"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.
Average Monthly Employment: 17,074
Total Wages: $244,895,456
Average Weekly Wage: $1,103
| Table: Over-the-Year Change in Average Monthly Employment, Total Wages, and Average Weekly Wage in Albany County, WY, 2001Q1-2025Q3 | ||||||
| Published April 2026. | ||||||
| Average Monthly Employment | Total Wages | Average Weekly Wage | ||||
| Year/Quarter | N | % Change | $ | % Change | $ | % Change |
| 2001Q1 | 14,096 | $81,807,594 | $446 | |||
| 2001Q2 | 14,376 | $88,797,040 | $475 | |||
| 2001Q3 | 14,216 | $89,509,464 | $484 | |||
| 2001Q4 | 14,597 | $92,855,966 | $489 | |||
| 2002Q1 | 14,450 | 2.5 | $91,181,148 | 11.5 | $485 | 8.7 |
| 2002Q2 | 14,658 | 2.0 | $93,539,684 | 5.3 | $491 | 3.3 |
| 2002Q3 | 14,159 | -0.4 | $98,775,162 | 10.4 | $537 | 10.8 |
| 2002Q4 | 14,910 | 2.1 | $101,004,849 | 8.8 | $521 | 6.5 |
| 2003Q1 | 14,721 | 1.9 | $94,597,053 | 3.7 | $494 | 1.8 |
| 2003Q2 | 14,921 | 1.8 | $101,681,470 | 8.7 | $524 | 6.8 |
| 2003Q3 | 14,699 | 3.8 | $100,448,396 | 1.7 | $526 | -2.0 |
| 2003Q4 | 15,388 | 3.2 | $108,945,119 | 7.9 | $545 | 4.5 |
| 2004Q1 | 16,557 | 12.5 | $103,439,837 | 9.3 | $481 | -2.8 |
| 2004Q2 | 16,910 | 13.3 | $113,854,802 | 12.0 | $518 | -1.2 |
| 2004Q3 | 16,664 | 13.4 | $112,430,753 | 11.9 | $519 | -1.3 |
| 2004Q4 | 17,028 | 10.7 | $110,595,232 | 1.5 | $500 | -8.3 |
| 2005Q1 | 15,105 | -8.8 | $104,328,674 | 0.9 | $531 | 10.6 |
| 2005Q2 | 15,375 | -9.1 | $112,276,765 | -1.4 | $562 | 8.5 |
| 2005Q3 | 15,163 | -9.0 | $112,928,125 | 0.4 | $573 | 10.4 |
| 2005Q4 | 15,566 | -8.6 | $115,656,749 | 4.6 | $572 | 14.4 |
| 2006Q1 | 15,038 | -0.4 | $107,757,643 | 3.3 | $551 | 3.7 |
| 2006Q2 | 15,421 | 0.3 | $117,112,381 | 4.3 | $584 | 4.0 |
| 2006Q3 | 14,876 | -1.9 | $114,646,402 | 1.5 | $593 | 3.5 |
| 2006Q4 | 15,359 | -1.3 | $122,528,177 | 5.9 | $614 | 7.4 |
| 2007Q1 | 15,222 | 1.2 | $115,070,553 | 6.8 | $581 | 5.5 |
| 2007Q2 | 15,589 | 1.1 | $127,356,003 | 8.7 | $628 | 7.6 |
| 2007Q3 | 15,127 | 1.7 | $123,863,391 | 8.0 | $630 | 6.2 |
| 2007Q4 | 15,567 | 1.4 | $131,035,371 | 6.9 | $647 | 5.5 |
| 2008Q1 | 15,362 | 0.9 | $123,975,736 | 7.7 | $621 | 6.8 |
| 2008Q2 | 15,765 | 1.1 | $132,887,225 | 4.3 | $648 | 3.2 |
| 2008Q3 | 15,398 | 1.8 | $133,336,958 | 7.6 | $666 | 5.8 |
| 2008Q4 | 15,884 | 2.0 | $138,664,961 | 5.8 | $672 | 3.7 |
| 2009Q1 | 15,555 | 1.3 | $129,167,377 | 4.2 | $639 | 2.9 |
| 2009Q2 | 15,735 | -0.2 | $137,922,551 | 3.8 | $674 | 4.0 |
| 2009Q3 | 15,626 | 1.5 | $138,591,139 | 3.9 | $682 | 2.4 |
| 2009Q4 | 15,818 | -0.4 | $143,761,185 | 3.7 | $699 | 4.1 |
| 2010Q1 | 15,028 | -3.4 | $128,516,135 | -0.5 | $658 | 3.0 |
| 2010Q2 | 15,255 | -3.1 | $141,114,566 | 2.3 | $712 | 5.5 |
| 2010Q3 | 15,015 | -3.9 | $137,111,504 | -1.1 | $702 | 3.0 |
| 2010Q4 | 15,372 | -2.8 | $140,859,925 | -2.0 | $705 | 0.8 |
| 2011Q1 | 15,019 | -0.1 | $131,904,182 | 2.6 | $676 | 2.7 |
| 2011Q2 | 15,452 | 1.3 | $143,194,764 | 1.5 | $713 | 0.2 |
| 2011Q3 | 15,321 | 2.0 | $143,482,983 | 4.6 | $720 | 2.6 |
| 2011Q4 | 15,578 | 1.3 | $152,096,495 | 8.0 | $751 | 6.6 |
| 2012Q1 | 15,131 | 0.7 | $134,763,281 | 2.2 | $685 | 1.4 |
| 2012Q2 | 15,462 | 0.1 | $145,242,971 | 1.4 | $723 | 1.4 |
| 2012Q3 | 15,228 | -0.6 | $140,026,406 | -2.4 | $707 | -1.8 |
| 2012Q4 | 15,493 | -0.5 | $143,123,399 | -5.9 | $711 | -5.4 |
| 2013Q1 | 15,199 | 0.4 | $136,472,959 | 1.3 | $691 | 0.8 |
| 2013Q2 | 15,561 | 0.6 | $145,428,539 | 0.1 | $719 | -0.5 |
| 2013Q3 | 15,282 | 0.4 | $141,102,416 | 0.8 | $710 | 0.4 |
| 2013Q4 | 15,671 | 1.1 | $147,364,841 | 3.0 | $723 | 1.8 |
| 2014Q1 | 15,259 | 0.4 | $140,026,470 | 2.6 | $706 | 2.2 |
| 2014Q2 | 15,549 | -0.1 | $149,355,734 | 2.7 | $739 | 2.8 |
| 2014Q3 | 15,405 | 0.8 | $145,475,047 | 3.1 | $726 | 2.3 |
| 2014Q4 | 15,519 | -1.0 | $147,804,668 | 0.3 | $733 | 1.3 |
| 2015Q1 | 15,223 | -0.2 | $143,240,343 | 2.3 | $724 | 2.5 |
| 2015Q2 | 15,783 | 1.5 | $151,926,799 | 1.7 | $740 | 0.2 |
| 2015Q3 | 15,781 | 2.4 | $152,788,534 | 5.0 | $745 | 2.5 |
| 2015Q4 | 15,934 | 2.7 | $158,321,077 | 7.1 | $764 | 4.3 |
| 2016Q1 | 15,621 | 2.6 | $147,568,650 | 3.0 | $727 | 0.4 |
| 2016Q2 | 16,005 | 1.4 | $156,650,622 | 3.1 | $753 | 1.7 |
| 2016Q3 | 15,669 | -0.7 | $157,927,913 | 3.4 | $775 | 4.1 |
| 2016Q4 | 15,662 | -1.7 | $153,402,182 | -3.1 | $753 | -1.4 |
| 2017Q1 | 15,263 | -2.3 | $147,016,331 | -0.4 | $741 | 2.0 |
| 2017Q2 | 15,673 | -2.1 | $159,747,827 | 2.0 | $784 | 4.1 |
| 2017Q3 | 15,422 | -1.6 | $156,838,434 | -0.7 | $782 | 0.9 |
| 2017Q4 | 15,495 | -1.1 | $160,189,372 | 4.4 | $795 | 5.6 |
| 2018Q1 | 15,231 | -0.2 | $150,224,019 | 2.2 | $759 | 2.4 |
| 2018Q2 | 15,680 | 0.0 | $158,617,968 | -0.7 | $778 | -0.8 |
| 2018Q3 | 15,511 | 0.6 | $161,951,414 | 3.3 | $803 | 2.7 |
| 2018Q4 | 15,699 | 1.3 | $162,555,001 | 1.5 | $797 | 0.2 |
| 2019Q1 | 15,359 | 0.8 | $155,082,198 | 3.2 | $777 | 2.4 |
| 2019Q2 | 15,757 | 0.5 | $163,670,908 | 3.2 | $799 | 2.7 |
| 2019Q3 | 15,707 | 1.3 | $167,721,077 | 3.6 | $821 | 2.3 |
| 2019Q4 | 15,871 | 1.1 | $170,257,333 | 4.7 | $825 | 3.6 |
| 2020Q1 | 15,527 | 1.1 | $162,700,627 | 4.9 | $806 | 3.8 |
| 2020Q2 | 14,801 | -6.1 | $167,702,592 | 2.5 | $872 | 9.1 |
| 2020Q3 | 15,457 | -1.6 | $172,236,530 | 2.7 | $857 | 4.4 |
| 2020Q4 | 15,673 | -1.2 | $182,627,425 | 7.3 | $896 | 8.6 |
| 2021Q1 | 15,557 | 0.2 | $166,278,825 | 2.2 | $822 | 2.0 |
| 2021Q2 | 15,967 | 7.9 | $181,076,218 | 8.0 | $872 | 0.1 |
| 2021Q3 | 16,192 | 4.8 | $185,462,433 | 7.7 | $881 | 2.8 |
| 2021Q4 | 16,326 | 4.2 | $193,545,068 | 6.0 | $912 | 1.7 |
| 2022Q1 | 16,387 | 5.3 | $181,477,506 | 9.1 | $852 | 3.6 |
| 2022Q2 | 16,557 | 3.7 | $196,196,606 | 8.4 | $912 | 4.5 |
| 2022Q3 | 16,619 | 2.6 | $204,036,672 | 10.0 | $944 | 7.2 |
| 2022Q4 | 16,783 | 2.8 | $205,369,879 | 6.1 | $941 | 3.2 |
| 2023Q1 | 16,495 | 0.7 | $205,060,225 | 13.0 | $956 | 12.3 |
| 2023Q2 | 16,722 | 1.0 | $205,770,907 | 4.9 | $947 | 3.8 |
| 2023Q3 | 16,641 | 0.1 | $217,199,625 | 6.5 | $1,004 | 6.3 |
| 2023Q4 | 16,921 | 0.8 | $217,274,578 | 5.8 | $988 | 4.9 |
| 2024Q1 | 16,727 | 1.4 | $214,241,932 | 4.5 | $985 | 3.0 |
| 2024Q2 | 17,072 | 2.1 | $220,874,792 | 7.3 | $995 | 5.1 |
| 2024Q3 | 16,985 | 2.1 | $247,344,415 | 13.9 | $1,120 | 11.6 |
| 2024Q4 | 17,444 | 3.1 | $235,991,908 | 8.6 | $1,041 | 5.4 |
| 2025Q1 | 16,888 | 1.0 | $225,129,810 | 5.1 | $1,025 | 4.1 |
| 2025Q2 | 17,316 | 1.4 | $229,881,347 | 4.1 | $1,021 | 2.6 |
| 2025Q3b | 17,074 | 0.5 | $244,895,456 | -1.0 | $1,103 | -1.5 |
| aNorth American Industry Classification System. | ||||||
| bPreliminary. | ||||||
| Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. | ||||||
| Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS. | ||||||


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