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Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2026Q1

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Niobrara County



Table 18: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Industry for Niobrara County - First Quarter 2026ᵃ


Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change Change Change
NAICSᵇ Code Ownership & Industry Title 2026Q1 2025Q1 N % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ %
Ownership - Total 754 774 -19 -2.5 8656252 8661714 -5462 -0.1 883 861 22 2.5
Ownership - Private 358 381 -23 -6.0 3229370 3362382 -133012 -4.0 693 679 14 2.1
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 21 20 1 3.3 226101 220971 5130 2.3 828 836 -8 -0.9
112 Animal Production & Aquaculture 15 15 0 2.2 170787 175436 -4649 -2.6 857 900 -43 -4.7
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 13 11 2 18.2 190509 183898 6611 3.6 1127 1286 -159 -12.3
23 Construction 26 31 -5 -16.0 239562 286298 -46736 -16.3 700 703 -3 -0.4
237 Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 12 17 -6 -32.7 85345 166841 -81496 -48.8 563 741 -178 -24.0
44 Retail Trade 64 69 -5 -7.2 382382 421538 -39156 -9.3 460 470 -10 -2.2
457 Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers 27 31 -5 -14.9 174192 202579 -28387 -14.0 502 497 5 1.0
52 Finance & Insurance 15 15 0 0.0 197618 216631 -19013 -8.8 1036 1136 -100 -8.8
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 15 15 0 0.0 197618 216631 -19013 -8.8 1036 1136 -100 -8.8
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 8 8 0 -4.0 55937 49914 6023 12.1 538 461 77 16.7
54 Professional & Technical Services 12 11 1 6.1 81417 78720 2697 3.4 537 550 -14 -2.5
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 12 11 1 6.1 81417 78720 2697 3.4 537 550 -14 -2.5
56 Administrative & Waste Services 15 15 0 -2.2 161683 141712 19971 14.1 829 711 118 16.6
561 Administrative & Support Services 15 15 0 -2.2 161683 141712 19971 14.1 829 711 118 16.6
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 41 47 -6 -12.9 541589 577400 -35811 -6.2 1024 952 73 7.6
621 Ambulatory Health Care Services 22 25 -3 -12.2 420021 451367 -31346 -6.9 1491 1407 84 5.9
72 Accommodation & Food Services 71 73 -1 -1.8 254436 250218 4218 1.7 274 265 10 3.6
721 Accommodation 17 16 1 6.4 89884 81789 8095 9.9 415 401 13 3.3
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 55 57 -2 -4.1 164552 168429 -3877 -2.3 232 227 4 1.9
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration 11 13 -2 -17.9 28469 38134 -9665 -25.3 205 226 -20 -9.0
Ownership - Federal Government 12 11 2 15.6 204677 199294 5383 2.7 1277 1437 -160 -11.1
48 Transportation & Warehousing (Federal Govt) 5 6 -1 -22.2 75327 105211 -29884 -28.4 1241 1349 -108 -8.0
491 Postal Service (Federal Govt) 5 6 -1 -22.2 75327 105211 -29884 -28.4 1241 1349 -108 -8.0
92 Public Administration (Federal Govt) 8 5 3 64.2 129350 94083 35267 37.5 1297 1550 -252 -16.3
Ownership - State Government 88 85 3 3.5 1362730 1364208 -1478 -0.1 1196 1239 -44 -3.5
92 Public Administration (State Govt) 86 83 3 3.6 1327098 1329175 -2077 -0.2 1192 1237 -45 -3.7
Ownership - Local Government 296 297 -1 -0.4 3859475 3735830 123645 3.3 1003 967 36 3.8
61 Educational Services (Local Govt) 141 141 0 -0.2 1823083 1814410 8673 0.5 995 988 7 0.7
611 Educational Services (Local Govt) 141 141 0 -0.2 1823083 1814410 8673 0.5 995 988 7 0.7
92 Public Administration (Local Govt) 91 91 0 0.4 867477 782656 84821 10.8 731 662 69 10.4
921 Executive, Legislative & General Government (Local Govt) 87 87 0 0.4 818973 738546 80427 10.9 721 653 68 10.5

ᵃPreliminary.
ᵇNorth American Industry Classification System
Private ownership unless otherwise noted.
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: September 2026
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 10/2/26.