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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2024

Updated July 18, 2024, for the week ending July 13, 2024.

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by County of Residence

Table 1: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by County of Residence, 2023 Week 28 and 2024 Weeks 27 and 28
Week ending July 13, 2024, is referred to as 2024 Week 28.
Updated July 18, 2024.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2024 Week 28 2024 Week 27 2023 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 1,122 1,072 1,047 50 4.7 75 7.2
Albany 42 42 45 0 0.0 -3 -6.7
Big Horn 22 27 19 -5 -18.5 3 15.8
Campbell 109 108 90 1 0.9 19 21.1
Carbon 33 29 25 4 13.8 8 32.0
Converse 31 30 24 1 3.3 7 29.2
Crook N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 82 76 76 6 7.9 6 7.9
Goshen 17 14 17 3 21.4 0 0.0
Hot Springs 7 7 6 0 0.0 1 16.7
Johnson 13 15 8 -2 -13.3 5 62.5
Laramie 220 212 191 8 3.8 29 15.2
Lincoln 30 32 35 -2 -6.3 -5 -14.3
Natrona 215 203 209 12 5.9 6 2.9
Niobrara N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 53 47 47 6 12.8 6 12.8
Platte 14 14 17 0 0.0 -3 -17.6
Sheridan 53 49 51 4 8.2 2 3.9
Sublette 11 13 13 -2 -15.4 -2 -15.4
Sweetwater 106 96 94 10 10.4 12 12.8
Teton 31 25 34 6 24.0 -3 -8.8
Uinta 38 36 31 2 5.6 7 22.6
Washakie 18 19 13 -1 -5.3 5 38.5
Weston 6 7 11 -1 -14.3 -5 -45.5
Other State 152 150 149 2 1.3 3 2.0
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2024 Week 28 2024 Week 27 2023 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 262 185 244 77 41.6 18 7.4
Albany 6 6 12 0 0.0 -6 -50.0
Big Horn N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Campbell 23 8 19 15 187.5 4 21.1
Carbon 8 5 N/D 3 60.0 N/D N/D
Converse 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Crook 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 23 10 30 13 130.0 -7 -23.3
Goshen N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Hot Springs N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Johnson N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Laramie 49 35 27 14 40.0 22 81.5
Lincoln N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Natrona 39 30 47 9 30.0 -8 -17.0
Niobrara N/D 0 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 14 6 8 8 133.3 6 75.0
Platte N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sheridan 6 8 7 -2 -25.0 -1 -14.3
Sublette 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sweetwater 31 12 17 19 158.3 14 82.4
Teton 6 N/D 5 N/D N/D 1 20.0
Uinta 8 6 N/D 2 33.3 N/D N/D
Washakie N/D N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Weston N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Other State 25 32 45 -7 -21.9 -20 -44.4
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2024 Week 28 2024 Week 27 2023 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 1,600 1,601 1,531 -1 -0.1 69 4.5
Albany 54 56 60 -2 -3.6 -6 -10.0
Big Horn 30 31 21 -1 -3.2 9 42.9
Campbell 137 141 96 -4 -2.8 41 42.7
Carbon 31 29 25 2 6.9 6 24.0
Converse 33 34 26 -1 -2.9 7 26.9
Crook 5 5 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
Fremont 116 116 123 0 0.0 -7 -5.7
Goshen 20 19 26 1 5.3 -6 -23.1
Hot Springs 8 8 8 0 0.0 0 0.0
Johnson 18 17 13 1 5.9 5 38.5
Laramie 264 276 229 -12 -4.3 35 15.3
Lincoln 34 34 35 0 0.0 -1 -2.9
Natrona 255 244 239 11 4.5 16 6.7
Niobrara 0 0 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
Park 52 53 66 -1 -1.9 -14 -21.2
Platte 14 16 22 -2 -12.5 -8 -36.4
Sheridan 63 57 62 6 10.5 1 1.6
Sublette 11 12 11 -1 -8.3 0 0.0
Sweetwater 114 119 110 -5 -4.2 4 3.6
Teton 34 28 34 6 21.4 0 0.0
Uinta 43 40 34 3 7.5 9 26.5
Washakie 23 25 27 -2 -8.0 -4 -14.8
Weston 10 13 13 -3 -23.1 -3 -23.1
Other State 231 228 241 3 1.3 -10 -4.1
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/18/24.