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Wyoming QCEW Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001-2025

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State Government, 2025Q2

Average Monthly Employment: 13,226

Total Wages :$223,096,234

Average Weekly Wage: $1,298


Published January 2026.
Table: Over-the-Year Change in State Government (Ownership 20) Average Monthly Employment (AME), Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage (AWW) Changes by Year/Quarter in Wyoming
Published January 2026.
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Weekly Wage
Year/Quarter N % Change $ % Change $ % Change
2001Q1 11,859 $93,406,731   $606
2001Q2 12,059 $96,356,850   $615
2001Q3 12,218 $106,689,021   $672
2001Q4 12,063 $103,270,601 $659
2002Q1 12,158 2.5 $105,376,416 12.8 $667 10.0
2002Q2 12,377 2.6 $107,100,092 11.1 $666 8.3
2002Q3 12,510 2.4 $113,204,364 6.1 $696 3.6
2002Q4 12,513 3.7 $112,132,546 8.6 $689 4.7
2003Q1 12,587 3.5 $113,146,647 7.4 $691 3.7
2003Q2 12,700 2.6 $116,123,765 8.4 $703 5.7
2003Q3 12,807 2.4 $116,579,336 3.0 $700 0.6
2003Q4 12,714 1.6 $118,920,591 6.1 $720 4.4
2004Q1 14,108 12.1 $117,659,161 4.0 $642 -7.2
2004Q2 14,421 13.5 $121,311,629 4.5 $647 -8.0
2004Q3 14,380 12.3 $126,175,222 8.2 $675 -3.6
2004Q4 14,318 12.6 $119,576,346 0.6 $642 -10.7
2005Q1 12,535 -11.1 $119,761,828 1.8 $735 14.6
2005Q2 12,706 -11.9 $123,409,790 1.7 $747 15.5
2005Q3 12,722 -11.5 $127,680,669 1.2 $772 14.4
2005Q4 12,514 -12.6 $125,121,760 4.6 $769 19.7
2006Q1 12,319 -1.7 $126,392,988 5.5 $789 7.4
2006Q2 12,537 -1.3 $129,642,584 5.1 $795 6.5
2006Q3 12,413 -2.4 $134,514,153 5.4 $834 8.0
2006Q4 12,297 -1.7 $132,311,258 5.7 $828 7.6
2007Q1 12,449 1.1 $134,748,173 6.6 $833 5.5
2007Q2 12,740 1.6 $137,581,567 6.1 $831 4.4
2007Q3 12,625 1.7 $147,934,696 10.0 $901 8.1
2007Q4 12,487 1.5 $145,905,703 10.3 $899 8.6
2008Q1 12,576 1.0 $148,361,703 10.1 $907 9.0
2008Q2 12,906 1.3 $150,719,537 9.5 $898 8.1
2008Q3 12,913 2.3 $158,032,484 6.8 $941 4.4
2008Q4 12,942 3.6 $157,558,063 8.0 $936 4.2
2009Q1 13,235 5.2 $159,924,338 7.8 $929 2.4
2009Q2 13,424 4.0 $162,406,703 7.8 $931 3.6
2009Q3 13,471 4.3 $167,290,338 5.9 $955 1.5
2009Q4 13,283 2.6 $164,703,436 4.5 $954 1.8
2010Q1 13,172 -0.5 $166,672,553 4.2 $973 4.7
2010Q2 13,387 -0.3 $171,020,001 5.3 $983 5.6
2010Q3 13,552 0.6 $171,647,004 2.6 $974 2.0
2010Q4 13,244 -0.3 $168,880,522 2.5 $981 2.8
2011Q1 13,278 0.8 $169,511,804 1.7 $982 0.9
2011Q2 13,454 0.5 $172,017,888 0.6 $984 0.1
2011Q3 13,587 0.3 $175,481,845 2.2 $993 2.0
2011Q4 13,200 -0.3 $171,840,475 1.8 $1,001 2.1
2012Q1 13,252 -0.2 $172,406,562 1.7 $1,001 1.9
2012Q2 13,413 -0.3 $174,431,346 1.4 $1,000 1.7
2012Q3 13,552 -0.3 $175,282,859 -0.1 $995 0.1
2012Q4 13,156 -0.3 $171,361,710 -0.3 $1,002 0.1
2013Q1 13,238 -0.1 $172,286,846 -0.1 $1,001 0.0
2013Q2 13,386 -0.2 $174,675,617 0.1 $1,004 0.3
2013Q3 13,432 -0.9 $174,287,731 -0.6 $998 0.3
2013Q4 13,015 -1.1 $172,969,946 0.9 $1,022 2.0
2014Q1 13,068 -1.3 $171,361,268 -0.5 $1,009 0.8
2014Q2 13,162 -1.7 $172,715,868 -1.1 $1,009 0.6
2014Q3 13,364 -0.5 $176,866,480 1.5 $1,018 2.0
2014Q4 12,816 -1.5 $172,548,365 -0.2 $1,036 1.3
2015Q1 12,873 -1.5 $172,858,176 0.9 $1,033 2.4
2015Q2 13,170 0.1 $176,883,555 2.4 $1,033 2.4
2015Q3 13,606 1.8 $183,388,317 3.7 $1,037 1.8
2015Q4 12,898 0.6 $178,858,035 3.7 $1,067 3.0
2016Q1 12,909 0.3 $177,885,936 2.9 $1,060 2.6
2016Q2 13,130 -0.3 $181,054,535 2.4 $1,061 2.7
2016Q3 13,135 -3.5 $180,692,809 -1.5 $1,058 2.1
2016Q4 12,569 -2.5 $173,366,931 -3.1 $1,061 -0.5
2017Q1 12,696 -1.7 $174,650,734 -1.8 $1,058 -0.2
2017Q2 12,938 -1.5 $177,738,035 -1.8 $1,057 -0.4
2017Q3 12,964 -1.3 $181,136,542 0.2 $1,075 1.6
2017Q4 12,351 -1.7 $172,082,835 -0.7 $1,072 1.0
2018Q1 12,368 -2.6 $172,630,546 -1.2 $1,074 1.5
2018Q2 12,599 -2.6 $175,948,092 -1.0 $1,074 1.7
2018Q3 12,857 -0.8 $176,998,900 -2.3 $1,059 -1.5
2018Q4 12,289 -0.5 $173,759,263 1.0 $1,088 1.5
2019Q1 12,299 -0.6 $174,172,829 0.9 $1,089 1.5
2019Q2 12,626 0.2 $177,984,899 1.2 $1,084 0.9
2019Q3 12,637 -1.7 $180,818,373 2.2 $1,101 3.9
2019Q4 12,345 0.5 $179,438,382 3.3 $1,118 2.8
2020Q1 12,436 1.1 $177,665,605 2.0 $1,099 0.9
2020Q2 12,681 0.4 $183,413,655 3.1 $1,113 2.6
2020Q3 12,639 0.0 $181,606,740 0.4 $1,105 0.4
2020Q4 12,293 -0.4 $178,466,891 -0.5 $1,117 -0.1
2021Q1 12,317 -1.0 $176,637,737 -0.6 $1,103 0.4
2021Q2 12,438 -1.9 $181,295,465 -1.2 $1,121 0.8
2021Q3 12,436 -1.6 $180,729,817 -0.5 $1,118 1.1
2021Q4 12,043 -2.0 $175,573,130 -1.6 $1,121 0.4
2022Q1 12,001 -2.6 $174,451,770 -1.2 $1,118 1.4
2022Q2 12,108 -2.7 $180,348,130 -0.5 $1,146 2.2
2022Q3 12,160 -2.2 $189,559,261 4.9 $1,199 7.3
2022Q4 11,929 -0.9 $188,026,475 7.1 $1,212 8.1
2023Q1 11,968 -0.3 $190,819,379 9.4 $1,227 9.7
2023Q2 12,274 1.4 $194,686,130 8.0 $1,220 6.5
2023Q3 12,296 1.1 $210,648,918 11.1 $1,318 9.9
2023Q4 12,401 4.0 $206,909,989 10.0 $1,283 5.9
2024Q1 12,543 4.8 $209,679,272 9.9 $1,286 4.8
2024Q2 12,893 5.0 $216,059,409 11.0 $1,289 5.7
2024Q3 12,870 4.7 $220,833,184 4.8 $1,320 0.2
2024Q4 12,975 4.6 $215,619,062 4.2 $1,278 -0.4
2025Q1 12,787 1.9 $218,653,744 4.3 $1,315 2.3
2025Q2b 13,226 2.6 $223,096,234 3.3 $1,298 0.7
aPreliminary.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/9/26. 

 

Figure: Average Monthly Employment in State Government in Wyoming, 2001Q1-2025Q2

Figure: Over-the-Year Percent Change in Average Monthly Employment and Total Wages in State Government in Wyoming, 2002Q1-2025Q2

Shaded areas indicate periods of economic downturn: 2009Q1-2010Q1, 2015Q2-2016Q4, and 2020Q2-2021Q1.
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/9/26.
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