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Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2018-2028

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Wyoming Long-Term Industry Projections, 2018-2028

Wyoming Long-Term Industry Projections, 2018-2028
Published July 2020. 
Base Year Projected Change
NAICSa Code Industry 2018 2028 N %
Total, All Industries 274,352 293,384 19,032 6.9%
11 Agricuture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 2,795 3,006 211 7.5%
111 Crop Production 672 735 63 9.4%
112 Animal Production 1,849 1,978 129 7.0%
113 Forestry & Logging N/D N/D N/D N/D
114 Fishing, Hunting & Trapping N/D N/D N/D N/D
115 Support Activities for Agriculture & Forestry 193 210 17 8.8%
21 Mining 20,694 18,812 -1,882 -9.1%
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 3,039 2,997 -42 -1.4%
212 Mining (except Oil & Gas) 8,101 6,671 -1,430 -17.7%
213 Support Activities for Mining 9,554 9,144 -410 -4.3%
22 Utilities 2,508 2,615 107 4.3%
221 Utilities 2,508 2,615 107 4.3%
23 Construction 20,253 22,560 2,307 11.4%
236 Construction of Buildings 3,784 4,186 402 10.6%
237 Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 5,647 6,412 765 13.5%
238 Specialty Trade Contractors 10,822 11,962 1,140 10.5%
31-33 Manufacturing 9,724 10,422 698 7.2%
311 Food Manufacturing 818 732 -86 -10.5%
312 Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 468 545 77 16.5%
313 Textile Mills N/D N/D N/D N/D
314 Textile Product Mills 158 166 8 5.1%
316 Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing N/D N/D N/D N/D
321 Wood Product Manufacturing 442 357 -85 -19.2%
323 Printing & Related Support Activities 228 183 -45 -19.7%
324 Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 1,327 1,217 -110 -8.3%
325 Chemical Manufacturing 1,766 1,936 170 9.6%
326 Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing 292 310 18 6.2%
327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 857 916 59 6.9%
331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 91 116 25 27.5%
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 1,526 1,753 227 14.9%
333 Machinery Manufacturing 638 882 244 38.2%
334 Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing 293 296 3 1.0%
335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing 232 425 193 83.2%
336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 232 238 6 2.6%
337 Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing 181 183 2 1.1%
339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 144 134 -10 -6.9%
42 Wholessale Trade 8,198 9,062 864 10.5%
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 5,135 5,919 784 15.3%
424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 2,916 2,992 76 2.6%
425 Wholesale Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers 147 151 4 2.7%
44-45 Retail Trade 29,288 28,889 -399 -1.4%
441 Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4,387 4,312 -75 -1.7%
442 Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores 686 659 -27 -3.9%
443 Electronics & Appliance Stores 682 692 10 1.5%
444 Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers 3,263 3,646 383 11.7%
445 Food & Beverage Stores 4,790 4,670 -120 -2.5%
446 Health & Personal Care Stores 863 868 5 0.6%
447 Gasoline Stations 3,876 3,761 -115 -3.0%
448 Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores 1,306 1,186 -120 -9.2%
451 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music Stores 1,373 1,417 44 3.2%
452 General Merchandise Stores 5,865 5,613 -252 -4.3%
453 Miscellaneous Store Retailers 1,613 1,465 -148 -9.2%
454 Nonstore Retailers 584 600 16 2.7%
48-49 Transportation & Warehousing 13,043 14,244 1,201 9.2%
481 Air Transportation 561 510 -51 -9.1%
482 Rail Transportation N/D N/D N/D N/D
483 Water Transportation N/D N/D N/D N/D
484 Truck Transportation 3,899 4,482 583 15.0%
485 Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation 537 509 -28 -5.2%
486 Pipeline Transportation 753 766 13 1.7%
487 Scenic & Sightseeing Transportation N/D N/D N/D N/D
488 Support Activities for Transportation 1,224 1,442 218 17.8%
4911 Postal Service 1,069 1,023 -46 -4.3%
492 Couriers & Messengers 1,022 1,245 223 21.8%
493 Warehousing & Storage 1,745 2,395 650 37.2%
51 Information 3,555 3,234 -321 -9.0%
511 Publishing Industries (except Internet) 847 651 -196 -23.1%
512 Motion Picture & Sound Recording Industries 506 483 -23 -4.5%
515 Broadcasting (except Internet) 392 294 -98 -25.0%
517 Telecommunications 1,554 1,526 -28 -1.8%
518 Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services 202 207 5 2.5%
519 Other Information Services 54 73 19 35.2%
52 Finance & Insurance 6,897 7,174 277 4.0%
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 4,086 4,097 11 0.3%
523 Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities 575 636 61 10.6%
524 Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 2,203 2,407 204 9.3%
525 Funds, Trusts, & Other Financial Vehicles 33 34 1 3.0%
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4,227 4,654 427 10.1%
531 Real Estate 2,226 2,599 373 16.8%
532 Rental & Leasing Services 1,953 2,005 52 2.7%
533 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 48 50 2 4.2%
54 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 9,293 10,853 1,560 16.8%
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 9,293 10,853 1,560 16.8%
55 Management of Companies & Enterprises 864 852 -12 -1.4%
551 Management of Companies & Enterprises 864 852 -12 -1.4%
56 Administrative & Support & Waste Management & Remediation Services 8,581 9,901 1,320 15.4%
561 Administrative & Support Services 7,751 8,898 1,147 14.8%
562 Waste Management & Remediation Service 830 1,003 173 20.8%
61 Educational Services 27,595 29,287 1,692 6.1%
611 Educational Services 27,595 29,287 1,692 6.1%
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 32,969 38,417 5,448 16.5%
621 Ambulatory Health Care Services 10,106 12,232 2,126 21.0%
622 Hospitals 11,081 12,695 1,614 14.6%
623 Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4,452 4,571 119 2.7%
624 Social Assistance 7,330 8,919 1,589 21.7%
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3,611 4,274 663 18.4%
711 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, & Related Industries 552 632 80 14.5%
712 Museums, Historical Sites, & Similar Institution 398 416 18 4.5%
713 Amusement, Gambling, & Recreation Industries 2,661 3,226 565 21.2%
72 Accommodation & Food Services 32,791 36,953 4,162 12.7%
721 Accommodation, including Hotels & Motels 12,052 13,798 1,746 14.5%
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 20,739 23,155 2,416 11.6%
81 Other Services (except Government) 7,260 7,477 217 3.0%
811 Repair & Maintenance 3,313 3,629 316 9.5%
812 Personal & Laundry Services 1,697 1,634 -63 -3.7%
813 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, & Similar Organizations 1,858 1,860 2 0.1%
814 Private Households 392 354 -38 -9.7%
 
Federal Government, Excluding Post Office 6,481 6,606 125 1.9%
State Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 8,684 8,592 -92 -1.1%
Local Government, Excluding Education and Hospitals 15,041 15,500 459 3.1%
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2018-2028. 
Prepared by P. Manning, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/20.