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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001-2024

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Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICSa 21), 2024Q2

Average Monthly Employment: 16,005*

Total Wages: $404,118,984

Average Weekly Wage: $1,942


North American Industry Classification System.
Published November 2024.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Private Mining Sector (NAICSa Sector 21) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming
Published November 2024.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 16,718 $228,013,756 $1,049
2001Q2 17,914 $238,382,987 $1,024
2001Q3 18,993 $243,325,696 $985
2001Q4 19,108 $259,754,530 $1,046
2002Q1 18,031 7.9 $255,642,198 12.1 $1,091 4.0
2002Q2 17,712 -1.1 $233,328,312 -2.1 $1,013 -1.0
2002Q3 18,174 -4.3 $241,534,267 -0.7 $1,022 3.7
2002Q4 17,501 -8.4 $251,884,768 -3.0 $1,107 5.9
2003Q1 17,278 -4.2 $248,007,450 -3.0 $1,104 1.2
2003Q2 17,968 1.4 $245,426,250 5.2 $1,051 3.7
2003Q3 19,062 4.9 $260,227,079 7.7 $1,050 2.7
2003Q4 19,155 9.5 $282,938,810 12.3 $1,136 2.6
2004Q1 19,086 10.5 $282,594,880 13.9 $1,139 3.2
2004Q2 19,689 9.6 $278,817,266 13.6 $1,089 3.7
2004Q3 20,852 9.4 $298,845,368 14.8 $1,102 5.0
2004Q4 21,142 10.4 $327,905,367 15.9 $1,193 5.0
2005Q1 21,239 11.3 $324,239,411 14.7 $1,174 3.1
2005Q2 22,232 12.9 $330,294,044 18.5 $1,143 4.9
2005Q3 23,298 11.7 $363,670,975 21.7 $1,201 8.9
2005Q4 23,861 12.9 $383,949,240 17.1 $1,238 3.8
2006Q1 24,934 17.4 $414,435,589 27.8 $1,279 8.9
2006Q2 26,268 18.2 $428,067,841 29.6 $1,254 9.7
2006Q3 27,385 17.5 $459,116,406 26.2 $1,290 7.4
2006Q4 27,353 14.6 $492,965,922 28.4 $1,386 12.0
2007Q1 26,998 8.3 $497,791,110 20.1 $1,418 10.9
2007Q2 27,192 3.5 $473,357,351 10.6 $1,339 6.8
2007Q3 27,511 0.5 $478,900,515 4.3 $1,339 3.8
2007Q4 27,688 1.2 $523,055,126 6.1 $1,453 4.8
2008Q1 28,038 3.9 $539,754,632 8.4 $1,481 4.4
2008Q2 28,619 5.2 $535,744,877 13.2 $1,440 7.5
2008Q3 30,037 9.2 $548,618,267 14.6 $1,405 4.9
2008Q4 30,372 9.7 $596,500,382 14.0 $1,511 4.0
2009Q1 28,114 0.3 $539,327,547 -0.1 $1,476 -0.3
2009Q2 25,238 -11.8 $440,852,731 -17.7 $1,344 -6.7
2009Q3 24,387 -18.8 $431,582,548 -21.3 $1,361 -3.1
2009Q4 24,125 -20.6 $458,821,228 -23.1 $1,463 -3.2
2010Q1 24,014 -14.6 $479,617,566 -11.1 $1,536 4.1
2010Q2 24,562 -2.7 $447,465,110 1.5 $1,401 4.3
2010Q3 25,688 5.3 $477,014,973 10.5 $1,428 4.9
2010Q4 26,128 8.3 $532,712,895 16.1 $1,568 7.2
2011Q1 26,182 9.0 $540,591,285 12.7 $1,588 3.4
2011Q2 26,772 9.0 $510,176,562 14.0 $1,466 4.6
2011Q3 27,998 9.0 $560,144,403 17.4 $1,539 7.7
2011Q4 28,585 9.4 $584,218,982 9.7 $1,572 0.2
2012Q1 28,178 7.6 $617,397,445 14.2 $1,685 6.1
2012Q2 27,830 4.0 $545,527,221 6.9 $1,508 2.9
2012Q3 27,506 -1.8 $548,024,809 -2.2 $1,533 -0.4
2012Q4 27,307 -4.5 $581,790,169 -0.4 $1,639 4.2
2013Q1 26,477 -6.0 $578,160,686 -6.4 $1,680 -0.3
2013Q2 26,397 -5.1 $536,731,909 -1.6 $1,564 3.7
2013Q3 26,757 -2.7 $551,650,116 0.7 $1,586 3.5
2013Q4 26,823 -1.8 $593,146,617 2.0 $1,701 3.8
2014Q1 26,818 1.3 $608,739,995 5.3 $1,746 4.0
2014Q2 27,024 2.4 $571,869,128 6.5 $1,628 4.1
2014Q3 27,587 3.1 $588,456,023 6.7 $1,641 3.5
2014Q4 27,708 3.3 $637,365,029 7.5 $1,769 4.0
2015Q1 26,527 -1.1 $612,932,840 0.7 $1,777 1.8
2015Q2 23,845 -11.8 $505,180,513 -11.7 $1,630 0.1
2015Q3 23,023 -16.5 $476,917,847 -19.0 $1,593 -2.9
2015Q4 22,046 -20.4 $499,432,081 -21.6 $1,743 -1.5
2016Q1 20,434 -23.0 $436,003,345 -28.9 $1,641 -7.7
2016Q2 18,429 -22.7 $378,690,011 -25.0 $1,581 -3.0
2016Q3 17,961 -22.0 $374,336,226 -21.5 $1,603 0.6
2016Q4 18,285 -17.1 $396,511,627 -20.6 $1,668 -4.3
2017Q1 18,685 -8.6 $425,807,331 -2.3 $1,753 6.8
2017Q2 19,318 4.8 $412,220,015 8.9 $1,641 3.8
2017Q3 19,955 11.1 $424,110,107 13.3 $1,635 2.0
2017Q4 20,568 12.5 $459,219,071 15.8 $1,717 3.0
2018Q1 20,491 9.7 $480,930,478 12.9 $1,805 3.0
2018Q2 20,374 5.5 $444,665,368 7.9 $1,679 2.3
2018Q3 20,830 4.4 $454,614,551 7.2 $1,679 2.7
2018Q4 21,078 2.5 $486,466,644 5.9 $1,775 3.4
2019Q1 20,997 2.5 $517,500,454 7.6 $1,896 5.0
2019Q2 20,913 2.6 $462,967,360 4.1 $1,703 1.4
2019Q3 20,661 -0.8 $460,659,942 1.3 $1,715 2.2
2019Q4 20,484 -2.8 $492,815,850 1.3 $1,851 4.2
2020Q1 19,696 -6.2 $468,315,533 -9.5 $1,829 -3.5
2020Q2 16,372 -21.7 $358,359,105 -22.6 $1,684 -1.1
2020Q3 14,670 -29.0 $310,884,198 -32.5 $1,630 -5.0
2020Q4 14,560 -28.9 $345,469,987 -29.9 $1,825 -1.4
2021Q1 14,216 -27.8 $329,677,391 -29.6 $1,784 -2.5
2021Q2 14,479 -11.6 $325,866,350 -9.1 $1,731 2.8
2021Q3 14,922 1.7 $339,788,354 9.3 $1,752 7.5
2021Q4 15,411 5.8 $389,304,168 12.7 $1,943 6.5
2022Q1 15,636 10.0 $390,122,290 18.3 $1,919 7.6
2022Q2 16,114 11.3 $388,755,244 19.3 $1,856 7.2
2022Q3 16,561 11.0 $416,450,543 22.6 $1,934 10.4
2022Q4 16,877 9.5 $428,584,047 10.1 $1,953 0.5
2023Q1 16,972 8.5 $475,109,071 21.8 $2,153 12.2
2023Q2 17,072 5.9 $427,369,310 9.9 $1,926 3.8
2023Q3b 17,165 3.6 $432,498,225 3.9 $1,938 0.2
2023Q4 17,095 1.3 $451,020,470 5.2 $2,030 3.9
2024Q1 16,131 -5.0 $444,152,279 -6.5 $2,118 -1.6
2024Q2b 16,005 -6.3 $404,118,984 -5.4 $1,942 0.9
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
bPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/11/24.

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21) in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2024Q2

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Mining, Including Oil & Gas (NAICS 21) in Wyoming, 2002Q1-2024Q2

*Changes in employment in mining in 2024Q1 were due in part to non-economic code changes.
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, 10/11/24.