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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2010-2019 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates – Annual Averages
Wyoming
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 301,893 302,932 303,748 302,201 302,865 301,608 300,546 293,802 292,781 294,380
Employment 280,953 284,273 287,110 287,792 289,694 288,894 284,439 281,164 280,909 283,377
Unemployment 20,940 18,659 16,638 14,409 13,171 12,714 16,107 12,638 11,872 11,003
Unemployment Rate 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.8 4.3 4.2 5.4 4.3 4.1 3.7
Natrona County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 39,724 40,613 41,901 42,485 42,863 42,482 41,016 39,647 39,451 40,119
Employment 36,745 37,995 39,714 40,539 41,051 40,431 38,073 37,509 37,622 38,500
Unemployment 2,979 2,618 2,187 1,946 1,812 2,051 2,943 2,138 1,829 1,619
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.4 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.8 7.2 5.4 4.6 4.0
Casper City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 29,157 29,927 30,993 31,445 31,733 31,439 30,272 29,098 28,916 29,404
Employment 27,201 28,240 29,556 30,168 30,538 29,972 28,165 27,549 27,613 28,223
Unemployment 1,956 1,687 1,437 1,277 1,195 1,467 2,107 1,549 1,303 1,181
Unemployment Rate 6.7 5.6 4.6 4.1 3.8 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.5 4.0
Laramie County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 45,971 46,585 47,168 47,889 48,216 48,225 48,803 48,342 48,410 49,452
Employment 42,668 43,522 44,376 45,571 46,027 46,341 46,765 46,519 46,535 47,695
Unemployment 3,303 3,063 2,792 2,318 2,189 1,884 2,038 1,823 1,875 1,757
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.6
Cheyenne City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 29,712 30,242 30,652 31,171 31,405 31,525 31,902 31,371 31,369 31,970
Employment 27,705 28,380 28,918 29,734 30,040 30,252 30,539 30,132 30,102 30,823
Unemployment 2,007 1,862 1,734 1,437 1,365 1,273 1,363 1,239 1,267 1,147
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.6
Albany County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 21,248 21,536 20,493 20,392 20,251 20,471 20,975 20,520 20,450 20,511
Employment 20,224 20,574 19,586 19,620 19,516 19,836 20,299 19,914 19,773 19,862
Unemployment 1,024 962 907 772 735 635 676 606 677 649
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2
Laramie City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 17,791 18,027 17,198 17,145 17,000 17,164 17,576 17,129 17,032 17,097
Employment 17,025 17,318 16,509 16,541 16,420 16,665 17,039 16,644 16,495 16,571
Unemployment 766 709 689 604 580 499 537 485 537 526
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.1
Big Horn County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 5,606 5,669 5,573 5,502 5,517 5,513 5,540 5,375 5,290 5,226
Employment 5,203 5,303 5,250 5,214 5,257 5,272 5,263 5,140 5,040 4,993
Unemployment 403 366 323 288 260 241 277 235 250 233
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.5
Campbell County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 26,165 25,536 25,814 25,328 25,946 25,599 24,415 23,092 23,103 23,314
Employment 24,466 24,202 24,580 24,242 25,033 24,606 22,648 21,934 22,156 22,424
Unemployment 1,699 1,334 1,234 1,086 913 993 1,767 1,158 947 890
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.9 7.2 5.0 4.1 3.8
Gillette City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 16,325 16,133 16,438 16,228 16,714 16,636 15,920 15,002 15,648 15,778
Employment 15,479 15,443 15,766 15,628 16,179 15,943 14,685 14,159 14,964 15,139
Unemployment 846 690 672 600 535 693 1,235 843 684 639
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.2 4.2 7.8 5.6 4.4 4.0
Carbon County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 8,218 8,054 8,120 8,257 8,342 8,368 8,363 7,924 7,887 7,799
Employment 7,623 7,544 7,687 7,897 7,993 8,061 7,969 7,597 7,592 7,527
Unemployment 595 510 433 360 349 307 394 327 295 272
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.3 5.3 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.5
Converse County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 7,528 7,558 7,883 7,991 8,241 8,247 7,879 7,503 7,673 8,658
Employment 7,085 7,170 7,534 7,695 7,980 7,949 7,385 7,159 7,390 8,406
Unemployment 443 388 349 296 261 298 494 344 283 252
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.2 3.6 6.3 4.6 3.7 2.9
Crook County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 3,887 3,834 3,769 3,638 3,668 3,679 3,740 3,694 3,741 3,745
Employment 3,678 3,636 3,580 3,475 3,519 3,552 3,567 3,560 3,620 3,622
Unemployment 209 198 189 163 149 127 173 134 121 123
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 3.3
Fremont County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 20,890 20,955 21,034 20,746 20,333 20,074 20,040 19,414 18,986 18,798
Employment 19,321 19,519 19,726 19,553 19,273 18,977 18,591 18,306 17,993 17,941
Unemployment 1,569 1,436 1,308 1,193 1,060 1,097 1,449 1,108 993 857
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.5 7.2 5.7 5.2 4.6
Goshen County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 7,456 7,540 7,424 7,227 7,057 7,023 7,029 6,940 6,861 6,479
Employment 7,062 7,156 7,066 6,921 6,791 6,795 6,784 6,734 6,633 6,232
Unemployment 394 384 358 306 266 228 245 206 228 247
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.8
Hot Springs County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 2,555 2,565 2,548 2,520 2,459 2,380 2,425 2,339 2,239 2,194
Employment 2,411 2,427 2,424 2,400 2,352 2,282 2,308 2,245 2,157 2,116
Unemployment 144 138 124 120 107 98 117 94 82 78
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.8 4.0 3.7 3.6
Johnson County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 4,516 4,458 4,420 4,413 4,430 4,167 4,207 4,208 4,255 4,169
Employment 4,184 4,163 4,178 4,187 4,221 3,966 3,981 4,027 4,085 4,012
Unemployment 332 295 242 226 209 201 226 181 170 157
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.6 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.8
Lincoln County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 8,652 8,641 8,186 8,050 8,145 8,343 8,725 8,771 8,824 9,040
Employment 7,869 7,921 7,583 7,583 7,706 7,955 8,313 8,440 8,488 8,727
Unemployment 783 720 603 467 439 388 412 331 336 313
Unemployment Rate 9.0 8.3 7.4 5.8 5.4 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.5
Niobrara County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 1,379 1,375 1,365 1,360 1,335 1,317 1,338 1,304 1,287 1,228
Employment 1,311 1,315 1,311 1,312 1,288 1,278 1,294 1,267 1,251 1,193
Unemployment 68 60 54 48 47 39 44 37 36 35
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.9
Park County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 15,772 15,888 16,075 15,636 15,569 15,637 15,931 15,735 15,663 15,366
Employment 14,730 14,913 15,157 14,832 14,842 14,974 15,174 15,045 14,979 14,720
Unemployment 1,042 975 918 804 727 663 757 690 684 646
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2
Platte County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 4,938 4,898 4,732 4,735 4,725 4,871 4,775 4,787 4,805 4,567
Employment 4,644 4,637 4,493 4,525 4,534 4,683 4,544 4,605 4,625 4,403
Unemployment 294 261 239 210 191 188 231 182 180 164
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.6
Sheridan County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 16,066 15,869 15,726 15,565 15,726 15,799 16,127 15,843 15,806 15,592
Employment 14,804 14,706 14,720 14,701 14,963 15,139 15,363 15,205 15,165 15,020
Unemployment 1,262 1,163 1,006 864 763 660 764 638 641 572
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.3 6.4 5.6 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.1 3.7
Sublette County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 5,662 5,823 5,507 5,008 4,817 4,531 4,232 4,268 4,269 4,083
Employment 5,305 5,540 5,230 4,770 4,601 4,298 3,958 4,071 4,086 3,891
Unemployment 357 283 277 238 216 233 274 197 183 192
Unemployment Rate 6.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.5 5.1 6.5 4.6 4.3 4.7
Sweetwater County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 23,023 23,578 23,856 23,539 23,026 22,556 22,140 21,620 21,383 21,285
Employment 21,395 22,261 22,684 22,499 22,061 21,509 20,794 20,612 20,486 20,430
Unemployment 1,628 1,317 1,172 1,040 965 1,047 1,346 1,008 897 855
Unemployment Rate 7.1 5.6 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.1 4.7 4.2 4.0
Teton County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 13,568 13,476 13,650 13,906 14,272 14,574 15,247 15,457 15,467 15,867
Employment 12,446 12,404 12,710 13,120 13,579 14,016 14,715 15,007 15,002 15,417
Unemployment 1,122 1,072 940 786 693 558 532 450 465 450
Unemployment Rate 8.3 8.0 6.9 5.7 4.9 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.0 2.8
Uinta County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 10,512 10,041 10,146 9,817 9,774 9,593 9,426 9,132 9,070 9,219
Employment 9,718 9,380 9,562 9,295 9,281 9,120 8,876 8,703 8,676 8,852
Unemployment 794 661 584 522 493 473 550 429 394 367
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.6 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.8 4.7 4.3 4.0
Washakie County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 4,566 4,530 4,435 4,300 4,228 4,233 4,214 4,125 4,077 3,878
Employment 4,276 4,263 4,198 4,085 4,036 4,058 4,013 3,954 3,904 3,717
Unemployment 290 267 237 215 192 175 201 171 173 161
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.8 4.1 4.2 4.2
Weston County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 3,992 3,911 3,925 3,899 3,925 3,930 3,960 3,765 3,786 3,793
Employment 3,784 3,723 3,761 3,758 3,789 3,798 3,761 3,611 3,652 3,679
Unemployment 208 188 164 141 136 132 199 154 134 114
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 5.0 4.1 3.5 3.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/1/22.