"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.
Table: 2000-2009 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates – Annual Averages | ||||||||||
Wyoming | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 265,701 | 268,393 | 269,405 | 272,804 | 274,736 | 279,083 | 284,826 | 290,748 | 296,620 | 299,893 |
Employment | 255,726 | 258,172 | 258,571 | 260,995 | 264,187 | 269,172 | 276,310 | 283,072 | 287,909 | 281,123 |
Unemployment | 9,975 | 10,221 | 10,834 | 11,809 | 10,549 | 9,911 | 8,516 | 7,676 | 8,711 | 18,770 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 6.3 |
Natrona County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 36,373 | 36,965 | 37,421 | 38,154 | 38,886 | 39,485 | 40,280 | 40,533 | 41,157 | 41,229 |
Employment | 34,978 | 35,596 | 35,915 | 36,482 | 37,457 | 38,137 | 39,147 | 39,546 | 40,047 | 38,545 |
Unemployment | 1,395 | 1,369 | 1,506 | 1,672 | 1,429 | 1,348 | 1,133 | 987 | 1,110 | 2,684 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
Casper City | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 27,256 | 27,701 | 28,038 | 28,582 | 29,141 | 29,593 | 30,198 | 30,394 | 30,857 | 30,359 |
Employment | 26,260 | 26,724 | 26,963 | 27,389 | 28,121 | 28,632 | 29,390 | 29,690 | 30,065 | 28,651 |
Unemployment | 996 | 977 | 1,075 | 1,193 | 1,020 | 961 | 808 | 704 | 792 | 1,708 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.6 |
Laramie County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 40,059 | 39,883 | 40,803 | 41,731 | 41,570 | 41,738 | 41,941 | 42,425 | 42,995 | 43,806 |
Employment | 38,587 | 38,267 | 39,119 | 39,863 | 39,717 | 40,035 | 40,410 | 41,014 | 41,382 | 40,998 |
Unemployment | 1,472 | 1,616 | 1,684 | 1,868 | 1,853 | 1,703 | 1,531 | 1,411 | 1,613 | 2,808 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.4 |
Cheyenne City | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 26,682 | 26,571 | 27,185 | 27,811 | 27,702 | 27,807 | 27,936 | 28,253 | 28,639 | 28,822 |
Employment | 25,641 | 25,428 | 25,994 | 26,489 | 26,391 | 26,603 | 26,853 | 27,254 | 27,498 | 27,122 |
Unemployment | 1,041 | 1,143 | 1,191 | 1,322 | 1,311 | 1,204 | 1,083 | 999 | 1,141 | 1,700 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
Albany County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 18,220 | 18,421 | 18,349 | 18,715 | 19,824 | 19,548 | 18,854 | 18,812 | 19,134 | 19,694 |
Employment | 17,621 | 17,789 | 17,749 | 18,094 | 19,239 | 19,013 | 18,389 | 18,386 | 18,669 | 18,880 |
Unemployment | 599 | 632 | 600 | 621 | 585 | 535 | 465 | 426 | 465 | 814 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
Laramie City | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 15,378 | 15,547 | 15,487 | 15,797 | 16,734 | 16,501 | 15,916 | 15,881 | 16,151 | 16,668 |
Employment | 14,879 | 15,021 | 14,987 | 15,279 | 16,246 | 16,055 | 15,528 | 15,526 | 15,764 | 16,061 |
Unemployment | 499 | 526 | 500 | 518 | 488 | 446 | 388 | 355 | 387 | 607 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
Big Horn County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 5,293 | 5,307 | 5,162 | 5,195 | 5,312 | 5,348 | 5,355 | 4,931 | 4,984 | 5,059 |
Employment | 5,031 | 5,057 | 4,891 | 4,934 | 5,064 | 5,108 | 5,145 | 4,744 | 4,792 | 4,624 |
Unemployment | 262 | 250 | 271 | 261 | 248 | 240 | 210 | 187 | 192 | 435 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
Campbell County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 19,823 | 21,307 | 22,079 | 21,757 | 21,918 | 23,411 | 25,196 | 26,358 | 27,681 | 28,789 |
Employment | 19,227 | 20,740 | 21,427 | 20,977 | 21,251 | 22,809 | 24,688 | 25,859 | 27,161 | 27,262 |
Unemployment | 596 | 567 | 652 | 780 | 667 | 602 | 508 | 499 | 520 | 1,527 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 |
Gillette City | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 11,549 | 12,413 | 12,863 | 12,675 | 12,770 | 13,639 | 14,678 | 15,355 | 16,126 | 18,576 |
Employment | 11,200 | 12,081 | 12,481 | 12,219 | 12,379 | 13,286 | 14,381 | 15,063 | 15,821 | 17,833 |
Unemployment | 349 | 332 | 382 | 456 | 391 | 353 | 297 | 292 | 305 | 743 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
Carbon County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 8,058 | 7,936 | 7,785 | 7,685 | 7,604 | 7,682 | 7,913 | 8,355 | 8,360 | 7,943 |
Employment | 7,728 | 7,590 | 7,437 | 7,269 | 7,270 | 7,386 | 7,663 | 8,128 | 8,100 | 7,375 |
Unemployment | 330 | 346 | 348 | 416 | 334 | 296 | 250 | 227 | 260 | 568 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.2 |
Converse County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 6,554 | 6,493 | 6,267 | 6,504 | 6,538 | 6,735 | 6,893 | 6,993 | 7,428 | 7,629 |
Employment | 6,301 | 6,245 | 6,008 | 6,210 | 6,279 | 6,489 | 6,670 | 6,806 | 7,232 | 7,196 |
Unemployment | 253 | 248 | 259 | 294 | 259 | 246 | 223 | 187 | 196 | 433 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
Crook County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 3,158 | 3,098 | 3,072 | 3,119 | 3,211 | 3,284 | 3,398 | 3,447 | 3,520 | 3,594 |
Employment | 3,045 | 2,990 | 2,962 | 2,987 | 3,088 | 3,171 | 3,308 | 3,358 | 3,422 | 3,391 |
Unemployment | 113 | 108 | 110 | 132 | 123 | 113 | 90 | 89 | 98 | 203 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
Fremont County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 17,581 | 18,038 | 18,137 | 17,834 | 17,694 | 17,870 | 17,798 | 18,142 | 18,598 | 19,235 |
Employment | 16,686 | 17,126 | 17,192 | 16,830 | 16,795 | 17,036 | 17,072 | 17,504 | 17,865 | 17,766 |
Unemployment | 895 | 912 | 945 | 1,004 | 899 | 834 | 726 | 638 | 733 | 1,469 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 7.6 |
Goshen County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 6,222 | 6,115 | 5,940 | 5,857 | 5,791 | 5,731 | 5,928 | 5,946 | 6,153 | 6,309 |
Employment | 6,000 | 5,872 | 5,693 | 5,595 | 5,540 | 5,480 | 5,712 | 5,765 | 5,944 | 5,974 |
Unemployment | 222 | 243 | 247 | 262 | 251 | 251 | 216 | 181 | 209 | 335 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
Hot Springs County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 2,632 | 2,622 | 2,523 | 2,379 | 2,356 | 2,333 | 2,338 | 2,383 | 2,441 | 2,535 |
Employment | 2,538 | 2,514 | 2,407 | 2,279 | 2,264 | 2,241 | 2,258 | 2,309 | 2,364 | 2,387 |
Unemployment | 94 | 108 | 116 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 148 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
Johnson County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 3,559 | 3,512 | 3,574 | 3,641 | 3,711 | 3,818 | 3,862 | 3,944 | 4,099 | 4,095 |
Employment | 3,429 | 3,376 | 3,435 | 3,479 | 3,576 | 3,676 | 3,749 | 3,821 | 3,969 | 3,791 |
Unemployment | 130 | 136 | 139 | 162 | 135 | 142 | 113 | 123 | 130 | 304 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 |
Lincoln County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 7,324 | 7,517 | 7,483 | 8,343 | 8,018 | 7,878 | 8,246 | 9,024 | 8,471 | 8,407 |
Employment | 7,045 | 7,222 | 7,144 | 7,973 | 7,702 | 7,562 | 7,975 | 8,811 | 8,184 | 7,756 |
Unemployment | 279 | 295 | 339 | 370 | 316 | 316 | 271 | 213 | 287 | 651 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7.7 |
Niobrara County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 1,230 | 1,211 | 1,150 | 1,146 | 1,131 | 1,127 | 1,143 | 1,207 | 1,248 | 1,298 |
Employment | 1,186 | 1,163 | 1,098 | 1,092 | 1,088 | 1,084 | 1,108 | 1,173 | 1,208 | 1,234 |
Unemployment | 44 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 64 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
Park County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 14,315 | 14,286 | 14,276 | 14,563 | 14,519 | 14,512 | 14,298 | 14,291 | 14,597 | 14,899 |
Employment | 13,749 | 13,686 | 13,645 | 13,906 | 13,927 | 13,940 | 13,816 | 13,871 | 14,103 | 13,987 |
Unemployment | 566 | 600 | 631 | 657 | 592 | 572 | 482 | 420 | 494 | 912 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
Platte County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 4,335 | 4,153 | 4,119 | 4,067 | 4,100 | 4,049 | 4,011 | 3,969 | 3,988 | 4,136 |
Employment | 4,163 | 3,980 | 3,928 | 3,858 | 3,893 | 3,855 | 3,843 | 3,820 | 3,833 | 3,888 |
Unemployment | 172 | 173 | 191 | 209 | 207 | 194 | 168 | 149 | 155 | 248 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
Sheridan County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 14,688 | 14,595 | 14,890 | 15,080 | 15,034 | 15,187 | 15,548 | 15,883 | 16,244 | 16,494 |
Employment | 14,114 | 14,021 | 14,297 | 14,405 | 14,451 | 14,619 | 15,085 | 15,461 | 15,763 | 15,386 |
Unemployment | 574 | 574 | 593 | 675 | 583 | 568 | 463 | 422 | 481 | 1,108 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 |
Sublette County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 3,545 | 3,735 | 3,879 | 4,145 | 4,492 | 5,022 | 5,717 | 6,711 | 7,099 | 7,291 |
Employment | 3,442 | 3,637 | 3,768 | 4,018 | 4,384 | 4,920 | 5,619 | 6,619 | 6,988 | 6,972 |
Unemployment | 103 | 98 | 111 | 127 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 92 | 111 | 319 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
Sweetwater County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 20,623 | 20,770 | 20,166 | 20,885 | 21,321 | 22,207 | 23,606 | 24,068 | 24,557 | 24,307 |
Employment | 19,822 | 19,962 | 19,345 | 20,049 | 20,623 | 21,564 | 23,051 | 23,566 | 23,997 | 22,764 |
Unemployment | 801 | 808 | 821 | 836 | 698 | 643 | 555 | 502 | 560 | 1,543 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
Teton County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 14,126 | 14,184 | 13,786 | 13,664 | 13,709 | 13,885 | 14,113 | 14,589 | 14,623 | 13,874 |
Employment | 13,791 | 13,812 | 13,374 | 13,181 | 13,284 | 13,472 | 13,774 | 14,288 | 14,214 | 12,917 |
Unemployment | 335 | 372 | 412 | 483 | 425 | 413 | 339 | 301 | 409 | 957 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
Uinta County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 10,414 | 10,739 | 11,082 | 10,944 | 10,639 | 10,746 | 11,092 | 11,277 | 11,645 | 11,561 |
Employment | 10,004 | 10,339 | 10,615 | 10,449 | 10,234 | 10,384 | 10,776 | 10,996 | 11,321 | 10,788 |
Unemployment | 410 | 400 | 467 | 495 | 405 | 362 | 316 | 281 | 324 | 773 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
Washakie County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 4,287 | 4,206 | 4,156 | 4,220 | 4,220 | 4,299 | 4,208 | 4,253 | 4,338 | 4,400 |
Employment | 4,093 | 4,024 | 3,948 | 4,031 | 4,050 | 4,125 | 4,064 | 4,115 | 4,191 | 4,136 |
Unemployment | 194 | 182 | 208 | 189 | 170 | 174 | 144 | 138 | 147 | 264 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
Weston County | ||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2012 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Labor Force | 3,284 | 3,301 | 3,310 | 3,177 | 3,137 | 3,194 | 3,092 | 3,204 | 3,262 | 3,311 |
Employment | 3,147 | 3,163 | 3,177 | 3,032 | 3,012 | 3,068 | 2,990 | 3,109 | 3,162 | 3,107 |
Unemployment | 137 | 138 | 133 | 145 | 125 | 126 | 102 | 95 | 100 | 204 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 |
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | ||||||||||
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24. |
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