Lincoln County, WY
FIPS 56023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 7,295 jobs across 1,211 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,295
+3.4% YoY
Establishments
1,211
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,016
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 562 | 154 | $1,099 | $32.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 441 | 48 | $379 | $8.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 312 | 11 | $569 | $9.2M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 295 | 6 | $3,017 | $46.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 287 | 173 | $1,859 | $27.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 271 | 79 | $955 | $13.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 267 | 10 | $994 | $13.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 210 | 41 | $746 | $8.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 206 | 12 | $1,367 | $14.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 204 | 20 | $726 | $7.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 186 | 14 | $734 | $7.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 180 | 79 | $1,143 | $10.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 163 | 24 | $554 | $4.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 150 | 8 | $2,317 | $18.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 99 | 10 | $895 | $4.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 94 | 20 | $1,359 | $6.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 93 | 20 | $1,251 | $6.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 90 | 5 | $1,592 | $7.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 75 | 21 | $834 | $3.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 65 | 20 | $2,016 | $6.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 50 | 28 | $1,982 | $5.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 44 | 7 | $932 | $2.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 43 | 23 | $780 | $1.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 42 | 10 | $430 | $0.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 33 | 20 | $2,746 | $4.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 31 | 8 | $980 | $1.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 30 | 6 | $546 | $0.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 30 | 8 | $865 | $1.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 29 | 13 | $542 | $0.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 29 | 20 | $538 | $0.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 26 | 11 | $1,221 | $1.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 25 | 4 | $989 | $1.3M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 24 | 4 | $2,270 | $2.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 23 | 18 | $2,249 | $2.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 21 | 4 | $252 | $0.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 21 | 8 | $610 | $0.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 19 | 3 | $1,086 | $1.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 14 | 4 | $765 | $0.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 12 | 5 | $1,631 | $1.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 12 | 1 | $1,062 | $0.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 7 | 7 | $2,298 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 6 | 3 | $815 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4 | 1 | $873 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
133
jobs · $75,179 avg pay
State Government
108
jobs · $60,046 avg pay
Local Government
1,770
jobs · $63,291 avg pay
Private
5,284
jobs · $61,302 avg pay
WY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
Other WY Counties
The largest counties in WY by total employment.
- Laramie County 48,245 jobs
- Natrona County 40,029 jobs
- Campbell County 24,836 jobs
- Teton County 23,821 jobs
- Sweetwater County 20,698 jobs
- Fremont County 15,557 jobs
- Sheridan County 14,407 jobs
- Park County 14,258 jobs