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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001-2024

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Wholesale Trade (NAICSa 42), 2024Q2

Average Monthly Employment: 8,045

Total Wages: $150,108,833

Average Weekly Wage: $1,435
aNorth American Industry Classification System.
Published November 2024.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Private Wholesale Trade Sector (NAICSa Sector 42) 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 6,552 $59,370,252 $697
2001Q2 6,847 $58,593,797 $658
2001Q3 6,936 $62,333,111 $691
2001Q4 6,891 $69,809,240 $779
2002Q1 6,941 5.9 $63,492,067 6.9 $704 0.9
2002Q2 7,049 3.0 $63,571,520 8.5 $694 5.4
2002Q3 7,073 2.0 $64,450,414 3.4 $701 1.4
2002Q4 7,022 1.9 $68,114,112 -2.4 $746 -4.3
2003Q1 6,864 -1.1 $65,266,190 2.8 $731 4.0
2003Q2 6,981 -1.0 $66,254,536 4.2 $730 5.2
2003Q3 7,088 0.2 $66,181,213 2.7 $718 2.5
2003Q4 7,078 0.8 $73,460,562 7.8 $798 7.0
2004Q1 7,170 4.5 $70,750,173 8.4 $759 3.8
2004Q2 7,380 5.7 $75,308,571 13.7 $785 7.5
2004Q3 7,435 4.9 $73,496,796 11.1 $760 5.9
2004Q4 7,391 4.4 $84,505,008 15.0 $879 10.2
2005Q1 7,390 3.1 $76,768,780 8.5 $799 5.3
2005Q2 7,758 5.1 $81,283,441 7.9 $806 2.7
2005Q3 7,904 6.3 $84,319,370 14.7 $821 7.9
2005Q4 7,939 7.4 $94,260,208 11.5 $913 3.9
2006Q1 7,883 6.7 $90,705,470 18.2 $885 10.8
2006Q2 8,216 5.9 $94,136,438 15.8 $881 9.4
2006Q3 8,320 5.3 $95,567,819 13.3 $884 7.7
2006Q4 8,369 5.4 $114,321,589 21.3 $1,051 15.0
2007Q1 8,532 8.2 $109,100,793 20.3 $984 11.1
2007Q2 8,817 7.3 $106,515,582 13.2 $929 5.4
2007Q3 8,830 6.1 $106,413,336 11.3 $927 4.9
2007Q4 8,826 5.5 $118,971,181 4.1 $1,037 -1.3
2008Q1 8,861 3.9 $119,547,913 9.6 $1,038 5.5
2008Q2 9,140 3.7 $115,981,427 8.9 $976 5.0
2008Q3 9,200 4.2 $120,051,031 12.8 $1,004 8.3
2008Q4 9,212 4.4 $139,491,747 17.2 $1,165 12.3
2009Q1 8,986 1.4 $118,980,168 -0.5 $1,018 -1.9
2009Q2 8,841 -3.3 $109,826,478 -5.3 $956 -2.1
2009Q3 8,598 -6.5 $108,482,306 -9.6 $971 -3.3
2009Q4 8,391 -8.9 $121,650,699 -12.8 $1,115 -4.2
2010Q1 8,351 -7.1 $105,398,787 -11.4 $971 -4.7
2010Q2 8,468 -4.2 $106,373,986 -3.1 $966 1.1
2010Q3 8,495 -1.2 $113,267,547 4.4 $1,026 5.7
2010Q4 8,527 1.6 $133,741,572 9.9 $1,207 8.2
2011Q1 8,590 2.9 $114,578,082 8.7 $1,026 5.7
2011Q2 8,822 4.2 $117,007,106 10.0 $1,020 5.6
2011Q3 8,913 4.9 $124,713,597 10.1 $1,076 4.9
2011Q4 9,004 5.6 $139,801,918 4.5 $1,194 -1.0
2012Q1 9,066 5.5 $129,711,931 13.2 $1,101 7.3
2012Q2 9,276 5.1 $123,877,370 5.9 $1,027 0.7
2012Q3 9,196 3.2 $127,741,708 2.4 $1,069 -0.7
2012Q4 9,111 1.2 $146,111,827 4.5 $1,234 3.3
2013Q1 9,068 0.0 $127,598,682 -1.6 $1,082 -1.7
2013Q2 9,194 -0.9 $125,441,229 1.3 $1,049 2.2
2013Q3 9,312 1.3 $130,987,048 2.5 $1,082 1.3
2013Q4 9,428 3.5 $151,241,945 3.5 $1,234 0.0
2014Q1 9,268 2.2 $133,399,060 4.5 $1,107 2.3
2014Q2 9,522 3.6 $136,569,044 8.9 $1,103 5.1
2014Q3 9,585 2.9 $140,815,223 7.5 $1,130 4.4
2014Q4 9,623 2.1 $183,427,425 21.3 $1,466 18.8
2015Q1 9,608 3.7 $142,967,542 7.2 $1,145 3.4
2015Q2 9,609 0.9 $135,317,981 -0.9 $1,083 -1.8
2015Q3 9,471 -1.2 $135,872,322 -3.5 $1,104 -2.3
2015Q4 9,329 -3.1 $150,807,714 -17.8 $1,244 -15.2
2016Q1 8,963 -6.7 $123,221,087 -13.8 $1,058 -7.6
2016Q2 8,565 -10.9 $122,042,952 -9.8 $1,096 1.2
2016Q3 8,311 -12.2 $117,326,311 -13.6 $1,086 -1.6
2016Q4 8,154 -12.6 $122,546,046 -18.7 $1,156 -7.0
2017Q1 8,035 -10.3 $115,060,772 -6.6 $1,101 4.2
2017Q2 8,096 -5.5 $118,915,508 -2.6 $1,130 3.1
2017Q3 8,168 -1.7 $123,798,926 5.5 $1,166 7.4
2017Q4 8,129 -0.3 $134,515,081 9.8 $1,273 10.1
2018Q1 8,026 -0.1 $126,380,138 9.8 $1,211 10.0
2018Q2 8,183 1.1 $125,212,622 5.3 $1,177 4.2
2018Q3 8,250 1.0 $126,129,856 1.9 $1,176 0.9
2018Q4 8,333 2.5 $144,978,370 7.8 $1,338 5.1
2019Q1 8,348 4.0 $136,032,441 7.6 $1,253 3.5
2019Q2 8,449 3.3 $136,118,390 8.7 $1,239 5.3
2019Q3 8,423 2.1 $132,427,290 5.0 $1,209 2.8
2019Q4 8,358 0.3 $147,960,882 2.1 $1,362 1.8
2020Q1 8,223 -1.5 $135,124,278 -0.7 $1,264 0.8
2020Q2 7,728 -8.5 $120,236,065 -11.7 $1,197 -3.4
2020Q3 7,354 -12.7 $111,285,428 -16.0 $1,164 -3.8
2020Q4 7,322 -12.4 $130,282,864 -11.9 $1,369 0.5
2021Q1 7,225 -12.1 $115,627,623 -14.4 $1,231 -2.6
2021Q2 7,348 -4.9 $117,892,697 -1.9 $1,234 3.1
2021Q3 7,339 -0.2 $121,062,056 8.8 $1,269 9.0
2021Q4 7,373 3.9 $140,158,235 5.9 $1,462 2.0
2022Q1 7,508 3.9 $133,266,075 15.3 $1,365 10.9
2022Q2 7,693 4.7 $133,837,302 13.5 $1,338 8.4
2022Q3 7,856 7.0 $143,170,886 18.3 $1,402 10.5
2022Q4 7,903 7.2 $154,534,022 10.3 $1,504 2.9
2023Q1 7,878 4.9 $153,419,740 15.1 $1,498 9.7
2023Q2 7,989 3.8 $144,511,825 8.0 $1,391 4.0
2023Q3 7,994 1.8 $147,648,742 3.1 $1,421 1.3
2023Q4 7,979 1.0 $163,805,212 6.0 $1,579 5.0
2024Q1b 7,974 1.2 $161,775,147 5.4 $1,561 4.2
2024Q2b 8,045 0.7 $150,108,833 3.9 $1,435 3.2
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 Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2024Q2

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42) in Wyoming, 2002Q1-2024Q2

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.