"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
The Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services recently published 2024 annual employment and wage data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/2024_QCEW/toc.htm.
Annual data are available at the county and industry levels. In addition, Table 3 of the annual tables shows the top five industry subsectors with the greatest average monthly employment for each county; this detailed table also includes ownership (private and public), the number of units (employers), total wages, and average annual wage. The full table is available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/2024_QCEW/t3.htm.
Sample Table 3 (see below) shows the top five industries of employment for Fremont, Laramie, and Sweetwater counties. For example, the subsector with the greatest average monthly employment for Fremont County was local government educational services (i.e. local schools) with 2,114. In contrast, the subsector with the greatest average monthly employment for Laramie County was private food services & drinking places (3,905), while private mining (except oil & gas) had the greatest average monthly employment in Sweetwater County.
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