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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2019 Annual Data

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Table 6: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Big Horn County - 2018-2019
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
Ownership, Industry, and NAICSa Code 2019 2018 N % 2019 2018 $ % 2019 2018 $ %
Ownership - Total 4,122 4,018 104 2.6 $169,043,776 $163,905,736 $5,138,040 3.1 $41,013 $40,794 $220 0.5
Ownership - Private 2,651 2,570 81 3.1 $106,345,149 $102,723,182 $3,621,967 3.5 $40,116 $39,970 $146 0.4
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 137 141 -4 -2.7 $4,097,498 $4,453,066 -$355,568 -8.0 $29,891 $31,620 -$1,729 -5.5
Crop production (111) 97 98 -1 -1.3 $3,061,100 $3,100,251 -$39,151 -1.3 $31,665 $31,661 $4 0.0
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 29 31 -1 -4.4 $700,674 $896,005 -$195,331 -21.8 $23,889 $29,214 -$5,325 -18.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 479 487 -8 -1.7 $29,034,476 $29,174,436 -$139,960 -0.5 $60,668 $59,947 $721 1.2
Mining, except oil and gas (212) 471 475 -4 -0.8 $28,629,332 $28,599,711 $29,621 0.1 $60,742 $60,210 $532 0.9
Utilities (22) 33 33 0 0.8 $1,871,793 $1,766,125 $105,668 6.0 $57,015 $54,209 $2,806 5.2
Utilities (221) 33 33 0 0.8 $1,871,793 $1,766,125 $105,668 6.0 $57,015 $54,209 $2,806 5.2
Construction (23) 332 301 31 10.2 $15,421,586 $14,044,642 $1,376,944 9.8 $46,521 $46,699 -$178 -0.4
Construction of buildings (236) 33 31 2 6.3 $827,747 $780,314 $47,433 6.1 $25,469 $25,517 -$48 -0.2
Heavy and civil engineering construction (237) 182 171 11 6.6 $10,438,015 $9,723,244 $714,771 7.4 $57,431 $57,028 $403 0.7
Specialty trade contractors (238) 117 100 18 17.6 $4,155,824 $3,541,084 $614,740 17.4 $35,444 $35,528 -$84 -0.2
Manufacturing (31, 32, 33) 302 275 27 9.8 $15,278,096 $13,660,272 $1,617,824 11.8 $50,603 $49,688 $915 1.8
Wood product manufacturing (321) 15 14 1 7.9 $415,383 $393,039 $22,344 5.7 $27,841 $28,419 -$579 -2.0
Fabricated metal product manufacturing (332) 27 27 -1 -1.8 $1,816,663 $1,902,754 -$86,091 -4.5 $67,710 $69,621 -$1,911 -2.7
Wholesale trade (42) 81 80 2 2.0 $3,944,356 $3,806,464 $137,892 3.6 $48,546 $47,778 $768 1.6
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (424) 57 52 5 10.1 $2,577,574 $2,363,701 $213,873 9.0 $45,023 $45,456 -$433 -1.0
Retail Trade (44, 45) 248 253 -5 -1.8 $5,452,016 $5,444,946 $7,070 0.1 $21,962 $21,543 $419 1.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (441) 25 24 1 2.4 $811,566 $932,350 -$120,784 -13.0 $33,125 $38,978 -$5,853 -15.0
Building material and garden supply stores (444) 16 17 -1 -3.0 $357,967 $373,086 -$15,119 -4.1 $22,138 $22,381 -$243 -1.1
Food and beverage stores (445) 75 73 2 2.6 $1,561,091 $1,509,961 $51,130 3.4 $20,954 $20,804 $150 0.7
Gasoline stations (447) 79 78 1 1.4 $1,460,373 $1,287,343 $173,030 13.4 $18,563 $16,594 $1,970 11.9
Transportation and Warehousing (48, 49) 30 35 -5 -13.4 $1,070,051 $1,288,984 -$218,933 -17.0 $35,574 $37,093 -$1,520 -4.1
Truck transportation (484) 20 27 -6 -23.4 $920,426 $1,145,594 -$225,168 -19.7 $45,075 $42,954 $2,120 4.9
Information (51) 69 69 0 0.0 $2,265,091 $2,255,847 $9,244 0.4 $32,866 $32,731 $134 0.4
Finance and insurance (52) 125 127 -2 -1.8 $6,019,770 $6,094,095 -$74,325 -1.2 $48,189 $47,891 $298 0.6
Credit intermediation and related activities (522) 105 107 -2 -1.6 $4,984,651 $5,049,198 -$64,547 -1.3 $47,550 $47,410 $140 0.3
Insurance carriers and related activities (524) 20 21 -1 -3.2 $1,035,119 $1,044,897 -$9,778 -0.9 $51,550 $50,356 $1,193 2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing (53) 15 16 -1 -4.3 $334,465 $394,518 -$60,053 -15.2 $22,179 $25,049 -$2,869 -11.5
Professional and technical services (54) 74 71 2 3.2 $3,787,855 $3,462,382 $325,473 9.4 $51,479 $48,540 $2,939 6.1
Professional and technical services (541) 74 71 2 3.2 $3,787,855 $3,462,382 $325,473 9.4 $51,479 $48,540 $2,939 6.1
Administrative and waste services (56) 192 196 -5 -2.3 $6,010,831 $5,894,777 $116,054 2.0 $31,347 $30,037 $1,310 4.4
Health care and social assistance (62) 169 151 19 12.5 $4,581,422 $4,186,386 $395,036 9.4 $27,056 $27,817 -$760 -2.7
Social assistance (624) 96 90 6 7.1 $2,059,192 $1,993,925 $65,267 3.3 $21,394 $22,197 -$802 -3.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (71) 17 14 3 22.4 $137,033 $117,048 $19,985 17.1 $8,142 $8,513 -$370 -4.4
Amusements, gambling, and recreation (713) 17 14 3 22.4 $137,033 $117,048 $19,985 17.1 $8,142 $8,513 -$370 -4.4
Accommodation and food services (72) 276 247 28 11.4 $3,863,458 $3,389,401 $474,057 14.0 $14,019 $13,704 $315 2.3
Accommodation (721) 77 67 9 13.7 $1,604,684 $1,490,364 $114,320 7.7 $20,930 $22,106 -$1,176 -5.3
Food services and drinking places (722) 199 180 19 10.6 $2,258,774 $1,899,037 $359,737 18.9 $11,355 $10,555 $800 7.6
Other services, except public administration (81) 41 49 -7 -14.9 $1,205,577 $1,567,406 -$361,829 -23.1 $29,226 $32,318 -$3,092 -9.6
Repair and maintenance (811) 21 28 -7 -23.7 $784,376 $1,155,138 -$370,762 -32.1 $37,051 $41,627 -$4,575 -11.0
Membership associations and organizations (813) 11 11 0 1.5 $200,607 $202,341 -$1,734 -0.9 $17,832 $18,262 -$430 -2.4
Ownership - Federal Government 93 90 3 3.5 $5,365,621 $5,499,041 -$133,420 -2.4 $57,850 $61,387 -$3,537 -5.8
Transportation and Warehousing (48, 49) 29 30 -1 -2.8 $1,190,911 $1,147,403 $43,508 3.8 $41,423 $38,790 $2,633 6.8
Postal service (491) 29 30 -1 -2.8 $1,190,911 $1,147,403 $43,508 3.8 $41,423 $38,790 $2,633 6.8
Public administration (92) 39 37 2 6.6 $2,535,425 $2,721,175 -$185,750 -6.8 $64,878 $74,207 -$9,329 -12.6
Ownership - State Government 163 158 5 3.2 $7,552,833 $7,147,729 $405,104 5.7 $46,265 $45,190 $1,075 2.4
Public administration (92) 84 79 5 6.3 $4,466,987 $4,157,010 $309,977 7.5 $53,021 $52,454 $566 1.1
Administration of economic programs (926) 66 62 4 6.2 $3,519,157 $3,302,372 $216,785 6.6 $53,662 $53,480 $182 0.3
Ownership - Local Government 1,215 1,200 15 1.2 $49,780,173 $48,535,784 $1,244,389 2.6 $40,980 $40,441 $539 1.3
Educational services (61) 572 575 -3 -0.6 $24,848,947 $24,642,223 $206,724 0.8 $43,448 $42,843 $605 1.4
Educational services (611) 572 575 -3 -0.6 $24,848,947 $24,642,223 $206,724 0.8 $43,448 $42,843 $605 1.4
Health care and social assistance (62) 356 345 11 3.3 $16,436,276 $15,736,248 $700,028 4.4 $46,127 $45,623 $504 1.1
Public administration (92) 253 251 2 0.7 $7,802,355 $7,519,579 $282,776 3.8 $30,880 $29,979 $901 3.0
Executive, legislative and general government (921) 225 221 3 1.5 $7,339,454 $7,096,268 $243,186 3.4 $32,644 $32,049 $596 1.9
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 2020. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS. Revised 5/7/20.