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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


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.