"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
Table: 2025 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 294,896 | 291,550 | 293,223 | ||||||||||
Employment | 282,142 | 280,793 | 281,468 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 12,754 | 10,757 | 11,756 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 42,546 | 40,737 | 41,642 | ||||||||||
Employment | 42,055 | 40,550 | 41,303 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 1,485 | 1,573 | 1,529 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,407 | 31,040 | 31,224 | ||||||||||
Employment | 30,083 | 29,945 | 30,014 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 1,324 | 1,095 | 1,210 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 49,636 | 49,039 | 49,338 | ||||||||||
Employment | 47,447 | 47,227 | 47,337 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 2,189 | 1,812 | 2,001 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 33,721 | 33,344 | 33,533 | ||||||||||
Employment | 32,308 | 32,158 | 32,233 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 1,413 | 1,186 | 1,300 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 22,639 | 22,362 | 22,501 | ||||||||||
Employment | 21,973 | 21,665 | 21,819 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 666 | 697 | 682 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | ||||||||||
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,407 | 20,264 | 19,836 | ||||||||||
Employment | 18,700 | 19,720 | 19,210 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 707 | 544 | 626 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | ||||||||||
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,060 | 4,921 | 4,991 | ||||||||||
Employment | 4,790 | 4,674 | 4,732 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 270 | 247 | 259 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | ||||||||||
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,227 | 23,941 | 24,084 | ||||||||||
Employment | 23,261 | 23,029 | 23,145 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 912 | 939 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,859 | 16,675 | 16,767 | ||||||||||
Employment | 16,180 | 16,019 | 16,100 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 679 | 656 | 668 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,296 | 6,110 | 6,203 | ||||||||||
Employment | 5,982 | 5,861 | 5,922 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 314 | 249 | 282 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||||||||||
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,732 | 6,550 | 6,641 | ||||||||||
Employment | 6,464 | 6,334 | 6,399 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 268 | 216 | 242 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||||||||||
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,900 | 3,745 | 3,823 | ||||||||||
Employment | 3,739 | 3,605 | 3,672 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 161 | 140 | 151 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,731 | 17,373 | 17,552 | ||||||||||
Employment | 16,765 | 16,570 | 16,668 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 803 | 885 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | ||||||||||
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,467 | 5,330 | 5,399 | ||||||||||
Employment | 5,240 | 5,142 | 5,191 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 227 | 188 | 208 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,267 | 2,207 | 2,237 | ||||||||||
Employment | 2,177 | 2,132 | 2,155 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 90 | 75 | 83 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||||||||||
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,351 | 4,181 | 4,266 | ||||||||||
Employment | 4,177 | 4,037 | 4,107 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 174 | 144 | 159 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||||||||||
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,907 | 10,735 | 10,821 | ||||||||||
Employment | 10,475 | 10,381 | 10,428 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 432 | 354 | 393 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||||||||||
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 885 | 840 | 863 | ||||||||||
Employment | 831 | 800 | 816 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 54 | 40 | 47 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||||||||||
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,150 | 13,992 | 14,071 | ||||||||||
Employment | 13,430 | 13,338 | 13,384 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 720 | 654 | 687 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||||||||||
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,521 | 3,438 | 3,480 | ||||||||||
Employment | 3,329 | 3,284 | 3,307 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 192 | 154 | 173 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | ||||||||||
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,884 | 15,725 | 15,805 | ||||||||||
Employment | 15,192 | 15,118 | 15,155 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 692 | 607 | 650 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||||||||||
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,335 | 4,264 | 4,300 | ||||||||||
Employment | 4,131 | 4,082 | 4,107 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 204 | 182 | 193 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||||||||||
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,470 | 20,191 | 20,331 | ||||||||||
Employment | 19,472 | 19,398 | 19,435 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 998 | 793 | 896 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,943 | 16,710 | 16,827 | ||||||||||
Employment | 16,494 | 16,336 | 16,415 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 449 | 374 | 412 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||||||||||
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,156 | 9,989 | 10,073 | ||||||||||
Employment | 9,693 | 9,586 | 9,640 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 463 | 403 | 433 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | ||||||||||
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,964 | 3,821 | 3,893 | ||||||||||
Employment | 3,806 | 3,686 | 3,746 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 158 | 135 | 147 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||||||||||
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,250 | 3,195 | 3,223 | ||||||||||
Employment | 3,122 | 3,069 | 3,096 | ||||||||||
Unemployment | 128 | 126 | 127 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 3/31/25. |
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