2010-2019 WYOMING BENCHMARK LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES--ANNUAL AVERAGES
WYOMING
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 303,297 306,815 307,267 306,608 305,970 304,112 300,344 293,072 291,428 292,258
EMPLOYMENT 283,744 289,019 290,932 292,131 293,302 290,987 284,285 280,886 280,076 281,730
UNEMPLOYMENT 19,553 17,796 16,335 14,477 12,668 13,125 16,059 12,186 11,352 10,528
UNEMPL. RATE 6.4 5.8 5.3 4.7 4.1 4.3 5.3 4.2 3.9 3.6
NATRONA COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 39,894 41,123 42,388 43,105 43,303 42,842 40,985 39,535 39,259 39,348
EMPLOYMENT 37,110 38,628 40,242 41,150 41,561 40,723 38,052 37,472 37,509 37,804
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,784 2,495 2,146 1,955 1,742 2,119 2,933 2,063 1,750 1,544
UNEMPL. RATE 7.0 6.1 5.1 4.5 4.0 4.9 7.2 5.2 4.5 3.9
LARAMIE COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 46,182 47,167 47,711 48,587 48,704 48,621 48,772 48,230 48,190 48,491
EMPLOYMENT 43,092 44,249 44,967 46,258 46,599 46,677 46,740 46,472 46,397 46,813
UNEMPLOYMENT 3,090 2,918 2,744 2,329 2,105 1,944 2,032 1,758 1,793 1,678
UNEMPL. RATE 6.7 6.2 5.8 4.8 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.5
ALBANY COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 21,381 21,832 20,736 20,692 20,462 20,635 20,960 20,477 20,361 20,216
EMPLOYMENT 20,425 20,915 19,845 19,916 19,757 19,979 20,287 19,893 19,712 19,595
UNEMPLOYMENT 956 917 891 776 705 656 673 584 649 621
UNEMPL. RATE 4.5 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.1
BIG HORN COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 5,631 5,741 5,637 5,583 5,572 5,558 5,536 5,362 5,263 5,306
EMPLOYMENT 5,255 5,391 5,320 5,293 5,322 5,310 5,260 5,135 5,025 5,083
UNEMPLOYMENT 376 350 317 290 250 248 276 227 238 223
UNEMPL. RATE 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.2 4.5 4.2
CAMPBELL COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 26,296 25,872 26,119 25,698 26,223 25,810 24,396 23,028 22,993 23,242
EMPLOYMENT 24,709 24,605 24,907 24,607 25,345 24,784 22,635 21,912 22,090 22,389
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,587 1,267 1,212 1,091 878 1,026 1,761 1,116 903 853
UNEMPL. RATE 6.0 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.3 4.0 7.2 4.8 3.9 3.7
CARBON COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 8,254 8,158 8,215 8,378 8,429 8,437 8,358 7,903 7,851 7,982
EMPLOYMENT 7,698 7,670 7,790 8,016 8,093 8,120 7,965 7,589 7,570 7,720
UNEMPLOYMENT 556 488 425 362 336 317 393 314 281 262
UNEMPL. RATE 6.7 6.0 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.7 4.0 3.6 3.3
CONVERSE COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 7,568 7,659 7,976 8,108 8,329 8,313 7,873 7,483 7,636 8,694
EMPLOYMENT 7,155 7,289 7,634 7,811 8,079 8,006 7,381 7,151 7,368 8,456
UNEMPLOYMENT 413 370 342 297 250 307 492 332 268 238
UNEMPL. RATE 5.5 4.8 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 6.2 4.4 3.5 2.7
CROOK COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 3,910 3,885 3,814 3,691 3,707 3,708 3,737 3,687 3,726 3,710
EMPLOYMENT 3,715 3,696 3,628 3,527 3,563 3,577 3,565 3,557 3,610 3,593
UNEMPLOYMENT 195 189 186 164 144 131 172 130 116 117
UNEMPL. RATE 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 4.6 3.5 3.1 3.2
FREMONT COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 20,971 21,212 21,271 21,046 20,533 20,247 20,026 19,356 18,890 18,635
EMPLOYMENT 19,514 19,844 19,989 19,848 19,513 19,114 18,581 18,288 17,939 17,811
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,457 1,368 1,282 1,198 1,020 1,133 1,445 1,068 951 824
UNEMPL. RATE 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 7.2 5.5 5.0 4.4
GOSHEN COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 7,500 7,641 7,511 7,333 7,131 7,079 7,024 6,925 6,831 6,625
EMPLOYMENT 7,132 7,275 7,160 7,025 6,875 6,844 6,780 6,727 6,613 6,387
UNEMPLOYMENT 368 366 351 308 256 235 244 198 218 238
UNEMPL. RATE 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.6
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 2,569 2,600 2,578 2,557 2,483 2,400 2,424 2,333 2,229 2,176
EMPLOYMENT 2,435 2,468 2,456 2,436 2,381 2,299 2,307 2,242 2,151 2,099
UNEMPLOYMENT 134 132 122 121 102 101 117 91 78 77
UNEMPL. RATE 5.2 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.2 4.8 3.9 3.5 3.5
JOHNSON COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 4,535 4,517 4,472 4,478 4,474 4,202 4,205 4,198 4,235 4,183
EMPLOYMENT 4,226 4,233 4,234 4,251 4,273 3,995 3,979 4,023 4,073 4,032
UNEMPLOYMENT 309 284 238 227 201 207 226 175 162 151
UNEMPL. RATE 6.8 6.3 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.9 5.4 4.2 3.8 3.6
LINCOLN COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 8,675 8,740 8,274 8,165 8,226 8,413 8,719 8,752 8,785 8,876
EMPLOYMENT 7,947 8,054 7,685 7,697 7,803 8,013 8,308 8,432 8,463 8,581
UNEMPLOYMENT 728 686 589 468 423 400 411 320 322 295
UNEMPL. RATE 8.4 7.8 7.1 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3
NIOBRARA COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 1,387 1,395 1,381 1,381 1,349 1,327 1,338 1,302 1,282 1,239
EMPLOYMENT 1,323 1,337 1,328 1,332 1,304 1,287 1,294 1,266 1,248 1,205
UNEMPLOYMENT 64 58 53 49 45 40 44 36 34 34
UNEMPL. RATE 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.7
PARK COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 15,849 16,094 16,262 15,864 15,729 15,767 15,922 15,696 15,591 15,459
EMPLOYMENT 14,876 15,164 15,360 15,056 15,028 15,083 15,167 15,031 14,936 14,839
UNEMPLOYMENT 973 930 902 808 701 684 755 665 655 620
UNEMPL. RATE 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.0
PLATTE COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 4,965 4,963 4,787 4,804 4,774 4,911 4,772 4,777 4,784 4,660
EMPLOYMENT 4,690 4,714 4,553 4,593 4,591 4,717 4,542 4,601 4,612 4,501
UNEMPLOYMENT 275 249 234 211 183 194 230 176 172 159
UNEMPL. RATE 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.0 4.8 3.7 3.6 3.4
SHERIDAN COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 16,132 16,062 15,903 15,792 15,885 15,930 16,118 15,803 15,732 15,653
EMPLOYMENT 14,951 14,951 14,916 14,923 15,150 15,249 15,355 15,190 15,121 15,111
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,181 1,111 987 869 735 681 763 613 611 542
UNEMPL. RATE 7.3 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.6 4.3 4.7 3.9 3.9 3.5
SUBLETTE COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 5,691 5,902 5,572 5,081 4,867 4,571 4,229 4,258 4,249 4,129
EMPLOYMENT 5,358 5,632 5,300 4,842 4,659 4,330 3,956 4,068 4,074 3,947
UNEMPLOYMENT 333 270 272 239 208 241 273 190 175 182
UNEMPL. RATE 5.9 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.5 4.5 4.1 4.4
SWEETWATER COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 23,134 23,891 24,138 23,883 23,262 22,745 22,125 21,565 21,285 21,274
EMPLOYMENT 21,608 22,633 22,986 22,838 22,335 21,664 20,782 20,591 20,425 20,446
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,526 1,258 1,152 1,045 927 1,081 1,343 974 860 828
UNEMPL. RATE 6.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.0 4.8 6.1 4.5 4.0 3.9
TETON COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 13,611 13,637 13,805 14,107 14,419 14,694 15,237 15,428 15,405 15,575
EMPLOYMENT 12,569 12,614 12,881 13,318 13,751 14,119 14,708 14,994 14,959 15,151
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,042 1,023 924 789 668 575 529 434 446 424
UNEMPL. RATE 7.7 7.5 6.7 5.6 4.6 3.9 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.7
UINTA COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 10,557 10,167 10,263 9,960 9,870 9,675 9,420 9,108 9,028 9,035
EMPLOYMENT 9,815 9,537 9,689 9,435 9,396 9,186 8,871 8,695 8,650 8,682
UNEMPLOYMENT 742 630 574 525 474 489 549 413 378 353
UNEMPL. RATE 7.0 6.2 5.6 5.3 4.8 5.1 5.8 4.5 4.2 3.9
WASHAKIE COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 4,589 4,591 4,487 4,362 4,271 4,267 4,212 4,114 4,058 3,941
EMPLOYMENT 4,318 4,335 4,254 4,146 4,086 4,087 4,011 3,950 3,892 3,786
UNEMPLOYMENT 271 256 233 216 185 180 201 164 166 155
UNEMPL. RATE 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.2 4.8 4.0 4.1 3.9
WESTON COUNTY
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
LABOR FORCE 4,016 3,966 3,972 3,956 3,966 3,961 3,957 3,756 3,767 3,811
EMPLOYMENT 3,822 3,785 3,811 3,814 3,836 3,825 3,759 3,608 3,641 3,701
UNEMPLOYMENT 194 181 161 142 130 136 198 148 126 110
UNEMPL. RATE 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.3 3.4 5.0 3.9 3.3 2.9
Benchmark Run Date 03/2020
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