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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


Table: 2020-2022 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates – Annual Averages
Wyoming      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 293,722 289,154 291,756
Employment 276,739 275,748 281,343
Unemployment 16,983 13,406 10,413
Unemployment Rate 5.8 4.6 3.6
Natrona County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 40,081 38,808 39,179
Employment 36,982 36,416 37,602
Unemployment 3,099 2,392 1,577
Unemployment Rate 7.7 6.2 4.0
Casper City      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 29,291 28,373 28,644
Employment 27,052 26,638 27,505
Unemployment 2,239 1,735 1,139
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.1 4.0
Laramie County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 50,114 49,121 48,963
Employment 47,565 47,073 47,233
Unemployment 2,549 2,048 1,730
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.2 3.5
Cheyenne City      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 32,360 31,686 31,555
Employment 30,644 30,327 30,430
Unemployment 1,716 1,359 1,125
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.3 3.6
Albany County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 20,572 20,651 21,252
Employment 19,810 19,939 20,589
Unemployment 762 712 663
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.4 3.1
Laramie City      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 17,095 17,169 17,672
Employment 16,473 16,581 17,121
Unemployment 622 588 551
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.4 3.1
Big Horn County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 5,293 5,291 5,213
Employment 5,028 5,047 4,998
Unemployment 265 244 215
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.1
Campbell County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 23,166 21,955 22,583
Employment 21,591 20,770 21,780
Unemployment 1,575 1,185 803
Unemployment Rate 6.8 5.4 3.6
Gillette City      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 15,698 14,884 15,253
Employment 14,558 14,004 14,685
Unemployment 1,140 880 568
Unemployment Rate 7.3 5.9 3.7
Carbon County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 7,925 7,765 7,413
Employment 7,562 7,450 7,138
Unemployment 363 315 275
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.1 3.7
Converse County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 8,000 7,501 7,652
Employment 7,528 7,129 7,417
Unemployment 472 372 235
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.0 3.1
Crook County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 3,841 3,834 3,935
Employment 3,693 3,700 3,818
Unemployment 148 134 117
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.0
Fremont County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 19,017 18,839 18,896
Employment 17,833 17,924 18,139
Unemployment 1,184 915 757
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.9 4.0
Goshen County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 6,505 6,532 6,540
Employment 6,225 6,296 6,348
Unemployment 280 236 192
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.6 2.9
Hot Springs County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 2,229 2,256 2,287
Employment 2,119 2,166 2,220
Unemployment 110 90 67
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.0 2.9
Johnson County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 4,173 4,248 4,276
Employment 3,944 4,067 4,128
Unemployment 229 181 148
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.3 3.5
Lincoln County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 9,294 9,443 9,608
Employment 8,831 9,068 9,279
Unemployment 463 375 329
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.0 3.4
Niobrara County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 1,233 1,254 1,225
Employment 1,188 1,208 1,190
Unemployment 45 46 35
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.7 2.9
Park County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 15,203 15,463 15,510
Employment 14,385 14,805 14,955
Unemployment 818 658 555
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.3 3.6
Platte County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 4,580 4,499 4,461
Employment 4,351 4,311 4,306
Unemployment 229 188 155
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 3.5
Sheridan County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 16,002 16,003 16,180
Employment 15,210 15,305 15,640
Unemployment 792 698 540
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 3.3
Sublette County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 4,020 3,960 3,918
Employment 3,730 3,729 3,756
Unemployment 290 231 162
Unemployment Rate 7.2 5.8 4.1
Sweetwater County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 20,503 19,354 19,507
Employment 18,998 18,243 18,696
Unemployment 1,505 1,111 811
Unemployment Rate 7.3 5.7 4.2
Teton County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 15,138 15,906 16,647
Employment 14,251 15,375 16,193
Unemployment 887 531 454
Unemployment Rate 5.9 3.3 2.7
Uinta County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 9,102 8,812 8,863
Employment 8,532 8,355 8,524
Unemployment 570 457 339
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.2 3.8
Washakie County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 3,945 3,939 3,858
Employment 3,739 3,776 3,704
Unemployment 206 163 154
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.1 4.0
Weston County      
  2020 2021 2022
Labor Force 3,789 3,718 3,792
Employment 3,645 3,595 3,691
Unemployment 144 123 101
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.3 2.7
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/17/23.