The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in November 2025. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was slightly lower than its November 2024 level of 3.6% and much lower than the U.S. unemployment rate in November 2025 (4.6%).
From November 2024 to November 2025, unemployment rates rose in 16 counties, fell in four counties, and held steady in three counties. The largest increases occurred in Niobrara (up from 3.4% to 4.2%), Sweetwater (up from 3.6% to 4.4%), and Weston (up from 3.2% to 3.8%) counties. Jobless rates fell in Sheridan (down from 3.5% to 3.3%), Johnson (down from 3.3% to 3.1%), Sublette (down from 3.7% to 3.6%), and Hot Springs (down from 3.6% to 3.5%) counties. Unemployment rates were unchanged in Albany (2.9%), Goshen (3.6%), and Uinta (3.8%) counties.
In November 2025, the highest unemployment rates were found in Platte and Teton counties, both at 4.7%. The lowest rates were reported in Albany County at 2.9%, Johnson County at 3.1%, and Crook County at 3.1%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 293,300 in November 2024 to 293,400 in November 2025, an increase of 100 jobs (0.0%).
Unemployment estimates for October 2025 are not available due to the lapse in federal funding. An announcement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website stated: “Household survey data from the Current Population Survey were not collected for the October 2025 reference period due to a lapse in appropriations and will not be collected retroactively.”
Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Labor Force Estimates
Change
Month Year
November-25 October-25 November-24 absolute percent absolute percent
Total Civilian Labor Force 289,863 N/A 297,593 N/A N/A -7,730 -2.6%
Employed 280,141 N/A 287,003 N/A N/A -6,862 -2.4%
Unemployed 9,722 N/A 10,590 N/A N/A -868 -8.2%
Unemployment Rate 3.4 N/A 3.6
| Definitions: | |
| Employed | All persons who, during the reference week, did any work at all as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in a family business. |
| Unemployed | All persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. |
| Labor Force | All persons who meet the criteria given above as either employed or unemployed. |
| Unemployment Rate | The number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force. |
| Seasonal Adjustment | A statistical procedure to remove the impact of normal regularly recurring events (such as weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools) from economic time series to better understand changes in economic conditions from month to month. |
Not seasonally adjusted data reflect the actual economic conditions in a given area for a given time period. These data show the normal seasonal changes that occur in the economy. Most county unemployment rates are higher in the winter months because of seasonal job losses in construction, leisure & hospitality, and many other sectors. Similarly, most county unemployment rates are lower in the summer months as employment increases across the economy. Data users should use caution when comparing not seasonally adjusted data for different months, as at least part of the difference between months may reflect normal seasonal patterns.
In contrast, seasonally adjusted data have been subjected to a statistical procedure to remove the effects of normal changes that occur in the economy each year, such as seasonal hiring in the construction sector, the opening and closing of schools, and holiday hiring by retail trade establishments. There is no expectation that seasonally adjusted unemployment rates will be higher or lower in any particular month, except as the economy expands or contracts. The value of seasonally adjusted data is that it is easy to identify longer-term trends in the data and valid comparisons can be made between any two months in the series.
Research & Planning works in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop and publish unemployment rates for each county in Wyoming. However, these data are not seasonally adjusted and therefore reflect seasonal changes each month.
Table 1: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment
rates ranked from lowest to highest for November 2025
County Rate*
Albany County, WY 2.9
Crook County, WY 3.1
Johnson County, WY 3.1
Sheridan County, WY 3.3
Campbell County, WY 3.4
Converse County, WY 3.4
Lincoln County, WY 3.4
Hot Springs County, WY 3.5
Goshen County, WY 3.6
Sublette County, WY 3.6
Natrona County, WY 3.7
Washakie County, WY 3.7
Laramie County, WY 3.8
Uinta County, WY 3.8
Weston County, WY 3.8
Wyoming 3.8
Carbon County, WY 4.2
Niobrara County, WY 4.2
Big Horn County, WY 4.3
Fremont County, WY 4.3
Park County, WY 4.4
Sweetwater County, WY 4.4
Platte County, WY 4.7
Teton County, WY 4.7
*preliminary
Table 2 is not available this month. Due to the government shutdown there are no October estimates to compare to the November estimates.
Table 3: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-year
changes ranked from lowest to highest for November 2025
Year ago Over-the-Year
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Johnson County, WY 3.3 3.1 -0.2
Sheridan County, WY 3.5 3.3 -0.2
Hot Springs County, WY 3.6 3.5 -0.1
Sublette County, WY 3.7 3.6 -0.1
Albany County, WY 2.9 2.9 0.0
Goshen County, WY 3.6 3.6 0.0
Uinta County, WY 3.8 3.8 0.0
Carbon County, WY 4.1 4.2 0.1
Fremont County, WY 4.2 4.3 0.1
Campbell County, WY 3.2 3.4 0.2
Converse County, WY 3.2 3.4 0.2
Laramie County, WY 3.6 3.8 0.2
Lincoln County, WY 3.2 3.4 0.2
Natrona County, WY 3.5 3.7 0.2
Wyoming 3.6 3.8 0.2
Big Horn County, WY 4.0 4.3 0.3
Crook County, WY 2.8 3.1 0.3
Park County, WY 4.1 4.4 0.3
Teton County, WY 4.4 4.7 0.3
Platte County, WY 4.3 4.7 0.4
Washakie County, WY 3.3 3.7 0.4
Weston County, WY 3.2 3.8 0.6
Niobrara County, WY 3.4 4.2 0.8
Sweetwater County, WY 3.6 4.4 0.8
*preliminary
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning January 9, 2026 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |