"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
The Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services recently published 2025 annual employment and wage data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/2025_QCEW/toc.htm.
Annual data are available at the county and industry levels. In addition, Table 3 of the annual tables shows the top five industry subsectors with the greatest average monthly employment for each county; this detailed table also includes ownership (private and public), the number of units (employers), total wages, and average annual wage. The full table is available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/2025_QCEW/t3.htm.
Sample Table 3 (see below) shows the top five industries of employment for Albany, Campbell, and Natrona counties. For example, the subsector with the greatest average monthly employment for Albany County was state government educational services with 3,697. In contrast, the subsector with the greatest average monthly employment for Campbell County was mining, except oil & gas (3,005), while food services & drinking places led all subsectors in Natrona County with an average monthly employment of 3,378.
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