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

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Washakie County


Table 26: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Industry for Washakie 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 3516 3482 34 1.0 45590363 43818425 1771938 4.0 997 968 29 3.0
Ownership - Private 2758 2726 32 1.2 35706890 34208291 1498599 4.4 996 965 30 3.2
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 162 146 15 10.5 1590065 1430849 159216 11.1 757 752 4 0.6
111 Crop Production 79 78 1 0.9 847076 780755 66321 8.5 825 767 58 7.6
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 60 61 -1 -1.1 1499351 1055535 443816 42.0 1912 1331 581 43.6
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 15 25 -10 -40.0 397927 522614 -124687 -23.9 2041 1608 433 26.9
212 Mining, Except Oil & Gas 15 13 2 17.9 251746 230772 20974 9.1 1263 1366 -102 -7.5
213 Support Activities For Mining 30 23 7 30.4 849678 302149 547529 181.2 2179 1011 1168 115.6
22 Utilities 40 41 -1 -3.2 923057 953702 -30645 -3.2 1790 1789 1 0.0
221 Utilities 40 41 -1 -3.2 923057 953702 -30645 -3.2 1790 1789 1 0.0
23 Construction 225 203 22 10.7 2767199 2588316 178883 6.9 946 979 -33 -3.4
236 Construction Of Buildings 39 37 1 3.6 439212 360213 78999 21.9 874 742 131 17.7
237 Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 49 45 4 9.6 626877 570851 56026 9.8 978 976 2 0.2
238 Specialty Trade Contractors 137 121 16 13.2 1701110 1657252 43858 2.6 955 1054 -98 -9.3
31 Manufacturing 478 492 -15 -3.0 8300885 8225173 75712 0.9 1337 1285 52 4.0
42 Wholesale Trade 122 113 8 7.4 1298713 1375634 -76921 -5.6 821 934 -113 -12.1
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 51 43 9 20.3 682030 653982 28048 4.3 1022 1179 -157 -13.3
424 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 70 71 0 -0.5 616683 721652 -104969 -14.5 674 786 -111 -14.1
44 Retail Trade 312 320 -8 -2.6 2486945 2538163 -51218 -2.0 614 610 4 0.6
441 Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 43 55 -11 -20.7 401984 460915 -58931 -12.8 714 649 65 10.0
444 Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers 67 59 8 13.5 485225 488415 -3190 -0.7 554 633 -79 -12.5
449 Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers 43 43 0 0.0 376139 362032 14107 3.9 678 653 25 3.9
456 Health & Personal Care Retailers 17 17 0 0.0 124875 171787 -46912 -27.3 565 777 -212 -27.3
457 Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers 36 39 -2 -6.1 223171 210552 12619 6.0 473 419 54 12.8
459 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers 15 14 2 12.1 98441 103905 -5464 -5.3 494 585 -91 -15.5
48 Transportation & Warehousing 124 112 12 11.0 2440839 2192707 248132 11.3 1514 1510 4 0.2
484 Truck Transportation 87 81 6 7.8 1471759 1327306 144453 10.9 1296 1260 36 2.8
486 Pipeline Transportation 26 25 1 2.6 862700 785321 77379 9.9 2552 2385 167 7.0
51 Information 56 60 -4 -7.2 971036 1069193 -98157 -9.2 1334 1363 -29 -2.2
517 Telecommunications 40 43 -3 -7.0 833389 888043 -54654 -6.2 1603 1589 14 0.9
52 Finance & Insurance 86 84 3 3.2 1852836 1658535 194301 11.7 1651 1525 126 8.3
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 53 48 5 10.4 955578 871467 84111 9.7 1387 1397 -10 -0.7
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 34 39 -4 -11.2 408622 418371 -9749 -2.3 916 832 83 10.0
54 Professional & Technical Services 91 91 0 -0.4 1610159 1445153 165006 11.4 1361 1217 144 11.8
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 91 91 0 -0.4 1610159 1445153 165006 11.4 1361 1217 144 11.8
56 Administrative & Waste Services 24 19 4 22.5 390081 239537 150544 62.8 1268 953 314 33.0
561 Administrative & Support Services 24 19 4 22.5 390081 239537 150544 62.8 1268 953 314 33.0
61 Educational Services 8 6 2 27.8 68055 58930 9125 15.5 683 756 -73 -9.7
611 Educational Services 8 6 2 27.8 68055 58930 9125 15.5 683 756 -73 -9.7
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 579 570 9 1.5 7160837 7077350 83487 1.2 952 955 -3 -0.3
621 Ambulatory Health Care Services 146 137 9 6.6 2026750 1821317 205433 11.3 1065 1020 45 4.4
624 Social Assistance 174 166 8 5.0 1289058 1257957 31101 2.5 569 583 -14 -2.4
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 14 31 -17 -55.3 96590 135046 -38456 -28.5 531 332 199 60.1
72 Accommodation & Food Services 236 221 15 6.9 1086918 987469 99449 10.1 354 344 10 2.9
721 Accommodation 34 40 -7 -16.5 213156 220995 -7839 -3.5 487 422 65 15.5
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 203 181 22 12.2 873762 766474 107288 14.0 332 326 5 1.6
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration 108 114 -7 -5.8 744166 741034 3132 0.4 532 499 33 6.6
811 Repair & Maintenance 55 64 -9 -14.1 451742 449771 1971 0.4 632 541 91 16.9
813 Membership Associations & Organizations 25 25 0 0.0 96970 94291 2679 2.8 302 294 8 2.8
Ownership - Federal Government 96 104 -9 -8.3 2152913 2071002 81911 4.0 1731 1527 204 13.4
92 Public Administration (Federal Govt) 74 83 -8 -10.1 1758192 1670522 87670 5.2 1820 1554 265 17.1
924 Administration Of Environmental Programs (Federal Govt) 64 72 -8 -10.7 1605500 1483051 122449 8.3 1930 1592 338 21.2
Ownership - State Government 146 146 0 0.0 2155713 2157020 -1307 -0.1 1136 1136 -1 -0.1
92 Public Administration (State Govt) 143 143 0 0.0 2114406 2116408 -2002 -0.1 1137 1138 -1 -0.1
922 Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities (State Govt) 16 16 0 -2.0 291223 316438 -25215 -8.0 1400 1491 -90 -6.1
923 Administration Of Human Resource Programs (State Govt) 94 93 1 0.7 1339926 1307234 32692 2.5 1097 1077 19 1.8
926 Administration Of Economic Programs (State Govt) 18 18 0 0.0 248937 252665 -3728 -1.5 1064 1080 -16 -1.5
Ownership - Local Government 516 506 10 2.0 5574847 5382112 192735 3.6 831 819 12 1.5
92 Public Administration (Local Govt) 141 134 7 5.2 1436746 1332998 103748 7.8 782 763 19 2.4
921 Executive, Legislative & General Government (Local Govt) 122 121 2 1.4 1336196 1235542 100654 8.1 840 788 53 6.7

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.