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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Third Quarter 2023 (2023Q3)

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Employment and Wages by County

Table 1: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Weekly Wage by County, Third Quarter 2022 & 2023a
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change   Change Change
County 2023Q3 2022Q3 N % 2023Q3 2022Q3 $ % 2023Q3 2022Q3 $ %
 Total Statewide 285,409 279,197 6,212 2.2 $4,123,938,566 $3,937,517,372 $186,421,194 4.7 $1,111 $1,085 $27 2.5
Albany  16,622 16,619 3 0.0 $216,738,073 $204,036,672 $12,701,401 6.2 $1,003 $944 $59 6.2
Big Horn  4,202 4,151 51 1.2 $51,622,016 $49,308,970 $2,313,046 4.7 $945 $914 $31 3.4
Campbell  24,780 24,270 510 2.1 $404,730,209 $393,952,085 $10,778,124 2.7 $1,256 $1,249 $8 0.6
Carbon  6,733 6,758 -25 -0.4 $93,278,061 $89,921,883 $3,356,178 3.7 $1,066 $1,024 $42 4.1
Converse  6,163 6,205 -42 -0.7 $90,785,186 $92,771,796 -$1,986,610 -2.1 $1,133 $1,150 -$17 -1.5
Crook  2,697 2,635 62 2.4 $37,255,051 $36,673,452 $581,599 1.6 $1,062 $1,070 -$8 -0.7
Fremont  15,734 15,401 333 2.2 $196,088,378 $180,779,292 $15,309,086 8.5 $959 $903 $56 6.2
Goshen  4,051 4,104 -54 -1.3 $46,150,864 $44,143,703 $2,007,161 4.5 $876 $827 $49 5.9
Hot Springs  2,025 2,008 18 0.9 $22,813,652 $22,655,706 $157,946 0.7 $866 $868 -$2 -0.2
Johnson  3,508 3,409 99 2.9 $38,264,820 $36,611,264 $1,653,556 4.5 $839 $826 $13 1.6
Laramie  47,802 46,778 1,024 2.2 $719,842,484 $670,429,985 $49,412,499 7.4 $1,158 $1,102 $56 5.1
Lincoln  7,087 7,052 35 0.5 $102,739,905 $100,392,368 $2,347,537 2.3 $1,115 $1,095 $20 1.8
Natrona  39,871 38,783 1,088 2.8 $579,319,614 $548,294,163 $31,025,451 5.7 $1,118 $1,087 $30 2.8
Niobrara  791 812 -21 -2.6 $8,084,565 $8,110,017 -$25,452 -0.3 $787 $768 $18 2.4
Park  15,514 15,063 451 3.0 $181,478,863 $179,251,971 $2,226,892 1.2 $900 $915 -$16 -1.7
Platte  3,278 3,352 -74 -2.2 $41,061,589 $41,636,565 -$574,976 -1.4 $964 $955 $8 0.8
Sheridan  14,379 14,182 197 1.4 $189,839,312 $188,382,229 $1,457,083 0.8 $1,016 $1,022 -$6 -0.6
Sublette  4,010 3,831 179 4.7 $60,328,864 $56,232,671 $4,096,193 7.3 $1,157 $1,129 $28 2.5
Sweetwater  21,085 20,555 529 2.6 $346,496,465 $332,293,637 $14,202,828 4.3 $1,264 $1,244 $21 1.7
Teton  26,658 25,423 1,236 4.9 $443,051,500 $418,762,685 $24,288,815 5.8 $1,278 $1,267 $11 0.9
Uinta  8,170 8,197 -28 -0.3 $97,575,746 $99,002,309 -$1,426,563 -1.4 $919 $929 -$10 -1.1
Washakie  3,633 3,565 68 1.9 $43,716,900 $42,649,805 $1,067,095 2.5 $926 $920 $5 0.6
Weston  2,403 2,350 53 2.3 $28,970,454 $28,444,571 $525,883 1.8 $927 $931 -$4 -0.4
Nonclassifiedb 4,215 3,694 521 14.1 $83,705,995 $72,779,573 $10,926,422 15.0 $1,528 $1,516 $12 0.8
aPreliminary. 
bThe employer may be located statewide or in more than one county.
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: January 2024.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/10/24.

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment by County, 2022Q3-2023Q3

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/16/24.