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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Fourth Quarter 2022 (2022Q4)

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Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45)

Table 37: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wages in Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45), Fourth Quarter 2021 & 2022a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2022Q4 2021Q4 N % 2022Q4 2021Q4 $ % 2022Q4 2021Q4 $ %
44-45 Retail Trade - Private 30,326 30,274 52 0.2 $274,015,909 $265,703,225 $8,312,684 3.1 $695 $675 $20 3.0
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  4,223 4,247 -24 -0.6 $62,459,495 $61,126,445 $1,333,050 2.2 $1,138 $1,107 $31 2.8
4411  Automobile Dealers  2,195 2,243 -48 -2.1 $37,532,155 $37,966,332 -$434,177 -1.1 $1,315 $1,302 $13 1.0
4412  Other Motor Vehicle Dealers  509 480 29 6.0 $7,039,808 $6,444,778 $595,030 9.2 $1,065 $1,033 $32 3.1
4413  Auto Parts, Accessories, & Tire Stores  1,519 1,524 -5 -0.3 $17,887,532 $16,715,335 $1,172,197 7.0 $906 $844 $62 7.4
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  3,878 3,773 105 2.8 $36,639,803 $33,460,618 $3,179,185 9.5 $727 $682 $45 6.5
4441  Building Material & Supplies Dealers  2,882 2,786 96 3.4 $30,814,375 $27,684,440 $3,129,935 11.3 $822 $764 $58 7.6
4442  Lawn & Garden Equipment & Supplies Retailers  996 987 9 0.9 $5,825,428 $5,776,178 $49,250 0.9 $450 $450 $0 -0.1
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  5,140 5,003 137 2.7 $39,653,284 $37,479,469 $2,173,815 5.8 $593 $576 $17 3.0
4451  Grocery & Convenience Retailers  4,173 4,105 68 1.7 $33,607,402 $32,079,069 $1,528,333 4.8 $620 $601 $18 3.0
4452  Specialty Food Retailers  439 357 81 22.8 $2,536,778 $1,824,005 $712,773 39.1 $445 $393 $52 13.3
4453  Beer, Wine, & Liquor Retailers  528 541 -13 -2.4 $3,509,104 $3,576,395 -$67,291 -1.9 $511 $509 $3 0.5
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  1,360 N/A N/A N/A $16,829,028 N/A N/A N/A $952 N/A N/A N/A
4491  Furniture & Home Furnishings Retailers  713 N/A N/A N/A $8,318,181 N/A N/A N/A $897 N/A N/A N/A
4492  Electronics & Appliance Retailers  647 N/A N/A N/A $8,510,847 N/A N/A N/A $1,012 N/A N/A N/A
455  General Merchandise Retailers  5,885 N/A N/A N/A $41,220,402 N/A N/A N/A $539 N/A N/A N/A
4551  Department Stores  833 N/A N/A N/A $5,136,280 N/A N/A N/A $474 N/A N/A N/A
4552  Warehouse Clubs, Supercenters, & Other General Merchandise Retailers  5,052 N/A N/A N/A $36,084,122 N/A N/A N/A $549 N/A N/A N/A
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  1,054 N/A N/A N/A $10,708,694 N/A N/A N/A $782 N/A N/A N/A
4561  Health & Personal Care Retailers  1,054 N/A N/A N/A $10,708,694 N/A N/A N/A $782 N/A N/A N/A
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  4,201 N/A N/A N/A $33,313,567 N/A N/A N/A $610 N/A N/A N/A
4571  Gasoline Stations  4,028 N/A N/A N/A $30,110,759 N/A N/A N/A $575 N/A N/A N/A
4572  Fuel Dealers  173 N/A N/A N/A $3,202,808 N/A N/A N/A $1,421 N/A N/A N/A
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  1,534 N/A N/A N/A $11,403,155 N/A N/A N/A $572 N/A N/A N/A
4581  Clothing & Clothing Accessories Retailers  1,219 N/A N/A N/A $8,717,869 N/A N/A N/A $550 N/A N/A N/A
4582  Shoe Retailers  152 N/A N/A N/A $903,897 N/A N/A N/A $457 N/A N/A N/A
4583  Jewelry, Luggage, & Leather Goods Retailers  163 N/A N/A N/A $1,781,389 N/A N/A N/A $841 N/A N/A N/A
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  3,052 N/A N/A N/A $21,788,481 N/A N/A N/A $549 N/A N/A N/A
4591  Sporting Goods, Hobby, & Musical Instrument Retailers  1,467 N/A N/A N/A $9,271,033 N/A N/A N/A $486 N/A N/A N/A
4592  Book Retailers & News Dealers  115 N/A N/A N/A $732,179 N/A N/A N/A $490 N/A N/A N/A
4593  Florists  129 N/A N/A N/A $861,096 N/A N/A N/A $512 N/A N/A N/A
4594  Office Supplies, Stationery, & Gift Retailers  397 N/A N/A N/A $3,051,070 N/A N/A N/A $591 N/A N/A N/A
4595  Used Merchandise Retailers  302 N/A N/A N/A $1,645,764 N/A N/A N/A $420 N/A N/A N/A
4599  Other Miscellaneous Retailers  641 N/A N/A N/A $6,227,339 N/A N/A N/A $747 N/A N/A N/A
44-45 Retail Trade - Federal Government 43 39 4 10.3 $397,797 $393,914 $3,883 1.0 $712 $777 -$65 -8.4
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  35 N/A N/A N/A $340,788 N/A N/A N/A $749 N/A N/A N/A
4451  Grocery & Convenience Retailers  35 N/A N/A N/A $340,788 N/A N/A N/A $749 N/A N/A N/A
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  6 N/A N/A N/A $47,966 N/A N/A N/A $583 N/A N/A N/A
4491  Furniture & Home Furnishings Retailers  6 N/A N/A N/A $47,966 N/A N/A N/A $583 N/A N/A N/A
44-45 Retail Trade - Local Government 31 19 12 63.2 $541,167 $209,876 $331,291 157.9 $1,343 $850 $493 58.0
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: April 2023. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/25/23.