Carpet installers job market in Wyoming
Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.
The headline
Wyoming industry employment tracked close to the U.S. benchmark
A data-driven view of the industries that employ Carpet installers in Wyoming.
Verified snapshot
Market at a Glance
Key changes in Wyoming’s weighted industry mix.
Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Published coverage: 8,746 represented establishments, 98.52% of the published industry mix.
Local research
What the data shows for carpet installers in Wyoming
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
Industry groups are pulling in opposite directions
In January to March 2026, Construction recorded a +1.3% year-over-year employment change in Wyoming; Trade, transportation, and utilities recorded -1.0%. The contrast matters when reading the combined industry measure for this occupation. The leading industry groups examined account for 97.8% of its national industry mix, and their employment movements point in opposite directions.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWIndustry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Employment trends
Wyoming industry employment over time
Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.
- Wyoming · 2026 Q1+0.4%
- U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+0.4%
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| Quarter | Wyoming | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +3.3% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +3.6% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +2.6% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +1.8% | 99.26% |
| 2025 Q2 | +1.4% | 99.26% |
| 2025 Q3 | -2.8% | 99.26% |
| 2025 Q4 | -1.8% | 99.26% |
| 2026 Q1 | +0.4% | 99.26% |
How to read this chart
State trend and national reference
The solid line follows Wyoming’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.
- Published quarters
- 8
- Earliest quarter
- 2024 Q2
- Latest quarter
- 2026 Q1
- U.S. benchmark
- +0.4%
Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.
Industry context
Where Carpet installers Work
The occupation mix determines which Wyoming industries are weighted into this view.
| Industry group | Occupation mix | Employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly industry wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 57.7% | +1.3% | 3,666 | $1,375 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 39.4% | -1.0% | 5,080 | $1,097 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7% | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Professional and business services | 0.7% | +0.3% | 7,311 | $2,057 |
Which industries are growing?
2 weighted industries are growing
Only weighted industries with a published positive Wyoming employment change are listed.
- Construction+1.3%
- Professional and business services+0.3%
The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.
Current Wyoming context
Current Wyoming Market Signals
Statewide indicators for all occupations in Wyoming. They are not Carpet installers demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.
Statewide job postings
Indeed job postings · Wyoming
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100
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| Observation date | Index (Feb 2020 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 122.29 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 122.17 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 120.44 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 120.33 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 121.34 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 121.52 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 122.22 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 122.93 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 118.16 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 120.15 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 122.73 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 123.56 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 124.58 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 124.06 |
This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.
Career context
Related occupations
Related roles from the occupation’s published O*NET profile.
Questions answered by this release
Carpet installers in Wyoming FAQs
Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.
Is employment growing for Carpet installers in Wyoming?
The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the Wyoming industries weighted to Carpet installers changed +0.4% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +0.4% nationwide.
Are wages for Carpet installers rising in Wyoming?
QCEW does not publish pay for Carpet installers in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +6.1% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.
How complete is this Wyoming industry view?
The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 99.26% of the occupation’s industry mix.
Does this page show current Carpet installers openings?
No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.
Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 99.26% · full evidence record
Methodology & Sources
Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
- Occupation
- Carpet installers
- SOC code
- 47-2041
- State
- Wyoming
- QCEW release label
- QCEW 2026 Q1
- Data period
- 2026 Q1
- State industry employment, year over year
- +0.4%State data coverage 99.26%
- U.S. benchmark, year over year
- +0.4%
- Difference from U.S. benchmark
- -0.1 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
- Establishments, year over year
- +4.9%State data coverage 99.26%
- Average weekly industry wage, year over year
- +6.1%State data coverage 99.26%
- Industry mix vintage
- EP-2025-2035
- BLS publication date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Source verification
- Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
- Canonical record URL
- https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/carpet-installers/wyoming#evidence-record
- Derived by
- JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix
MethodologyBLS QCEWHow to citeQCEW state context release, 2026 Q1
Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.