WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
PRELIMINARY BENCHMARK 2023
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS 
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES- RESEARCH AND PLANNING 
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
ANNUAL 
JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC AVERAGE
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 281.3 282.4 284.3 285.2 292.3 298.9 297.5 297.8 297.9 295.1 291.4 290.8 291.2
TOTAL PRIVATE 214.1 213.9 215.3 216.1 221.8 229.6 232.5 231.5 227.9 224.2 221.0 220.2 222.3
GOODS PRODUCING 46.7 46.7 47.4 48.5 49.8 51.1 51.6 51.9 51.6 50.7 50.2 49.2 49.6
Natural Resources & Mining   17.0 17.0 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.2 16.8 16.8 16.8 17.0
Mining                16.9 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.1 16.8 16.7 16.7 17.0
Oil & Gas Extraction 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Mining except Oil & Gas   7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.7
Coal Mining           4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6
Support Activities for Mining 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6
Construction           19.3 19.3 20.0 21.3 22.4 23.5 23.9 24.2 23.9 23.4 22.9 21.9 22.2
Construction of Buildings 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.6
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 4.1 4.1 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.2 5.4 5.6
Specialty Trade Contractors 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.8 12.2 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.1
Manufacturing          10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.4
Durable Goods         5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
Non-Durable Goods     5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1
SERVICE PROVIDING 234.6 235.7 236.9 236.7 242.5 247.8 245.9 245.9 246.3 244.4 241.2 241.6 241.6
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 51.8 51.4 51.5 51.5 51.9 53.1 53.5 53.2 52.7 52.5 53.2 53.2 52.5
Wholesale Trade       7.9 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1
Retail Trade          29.7 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.9 30.8 31.1 30.8 30.6 30.2 30.8 30.5 30.3
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3
Food & Beverage Stores 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1
Grocery Stores        4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Gasoline Stations     5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 5.9
General Merchandise Stores 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3
Miscellaneous Store Retailers 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.2 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.0 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.4 14.4 14.7 14.2
Utilities             2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Transportation & Warehousing 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.4 11.9
Truck Transportation  3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6
Information            3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2
Financial Activities   11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5
Finance & Insurance 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Professional & Business Services 20.3 20.5 20.6 21.4 22.1 22.6 22.9 22.7 22.3 22.2 21.8 21.1 21.7
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.3
Architectural, Engineering & Rel. Services 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6
Management of Companies & Enterprises 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 8.5 8.6 8.7 9.2 9.9 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.1 8.4 9.4
Educational & Health Services 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.4 29.6 28.9 28.6 28.7 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.5 29.3
Educational Services  3.6 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4
Health Care & Social Assistance 25.7 25.7 25.8 25.8 26.0 26.0 25.8 25.9 25.8 25.9 26.0 25.9 25.9
Ambulatory Health Care Services 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.1
Offices of Physicians 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1
Hospitals             3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0
Social Assistance     7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.3
Leisure & Hospitality 35.2 35.4 35.4 34.7 37.6 42.7 44.6 43.9 41.0 38.6 35.9 37.0 38.5
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.7 4.1
Accommodation & Food Services 31.8 31.9 31.9 31.1 33.6 37.8 39.4 39.0 36.6 34.5 32.3 33.3 34.4
Accommodation         10.6 10.6 10.5 9.9 11.7 14.9 15.9 15.7 14.0 12.3 10.5 11.3 12.3
Food Services & Drinking Places 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.2 21.9 22.9 23.5 23.3 22.6 22.2 21.8 22.0 22.1
Other Services         16.0 15.9 16.2 16.1 16.2 16.4 16.5 16.3 16.2 16.0 15.6 15.6 16.1
Repair & Maintenance 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4
Government              67.2 68.5 69.0 69.1 70.5 69.3 65.0 66.3 70.0 70.9 70.4 70.6 68.9
Federal Government    7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.1 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.7 7.9
State Government      14.0 14.4 14.7 14.6 14.8 13.8 13.3 14.1 15.0 15.1 14.9 14.8 14.5
State Govt. Education 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.2 4.8 5.6 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.0
Local Government      46.0 46.8 46.9 47.0 47.6 47.1 43.2 43.8 46.7 47.8 47.9 48.1 46.6
Local Govt Education  23.5 24.3 24.5 24.4 24.5 23.0 19.1 19.6 23.6 24.7 24.9 24.9 23.4
Hospitals             7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.6
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