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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by County of Employment, 2001-2025

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Sheridan County, 2025Q3

Average Monthly Employment: 14,878

Total Wages: $219,184,891

Average Weekly Wage: $1,133

Published April 2026.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in Average Monthly Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage in Sheridan County, WY, 2001Q1-2025Q3
Published April 2026.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 10,540 $62,206,733   $454
2001Q2 11,288 $68,735,922   $468
2001Q3 11,007 $66,024,161   $461
2001Q4 10,952 $73,723,406   $518
2002Q1 10,931 3.7 $68,793,523 10.6 $484 6.6
2002Q2 11,782 4.4 $76,676,619 11.6 $501 6.9
2002Q3 11,645 5.8 $71,717,321 8.6 $474 2.7
2002Q4 11,719 7.0 $80,685,239 9.4 $530 2.3
2003Q1 11,202 2.5 $75,262,571 9.4 $517 6.8
2003Q2 11,878 0.8 $77,167,895 0.6 $500 -0.2
2003Q3 11,784 1.2 $75,799,890 5.7 $495 4.4
2003Q4 11,708 -0.1 $81,902,971 1.5 $538 1.6
2004Q1 11,376 1.5 $77,350,804 2.8 $523 1.2
2004Q2 12,110 2.0 $83,478,784 8.2 $530 6.1
2004Q3 12,006 1.9 $81,922,447 8.1 $525 6.1
2004Q4 11,916 1.8 $90,136,402 10.1 $582 8.1
2005Q1 11,619 2.1 $81,803,195 5.8 $542 3.5
2005Q2 12,442 2.7 $90,169,913 8.0 $557 5.1
2005Q3 12,229 1.9 $87,884,787 7.3 $553 5.3
2005Q4 12,312 3.3 $100,012,980 11.0 $625 7.4
2006Q1 12,171 4.8 $94,313,465 15.3 $596 10.1
2006Q2 13,018 4.6 $104,242,654 15.6 $616 10.5
2006Q3 13,055 6.7 $102,255,912 16.4 $603 9.0
2006Q4 13,144 6.8 $115,634,942 15.6 $677 8.3
2007Q1 12,831 5.4 $106,136,401 12.5 $636 6.7
2007Q2 13,495 3.7 $116,675,413 11.9 $665 8.0
2007Q3 13,623 4.4 $118,056,399 15.5 $667 10.6
2007Q4 13,547 3.1 $131,077,148 13.4 $744 10.0
2008Q1 13,160 2.6 $119,422,920 12.5 $698 9.7
2008Q2 13,898 3.0 $127,890,223 9.6 $708 6.4
2008Q3 14,023 2.9 $130,032,546 10.1 $713 7.0
2008Q4 13,950 3.0 $139,629,964 6.5 $770 3.5
2009Q1 13,133 -0.2 $117,728,920 -1.4 $690 -1.2
2009Q2 13,520 -2.7 $125,220,240 -2.1 $712 0.7
2009Q3 13,268 -5.4 $117,632,632 -9.5 $682 -4.4
2009Q4 12,986 -6.9 $130,870,526 -6.3 $775 0.7
2010Q1 12,451 -5.2 $108,385,461 -7.9 $670 -2.9
2010Q2 13,189 -2.4 $119,281,581 -4.7 $696 -2.4
2010Q3 13,070 -1.5 $114,970,209 -2.3 $677 -0.8
2010Q4 12,953 -0.2 $131,082,724 0.2 $778 0.4
2011Q1 12,335 -0.9 $109,169,809 0.7 $681 1.7
2011Q2 12,935 -1.9 $119,239,875 0.0 $709 1.9
2011Q3 13,021 -0.4 $118,044,361 2.7 $697 3.1
2011Q4 12,959 0.0 $130,409,366 -0.5 $774 -0.6
2012Q1 12,471 1.1 $115,050,840 5.4 $710 4.2
2012Q2 13,030 0.7 $122,122,221 2.4 $721 1.7
2012Q3 12,977 -0.3 $118,289,640 0.2 $701 0.5
2012Q4 12,947 -0.1 $137,463,719 5.4 $817 5.5
2013Q1 12,309 -1.3 $114,876,853 -0.2 $718 1.2
2013Q2 13,038 0.1 $122,225,186 0.1 $721 0.0
2013Q3 13,187 1.6 $120,984,863 2.3 $706 0.6
2013Q4 13,152 1.6 $133,359,502 -3.0 $780 -4.5
2014Q1 12,644 2.7 $119,242,330 3.8 $725 1.0
2014Q2 13,482 3.4 $127,795,706 4.6 $729 1.1
2014Q3 13,563 2.8 $128,712,773 6.4 $730 3.4
2014Q4 13,429 2.1 $140,004,035 5.0 $802 2.8
2015Q1 12,988 2.7 $124,403,544 4.3 $737 1.6
2015Q2 13,697 1.6 $132,067,098 3.3 $742 1.7
2015Q3 13,556 -0.1 $129,818,611 0.9 $737 0.9
2015Q4 13,491 0.5 $142,867,401 2.0 $815 1.6
2016Q1 13,040 0.4 $125,500,253 0.9 $740 0.5
2016Q2 13,658 -0.3 $132,771,263 0.5 $748 0.8
2016Q3 13,511 -0.3 $133,961,321 3.2 $763 3.5
2016Q4 13,270 -1.6 $139,442,850 -2.4 $808 -0.8
2017Q1 12,886 -1.2 $126,881,905 1.1 $757 2.3
2017Q2 13,507 -1.1 $133,604,321 0.6 $761 1.8
2017Q3 13,371 -1.0 $130,881,549 -2.3 $753 -1.3
2017Q4 13,201 -0.5 $142,400,523 2.1 $830 2.7
2018Q1 12,845 -0.3 $129,830,952 2.3 $777 2.6
2018Q2 13,513 0.0 $140,002,823 4.8 $797 4.7
2018Q3 13,501 1.0 $137,647,978 5.2 $784 4.2
2018Q4 13,407 1.6 $151,738,141 6.6 $871 4.9
2019Q1 13,044 1.5 $138,111,928 6.4 $814 4.8
2019Q2 13,609 0.7 $146,506,113 4.6 $828 3.9
2019Q3 13,622 0.9 $146,906,083 6.7 $830 5.8
2019Q4 13,465 0.4 $158,713,155 4.6 $907 4.1
2020Q1 13,181 1.1 $143,632,767 4.0 $838 2.9
2020Q2 13,042 -4.2 $147,337,960 0.6 $869 4.9
2020Q3 13,346 -2.0 $150,077,219 2.2 $865 4.3
2020Q4 13,285 -1.3 $168,162,944 6.0 $974 7.4
2021Q1 12,973 -1.6 $145,041,986 1.0 $860 2.6
2021Q2 13,655 4.7 $159,401,411 8.2 $898 3.3
2021Q3 13,737 2.9 $163,818,123 9.2 $917 6.1
2021Q4 13,628 2.6 $187,893,866 11.7 $1,061 8.9
2022Q1 13,310 2.6 $161,018,175 11.0 $931 8.2
2022Q2 13,889 1.7 $176,009,462 10.4 $975 8.6
2022Q3 14,182 3.2 $188,382,229 15.0 $1,022 11.4
2022Q4 13,903 2.0 $190,846,491 1.6 $1,056 -0.4
2023Q1 13,640 2.5 $180,022,703 11.8 $1,015 9.1
2023Q2 14,193 2.2 $187,059,172 6.3 $1,014 4.0
2023Q3 14,347 1.2 $189,723,080 0.7 $1,017 -0.4
2023Q4 14,204 2.2 $203,757,770 6.8 $1,103 4.5
2024Q1 13,932 2.1 $197,850,198 9.9 $1,092 7.6
2024Q2 14,567 2.6 $194,875,345 4.2 $1,029 1.5
2024Q3 14,625 1.9 $211,394,965 11.4 $1,112 9.3
2024Q4 14,501 2.1 $215,512,170 5.8 $1,143 3.6
2025Q1 14,232 2.2 $210,219,118 6.3 $1,136 4.0
2025Q2 14,880 2.1 $212,936,876 9.3 $1,101 7.0
2025Q3b 14,878 1.7 $219,184,891 3.7 $1,133 1.9
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
bPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/3/26.

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in Sheridan County, 2001Q1-2025Q3

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in Sheridan County, 2002Q1-2025Q3

Shaded areas indicate periods of economic downturn: 2009Q1-2010Q1, 2015Q2-2016Q4, and 2020Q2-2021Q1.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/3/26.