 | $668 | 9.6 |
2006Q2 | 268,726 | 5.0 | $2,389,394,775 | 15.5 | $684 | 10.1 |
2006Q3 | 274,060 | 4.6 | $2,511,603,105 | 14.8 | $705 | 9.8 |
2006Q4 | 270,379 | 5.0 | $2,673,489,914 | 17.1 | $761 | 11.5 |
2007Q1 | 266,607 | 4.8 | $2,528,979,971 | 14.5 | $730 | 9.2 |
2007Q2 | 279,255 | 3.9 | $2,684,532,315 | 12.4 | $739 | 8.1 |
2007Q3 | 284,352 | 3.8 | $2,712,465,910 | 8.0 | $734 | 4.1 |
2007Q4 | 280,888 | 3.9 | $2,976,397,551 | 11.3 | $815 | 7.2 |
2008Q1 | 276,182 | 3.6 | $2,798,203,446 | 10.6 | $779 | 6.8 |
2008Q2 | 287,775 | 3.1 | $2,917,983,001 | 8.7 | $780 | 5.5 |
2008Q3 | 293,895 | 3.4 | $2,985,771,294 | 10.1 | $781 | 6.5 |
2008Q4 | 287,478 | 2.3 | $3,177,223,682 | 6.7 | $850 | 4.3 |
2009Q1 | 273,471 | -1.0 | $2,764,409,525 | -1.2 | $778 | -0.2 |
2009Q2 | 277,908 | -3.4 | $2,773,243,493 | -5.0 | $768 | -1.6 |
2009Q3 | 278,234 | -5.3 | $2,736,056,780 | -8.4 | $756 | -3.2 |
2009Q4 | 269,439 | -6.3 | $2,911,594,084 | -8.4 | $831 | -2.2 |
2010Q1 | 260,730 | -4.7 | $2,623,992,182 | -5.1 | $774 | -0.4 |
2010Q2 | 273,052 | -1.7 | $2,802,866,379 | 1.1 | $790 | 2.9 |
2010Q3 | 278,316 | 0.0 | $2,864,284,140 | 4.7 | $792 | 4.7 |
2010Q4 | 272,511 | 1.1 | $3,087,069,661 | 6.0 | $871 | 4.8 |
2011Q1 | 263,556 | 1.1 | $2,769,072,169 | 5.5 | $808 | 4.4 |
2011Q2 | 275,167 | 0.8 | $2,933,492,659 | 4.7 | $820 | 3.9 |
2011Q3 | 282,231 | 1.4 | $3,053,914,162 | 6.6 | $832 | 5.1 |
2011Q4 | 278,015 | 2.0 | $3,165,745,021 | 2.5 | $876 | 0.5 |
2012Q1 | 270,073 | 2.5 | $2,991,246,352 | 8.0 | $852 | 5.4 |
2012Q2 | 281,190 | 2.2 | $3,074,207,086 | 4.8 | $841 | 2.6 |
2012Q3 | 284,180 | 0.7 | $3,060,122,560 | 0.2 | $828 | -0.5 |
2012Q4 | 278,868 | 0.3 | $3,293,435,548 | 4.0 | $908 | 3.7 |
2013Q1 | 270,861 | 0.3 | $3,024,171,419 | 1.1 | $859 | 0.8 |
2013Q2 | 281,708 | 0.2 | $3,093,150,167 | 0.6 | $845 | 0.4 |
2013Q3 | 285,730 | 0.5 | $3,119,257,240 | 1.9 | $840 | 1.4 |
2013Q4 | 280,701 | 0.7 | $3,344,359,716 | 1.5 | $916 | 0.9 |
2014Q1 | 274,063 | 1.2 | $3,124,211,853 | 3.3 | $877 | 2.1 |
2014Q2 | 286,699 | 1.8 | $3,243,651,290 | 4.9 | $870 | 3.0 |
2014Q3 | 291,309 | 2.0 | $3,317,622,761 | 6.4 | $876 | 4.3 |
2014Q4 | 285,540 | 1.7 | $3,536,857,567 | 5.8 | $953 | 4.0 |
2015Q1 | 277,738 | 1.3 | $3,221,060,386 | 3.1 | $892 | 1.7 |
2015Q2 | 285,239 | -0.5 | $3,219,530,970 | -0.7 | $868 | -0.2 |
2015Q3 | 288,335 | -1.0 | $3,242,167,919 | -2.3 | $865 | -1.3 |
2015Q4 | 279,408 | -2.1 | $3,406,817,213 | -3.7 | $938 | -1.6 |
2016Q1 | 268,325 | -3.4 | $2,971,220,047 | -7.8 | $852 | -4.5 |
2016Q2 | 275,036 | -3.6 | $3,035,647,466 | -5.7 | $849 | -2.2 |
2016Q3 | 276,323 | -4.2 | $3,107,234,585 | -4.2 | $865 | 0.0 |
2016Q4 | 267,641 | -4.2 | $3,111,373,498 | -8.7 | $894 | -4.7 |
2017Q1 | 261,234 | -2.6 | $2,988,833,345 | 0.6 | $880 | 3.3 |
2017Q2 | 271,441 | -1.3 | $3,089,140,865 | 1.8 | $875 | 3.1 |
2017Q3 | 276,520 | 0.1 | $3,118,482,152 | 0.4 | $868 | 0.3 |
2017Q4 | 268,845 | 0.4 | $3,273,687,590 | 5.2 | $937 | 4.7 |
2018Q1 | 262,736 | 0.6 | $3,121,526,005 | 4.4 | $914 | 3.8 |
2018Q2 | 273,712 | 0.8 | $3,204,740,305 | 3.7 | $901 | 2.9 |
2018Q3 | 278,832 | 0.8 | $3,278,121,473 | 5.1 | $904 | 4.2 |
2018Q4 | 273,075 | 1.6 | $3,475,268,228 | 6.2 | $978 | 4.5 |
2019Q1a | 268,035 | 2.0 | $3,302,958,911 | 5.8 | $948 | 3.7 |
a Preliminary
Published August 2019.
(p)Preliminary.
Shaded areas indicate periods of economic downturn: 2009Q1-2010Q1 and 2015Q2-2016Q4.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/15/19.
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