Wyoming Payroll Rises $66.1 Million Despite 0.5% Job Decline
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Updated · Wyoming Tribune · May 14
Wyoming Payroll Rises $66.1 Million Despite 0.5% Job Decline
1 articles · Updated · Wyoming Tribune · May 14
$66.1 million in added payroll lifted Wyoming's total wages 1.5% between the third quarter of 2024 and the third quarter of 2025, even as statewide employment fell by 1,320 jobs.
1,320 fewer jobs left the state down 0.5% over the year, showing wage growth outpaced a modest contraction in headcount.
Nine counties posted employment gains while 14 recorded declines, indicating the job losses were spread unevenly across the state.
Payroll was more broadly resilient: 17 counties saw wage growth and only six posted declines, according to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services' Research and Planning section.
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