State: BHC’s total third-quarter payroll grew by 4.7% in 2023

Big Horn County added 51 jobs and its total payroll rose by about $2.3 million between the third quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of 2023, according to a report released last week by the Research & Planning section of Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
Statewide total employment rose by 6,212 jobs (2.2%) and total payroll by $186.4 million (4.7%) during that same period. At the state level, the largest job growth in the third quarter of 2023 occurred in construction, which added 1,307 jobs (5.8%). Within construction, especially strong growth was observed in power and communication system construction (including the construction of wind farms).