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2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2022 Annual Data

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Employment and Wages by Major Industry Sector

Table 4: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by Industry, 2021 & 2022
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSa Code Ownership and Industry 2022 2021 N % 2022 2021 $ % 2022 2021 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 272,085 265,683 6,402 2.4 $15,326,302,631 $14,087,312,105 $1,238,990,526 8.8 $1,083 $1,020 $64 6.2
0  Ownership - Private 208,096 201,548 6,548 3.2 $11,700,661,702 $10,591,283,961 $1,109,377,741 10.5 $1,081 $1,011 $71 7.0
11 Agriculture 2,656 2,726 -70 -2.6 $110,867,830 $107,997,202 $2,870,628 2.7 $803 $762 $41 5.4
21 Mining, Including Oil & Gas 16,294 14,757 1,537 10.4 $1,623,660,131 $1,384,636,263 $239,023,868 17.3 $1,916 $1,804 $112 6.2
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  2,221 2,213 8 0.4 $294,444,014 $279,475,095 $14,968,919 5.4 $2,549 $2,429 $120 5.0
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas  7,575 7,120 455 6.4 $766,326,363 $688,560,578 $77,765,785 11.3 $1,945 $1,860 $86 4.6
213  Support Activities For Mining  6,498 5,424 1,073 19.8 $562,889,754 $416,600,590 $146,289,164 35.1 $1,666 $1,477 $189 12.8
23 Construction  21,235 21,022 213 1.0 $1,323,681,566 $1,225,805,738 $97,875,828 8.0 $1,199 $1,121 $77 6.9
31-33 Manufacturing  10,189 9,771 418 4.3 $795,565,288 $680,113,355 $115,451,933 17.0 $1,502 $1,339 $163 12.2
42, 48-49, 22 Wholesale Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 19,944 19,716 228 1.2 $1,411,638,465 $1,302,599,709 $109,038,756 8.4 $1,361 $1,271 $91 7.1
44-45 Retail Trade  30,368 29,666 702 2.4 $1,080,463,312 $993,972,348 $86,490,964 8.7 $684 $644 $40 6.2
51 Information  3,110 2,965 145 4.9 $216,347,040 $183,570,372 $32,776,668 17.9 $1,338 $1,191 $147 12.4
52-53 Financial Activities 11,495 11,172 322 2.9 $906,527,851 $836,318,165 $70,209,686 8.4 $1,517 $1,440 $77 5.4
54-56 Professional & Business Services 20,661 19,666 995 5.1 $1,523,249,480 $1,396,844,389 $126,405,091 9.0 $1,418 $1,366 $52 3.8
61 Educational Services  2,095 1,828 267 14.6 $86,095,510 $74,277,347 $11,818,163 15.9 $790 $781 $9 1.2
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  25,470 25,403 67 0.3 $1,287,579,868 $1,220,938,577 $66,641,291 5.5 $972 $924 $48 5.2
71-72 Leisure & Hospitality 37,447 35,831 1,617 4.5 $1,005,052,820 $881,370,307 $123,682,513 14.0 $516 $473 $43 9.1
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration  7,061 6,891 170 2.5 $322,562,838 $289,957,461 $32,605,377 11.2 $879 $809 $69 8.6
99 Unclassified 72 136 -64 -47.1 $7,369,703 $12,882,728 -$5,513,025 -42.8 $1,964 $1,821 $143 7.9
   
Total Government 64,148 64,153 -6 0.0 $3,496,186,837 $3,418,703,385 $77,483,452 2.3 $54,502 $53,290 $1,213 2.3
Federal Government 7,657 7,785 -128 -1.6 $560,789,166 $547,622,470 $13,166,696 2.4 $73,242 $70,348 $2,894 4.1
State Government 12,312 12,512 -200 -1.6 $714,420,469 $721,152,891 -$6,732,422 -0.9 $58,024 $57,635 $389 0.7
Local Government 44,178 43,857 322 0.7 $2,220,977,202 $2,149,928,024 $71,049,178 3.3 $50,273 $49,022 $1,251 2.6
61 Educational Services  21,859 21,714 145 0.7 $1,004,516,090 $986,415,021 $18,101,069 1.8 $45,955 $45,427 $528 1.2
62 Health Care & Social Assistance  8,804 8,844 -40 -0.5 $624,928,285 $585,083,541 $39,844,744 6.8 $70,984 $66,157 $4,827 7.3
aNorth 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: May 2023. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/15/23.