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Table 32: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Mining, Including Oil & Gas*, First Quarter 2023 & 2024a | |||||||||||||
Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | |||||||||||
Change | Change | Change | |||||||||||
NAICSb Code | Ownership and Industry | 2024Q1 | 2023Q1 | N | % | 2024Q1 | 2023Q1 | $ | % | 2024Q1 | 2023Q1 | $ | % |
21 | Mining, Including Oil & Gas* | 16,143 | 16,972 | -829 | -4.9 | $444,301,434 | $475,109,071 | -$30,807,637 | -6.5 | $2,117 | $2,153 | -$36 | -1.7 |
211 | Oil & Gas Extraction | 2,323 | 2,306 | 17 | 0.7 | $92,955,351 | $96,668,000 | -$3,712,649 | -3.8 | $3,078 | $3,224 | -$146 | -4.5 |
2111 | Oil & Gas Extraction | 2,323 | 2,306 | 17 | 0.7 | $92,955,351 | $96,668,000 | -$3,712,649 | -3.8 | $3,078 | $3,224 | -$146 | -4.5 |
211120 | Crude Petroleum Extraction | 890 | 868 | 22 | 2.5 | $35,316,185 | $35,289,949 | $26,236 | 0.1 | $3,052 | $3,126 | -$74 | -2.4 |
211130 | Natural Gas Extraction | 1,433 | 1,438 | -5 | -0.3 | $57,639,166 | $61,378,051 | -$3,738,885 | -6.1 | $3,094 | $3,283 | -$189 | -5.8 |
212 | Mining, Except Oil & Gas | 7,129 | 7,741 | -611 | -7.9 | $197,556,664 | $221,100,360 | -$23,543,696 | -10.6 | $2,132 | $2,197 | -$66 | -3.0 |
2121 | Coal Mining | 3,862 | 4,674 | -812 | -17.4 | $106,511,148 | $133,800,425 | -$27,289,277 | -20.4 | $2,121 | $2,202 | -$81 | -3.7 |
2122 | Metal Ore Mining | 123 | 113 | 10 | 8.5 | $2,986,722 | $2,579,941 | $406,781 | 15.8 | $1,868 | $1,751 | $117 | 6.7 |
212290 | Other Metal Ore Mining | 120 | 110 | 10 | 8.8 | $2,946,222 | $2,563,441 | $382,781 | 14.9 | $1,889 | $1,787 | $101 | 5.7 |
2123 | Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying | 3,144 | 2,953 | 191 | 6.5 | $88,058,794 | $84,719,994 | $3,338,800 | 3.9 | $2,154 | $2,207 | -$52 | -2.4 |
212319 | Other Crushed & Broken Stone Mining | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9.1 | $179,965 | $112,428 | $67,537 | 60.1 | $865 | $590 | $276 | 46.8 |
212323 | Kaolin, Clay, & Ceramic & Refractory Minerals Mining | 857 | 783 | 74 | 9.5 | $16,596,064 | $14,574,133 | $2,021,931 | 13.9 | $1,490 | $1,432 | $58 | 4.0 |
212390 | Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying | 1,765 | 1,749 | 16 | 0.9 | $61,950,752 | $63,117,862 | -$1,167,110 | -1.8 | $2,700 | $2,776 | -$76 | -2.7 |
213 | Support Activities For Mining | 6,691 | 6,925 | -235 | -3.4 | $153,789,419 | $157,340,711 | -$3,551,292 | -2.3 | $1,768 | $1,748 | $20 | 1.2 |
2131 | Support Activities For Mining | 6,691 | 6,925 | -235 | -3.4 | $153,789,419 | $157,340,711 | -$3,551,292 | -2.3 | $1,768 | $1,748 | $20 | 1.2 |
213111 | Drilling Oil & Gas Wells | 898 | 1,035 | -137 | -13.2 | $24,249,627 | $26,194,411 | -$1,944,784 | -7.4 | $2,077 | $1,947 | $130 | 6.7 |
213112 | Support Activities For Oil & Gas Operations | 5,396 | 5,569 | -173 | -3.1 | $120,456,710 | $125,654,571 | -$5,197,861 | -4.1 | $1,717 | $1,736 | -$18 | -1.1 |
213113 | Support Activities For Coal Mining | 237 | 202 | 34 | 17.0 | $4,217,569 | $3,242,038 | $975,531 | 30.1 | $1,371 | $1,233 | $138 | 11.2 |
213114 | Support Activities For Metal Mining | 111 | 71 | 40 | 57.1 | $3,671,368 | $1,679,519 | $1,991,849 | 118.6 | $2,544 | $1,828 | $716 | 39.2 |
213115 | Support Activities For Nonmetallic Minerals | 49 | 48 | 1 | 1.4 | $1,194,145 | $570,172 | $623,973 | 109.4 | $1,875 | $907 | $967 | 106.6 |
*Some changes in employment in mining and local government are due to non-economic code changes. Non-economic code changes result when employers are reclassified to better reflect their ownership and/or their industry. | |||||||||||||
aPreliminary. | |||||||||||||
bNorth American Industry Classification System. | |||||||||||||
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | |||||||||||||
Extract Date: July 2024. | |||||||||||||
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/19/24. |
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