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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by County of Employment, 2001-2024

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Total, Statewide, 2024Q2

Average Monthly Employment: 282,975

Total Wages: $4,213,767,347

Average Weekly Wage: $1,145

Published November 2024.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Average Monthly Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2024Q2
Published August 2024.
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 262,788 0.6 $3,121,596,314 4.4 $914 3.8
2018Q2 273,771 0.9 $3,205,416,980 3.8 $901 2.9
2018Q3 278,812 0.8 $3,277,948,127 5.1 $904 4.2
2018Q4 273,327 1.7 $3,475,273,992 6.2 $978 4.4
2019Q1 268,739 2.3 $3,314,029,996 6.2 $949 3.8
2019Q2 279,155 2.0 $3,379,734,076 5.4 $931 3.4
2019Q3 284,060 1.9 $3,482,608,027 6.2 $943 4.3
2019Q4 276,508 1.2 $3,646,269,732 4.9 $1,014 3.7
2020Q1 268,850 0.0 $3,351,205,192 1.1 $959 1.1
2020Q2 252,329 -9.6 $3,163,967,437 -6.4 $965 3.6
2020Q3 262,404 -7.6 $3,201,304,964 -8.1 $938 -0.5
2020Q4 260,235 -5.9 $3,587,823,712 -1.6 $1,061 4.6
2021Q1 255,457 -5.0 $3,162,090,611 -5.6 $952 -0.7
2021Q2 267,414 6.0 $3,429,307,064 8.4 $986 2.3
2021Q3 272,220 3.7 $3,519,641,238 9.9 $995 6.0
2021Q4 267,639 2.8 $3,976,273,192 10.8 $1,143 7.8
2022Q1 262,975 2.9 $3,629,263,075 14.8 $1,062 11.5
2022Q2 273,178 2.2 $3,723,371,844 8.6 $1,048 6.3
2022Q3 279,197 2.6 $3,937,517,372 11.9 $1,085 9.1
2022Q4 273,530 2.2 $4,041,187,127 1.6 $1,136 -0.6
2023Q1 269,770 2.6 $4,017,006,935 10.7 $1,145 7.9
2023Q2 280,687 2.7 $4,001,729,530 7.5 $1,097 4.6
2023Q3 285,799 2.4 $4,128,996,888 4.9 $1,111 2.4
2023Q4 278,727 1.9 $4,320,734,484 6.9 $1,192 4.9
2024Q1 273,422 1.4 $4,185,185,517 4.2 $1,177 2.8
2024Q2b 282,975 0.8 $4,213,767,347 5.3 $1,145 4.4
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 Wyoming, 2001Q1-2024Q2

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages 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.