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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 291,808 291,726 292,755 292,163 291,548 292,000
Employment 278,054 281,233 283,018 283,916 283,026 281,849
Unemployment 13,754 10,493 9,737 8,247 8,522 10,151
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.5
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,817 39,333 39,407 39,329 38,751 39,327
Employment 37,837 37,831 38,008 38,148 37,536 37,872
Unemployment 1,980 1,502 1,399 1,181 1,215 1,455
Unemployment Rate 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.7
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,177 28,746 28,799 28,762 28,334 28,764
Employment 27,737 27,673 27,803 27,905 27,457 27,715
Unemployment 1,440 1,073 996 857 877 1,049
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,666 48,945 48,843 48,756 47,941 48,830
Employment 47,444 47,124 47,196 47,344 46,431 47,108
Unemployment 2,222 1,821 1,647 1,412 1,510 1,722
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.1 3.5
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,106 31,558 31,489 31,438 30,917 31,502
Employment 30,661 30,360 30,406 30,502 29,914 30,369
Unemployment 1,445 1,198 1,083 936 1,003 1,133
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.6
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,025 22,111 22,159 22,123 21,569 21,597
Employment 19,265 21,446 21,521 21,591 21,014 20,967
Unemployment 760 665 638 532 555 630
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.9
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,672 18,395 18,435 18,411 17,944 17,971
Employment 16,073 17,834 17,896 17,954 17,474 17,446
Unemployment 599 561 539 457 470 525
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.9
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,056 4,915 4,998 5,194 5,287 5,090
Employment 4,746 4,700 4,776 5,019 5,108 4,870
Unemployment 310 215 222 175 179 220
Unemployment Rate 6.1 4.4 4.4 3.4 3.4 4.3
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,130 23,383 23,498 23,615 23,174 23,360
Employment 22,154 22,592 22,770 22,954 22,502 22,594
Unemployment 976 791 728 661 672 766
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.3
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,668 15,804 15,876 15,951 15,644 15,789
Employment 14,957 15,233 15,353 15,477 15,172 15,238
Unemployment 711 571 523 474 472 550
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.5
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,558 6,789 6,833 6,893 7,089 7,032
Employment 7,187 6,540 6,592 6,697 6,872 6,778
Unemployment 371 249 241 196 217 255
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.6
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,142 7,537 7,564 7,667 7,606 7,703
Employment 7,857 7,314 7,349 7,493 7,415 7,486
Unemployment 285 223 215 174 191 218
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.8
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,667 3,687 3,718 3,912 4,066 3,810
Employment 3,519 3,574 3,609 3,824 3,974 3,700
Unemployment 148 113 109 88 92 110
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.9
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,819 18,851 19,010 19,058 18,992 18,946
Employment 17,653 18,051 18,280 18,472 18,416 18,174
Unemployment 1,166 800 730 586 576 772
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.2 3.8 3.1 3.0 4.1
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,572 6,235 6,281 6,446 6,469 6,401
Employment 6,328 6,035 6,105 6,288 6,304 6,212
Unemployment 244 200 176 158 165 189
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.0
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,207 2,305 2,310 2,253 2,246 2,264
Employment 2,107 2,223 2,236 2,194 2,186 2,189
Unemployment 100 82 74 59 60 75
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.2 2.6 2.7 3.3
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,170 4,160 4,196 4,248 4,377 4,230
Employment 3,935 4,007 4,049 4,131 4,255 4,075
Unemployment 235 153 147 117 122 155
Unemployment Rate 5.6 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.8 3.7
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,930 9,686 9,732 9,665 9,718 9,546
Employment 8,493 9,324 9,395 9,375 9,449 9,207
Unemployment 437 362 337 290 269 339
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.6
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,267 1,101 1,120 1,178 1,214 1,176
Employment 1,227 1,069 1,090 1,151 1,188 1,145
Unemployment 40 32 30 27 26 31
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.6
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,572 14,828 14,912 15,147 16,090 15,110
Employment 13,675 14,228 14,350 14,707 15,662 14,524
Unemployment 897 600 562 440 428 585
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.0 3.8 2.9 2.7 3.9
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,727 4,066 4,100 4,313 4,363 4,314
Employment 4,521 3,934 3,975 4,208 4,251 4,178
Unemployment 206 132 125 105 112 136
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.6 3.1
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,492 16,081 16,192 16,182 16,157 16,021
Employment 14,682 15,518 15,695 15,783 15,726 15,481
Unemployment 810 563 497 399 431 540
Unemployment Rate 5.2 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.7 3.4
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,067 3,803 3,812 3,829 3,936 3,889
Employment 3,832 3,642 3,654 3,693 3,803 3,725
Unemployment 235 161 158 136 133 165
Unemployment Rate 5.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 4.2
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,402 20,273 20,346 20,034 19,644 20,340
Employment 20,342 19,427 19,582 19,425 19,002 19,556
Unemployment 1,060 846 764 609 642 784
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.0 3.3 3.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,570 17,115 17,129 15,741 16,329 16,377
Employment 15,085 16,756 16,776 15,331 15,902 15,970
Unemployment 485 359 353 410 427 407
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.5
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,172 8,914 8,970 8,913 8,883 8,970
Employment 8,745 8,564 8,633 8,624 8,583 8,630
Unemployment 427 350 337 289 300 341
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,973 3,749 3,752 3,796 3,788 3,812
Employment 3,759 3,582 3,598 3,673 3,676 3,658
Unemployment 214 167 154 123 112 154
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.5 4.1 3.2 3.0 4.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,809 3,860 3,875 3,872 3,858 3,855
Employment 3,663 3,753 3,780 3,792 3,770 3,752
Unemployment 146 107 95 80 88 103
Unemployment Rate 3.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.7
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/18/24.