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

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Converse County


Table 9: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage by Industry for Converse 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 6518 6273 245 3.9 116816877 106694022 10122855 9.5 1378.630502 1308.273669 70.356833 5.4
Ownership - Private 4525 4319 206 4.8 82209731 73602516 8607215 11.7 1397.530488 1310.889557 86.640931 6.6
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 162 158 4 2.5 1776910 1598687 178223 11.1 845.459173 779.957652 65.501521 8.4
112 Animal Production & Aquaculture 155 149 5 3.6 1729680 1546736 182944 11.8 860.233449 796.756795 63.476654 8
21 Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction 765 762 3 0.4 23847542 22088381 1759161 8 2397.942885 2230.764282 167.178603 7.5
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 141 117 24 20.5 9756864 7529369 2227495 29.6 5322.893617 4950.275476 372.618141 7.5
212 Mining, Except Oil & Gas 88 97 -9 -9.6 2198187 2064893 133294 6.5 1921.492132 1631.952358 289.539774 17.7
213 Support Activities For Mining 536 547 -11 -2.1 11892491 12494119 -601628 -4.8 1706.729477 1755.953587 -49.22411 -2.8
22 Utilities 226 235 -9 -3.7 5509196 5734689 -225493 -3.9 1875.151803 1879.788311 -4.636508 -0.2
221 Utilities 226 235 -9 -3.7 5509196 5734689 -225493 -3.9 1875.151803 1879.788311 -4.636508 -0.2
23 Construction 574 421 153 36.4 11559236 7848830 3710406 47.3 1549.080139 1435.225126 113.855013 7.9
236 Construction Of Buildings 57 59 -2 -3.4 585816 629044 -43228 -6.9 795.178564 824.748593 -29.570029 -3.6
237 Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 317 192 126 65.6 7826438 4544564 3281874 72.2 1897.184925 1823.873564 73.311361 4
238 Specialty Trade Contractors 200 170 30 17.4 3146982 2675222 471760 17.6 1210.377692 1208.162435 2.215257 0.2
31 Manufacturing 141 131 10 7.4 2269865 1895663 374202 19.7 1241.238359 1113.131532 128.106827 11.5
332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 19 16 3 16.4 296954 222479 74475 33.5 1202.242914 1047.995666 154.247248 14.7
42 Wholesale Trade 60 39 20 51.7 1302068 784376 517692 66 1678.549973 1534.111756 144.438217 9.4
423 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 54 35 19 53.8 1179674 717794 461880 64.3 1670.240269 1562.833939 107.40633 6.9
44 Retail Trade 469 471 -2 -0.5 3609858 3539184 70674 2 592.071182 577.610003 14.461179 2.5
441 Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers 24 25 -1 -5.3 237643 219067 18576 8.5 761.676282 665.270734 96.405548 14.5
444 Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers 62 60 1 2.2 424086 462859 -38773 -8.4 528.976812 590.163077 -61.186265 -10.4
445 Food & Beverage Retailers 130 133 -3 -2.3 1029697 1049420 -19723 -1.9 610.838756 608.461712 2.377044 0.4
449 Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers 12 11 1 5.9 90679 90435 244 0.3 581.275641 613.992803 -32.717162 -5.3
455 General Merchandise Retailers 36 32 4 12.5 176218 160486 15732 9.8 376.534188 385.783653 -9.249465 -2.4
457 Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers 163 172 -9 -5.4 1312340 1251499 60841 4.9 620.576816 559.704382 60.872434 10.9
458 Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers 17 13 3 25.1 60761 60266 495 0.8 280.379308 347.775405 -67.396097 -19.4
48 Transportation & Warehousing 495 483 12 2.6 12610996 11959355 651641 5.4 1959.750738 1905.961391 53.789347 2.8
484 Truck Transportation 203 206 -3 -1.6 4152937 4158147 -5210 -0.1 1573.678287 1550.222757 23.45553 1.5
486 Pipeline Transportation 171 165 6 3.4 6730771 6195770 535001 8.6 3027.787224 2882.705451 145.081773 5
488 Support Activities For Transportation 54 55 -1 -1.8 912136 937469 -25333 -2.7 1299.339031 1311.145454 -11.806423 -0.9
51 Information 63 52 11 21.9 629957 565472 64485 11.4 769.178266 841.839484 -72.661218 -8.6
52 Finance & Insurance 158 165 -7 -4.2 2676209 4087585 -1411376 -34.5 1300.209882 1901.830371 -601.620489 -31.6
522 Credit Intermediation & Related Activities 104 94 10 10.3 1593012 1440209 152803 10.6 1182.013934 1178.567103 3.446831 0.3
523 Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities 4 6 -2 -33.3 133248 169659 -36411 -21.5 2562.461538 2175.115384 387.346154 17.8
524 Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 44 60 -17 -27.6 817100 2366622 -1549522 -65.5 1439.291187 3017.53433 -1578.243143 -52.3
525 Funds, Trusts, & Other Financial Vehicles 7 5 2 40 132849 111095 21754 19.6 1459.87912 1709.153846 -249.274726 -14.6
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 77 89 -12 -13.8 1574813 1549299 25514 1.6 1573.23976 1334.118953 239.120807 17.9
531 Real Estate 32 40 -8 -20 298068 392408 -94340 -24 716.509615 754.630769 -38.121154 -5.1
532 Rental & Leasing Services 45 49 -4 -8.8 1276745 1156891 119854 10.4 2182.470085 1804.005987 378.464098 21
54 Professional & Technical Services 165 178 -13 -7.1 2798188 2939941 -141753 -4.8 1304.51655 1272.861528 31.655022 2.5
541 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 165 178 -13 -7.1 2798188 2939941 -141753 -4.8 1304.51655 1272.861528 31.655022 2.5
56 Administrative & Waste Services 122 125 -3 -2.1 2172592 1994006 178586 9 1366.160888 1227.080615 139.080273 11.3
561 Administrative & Support Services 80 77 3 3.5 1160053 945515 214538 22.7 1115.435576 940.539545 174.896031 18.6
562 Waste Management & Remediation Services 42 48 -5 -11.2 1012539 1048491 -35952 -3.4 1840.009813 1691.905891 148.103922 8.8
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 405 340 65 19.2 5991816 3439305 2552511 74.2 1138.046723 778.879274 359.167449 46.1
621 Ambulatory Health Care Services 205 124 80 64.6 4393710 1756547 2637163 150.1 1651.329908 1086.777125 564.552783 51.9
71 Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 76 67 9 12.9 359446 243820 115626 47.4 363.81174 278.559106 85.252634 30.6
72 Accommodation & Food Services 434 469 -35 -7.5 2082935 2111109 -28174 -1.3 369.464729 346.497535 22.967194 6.6
721 Accommodation 139 151 -13 -8.4 719460 746808 -27348 -3.7 399.099134 379.612563 19.486571 5.1
722 Food Services & Drinking Places 295 317 -22 -7 1363475 1364301 -826 -0.1 355.53455 330.716385 24.818165 7.5
81 Other Services, Except Public Administration 130 132 -3 -2 1199117 1146637 52480 4.6 711.342401 666.537037 44.805364 6.7
811 Repair & Maintenance 77 80 -3 -3.8 808377 782203 26174 3.3 807.56943 752.118269 55.451161 7.4
812 Personal & Laundry Services 40 40 0 0 293950 269542 24408 9.1 569.990886 522.661961 47.328925 9.1
Ownership - Federal Government 59 60 -1 -2.2 1272485 1245100 27385 2.2 1659.04172 1587.550523 71.491197 4.5
Ownership - State Government 121 121 0 0 1937844 2031128 -93284 -4.6 1231.941513 1291.244755 -59.303242 -4.6
92 Public Administration (State Govt) 120 120 0 0 1925360 2018854 -93494 -4.6 1234.205128 1294.137179 -59.932051 -4.6
922 Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities (State Govt) 43 43 0 0 769622 782483 -12861 -1.6 1387.43127 1410.616358 -23.185088 -1.6
923 Administration Of Human Resource Programs (State Govt) 17 19 -2 -10.5 273276 307067 -33791 -11 1236.542986 1243.186234 -6.643248 -0.5
924 Administration Of Environmental Programs (State Govt) 8 8 0 0 138281 148071 -9790 -6.6 1329.625 1423.759615 -94.134615 -6.6
926 Administration Of Economic Programs (State Govt) 51 50 2 3.3 740461 779373 -38912 -5 1109.653973 1207.001595 -97.347622 -8.1
Ownership - Local Government 1813 1773 40 2.3 31396817 29815278 1581539 5.3 1332.123424 1293.560588 38.562836 3
61 Educational Services (Local Govt) 633 640 -7 -1.1 7585916 7526751 59165 0.8 922.332337 904.657572 17.674765 2
611 Educational Services (Local Govt) 633 640 -7 -1.1 7585916 7526751 59165 0.8 922.332337 904.657572 17.674765 2
92 Public Administration (Local Govt) 335 330 5 1.4 4499809 4365175 134634 3.1 1033.251205 1016.506803 16.744402 1.6
921 Executive, Legislative & General Government (Local Govt) 269 264 5 1.8 4291830 4224914 66916 1.6 1228.79655 1231.035547 -2.238997 -0.2

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.