WYOMING NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 
PRELIMINARY BENCHMARK 2025
EMPLOYMENT IN THOUSANDS 
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES- RESEARCH AND PLANNING 
(Prepared in Cooperation with U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
ANNUAL 
JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC AVERAGE
TOTAL NONAG. WAGE & SALARY EMPLOYMENT 286.3 287.5 288.2 290.3 296.6 301.6 300.8 300.1 298.4 295.3 292.0 292.7 294.2
TOTAL PRIVATE 215.9 215.4 215.8 218.0 223.5 229.5 231.7 230.8 226.0 222.4 219.6 220.7 222.4
GOODS PRODUCING 47.8 47.4 47.9 49.2 50.2 50.9 50.4 50.4 49.4 49.1 49.7 48.4 49.2
Natural Resources & Mining   15.7 15.7 15.5 15.7 15.8 15.7 15.5 15.5 15.2 14.9 15.5 15.1 15.5
Mining                15.7 15.6 15.5 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.5 15.4 15.2 14.8 15.4 15.0 15.4
Oil & Gas Extraction 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4
Mining except Oil & Gas   6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.8
Coal Mining           3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.4
Support Activities for Mining 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.0 6.3
Support Actitivites for  Oil & Gas   5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.0
Construction           21.6 21.2 22.0 23.2 24.1 24.7 24.3 24.3 23.7 23.8 23.8 22.9 23.3
Construction of Buildings 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.7
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 4.9 4.7 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.6
Specialty Trade Contractors 12.1 12.0 12.3 13.0 13.3 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.0
Manufacturing          10.5 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5
Durable Goods         5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5
Non-Durable Goods     5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
SERVICE PROVIDING 238.5 240.1 240.3 241.1 246.4 250.7 250.4 249.7 249.0 246.2 242.3 244.3 244.9
Trade, Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 51.9 51.8 51.6 51.9 52.3 53.4 53.6 53.5 53.2 53.2 53.6 53.9 52.8
Wholesale Trade       7.9 7.9 7.8 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Retail Trade          29.6 29.5 29.5 29.6 30.1 30.8 31.1 30.9 30.4 30.2 30.4 30.8 30.2
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1
Food & Beverage Stores 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3
General Merchandise Stores 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.2
Gasoline Stations     4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4
Transportation, Warehouse, & Utilities 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.8 15.0 15.2 15.1 14.6
Utilities             2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Transportation & Warehousing 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.2
Truck Transportation  3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5
Information            3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Financial Activities   11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.3
Finance & Insurance 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.3
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
Professional & Business Services 21.0 21.1 21.1 21.7 22.4 22.8 23.0 22.8 22.1 21.9 21.0 21.2 21.8
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.4 11.1 11.3 11.3
Management of Companies & Enterprises 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0
Administrative & Support & Waste Services 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.4 10.1 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.0 9.6 9.0 9.0 9.6
Educational & Health Services 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.7 29.7 28.8 29.0 29.0 29.6 29.7 30.0 29.9 29.6
Educational Services  3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2
Health Care & Social Assistance 26.2 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.2 26.4 26.4 26.4 26.5 26.7 26.7 26.4
Ambulatory Health Care Services 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.5
Hospitals             3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Social Assistance     7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3
Leisure & Hospitality 35.1 35.0 35.1 34.8 38.1 42.6 44.3 44.1 41.0 37.6 34.5 36.6 38.2
Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.0 4.4 3.7 3.8 4.5
Accommodation & Food Services 31.2 31.1 31.0 30.8 33.6 37.1 38.6 38.5 36.0 33.2 30.8 32.8 33.7
Accommodation         10.6 10.6 10.3 10.1 12.1 14.6 15.5 15.4 13.9 11.8 10.5 11.5 12.2
Food Services & Drinking Places 20.6 20.5 20.7 20.7 21.5 22.5 23.1 23.1 22.1 21.4 20.3 21.3 21.5
Other Services         16.1 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.8 16.4 16.3 16.4 16.4 16.2 16.4
Government              70.4 72.1 72.4 72.3 73.1 72.1 69.1 69.3 72.4 72.9 72.4 72.0 71.7
Federal Government    7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 8.0 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.9
State Government      14.5 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.2 14.8 14.7 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.3
State Govt. Education 5.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 5.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.3
Local Government      48.3 49.0 49.2 49.1 49.4 48.7 46.0 46.3 48.4 49.3 49.2 49.1 48.5
Local Govt Education  23.9 24.7 24.8 24.6 24.5 22.8 19.9 20.2 23.4 24.5 24.5 24.6 23.5
Hospitals             7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9
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