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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


Table: 2024 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 291,808 291,726 292,755 292,096
Employment 278,054 281,233 283,018 280,768
Unemployment 13,754 10,493 9,737 11,328
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.6 3.3 3.9
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,817 39,333 39,407 39,519
Employment 37,837 37,831 38,008 37,892
Unemployment 1,980 1,502 1,399 1,627
Unemployment Rate 5.0 3.8 3.6 4.1
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,177 28,746 28,799 28,907
Employment 27,737 27,673 27,803 27,738
Unemployment 1,440 1,073 996 1,170
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 4.0
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,666 48,945 48,843 49,151
Employment 47,444 47,124 47,196 47,255
Unemployment 2,222 1,821 1,647 1,897
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.7 3.4 3.9
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,106 31,558 31,489 31,718
Employment 30,661 30,360 30,406 30,476
Unemployment 1,445 1,198 1,083 1,242
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,025 22,111 22,159 21,432
Employment 19,265 21,446 21,521 20,744
Unemployment 760 665 638 688
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.0 2.9 3.2
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,672 18,395 18,435 17,834
Employment 16,073 17,834 17,896 17,268
Unemployment 599 561 539 566
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.0 2.9 3.2
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,056 4,915 4,998 4,990
Employment 4,746 4,700 4,776 4,741
Unemployment 310 215 222 249
Unemployment Rate 6.1 4.4 4.4 5.0
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,130 23,383 23,498 23,337
Employment 22,154 22,592 22,770 22,505
Unemployment 976 791 728 832
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.4 3.1 3.6
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,668 15,804 15,876 15,783
Employment 14,957 15,233 15,353 15,181
Unemployment 711 571 523 602
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.8
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,558 6,789 6,833 7,060
Employment 7,187 6,540 6,592 6,773
Unemployment 371 249 241 287
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 4.0
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,142 7,537 7,564 7,748
Employment 7,857 7,314 7,349 7,507
Unemployment 285 223 215 241
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.1
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,667 3,687 3,718 3,691
Employment 3,519 3,574 3,609 3,567
Unemployment 148 113 109 123
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.1 2.9 3.3
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,819 18,851 19,010 18,893
Employment 17,653 18,051 18,280 17,995
Unemployment 1,166 800 730 899
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.2 3.8 4.7
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,572 6,235 6,281 6,363
Employment 6,328 6,035 6,105 6,156
Unemployment 244 200 176 207
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 2.8 3.2
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,207 2,305 2,310 2,274
Employment 2,107 2,223 2,236 2,189
Unemployment 100 82 74 85
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.2 3.8
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,170 4,160 4,196 4,175
Employment 3,935 4,007 4,049 3,997
Unemployment 235 153 147 178
Unemployment Rate 5.6 3.7 3.5 4.3
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,930 9,686 9,732 9,449
Employment 8,493 9,324 9,395 9,071
Unemployment 437 362 337 379
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 4.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,267 1,101 1,120 1,163
Employment 1,227 1,069 1,090 1,129
Unemployment 40 32 30 34
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.9
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,572 14,828 14,912 14,771
Employment 13,675 14,228 14,350 14,084
Unemployment 897 600 562 686
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.0 3.8 4.7
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,727 4,066 4,100 4,298
Employment 4,521 3,934 3,975 4,143
Unemployment 206 132 125 154
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.2 3.0 3.5
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,492 16,081 16,192 15,922
Employment 14,682 15,518 15,695 15,298
Unemployment 810 563 497 623
Unemployment Rate 5.2 3.5 3.1 3.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,067 3,803 3,812 3,894
Employment 3,832 3,642 3,654 3,709
Unemployment 235 161 158 185
Unemployment Rate 5.8 4.2 4.1 4.7
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,402 20,273 20,346 20,674
Employment 20,342 19,427 19,582 19,784
Unemployment 1,060 846 764 890
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 3.8 4.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,570 17,115 17,129 16,605
Employment 15,085 16,756 16,776 16,206
Unemployment 485 359 353 399
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.4
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,172 8,914 8,970 9,019
Employment 8,745 8,564 8,633 8,647
Unemployment 427 350 337 371
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.9 3.8 4.1
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,973 3,749 3,752 3,825
Employment 3,759 3,582 3,598 3,646
Unemployment 214 167 154 178
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.5 4.1 4.7
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,809 3,860 3,875 3,848
Employment 3,663 3,753 3,780 3,732
Unemployment 146 107 95 116
Unemployment Rate 3.8 2.8 2.5 3.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/18/24.