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

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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)


Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wages in Manufacturing, First Quarter 2025 & 2026ᵃ


Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Change Change Change
NAICSᵇ Code Ownership & Industry Title 2026Q1 2025Q1 N % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ % 2026Q1 2025Q1 $ %
31 Manufacturing 10319 10437 -118 -1.1 211964037 212933279 -969242 -0.5 1580 1569 11 0.7
311 Food Manufacturing 945 912 33 3.6 9638235 9103821 534414 5.9 785 768 17 2.2
3111 Animal Food Manufacturing 30 28 2 5.9 284813 258858 25955 10.0 730 703 27 3.9
3112 Grain & Oilseed Milling 18 14 4 25.6 93774 108986 -15212 -14.0 401 585 -184 -31.5
3113 Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing 334 330 4 1.2 4748863 4399555 349308 7.9 1094 1026 68 6.6
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing 310 308 2 0.8 4636447 4268793 367654 8.6 1149 1066 83 7.8
3116 Animal Slaughtering & Processing 342 331 11 3.2 2918204 2716436 201768 7.4 656 631 26 4.1
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering 233 226 7 3.2 1838997 1757158 81839 4.7 606 598 8 1.4
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses 109 105 3 3.2 1079207 959278 119929 12.5 764 701 63 9.0
3118 Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing 132 131 1 0.8 851164 897298 -46134 -5.1 496 527 -31 -5.9
3119 Other Food Manufacturing 73 73 0 0.0 651515 648285 3230 0.5 690 686 3 0.5
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing 36 37 -1 -1.8 286107 283062 3045 1.1 606 588 17 2.9
312 Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing 496 513 -17 -3.3 6334036 6342942 -8906 -0.1 982 950 31 3.3
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing 236 245 -8 -3.4 4067345 4135753 -68408 -1.7 1324 1300 24 1.8
312120 Breweries 177 180 -3 -1.7 1442139 1340332 101807 7.6 627 573 54 9.4
312130 Wineries 8 11 -2 -21.9 35692 41303 -5611 -13.6 330 298 32 10.7
312140 Distilleries 57 66 -9 -13.6 651522 737026 -85504 -11.6 874 855 19 2.3
314 Textile Product Mills 131 172 -41 -23.8 1547882 2042653 -494771 -24.2 909 914 -5 -0.5
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills 48 57 -8 -14.7 473137 559176 -86039 -15.4 753 759 -6 -0.8
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills 81 113 -33 -28.8 1041321 1457448 -416127 -28.6 993 989 4 0.4
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing 5 6 -1 -22.2 38485 72747 -34262 -47.1 634 933 -299 -32.0
316 Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing 57 43 14 32.6 406791 372044 34747 9.3 549 666 -117 -17.5
3169 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing 53 39 14 35.1 373849 340887 32962 9.7 546 672 -126 -18.8
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing 53 39 14 35.1 373849 340887 32962 9.7 546 672 -126 -18.8
321 Wood Product Manufacturing 420 462 -42 -9.0 5760580 5768528 -7948 -0.1 1054 960 94 9.8
3211 Sawmills & Wood Preservation 247 247 0 0.0 3344175 3204797 139378 4.3 1041 998 43 4.3
3212 Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg. 135 174 -38 -22.1 1953064 2015412 -62348 -3.1 1110 893 217 24.4
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing 135 174 -38 -22.1 1953064 2015412 -62348 -3.1 1110 893 217 24.4
3219 Other Wood Product Manufacturing 38 41 -3 -8.1 463341 548319 -84978 -15.5 938 1021 -83 -8.1
323 Printing & Related Support Activities 174 180 -6 -3.3 1421145 1429491 -8346 -0.6 627 610 17 2.8
3231 Printing & Related Support Activities 174 180 -6 -3.3 1421145 1429491 -8346 -0.6 627 610 17 2.8
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books 91 97 -6 -6.5 757322 811022 -53700 -6.6 643 643 -1 -0.1
323113 Commercial Screen Printing 84 83 0 0.4 663823 618469 45354 7.3 610 571 39 6.9
324 Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 924 941 -17 -1.8 33961966 33961685 281 0.0 2826 2776 50 1.8
3241 Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing 924 941 -17 -1.8 33961966 33961685 281 0.0 2826 2776 50 1.8
324110 Petroleum Refineries 894 908 -15 -1.6 33474454 33430722 43732 0.1 2881 2831 50 1.8
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg. 31 33 -2 -6.1 487512 530963 -43451 -8.2 1223 1250 -27 -2.2
325 Chemical Manufacturing 1795 1819 -24 -1.3 58763705 60495140 -1731435 -2.9 2518 2558 -40 -1.6
3251 Basic Chemical Manufacturing 939 979 -40 -4.1 38129308 39923814 -1794506 -4.5 3124 3138 -14 -0.5
325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 863 906 -43 -4.7 36669097 38602674 -1933577 -5.0 3267 3278 -10 -0.3
3253 Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 478 475 2 0.5 13180260 13445003 -264743 -2.0 2123 2176 -53 -2.4
325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 64 67 -3 -4.5 753603 760251 -6648 -0.9 906 873 33 3.8
3259 Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg. 265 259 5 2.1 6194785 5991345 203440 3.4 1800 1777 23 1.3
326 Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing 408 337 70 20.9 5334654 4877101 457553 9.4 1007 1112 -106 -9.5
3261 Plastics Product Manufacturing 395 324 71 21.9 5169857 4715379 454478 9.6 1006 1118 -112 -10.1
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 276 190 86 45.0 3292351 2427232 865119 35.6 918 981 -63 -6.5
3262 Rubber Product Manufacturing 12 13 -1 -5.2 164797 161722 3075 1.9 1028 957 71 7.4
326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 12 13 -1 -5.2 164797 161722 3075 1.9 1028 957 71 7.4
327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 808 796 12 1.5 15311981 14618024 693957 4.7 1458 1413 45 3.2
3273 Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing 673 659 14 2.1 12448336 11553766 894570 7.7 1423 1348 75 5.6
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing 489 472 17 3.7 8694970 7704730 990240 12.9 1368 1257 111 8.9
3279 Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products 22 22 -1 -3.0 363914 363113 801 0.2 1292 1251 41 3.3
331 Primary Metal Manufacturing 164 153 11 7.4 4050551 3917265 133286 3.4 1896 1969 -73 -3.7
3312 Steel Product Mfg. From Purchased Steel 71 70 1 1.9 1838723 2245552 -406829 -18.1 1983 2468 -485 -19.6
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel 71 70 1 1.9 1838723 2245552 -406829 -18.1 1983 2468 -485 -19.6
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 1882 1934 -52 -2.7 33808412 33918663 -110251 -0.3 1382 1349 33 2.4
3321 Forging & Stamping 221 247 -25 -10.3 3099178 3300256 -201078 -6.1 1077 1029 48 4.7
3323 Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg. 247 259 -12 -4.8 4033790 4238425 -204635 -4.8 1258 1259 -1 -0.1
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 172 188 -17 -8.8 3021920 3268110 -246190 -7.5 1354 1335 19 1.4
332322 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing 7 8 0 -4.4 65009 86960 -21951 -25.2 682 872 -190 -21.8
332323 Ornamental & Architectural Metal Work Mfg. 36 33 2 7.0 433569 416009 17560 4.2 935 960 -25 -2.6
3324 Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg. 377 383 -5 -1.4 8222404 8443379 -220975 -2.6 1676 1697 -21 -1.2
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing 270 276 -6 -2.2 5879700 6108066 -228366 -3.7 1673 1700 -27 -1.6
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing 24 33 -9 -26.3 275147 258014 17133 6.6 870 601 268 44.6
3327 Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg. 500 481 19 4.0 10746427 10070988 675439 6.7 1654 1612 43 2.6
332710 Machine Shops 500 481 19 4.0 10746427 10070988 675439 6.7 1654 1612 43 2.6
3328 Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals 26 36 -10 -28.7 472858 490784 -17926 -3.7 1417 1049 368 35.1
3329 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 475 481 -6 -1.2 6811302 6928759 -117457 -1.7 1104 1109 -5 -0.5
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing 361 368 -7 -1.9 5570994 5748823 -177829 -3.1 1187 1202 -15 -1.2
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg. 100 95 5 4.9 1107403 1054113 53290 5.1 855 854 1 0.1
333 Machinery Manufacturing 619 606 13 2.1 11329308 10054968 1274340 12.7 1408 1276 132 10.3
3331 Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg. 254 242 11 4.7 4712766 4123167 589599 14.3 1429 1309 120 9.2
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing 17 13 4 30.0 373996 268038 105958 39.5 1660 1547 113 7.3
3333 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery 298 300 -1 -0.4 5293220 4888116 405104 8.3 1365 1255 110 8.8
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 298 300 -1 -0.4 5293220 4888116 405104 8.3 1365 1255 110 8.8
3339 Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 58 54 3 6.1 1121461 920840 200621 21.8 1496 1304 192 14.7
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing 8 8 0 0.0 158384 176125 -17741 -10.1 1588 1766 -178 -10.1
333992 Welding & Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 16 16 0 -2.1 180149 146737 33412 22.8 884 705 179 25.4
334 Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing 411 405 6 1.5 7519722 7026582 493140 7.0 1409 1336 73 5.5
3345 Electronic Instrument Manufacturing 386 382 3 0.9 7191155 6754894 436261 6.5 1434 1359 75 5.5
334610 Manufacturing & Reproducing Magnetic & Optical Media 3 3 0 0.0 90297 72827 17470 24.0 2315 1867 448 24.0
335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing 488 618 -130 -21.1 8634523 11613130 -2978607 -25.6 1361 1445 -84 -5.8
336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 237 207 30 14.5 3985646 3841177 144469 3.8 1292 1425 -133 -9.4
3363 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 24 23 1 2.9 314726 310280 4446 1.4 1009 1023 -14 -1.4
337 Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing 148 137 11 8.0 1513302 1286893 226409 17.6 785 721 64 8.9
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg. 141 127 15 11.6 1441483 1199159 242324 20.2 785 728 56 7.7
339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 174 164 10 6.1 2415199 2034600 380599 18.7 1068 954 113 11.9
3391 Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing 16 14 2 16.6 315593 315615 -22 0.0 1487 1734 -248 -14.3
339116 Dental Laboratories 8 8 0 4.1 89835 82998 6837 8.2 830 798 32 3.9
3399 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 158 150 8 5.1 2099606 1718985 380621 22.1 1024 882 143 16.2
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing 19 9 10 111.1 163354 47881 115473 241.2 661 409 252 61.6
339950 Sign Manufacturing 49 50 -1 -1.3 518362 484530 33832 7.0 814 750 63 8.4
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 34 36 -2 -6.4 620948 449086 171862 38.3 1405 951 454 47.7

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.