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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2018 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 289,440 290,807 291,577 290,039 291,587 297,356 297,408 293,513 293,750 293,737 293,246 290,909 292,781
Employment 275,065 277,277 278,495 278,090 280,348 284,749 285,925 282,698 283,493 283,128 282,233 279,403 280,909
Unemployment 14,375 13,530 13,082 11,949 11,239 12,607 11,483 10,815 10,257 10,609 11,013 11,506 11,872
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.1
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,527 39,596 39,779 39,678 39,378 39,313 39,592 38,811 38,687 39,608 39,878 39,563 39,451
Employment 37,240 37,470 37,831 37,873 37,637 37,394 37,834 37,131 37,053 37,909 38,243 37,844 37,622
Unemployment 2,287 2,126 1,948 1,805 1,741 1,919 1,758 1,680 1,634 1,699 1,635 1,719 1,829
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.6
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,895 29,041 29,169 29,080 28,867 28,836 29,036 28,436 28,349 29,042 29,218 29,017 28,916
Employment 27,333 27,501 27,766 27,797 27,624 27,446 27,769 27,253 27,195 27,824 28,069 27,776 27,613
Unemployment 1,562 1,540 1,403 1,283 1,243 1,390 1,267 1,183 1,154 1,218 1,149 1,241 1,303
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.5
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 48,086 48,396 48,610 48,473 47,962 48,107 48,863 48,226 47,593 48,432 49,148 49,022 48,410
Employment 45,853 46,290 46,651 46,694 46,200 46,092 47,022 46,404 45,922 46,701 47,443 47,148 46,535
Unemployment 2,233 2,106 1,959 1,779 1,762 2,015 1,841 1,822 1,671 1,731 1,705 1,874 1,875
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.9
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,166 31,322 31,491 31,403 31,109 31,192 31,696 31,266 30,850 31,391 31,829 31,711 31,369
Employment 29,660 29,943 30,177 30,204 29,885 29,815 30,417 30,017 29,705 30,209 30,689 30,498 30,102
Unemployment 1,506 1,379 1,314 1,199 1,224 1,377 1,279 1,249 1,145 1,182 1,140 1,213 1,267
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.0
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,184 21,051 21,137 21,093 20,855 19,639 18,915 18,777 20,400 21,038 21,289 21,025 20,450
Employment 19,472 20,419 20,439 20,449 20,209 18,814 18,170 18,102 19,769 20,406 20,651 20,374 19,773
Unemployment 712 632 698 644 646 825 745 675 631 632 638 651 677
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,794 17,512 17,582 17,576 17,384 16,365 15,761 15,634 16,986 17,532 17,747 17,508 17,032
Employment 16,244 17,034 17,051 17,059 16,859 15,695 15,158 15,101 16,492 17,023 17,227 16,996 16,495
Unemployment 550 478 531 517 525 670 603 533 494 509 520 512 537
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.0 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,127 5,083 5,117 5,133 5,256 5,547 5,560 5,395 5,483 5,361 5,278 5,137 5,290
Employment 4,837 4,777 4,834 4,879 5,016 5,290 5,328 5,182 5,279 5,149 5,055 4,855 5,040
Unemployment 290 306 283 254 240 257 232 213 204 212 223 282 250
Unemployment Rate 5.7 6.0 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.2 5.5 4.7
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,059 23,089 23,317 23,378 23,283 23,042 22,982 22,926 22,703 23,167 23,227 23,057 23,103
Employment 21,902 22,023 22,293 22,441 22,406 22,027 22,034 22,013 21,848 22,290 22,393 22,196 22,156
Unemployment 1,157 1,066 1,024 937 877 1,015 948 913 855 877 834 861 947
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,617 15,649 15,806 15,818 15,755 15,615 15,587 15,528 15,380 15,710 15,700 15,606 15,648
Employment 14,793 14,874 15,057 15,157 15,133 14,877 14,882 14,867 14,756 15,055 15,124 14,991 14,964
Unemployment 824 775 749 661 622 738 705 661 624 655 576 615 684
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.7 3.9 4.4
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,563 7,483 7,490 7,559 7,911 8,260 8,213 8,353 8,173 7,981 7,992 7,661 7,887
Employment 7,184 7,144 7,153 7,263 7,643 7,956 7,941 8,099 7,924 7,710 7,721 7,366 7,592
Unemployment 379 339 337 296 268 304 272 254 249 271 271 295 295
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.7
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,457 7,465 7,475 7,486 7,496 7,626 7,549 7,587 7,812 7,925 8,150 8,042 7,673
Employment 7,094 7,150 7,165 7,212 7,231 7,325 7,265 7,313 7,556 7,676 7,904 7,788 7,390
Unemployment 363 315 310 274 265 301 284 274 256 249 246 254 283
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,665 3,636 3,560 3,544 3,692 3,956 3,977 3,821 3,960 3,754 3,768 3,560 3,741
Employment 3,531 3,489 3,423 3,422 3,577 3,824 3,860 3,710 3,852 3,645 3,662 3,450 3,620
Unemployment 134 147 137 122 115 132 117 111 108 109 106 110 121
Unemployment Rate 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.2
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,071 19,182 19,182 18,930 18,893 19,158 18,864 19,119 19,038 18,896 18,899 18,596 18,986
Employment 17,782 17,968 18,038 17,953 17,984 18,114 17,880 18,216 18,234 18,029 18,032 17,682 17,993
Unemployment 1,289 1,214 1,144 977 909 1,044 984 903 804 867 867 914 993
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.3 6.0 5.2 4.8 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,878 6,826 6,809 6,767 6,809 6,972 6,972 6,776 7,018 6,836 6,962 6,709 6,861
Employment 6,624 6,606 6,582 6,544 6,582 6,684 6,698 6,543 6,821 6,636 6,773 6,502 6,633
Unemployment 254 220 227 223 227 288 274 233 197 200 189 207 228
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.3
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,244 2,254 2,263 2,237 2,244 2,306 2,270 2,212 2,197 2,223 2,217 2,200 2,239
Employment 2,146 2,157 2,165 2,147 2,165 2,212 2,193 2,146 2,131 2,156 2,149 2,122 2,157
Unemployment 98 97 98 90 79 94 77 66 66 67 68 78 82
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.7
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,100 4,113 4,058 4,027 4,153 4,496 4,562 4,369 4,436 4,304 4,272 4,166 4,255
Employment 3,869 3,893 3,863 3,856 4,008 4,332 4,404 4,222 4,297 4,152 4,124 4,002 4,085
Unemployment 231 220 195 171 145 164 158 147 139 152 148 164 170
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.9 4.0
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,733 8,733 8,698 8,570 8,735 9,369 9,033 8,852 9,007 8,822 8,626 8,712 8,824
Employment 8,316 8,352 8,323 8,195 8,415 9,017 8,728 8,565 8,731 8,535 8,316 8,360 8,488
Unemployment 417 381 375 375 320 352 305 287 276 287 310 352 336
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.8
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,270 1,274 1,242 1,235 1,265 1,342 1,325 1,290 1,352 1,301 1,298 1,250 1,287
Employment 1,236 1,237 1,208 1,202 1,234 1,296 1,282 1,251 1,315 1,269 1,268 1,219 1,251
Unemployment 34 37 34 33 31 46 43 39 37 32 30 31 36
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,743 14,726 14,679 14,742 15,954 17,226 17,399 16,865 16,445 15,778 14,843 14,555 15,663
Employment 13,854 13,876 13,854 14,058 15,347 16,556 16,809 16,296 15,905 15,186 14,175 13,829 14,979
Unemployment 889 850 825 684 607 670 590 569 540 592 668 726 684
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.8 5.6 4.6 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.5 5.0 4.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,707 4,666 4,626 4,744 4,822 5,061 4,965 4,826 4,981 4,761 4,799 4,699 4,805
Employment 4,480 4,437 4,397 4,564 4,655 4,871 4,774 4,670 4,830 4,628 4,661 4,535 4,625
Unemployment 227 229 229 180 167 190 191 156 151 133 138 164 180
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.9 5.0 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.7
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,584 15,722 15,801 15,652 15,725 16,217 16,239 15,661 15,815 15,733 15,889 15,639 15,806
Employment 14,727 14,883 14,977 14,996 15,147 15,573 15,664 15,143 15,294 15,204 15,346 15,031 15,165
Unemployment 857 839 824 656 578 644 575 518 521 529 543 608 641
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.9 4.1
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,260 4,189 4,173 4,102 4,181 4,458 4,449 4,329 4,441 4,254 4,287 4,111 4,269
Employment 4,040 3,988 3,975 3,925 4,011 4,271 4,280 4,163 4,274 4,084 4,111 3,911 4,086
Unemployment 220 201 198 177 170 187 169 166 167 170 176 200 183
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.9 4.3
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,517 21,589 21,774 21,634 21,264 21,215 20,912 21,122 20,947 21,441 21,650 21,535 21,383
Employment 20,439 20,600 20,774 20,736 20,397 20,247 20,026 20,287 20,156 20,663 20,850 20,657 20,486
Unemployment 1,078 989 1,000 898 867 968 886 835 791 778 800 878 897
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.2
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,870 14,884 14,770 14,109 14,801 16,946 17,881 17,442 16,354 15,059 13,660 14,819 15,467
Employment 14,462 14,498 14,360 13,461 14,245 16,524 17,528 17,112 16,009 14,647 12,852 14,320 15,002
Unemployment 408 386 410 648 556 422 353 330 345 412 808 499 465
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.6 2.8 4.6 3.8 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.7 5.9 3.4 3.0
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,926 8,999 9,165 9,143 9,062 9,134 9,013 9,049 8,960 9,141 9,197 9,054 9,070
Employment 8,465 8,550 8,723 8,738 8,685 8,705 8,628 8,693 8,604 8,785 8,834 8,700 8,676
Unemployment 461 449 442 405 377 429 385 356 356 356 363 354 394
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.3
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,110 4,101 4,084 4,019 4,028 4,168 4,137 4,021 4,113 4,059 4,058 4,020 4,077
Employment 3,913 3,876 3,860 3,838 3,861 3,978 3,975 3,874 3,976 3,922 3,922 3,850 3,904
Unemployment 197 225 224 181 167 190 162 147 137 137 136 170 173
Unemployment Rate 4.8 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.1 4.6 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.4 4.2 4.2
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,761 3,750 3,767 3,787 3,816 3,798 3,737 3,679 3,835 3,863 3,860 3,775 3,786
Employment 3,600 3,594 3,608 3,646 3,691 3,649 3,603 3,560 3,714 3,746 3,748 3,662 3,652
Unemployment 161 156 159 141 125 149 134 119 121 117 112 113 134
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.5
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/1/22.