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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2020 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 295,194 296,660 297,138 284,782 294,034 298,536 296,171 295,045 294,447 292,674 291,028 288,957 293,722
Employment 280,100 281,207 277,513 269,625 268,054 276,354 276,787 279,843 279,302 280,119 277,375 274,593 276,739
Unemployment 15,094 15,453 19,625 15,157 25,980 22,182 19,384 15,202 15,145 12,555 13,653 14,364 16,983
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.2 6.6 5.3 8.8 7.4 6.5 5.2 5.1 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,726 40,751 40,988 39,107 40,417 40,608 40,450 40,073 39,452 39,506 39,752 39,138 40,081
Employment 38,497 38,476 38,177 36,382 35,733 36,348 36,537 36,897 36,283 36,944 37,107 36,404 36,982
Unemployment 2,229 2,275 2,811 2,725 4,684 4,260 3,913 3,176 3,169 2,562 2,645 2,734 3,099
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.6 6.9 7.0 11.6 10.5 9.7 7.9 8.0 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.7
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,719 29,709 29,880 28,647 29,566 29,704 29,574 29,293 28,830 28,903 29,059 28,603 29,291
Employment 28,160 28,145 27,926 26,613 26,138 26,588 26,726 26,990 26,541 27,024 27,143 26,629 27,052
Unemployment 1,559 1,564 1,954 2,034 3,428 3,116 2,848 2,303 2,289 1,879 1,916 1,974 2,239
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.3 6.5 7.1 11.6 10.5 9.6 7.9 7.9 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 50,377 50,751 50,814 49,005 50,366 50,478 50,300 50,156 49,475 49,693 50,336 49,608 50,114
Employment 48,031 48,282 47,829 46,560 46,323 47,218 47,542 48,019 47,249 47,844 48,392 47,488 47,565
Unemployment 2,346 2,469 2,985 2,445 4,043 3,260 2,758 2,137 2,226 1,849 1,944 2,120 2,549
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.9 5.9 5.0 8.0 6.5 5.5 4.3 4.5 3.7 3.9 4.3 5.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,463 32,722 32,818 31,711 32,644 32,643 32,495 32,382 31,954 32,034 32,456 32,001 32,360
Employment 30,944 31,106 30,814 29,997 29,844 30,421 30,629 30,937 30,441 30,824 31,177 30,595 30,644
Unemployment 1,519 1,616 2,004 1,714 2,800 2,222 1,866 1,445 1,513 1,210 1,279 1,406 1,716
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.9 6.1 5.4 8.6 6.8 5.7 4.5 4.7 3.8 3.9 4.4 5.3
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,651 21,293 21,486 20,755 20,646 19,605 19,431 19,499 20,677 20,929 21,120 20,771 20,572
Employment 19,859 20,508 20,434 20,136 19,579 18,647 18,610 18,902 20,050 20,393 20,504 20,096 19,810
Unemployment 792 785 1,052 619 1,067 958 821 597 627 536 616 675 762
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.7 4.9 3.0 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.7
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,140 17,675 17,833 17,256 17,164 16,311 16,157 16,207 17,181 17,399 17,558 17,256 17,095
Employment 16,514 17,054 16,992 16,744 16,281 15,506 15,475 15,718 16,673 16,958 17,050 16,711 16,473
Unemployment 626 621 841 512 883 805 682 489 508 441 508 545 622
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.5 4.7 3.0 5.1 4.9 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.6
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,105 5,092 5,094 5,088 5,256 5,512 5,562 5,397 5,495 5,407 5,305 5,200 5,293
Employment 4,765 4,736 4,664 4,903 4,953 5,223 5,293 5,185 5,285 5,240 5,118 4,971 5,028
Unemployment 340 356 430 185 303 289 269 212 210 167 187 229 265
Unemployment Rate 6.7 7.0 8.4 3.6 5.8 5.2 4.8 3.9 3.8 3.1 3.5 4.4 5.0
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,723 23,850 23,916 23,248 23,779 23,630 22,944 22,770 22,601 22,516 22,647 22,374 23,166
Employment 22,619 22,720 22,413 21,957 21,416 21,350 20,892 21,090 21,009 21,212 21,358 21,057 21,591
Unemployment 1,104 1,130 1,503 1,291 2,363 2,280 2,052 1,680 1,592 1,304 1,289 1,317 1,575
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.6 9.9 9.6 8.9 7.4 7.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.8
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,032 16,121 16,187 15,779 16,187 16,038 15,537 15,428 15,309 15,233 15,334 15,188 15,698
Employment 15,251 15,319 15,112 14,805 14,440 14,396 14,087 14,220 14,166 14,303 14,401 14,198 14,558
Unemployment 781 802 1,075 974 1,747 1,642 1,450 1,208 1,143 930 933 990 1,140
Unemployment Rate 4.9 5.0 6.6 6.2 10.8 10.2 9.3 7.8 7.5 6.1 6.1 6.5 7.3
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,602 7,508 7,500 7,524 7,802 8,228 8,541 8,488 8,355 8,157 7,809 7,576 7,925
Employment 7,198 7,077 7,001 7,254 7,263 7,785 8,184 8,208 8,065 7,928 7,534 7,241 7,562
Unemployment 404 431 499 270 539 443 357 280 290 229 275 335 363
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.7 6.7 3.6 6.9 5.4 4.2 3.3 3.5 2.8 3.5 4.4 4.6
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,809 8,717 8,705 8,095 7,991 8,032 7,734 7,654 7,630 7,561 7,560 7,510 8,000
Employment 8,481 8,368 8,243 7,792 7,324 7,371 7,115 7,155 7,140 7,146 7,128 7,075 7,528
Unemployment 328 349 462 303 667 661 619 499 490 415 432 435 472
Unemployment Rate 3.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 8.3 8.2 8.0 6.5 6.4 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,675 3,714 3,641 3,663 3,791 4,077 4,080 3,975 4,029 3,957 3,794 3,686 3,841
Employment 3,537 3,567 3,440 3,552 3,597 3,888 3,908 3,845 3,894 3,842 3,679 3,561 3,693
Unemployment 138 147 201 111 194 189 172 130 135 115 115 125 148
Unemployment Rate 3.8 4.0 5.5 3.0 5.1 4.6 4.2 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.9
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,073 19,210 19,363 18,615 19,157 19,236 18,755 19,016 19,171 18,949 18,918 18,744 19,017
Employment 17,822 17,957 17,819 17,682 17,528 17,755 17,447 18,000 18,140 18,086 17,982 17,779 17,833
Unemployment 1,251 1,253 1,544 933 1,629 1,481 1,308 1,016 1,031 863 936 965 1,184
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.5 8.0 5.0 8.5 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.4 4.6 4.9 5.1 6.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,383 6,455 6,410 6,376 6,469 6,590 6,662 6,591 6,659 6,554 6,494 6,408 6,505
Employment 6,096 6,166 6,026 6,164 6,118 6,271 6,350 6,345 6,407 6,347 6,252 6,152 6,225
Unemployment 287 289 384 212 351 319 312 246 252 207 242 256 280
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.5 6.0 3.3 5.4 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.8 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.3
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,202 2,208 2,223 2,135 2,193 2,230 2,286 2,267 2,250 2,245 2,267 2,240 2,229
Employment 2,096 2,092 2,081 2,050 2,045 2,100 2,157 2,167 2,150 2,165 2,178 2,148 2,119
Unemployment 106 116 142 85 148 130 129 100 100 80 89 92 110
Unemployment Rate 4.8 5.3 6.4 4.0 6.7 5.8 5.6 4.4 4.4 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,051 4,041 3,956 3,922 4,145 4,418 4,380 4,276 4,289 4,292 4,187 4,121 4,173
Employment 3,828 3,828 3,669 3,710 3,805 4,129 4,120 4,075 4,084 4,131 4,016 3,938 3,944
Unemployment 223 213 287 212 340 289 260 201 205 161 171 183 229
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.3 7.3 5.4 8.2 6.5 5.9 4.7 4.8 3.8 4.1 4.4 5.5
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,159 9,218 9,235 8,879 9,232 9,663 9,349 9,334 9,483 9,364 9,265 9,338 9,294
Employment 8,705 8,754 8,601 8,458 8,529 9,070 8,876 8,895 9,131 9,061 8,921 8,967 8,831
Unemployment 454 464 634 421 703 593 473 439 352 303 344 371 463
Unemployment Rate 5.0 5.0 6.9 4.7 7.6 6.1 5.1 4.7 3.7 3.2 3.7 4.0 5.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,192 1,215 1,178 1,168 1,219 1,305 1,248 1,230 1,288 1,278 1,250 1,228 1,233
Employment 1,144 1,163 1,124 1,140 1,163 1,246 1,197 1,190 1,249 1,242 1,212 1,185 1,188
Unemployment 48 52 54 28 56 59 51 40 39 36 38 43 45
Unemployment Rate 4.0 4.3 4.6 2.4 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.5 3.6
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,636 14,620 14,660 13,922 14,857 16,038 16,456 16,220 16,046 15,533 14,745 14,704 15,203
Employment 13,709 13,723 13,508 13,172 13,595 15,105 15,649 15,617 15,419 15,006 14,120 14,002 14,385
Unemployment 927 897 1,152 750 1,262 933 807 603 627 527 625 702 818
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.1 7.9 5.4 8.5 5.8 4.9 3.7 3.9 3.4 4.2 4.8 5.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,540 4,546 4,514 4,448 4,588 4,816 4,604 4,629 4,689 4,580 4,529 4,479 4,580
Employment 4,290 4,281 4,208 4,272 4,274 4,551 4,348 4,432 4,498 4,426 4,353 4,276 4,351
Unemployment 250 265 306 176 314 265 256 197 191 154 176 203 229
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.8 6.8 4.0 6.8 5.5 5.6 4.3 4.1 3.4 3.9 4.5 5.0
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,705 15,900 15,901 15,449 16,222 16,491 16,369 16,132 15,945 16,048 15,996 15,861 16,002
Employment 14,890 15,057 14,806 14,721 14,991 15,582 15,554 15,558 15,341 15,477 15,385 15,153 15,210
Unemployment 815 843 1,095 728 1,231 909 815 574 604 571 611 708 792
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.3 6.9 4.7 7.6 5.5 5.0 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.5 4.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,999 3,999 3,955 3,701 4,005 4,229 4,205 4,102 4,112 4,050 3,985 3,898 4,020
Employment 3,698 3,682 3,542 3,454 3,601 3,883 3,895 3,856 3,864 3,852 3,780 3,655 3,730
Unemployment 301 317 413 247 404 346 310 246 248 198 205 243 290
Unemployment Rate 7.5 7.9 10.4 6.7 10.1 8.2 7.4 6.0 6.0 4.9 5.1 6.2 7.2
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,114 21,135 21,452 20,342 20,769 20,717 19,811 20,182 20,158 20,106 20,216 20,036 20,503
Employment 19,725 19,712 19,624 19,154 18,684 18,735 18,001 18,770 18,786 19,021 19,023 18,746 18,998
Unemployment 1,389 1,423 1,828 1,188 2,085 1,982 1,810 1,412 1,372 1,085 1,193 1,290 1,505
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.7 8.5 5.8 10.0 9.6 9.1 7.0 6.8 5.4 5.9 6.4 7.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,632 15,550 15,217 13,091 14,301 15,627 16,173 16,188 15,805 14,992 13,891 15,194 15,138
Employment 15,127 15,052 14,540 11,572 11,983 14,286 15,386 15,632 15,247 14,457 13,110 14,621 14,251
Unemployment 505 498 677 1,519 2,318 1,341 787 556 558 535 781 573 887
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.2 4.4 11.6 16.2 8.6 4.9 3.4 3.5 3.6 5.6 3.8 5.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,030 9,058 9,205 8,765 9,117 9,214 9,135 9,257 9,098 9,136 9,159 9,051 9,102
Employment 8,532 8,564 8,531 8,316 8,300 8,458 8,435 8,691 8,567 8,712 8,703 8,576 8,532
Unemployment 498 494 674 449 817 756 700 566 531 424 456 475 570
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.5 7.3 5.1 9.0 8.2 7.7 6.1 5.8 4.6 5.0 5.2 6.3
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,961 3,950 3,893 3,779 3,929 4,024 4,025 3,907 3,981 3,992 3,958 3,946 3,945
Employment 3,745 3,711 3,590 3,629 3,652 3,774 3,788 3,736 3,813 3,864 3,790 3,778 3,739
Unemployment 216 239 303 150 277 250 237 171 168 128 168 168 206
Unemployment Rate 5.5 6.1 7.8 4.0 7.1 6.2 5.9 4.4 4.2 3.2 4.2 4.3 5.2
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,852 3,881 3,832 3,708 3,783 3,770 3,670 3,702 3,757 3,829 3,844 3,844 3,789
Employment 3,707 3,732 3,644 3,597 3,597 3,582 3,502 3,576 3,629 3,723 3,729 3,723 3,645
Unemployment 145 149 188 111 186 188 168 126 128 106 115 121 144
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.8 4.9 3.0 4.9 5.0 4.6 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.8
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/31/22.