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Wyoming's Labor Market at a Glance, 2017-2018

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[Excerpted from 2019 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report]

Although employment levels remained noticeably lower than pre-downturn levels, Wyoming's economy and job market showed marked improvement from 2017 to 2018 as the state added 2,608 jobs and more than $600 million more in total wages.

Wyoming's labor market in 2018 was shaped in part by the demographics of the workforce and the effects of the most recent economic downturn. Population estimates and wage records both indicate that substantial numbers of young workers in their 20s and more experienced workers in their early 50s left the state and the labor force after 2015.


Unemployment Rate

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2Unemployment RateChart context menuSeasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate, November 2017-November 2019Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsUnited StatesWyomingNov 17DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov 18DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulyAugSepOctNov 193.43.63.844.24.4Highcharts.com

Selected Demographics for Wyoming’s Workforce, 2000-2018

by: Tony Glover, Manager, and Michael Moore, Editor

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2Chart context menuPersons Working in Wyoming at Any Time by Sex andResidency, 2018Women: 40.2%Women: 40.2%Men: 46.4%Men: 46.4%Nonresidents: 13.4%Nonresidents: 13.4%Highcharts.com

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2Percent ChangeChart context menuTotal Persons Working in Wyoming at Any Time by Age, 2018Source: Wyoming Wage Records<2525-3435-4445-5455+Nonresidents020,00040,00060,00080,000

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2Total Persons WorkingChart context menuTotal Persons Working in Wyoming at Any Time, 2008-201820082009201020112012201320142015201620172018330,000340,000350,000360,000370,000380,000390,000

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2PercentageChart context menuIndividuals Age 55 or Older as a Percentage of Total Persons Working in Wyoming at Any Time, 2000-201820002002200420062008201020122014201620180510152025Highcharts.com

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2Chart context menuNonagricultural Employment Growth(Percentage Change Over Previous Year)Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsUnited StatesWyoming11/1712/1701/1802/1803/1804/1805/1806/1807/1808/1809/1810/1811/1812/1801/1902/1903/1904/1905/1906/1907/1908/1909/1910/1911/19-1.0%-1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%Highcharts.com

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2EmploymentChart context menuWyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment20192018201720162015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec270k275k280k285k290k295k300k305k310kHighcharts.com

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2FatalitiesChart context menuWyoming Occupational Fatalities Increase to 31 in 2018Source: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries262636363535323228282929333332323636404033333737434346463636484833331919333332323535262637373434343420203131Occupational Fatalities1992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720180102030405060Highcharts.com

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