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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2023 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 296,449 296,422 299,146 296,521 297,422 302,369 301,929 299,961 298,363 296,820 298,574 292,264 298,020
Employment 283,736 284,664 286,909 286,594 289,326 293,488 293,622 291,874 290,993 289,392 289,580 284,848 288,752
Unemployment 12,713 11,758 12,237 9,927 8,096 8,881 8,307 8,087 7,370 7,428 8,994 7,416 9,268
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.3 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.1
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,488 40,422 40,762 40,067 39,589 39,943 40,102 40,281 39,984 40,019 40,982 39,691 40,194
Employment 38,648 38,695 38,936 38,633 38,445 38,659 38,868 39,061 38,860 38,884 39,695 38,611 38,833
Unemployment 1,840 1,727 1,826 1,434 1,144 1,284 1,234 1,220 1,124 1,135 1,287 1,080 1,361
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.3 4.5 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,609 29,543 29,763 29,291 28,955 29,195 29,326 29,429 29,233 29,263 29,973 29,033 29,384
Employment 28,271 28,305 28,481 28,260 28,122 28,279 28,432 28,573 28,426 28,443 29,037 28,244 28,406
Unemployment 1,338 1,238 1,282 1,031 833 916 894 856 807 820 936 789 978
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.2 4.3 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.7 3.3
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 50,644 50,394 50,592 49,772 49,675 50,107 50,181 49,994 49,528 49,587 50,604 49,287 50,030
Employment 48,525 48,426 48,603 48,160 48,290 48,614 48,769 48,571 48,216 48,253 49,082 47,991 48,458
Unemployment 2,119 1,968 1,989 1,612 1,385 1,493 1,412 1,423 1,312 1,334 1,522 1,296 1,572
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.6 3.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,613 32,426 32,598 32,089 32,026 32,300 32,360 32,234 31,930 31,968 32,608 31,753 32,242
Employment 31,263 31,199 31,313 31,027 31,111 31,320 31,420 31,292 31,064 31,087 31,621 30,919 31,220
Unemployment 1,350 1,227 1,285 1,062 915 980 940 942 866 881 987 834 1,022
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 3.2
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,755 22,384 22,660 22,295 22,096 20,873 20,781 20,977 21,874 22,040 22,587 21,880 21,850
Employment 20,922 21,621 21,901 21,705 21,573 20,221 20,204 20,448 21,369 21,559 21,984 21,410 21,243
Unemployment 833 763 759 590 523 652 577 529 505 481 603 470 607
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.4 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.1 2.8
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,092 18,620 18,844 18,555 18,389 17,375 17,288 17,449 18,201 18,336 18,801 18,201 18,179
Employment 17,398 17,979 18,212 18,049 17,939 16,815 16,801 17,004 17,770 17,928 18,281 17,804 17,665
Unemployment 694 641 632 506 450 560 487 445 431 408 520 397 514
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.4 3.4 2.7 2.4 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.8 2.2 2.8
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,021 4,992 5,075 5,159 5,264 5,394 5,386 5,198 5,188 5,159 5,109 4,957 5,159
Employment 4,761 4,755 4,831 4,971 5,111 5,223 5,226 5,034 5,048 5,027 4,932 4,795 4,976
Unemployment 260 237 244 188 153 171 160 164 140 132 177 162 182
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.7 4.8 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.2 2.7 2.6 3.5 3.3 3.6
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,467 23,418 23,368 23,226 23,078 23,537 23,277 23,307 23,307 23,294 23,924 23,265 23,372
Employment 22,537 22,583 22,511 22,534 22,488 22,874 22,667 22,684 22,740 22,749 23,256 22,732 22,696
Unemployment 930 835 857 692 590 663 610 623 567 545 668 533 676
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.3 2.9
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,865 15,837 15,811 15,693 15,583 15,886 15,719 15,744 15,734 15,725 16,143 15,699 15,787
Employment 15,196 15,227 15,178 15,194 15,163 15,423 15,284 15,295 15,333 15,339 15,681 15,327 15,303
Unemployment 669 610 633 499 420 463 435 449 401 386 462 372 483
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.4 3.1
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,111 7,057 7,192 7,221 7,421 7,599 7,501 7,409 7,388 7,311 7,154 6,899 7,272
Employment 6,767 6,744 6,872 6,966 7,220 7,377 7,299 7,215 7,213 7,137 6,945 6,713 7,039
Unemployment 344 313 320 255 201 222 202 194 175 174 209 186 233
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.4 3.5 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.7 3.2
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,801 7,756 7,854 7,850 7,866 7,952 7,842 7,818 7,637 7,708 7,802 7,581 7,789
Employment 7,543 7,535 7,605 7,645 7,692 7,757 7,652 7,645 7,474 7,543 7,614 7,421 7,594
Unemployment 258 221 249 205 174 195 190 173 163 165 188 160 195
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.8 3.2 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.5
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,785 3,820 3,911 4,022 4,175 4,088 4,073 3,902 3,890 3,947 3,821 3,725 3,930
Employment 3,649 3,694 3,775 3,916 4,085 3,991 3,988 3,812 3,815 3,867 3,730 3,639 3,830
Unemployment 136 126 136 106 90 97 85 90 75 80 91 86 100
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.3 3.5 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,165 19,184 19,453 19,345 19,274 19,546 19,211 19,292 19,478 19,374 19,593 19,048 19,330
Employment 18,170 18,232 18,498 18,600 18,679 18,861 18,548 18,666 18,951 18,858 18,979 18,508 18,629
Unemployment 995 952 955 745 595 685 663 626 527 516 614 540 701
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.0 4.9 3.9 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.7 3.1 2.8 3.6
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,429 6,530 6,628 6,711 6,753 6,608 6,638 6,405 6,403 6,524 6,494 6,339 6,539
Employment 6,200 6,314 6,406 6,521 6,594 6,422 6,461 6,252 6,258 6,376 6,313 6,199 6,360
Unemployment 229 216 222 190 159 186 177 153 145 148 181 140 179
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.7
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,317 2,308 2,320 2,303 2,315 2,350 2,351 2,299 2,303 2,301 2,333 2,267 2,314
Employment 2,237 2,235 2,230 2,236 2,256 2,286 2,288 2,236 2,248 2,248 2,265 2,217 2,249
Unemployment 80 73 90 67 59 64 63 63 55 53 68 50 65
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.2 3.9 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.9 2.2 2.8
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,156 4,152 4,245 4,286 4,411 4,605 4,588 4,402 4,363 4,370 4,297 4,160 4,336
Employment 3,978 3,982 4,063 4,137 4,292 4,479 4,475 4,292 4,265 4,263 4,171 4,053 4,204
Unemployment 178 170 182 149 119 126 113 110 98 107 126 107 132
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.1 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.6 3.1
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,829 9,786 9,715 9,581 9,645 10,332 10,083 9,902 9,943 9,748 9,701 9,609 9,823
Employment 9,393 9,379 9,297 9,243 9,377 10,031 9,828 9,663 9,708 9,506 9,397 9,363 9,515
Unemployment 436 407 418 338 268 301 255 239 235 242 304 246 307
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.1
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,192 1,202 1,198 1,235 1,260 1,237 1,218 1,146 1,155 1,174 1,131 1,107 1,188
Employment 1,133 1,145 1,156 1,201 1,234 1,212 1,196 1,121 1,132 1,150 1,103 1,082 1,155
Unemployment 59 57 42 34 26 25 22 25 23 24 28 25 33
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.7 3.5 2.8 2.1 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.3 2.7
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,739 14,748 15,098 15,344 16,345 17,107 17,276 16,749 16,377 15,780 15,177 14,883 15,802
Employment 14,048 14,099 14,402 14,802 15,937 16,659 16,848 16,342 16,028 15,420 14,692 14,476 15,313
Unemployment 691 649 696 542 408 448 428 407 349 360 485 407 489
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.4 4.6 3.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.2 2.7 3.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,366 4,368 4,461 4,584 4,620 4,562 4,430 4,256 4,153 4,177 4,125 4,050 4,346
Employment 4,171 4,193 4,281 4,435 4,503 4,443 4,302 4,134 4,048 4,073 4,005 3,942 4,211
Unemployment 195 175 180 149 117 119 128 122 105 104 120 108 135
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.7 3.1
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,349 16,389 16,467 16,435 16,485 16,748 16,826 16,516 16,405 16,424 16,510 16,134 16,474
Employment 15,646 15,732 15,786 15,919 16,067 16,300 16,421 16,113 16,038 16,053 16,079 15,765 15,993
Unemployment 703 657 681 516 418 448 405 403 367 371 431 369 481
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 4.1 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,776 3,804 3,870 3,909 4,012 4,084 4,086 3,965 3,985 4,004 3,930 3,791 3,935
Employment 3,582 3,620 3,684 3,755 3,893 3,949 3,964 3,839 3,872 3,887 3,792 3,677 3,793
Unemployment 194 184 186 154 119 135 122 126 113 117 138 114 142
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 4.8 3.9 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.6
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,108 19,945 20,277 19,939 19,723 19,949 19,555 20,004 20,150 20,114 20,569 19,940 20,023
Employment 19,050 19,009 19,257 19,177 19,100 19,243 18,878 19,376 19,569 19,535 19,906 19,367 19,289
Unemployment 1,058 936 1,020 762 623 706 677 628 581 579 663 573 734
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.7
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,163 17,050 16,859 16,246 16,349 18,503 19,506 19,136 18,018 16,864 15,571 16,958 17,352
Employment 16,697 16,629 16,412 15,610 15,887 18,186 19,214 18,841 17,741 16,523 15,001 16,626 16,947
Unemployment 466 421 447 636 462 317 292 295 277 341 570 332 405
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.9 2.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 3.7 2.0 2.4
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,084 9,051 9,354 9,197 9,249 9,274 9,174 9,278 9,084 9,117 9,312 9,035 9,184
Employment 8,672 8,665 8,942 8,870 8,977 8,954 8,894 9,003 8,827 8,862 8,997 8,782 8,870
Unemployment 412 386 412 327 272 320 280 275 257 255 315 253 314
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.3 4.4 3.6 2.9 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.4 2.8 3.4
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,856 3,821 3,922 3,919 3,920 4,020 4,003 3,871 3,846 3,879 3,870 3,786 3,893
Employment 3,671 3,644 3,698 3,769 3,799 3,883 3,873 3,758 3,745 3,779 3,754 3,689 3,755
Unemployment 185 177 224 150 121 137 130 113 101 100 116 97 138
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.6 5.7 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.6 3.5
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,849 3,843 3,867 3,874 3,903 3,949 3,842 3,853 3,905 3,909 3,978 3,873 3,887
Employment 3,737 3,735 3,763 3,789 3,830 3,863 3,760 3,768 3,828 3,841 3,889 3,792 3,800
Unemployment 112 108 104 85 73 86 82 85 77 68 89 81 88
Unemployment Rate 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.3
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/22/24.