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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


Table: 2019 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 290,647 290,921 292,050 289,609 291,293 297,864 299,075 296,898 296,908 296,733 296,233 294,330 294,380
Employment 277,603 279,642 280,445 279,665 281,692 286,992 287,712 286,605 287,288 286,322 284,657 281,901 283,377
Unemployment 13,044 11,279 11,605 9,944 9,601 10,872 11,363 10,293 9,620 10,411 11,576 12,429 11,003
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.2 3.7
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,653 39,963 40,205 39,989 39,588 40,014 40,189 39,773 39,654 40,603 41,093 40,705 40,119
Employment 37,775 38,270 38,509 38,566 38,158 38,401 38,627 38,253 38,208 39,027 39,401 38,805 38,500
Unemployment 1,878 1,693 1,696 1,423 1,430 1,613 1,562 1,520 1,446 1,576 1,692 1,900 1,619
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.7 4.0
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,058 29,267 29,468 29,325 29,029 29,325 29,472 29,147 29,071 29,774 30,106 29,808 29,404
Employment 27,692 28,055 28,230 28,272 27,972 28,151 28,316 28,042 28,009 28,609 28,884 28,447 28,223
Unemployment 1,366 1,212 1,238 1,053 1,057 1,174 1,156 1,105 1,062 1,165 1,222 1,361 1,181
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.6 4.0
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,475 49,220 49,538 49,385 48,815 49,057 49,637 49,134 48,746 49,790 50,457 50,164 49,452
Employment 47,367 47,525 47,676 47,810 47,273 47,297 47,864 47,406 47,132 48,065 48,669 48,250 47,695
Unemployment 2,108 1,695 1,862 1,575 1,542 1,760 1,773 1,728 1,614 1,725 1,788 1,914 1,757
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,982 31,794 32,008 31,919 31,602 31,744 32,079 31,771 31,508 32,183 32,640 32,416 31,970
Employment 30,611 30,714 30,811 30,898 30,551 30,566 30,933 30,637 30,460 31,063 31,453 31,182 30,823
Unemployment 1,371 1,080 1,197 1,021 1,051 1,178 1,146 1,134 1,048 1,120 1,187 1,234 1,147
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,955 20,807 20,972 20,963 20,774 19,390 19,872 19,605 21,547 20,717 20,901 20,631 20,511
Employment 19,234 20,219 20,326 20,393 20,148 18,632 19,118 18,992 20,947 20,093 20,259 19,981 19,862
Unemployment 721 588 646 570 626 758 754 613 600 624 642 650 649
Unemployment Rate 3.6 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.9 3.8 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,615 17,345 17,472 17,472 17,315 16,176 16,580 16,348 17,968 17,270 17,420 17,180 17,097
Employment 16,047 16,869 16,958 17,014 16,810 15,545 15,951 15,845 17,477 16,764 16,903 16,671 16,571
Unemployment 568 476 514 458 505 631 629 503 491 506 517 509 526
Unemployment Rate 3.4 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.9 3.8 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,033 4,980 4,947 5,084 5,163 5,468 5,486 5,347 5,428 5,341 5,296 5,131 5,226
Employment 4,739 4,728 4,698 4,844 4,958 5,235 5,249 5,136 5,228 5,134 5,062 4,902 4,993
Unemployment 294 252 249 240 205 233 237 211 200 207 234 229 233
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.5
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,043 23,055 23,326 23,181 23,169 23,406 23,351 23,408 23,176 23,485 23,710 23,462 23,314
Employment 22,118 22,220 22,460 22,462 22,433 22,577 22,032 22,362 22,307 22,625 22,890 22,601 22,424
Unemployment 925 835 866 719 736 829 1,319 1,046 869 860 820 861 890
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.5 5.6 4.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,607 15,622 15,802 15,688 15,670 15,835 15,817 15,846 15,663 15,884 16,041 15,865 15,778
Employment 14,933 15,002 15,164 15,165 15,145 15,243 14,875 15,097 15,060 15,275 15,454 15,259 15,139
Unemployment 674 620 638 523 525 592 942 749 603 609 587 606 639
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.4 3.7 6.0 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,528 7,479 7,449 7,378 7,620 8,089 8,355 8,301 8,135 7,919 7,738 7,591 7,799
Employment 7,176 7,169 7,157 7,127 7,392 7,831 8,092 8,081 7,910 7,673 7,452 7,258 7,527
Unemployment 352 310 292 251 228 258 263 220 225 246 286 333 272
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.1 3.9 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.7 4.4 3.5
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,115 8,256 8,362 8,316 8,509 8,644 8,726 8,942 8,899 9,132 9,170 8,821 8,658
Employment 7,845 8,016 8,115 8,094 8,279 8,392 8,480 8,707 8,664 8,879 8,894 8,508 8,406
Unemployment 270 240 247 222 230 252 246 235 235 253 276 313 252
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.5 2.9
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,654 3,585 3,541 3,572 3,662 3,932 3,945 3,821 3,921 3,818 3,794 3,701 3,745
Employment 3,513 3,470 3,385 3,459 3,557 3,818 3,798 3,702 3,816 3,707 3,666 3,575 3,622
Unemployment 141 115 156 113 105 114 147 119 105 111 128 126 123
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.2 4.4 3.2 2.9 2.9 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.3
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,730 18,786 18,775 18,458 18,431 18,772 18,604 18,714 19,004 19,018 19,188 19,090 18,798
Employment 17,624 17,802 17,851 17,726 17,745 17,926 17,755 17,948 18,282 18,229 18,345 18,058 17,941
Unemployment 1,106 984 924 732 686 846 849 766 722 789 843 1,032 857
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.7 4.5 4.6 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.4 5.4 4.6
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,550 6,457 6,362 6,359 6,316 6,554 6,542 6,462 6,577 6,503 6,612 6,452 6,479
Employment 6,318 6,217 6,117 6,134 6,082 6,287 6,282 6,213 6,354 6,248 6,344 6,187 6,232
Unemployment 232 240 245 225 234 267 260 249 223 255 268 265 247
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.8
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,198 2,180 2,208 2,149 2,165 2,220 2,250 2,181 2,158 2,192 2,203 2,228 2,194
Employment 2,103 2,106 2,124 2,082 2,098 2,143 2,174 2,105 2,089 2,115 2,126 2,129 2,116
Unemployment 95 74 84 67 67 77 76 76 69 77 77 99 78
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.6
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,151 4,045 4,040 4,032 4,092 4,424 4,400 4,240 4,275 4,164 4,120 4,042 4,169
Employment 3,928 3,862 3,845 3,881 3,955 4,280 4,254 4,112 4,154 4,034 3,971 3,864 4,012
Unemployment 223 183 195 151 137 144 146 128 121 130 149 178 157
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.5 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.6 4.4 3.8
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,893 8,900 8,899 8,670 8,920 9,425 9,218 9,139 9,195 9,199 8,980 9,041 9,040
Employment 8,479 8,586 8,567 8,389 8,642 9,112 8,911 8,868 8,931 8,903 8,658 8,683 8,727
Unemployment 414 314 332 281 278 313 307 271 264 296 322 358 313
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.5
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,263 1,231 1,197 1,190 1,193 1,261 1,269 1,205 1,266 1,209 1,233 1,216 1,228
Employment 1,225 1,203 1,160 1,163 1,160 1,221 1,233 1,176 1,235 1,176 1,191 1,169 1,193
Unemployment 38 28 37 27 33 40 36 29 31 33 42 47 35
Unemployment Rate 3.0 2.3 3.1 2.3 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.4 3.9 2.9
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,503 14,384 14,311 14,390 15,557 16,771 16,952 16,559 16,059 15,526 14,761 14,619 15,366
Employment 13,653 13,605 13,559 13,814 15,024 16,193 16,370 16,006 15,534 14,946 14,067 13,868 14,720
Unemployment 850 779 752 576 533 578 582 553 525 580 694 751 646
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.4 5.3 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.1 4.2
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,709 4,633 4,661 4,711 4,562 4,649 4,602 4,370 4,512 4,460 4,488 4,442 4,567
Employment 4,514 4,476 4,495 4,571 4,424 4,482 4,427 4,198 4,367 4,312 4,339 4,231 4,403
Unemployment 195 157 166 140 138 167 175 172 145 148 149 211 164
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.4 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.8 3.6
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,426 15,469 15,519 15,400 15,382 15,863 15,710 15,611 15,673 15,682 15,799 15,577 15,592
Employment 14,658 14,807 14,857 14,882 14,892 15,296 15,148 15,112 15,201 15,193 15,237 14,961 15,020
Unemployment 768 662 662 518 490 567 562 499 472 489 562 616 572
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.6 4.0 3.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,049 3,972 3,918 3,886 3,925 4,228 4,281 4,179 4,258 4,157 4,187 3,963 4,083
Employment 3,826 3,771 3,718 3,727 3,764 4,044 4,098 4,007 4,097 3,957 3,965 3,720 3,891
Unemployment 223 201 200 159 161 184 183 172 161 200 222 243 192
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.8 5.3 6.1 4.7
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,314 21,383 21,729 21,472 21,505 21,355 20,834 21,250 20,947 21,242 21,345 21,047 21,285
Employment 20,309 20,469 20,831 20,696 20,775 20,524 19,989 20,502 20,244 20,474 20,400 19,947 20,430
Unemployment 1,005 914 898 776 730 831 845 748 703 768 945 1,100 855
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.4 5.2 4.0
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,521 15,319 15,205 14,220 15,014 17,203 18,117 17,927 16,712 15,671 14,051 15,433 15,867
Employment 15,061 14,981 14,827 13,658 14,576 16,819 17,747 17,576 16,377 15,220 13,242 14,914 15,417
Unemployment 460 338 378 562 438 384 370 351 335 451 809 519 450
Unemployment Rate 3.0 2.2 2.5 4.0 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.9 5.8 3.4 2.8
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,136 9,152 9,289 9,166 9,322 9,339 9,109 9,210 9,098 9,205 9,333 9,267 9,219
Employment 8,731 8,780 8,911 8,810 8,991 8,961 8,730 8,870 8,771 8,856 8,948 8,860 8,852
Unemployment 405 372 378 356 331 378 379 340 327 349 385 407 367
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.0
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,956 3,890 3,863 3,832 3,816 3,931 3,906 3,812 3,863 3,875 3,908 3,882 3,878
Employment 3,753 3,713 3,656 3,686 3,679 3,765 3,731 3,671 3,733 3,729 3,766 3,718 3,717
Unemployment 203 177 207 146 137 166 175 141 130 146 142 164 161
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.6 5.4 3.8 3.6 4.2 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.6 4.2 4.2
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,796 3,776 3,735 3,804 3,793 3,872 3,719 3,707 3,803 3,829 3,864 3,825 3,793
Employment 3,657 3,647 3,602 3,688 3,686 3,756 3,603 3,602 3,705 3,729 3,764 3,713 3,679
Unemployment 139 129 133 116 107 116 116 105 98 100 100 112 114
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/31/22.