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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2026

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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, 2025 Week 3 and 2026 Weeks 2 and 3
Week ending January 24, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 3.
Updated January 29, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 3 2026 Week 2 2025 Week 3 N % N %
 Total 1,661 1,670 1,583 -9 -0.5 78 4.9
Albany 90 84 72 6 7.1 18 25.0
Big Horn 40 41 37 -1 -2.4 3 8.1
Campbell 135 134 140 1 0.7 -5 -3.6
Carbon 47 50 43 -3 -6.0 4 9.3
Converse 47 41 32 6 14.6 15 46.9
Crook 21 22 21 -1 -4.5 0 0.0
Fremont 134 133 143 1 0.8 -9 -6.3
Goshen 20 25 26 -5 -20.0 -6 -23.1
Hot Springs 13 16 15 -3 -18.8 -2 -13.3
Johnson 27 29 23 -2 -6.9 4 17.4
Laramie 287 279 279 8 2.9 8 2.9
Lincoln 78 86 70 -8 -9.3 8 11.4
Natrona 295 312 285 -17 -5.4 10 3.5
Niobrara 6 6 8 0 0.0 -2 -25.0
Park 115 121 110 -6 -5.0 5 4.5
Platte 36 35 29 1 2.9 7 24.1
Sheridan 87 87 92 0 0.0 -5 -5.4
Sublette 38 35 36 3 8.6 2 5.6
Sweetwater 170 156 146 14 9.0 24 16.4
Teton 59 60 62 -1 -1.7 -3 -4.8
Uinta 51 50 51 1 2.0 0 0.0
Washakie 24 25 26 -1 -4.0 -2 -7.7
Weston 23 23 22 0 0.0 1 4.5
Other State 241 255 235 -14 -5.5 6 2.6
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 3 2026 Week 2 2025 Week 3 N % N %
 Total 413 452 491 -39 -8.6 -78 -15.9
Albany 17 24 15 -7 -29.2 2 13.3
Big Horn N/D 5 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Campbell 28 25 35 3 12.0 -7 -20.0
Carbon N/D 7 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Converse 8 9 7 -1 -11.1 1 14.3
Crook N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 33 36 48 -3 -8.3 -15 -31.3
Goshen N/D N/D 8 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Hot Springs N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Johnson 5 N/D 10 N/D N/D -5 -50.0
Laramie 61 66 82 -5 -7.6 -21 -25.6
Lincoln 10 20 16 -10 -50.0 -6 -37.5
Natrona 63 71 58 -8 -11.3 5 8.6
Niobrara 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 20 18 17 2 11.1 3 17.6
Platte N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sheridan 26 21 28 5 23.8 -2 -7.1
Sublette 5 N/D 9 N/D N/D -4 -44.4
Sweetwater 43 29 38 14 48.3 5 13.2
Teton 6 5 12 1 20.0 -6 -50.0
Uinta 12 7 5 5 71.4 7 140.0
Washakie N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Weston N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Other State 55 85 66 -30 -35.3 -11 -16.7
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 3 2026 Week 2 2025 Week 3 N % N %
 Total 3,371 3,355 3,272 16 0.5 99 3.0
Albany 117 107 132 10 9.3 -15 -11.4
Big Horn 51 54 53 -3 -5.6 -2 -3.8
Campbell 193 191 200 2 1.0 -7 -3.5
Carbon 66 66 59 0 0.0 7 11.9
Converse 39 37 34 2 5.4 5 14.7
Crook 28 27 31 1 3.7 -3 -9.7
Fremont 233 221 217 12 5.4 16 7.4
Goshen 23 28 27 -5 -17.9 -4 -14.8
Hot Springs 14 17 14 -3 -17.6 0 0.0
Johnson 35 39 25 -4 -10.3 10 40.0
Laramie 491 473 483 18 3.8 8 1.7
Lincoln 105 109 87 -4 -3.7 18 20.7
Natrona 480 480 443 0 0.0 37 8.4
Niobrara 11 9 14 2 22.2 -3 -21.4
Park 152 155 161 -3 -1.9 -9 -5.6
Platte 36 36 36 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sheridan 129 126 123 3 2.4 6 4.9
Sublette 45 43 46 2 4.7 -1 -2.2
Sweetwater 295 302 264 -7 -2.3 31 11.7
Teton 92 88 82 4 4.5 10 12.2
Uinta 63 65 73 -2 -3.1 -10 -13.7
Washakie 34 38 35 -4 -10.5 -1 -2.9
Weston 25 23 27 2 8.7 -2 -7.4
Other State 614 621 606 -7 -1.1 8 1.3
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, 1/29/26.