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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2000 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 262,636 263,073 264,389 263,094 262,995 270,122 269,338 268,019 265,782 266,327 266,889 265,748 265,701
Employment 249,483 250,782 252,743 253,440 253,616 260,463 260,600 259,275 257,543 257,982 256,710 256,076 255,726
Unemployment 13,153 12,291 11,646 9,654 9,379 9,659 8,738 8,744 8,239 8,345 10,179 9,672 9,975
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.6 3.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 36,230 36,494 36,342 36,355 36,172 36,159 36,103 35,871 35,798 36,463 37,348 37,141 36,373
Employment 34,432 34,806 34,729 35,031 34,830 34,819 34,878 34,602 34,613 35,275 35,880 35,839 34,978
Unemployment 1,798 1,688 1,613 1,324 1,342 1,340 1,225 1,269 1,185 1,188 1,468 1,302 1,395
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.5 3.8
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,134 27,335 27,224 27,245 27,106 27,097 27,059 26,883 26,830 27,331 27,982 27,836 27,256
Employment 25,850 26,131 26,073 26,300 26,148 26,140 26,185 25,978 25,985 26,483 26,936 26,907 26,260
Unemployment 1,284 1,204 1,151 945 958 957 874 905 845 848 1,046 929 996
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.7
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,642 39,967 40,363 40,235 39,737 39,889 40,505 39,955 39,383 39,790 40,855 40,379 40,059
Employment 37,697 38,187 38,732 38,873 38,368 38,418 39,191 38,648 38,088 38,490 39,374 38,972 38,587
Unemployment 1,945 1,780 1,631 1,362 1,369 1,471 1,314 1,307 1,295 1,300 1,481 1,407 1,472
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.7
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,425 26,634 26,891 26,796 26,464 26,569 26,972 26,607 26,225 26,495 27,210 26,892 26,682
Employment 25,049 25,375 25,737 25,832 25,495 25,528 26,042 25,683 25,309 25,576 26,163 25,897 25,641
Unemployment 1,376 1,259 1,154 964 969 1,041 930 924 916 919 1,047 995 1,041
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,298 18,693 18,785 18,544 17,844 17,834 17,285 17,036 17,876 18,627 19,028 18,787 18,220
Employment 17,575 17,991 18,096 17,963 17,280 17,199 16,722 16,510 17,348 18,105 18,432 18,230 17,621
Unemployment 723 702 689 581 564 635 563 526 528 522 596 557 599
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.3
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,443 15,778 15,853 15,652 15,062 15,051 14,588 14,380 15,091 15,724 16,060 15,857 15,378
Employment 14,841 15,193 15,279 15,168 14,592 14,522 14,119 13,942 14,650 15,289 15,564 15,394 14,879
Unemployment 602 585 574 484 470 529 469 438 441 435 496 463 499
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.2
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,500 5,308 5,375 5,282 5,285 5,359 5,173 5,131 5,267 5,308 5,292 5,234 5,293
Employment 5,139 4,986 5,051 5,026 5,034 5,107 4,932 4,901 5,063 5,111 5,042 4,982 5,031
Unemployment 361 322 324 256 251 252 241 230 204 197 250 252 262
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.1 6.0 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 3.9 3.7 4.7 4.8 4.9
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,524 19,687 19,449 19,612 19,494 19,940 19,942 20,020 19,767 20,011 20,270 20,150 19,823
Employment 18,723 18,935 18,716 19,036 18,933 19,354 19,436 19,504 19,266 19,523 19,685 19,607 19,227
Unemployment 801 752 733 576 561 586 506 516 501 488 585 543 596
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.9 2.7 3.0
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,376 11,469 11,332 11,426 11,356 11,617 11,617 11,664 11,516 11,659 11,809 11,739 11,549
Employment 10,906 11,029 10,903 11,089 11,028 11,274 11,321 11,361 11,223 11,372 11,467 11,421 11,200
Unemployment 470 440 429 337 328 343 296 303 293 287 342 318 349
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.7 3.0
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,125 8,109 8,096 8,010 8,062 8,361 8,049 7,941 8,043 8,042 8,018 7,838 8,058
Employment 7,711 7,725 7,735 7,667 7,741 8,049 7,769 7,662 7,771 7,765 7,656 7,486 7,728
Unemployment 414 384 361 343 321 312 280 279 272 277 362 352 330
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 4.5 4.5 4.1
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,446 6,472 6,459 6,574 6,520 6,554 6,559 6,619 6,585 6,592 6,631 6,629 6,554
Employment 6,091 6,145 6,162 6,336 6,290 6,312 6,339 6,404 6,384 6,382 6,385 6,380 6,301
Unemployment 355 327 297 238 230 242 220 215 201 210 246 249 253
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.1 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.9
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,113 3,049 3,106 3,120 3,200 3,371 3,204 3,210 3,211 3,173 3,111 3,035 3,158
Employment 2,950 2,903 2,951 3,009 3,093 3,262 3,104 3,120 3,129 3,084 3,003 2,936 3,045
Unemployment 163 146 155 111 107 109 100 90 82 89 108 99 113
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 5.0 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.5 3.3 3.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,474 17,380 17,794 17,786 17,619 17,342 17,426 17,249 17,802 17,807 17,672 17,624 17,581
Employment 16,299 16,282 16,780 16,930 16,802 16,499 16,643 16,447 17,115 17,104 16,698 16,636 16,686
Unemployment 1,175 1,098 1,014 856 817 843 783 802 687 703 974 988 895
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.6 3.9 3.9 5.5 5.6 5.1
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,223 6,142 6,184 6,235 6,130 6,235 6,047 5,967 6,062 6,479 6,536 6,417 6,222
Employment 5,899 5,846 5,926 6,033 5,934 6,027 5,845 5,762 5,877 6,307 6,330 6,208 6,000
Unemployment 324 296 258 202 196 208 202 205 185 172 206 209 222
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.6
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,600 2,599 2,659 2,641 2,648 2,714 2,702 2,642 2,586 2,588 2,603 2,598 2,632
Employment 2,482 2,486 2,545 2,551 2,555 2,620 2,619 2,563 2,514 2,509 2,507 2,500 2,538
Unemployment 118 113 114 90 93 94 83 79 72 79 96 98 94
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.6
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,552 3,482 3,550 3,553 3,612 3,869 3,700 3,689 3,531 3,510 3,384 3,273 3,559
Employment 3,371 3,318 3,394 3,413 3,486 3,744 3,592 3,583 3,430 3,416 3,247 3,151 3,429
Unemployment 181 164 156 140 126 125 108 106 101 94 137 122 130
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 4.0 3.7 3.7
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,285 7,155 7,177 7,134 7,311 7,487 7,283 7,853 7,471 7,349 7,207 7,179 7,324
Employment 6,891 6,781 6,818 6,845 7,059 7,226 7,052 7,635 7,252 7,133 6,955 6,898 7,045
Unemployment 394 374 359 289 252 261 231 218 219 216 252 281 279
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.1 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.8
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,321 1,269 1,272 1,231 1,212 1,245 1,187 1,167 1,210 1,266 1,205 1,180 1,230
Employment 1,267 1,216 1,226 1,194 1,173 1,201 1,148 1,131 1,173 1,226 1,156 1,125 1,186
Unemployment 54 53 46 37 39 44 39 36 37 40 49 55 44
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.7 3.6
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,508 13,388 13,606 13,518 14,351 15,810 15,935 15,701 14,648 14,170 13,636 13,505 14,315
Employment 12,730 12,679 12,923 12,975 13,841 15,282 15,448 15,235 14,207 13,729 13,028 12,906 13,749
Unemployment 778 709 683 543 510 528 487 466 441 441 608 599 566
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 4.5 4.4 4.0
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,307 4,408 4,743 4,710 4,400 4,480 4,232 4,183 4,271 4,148 4,093 4,048 4,335
Employment 4,061 4,197 4,545 4,556 4,251 4,327 4,086 4,032 4,126 3,997 3,907 3,874 4,163
Unemployment 246 211 198 154 149 153 146 151 145 151 186 174 172
Unemployment Rate 5.7 4.8 4.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.5 4.3 4.0
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,484 14,546 14,567 14,544 14,578 15,071 14,716 14,774 14,804 14,747 14,744 14,690 14,688
Employment 13,673 13,786 13,869 13,992 14,044 14,547 14,249 14,304 14,363 14,274 14,168 14,104 14,114
Unemployment 811 760 698 552 534 524 467 470 441 473 576 586 574
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.2 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.9 4.0 3.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,305 3,303 3,315 3,277 3,424 3,785 3,944 3,898 3,755 3,645 3,486 3,403 3,545
Employment 3,171 3,170 3,187 3,180 3,327 3,680 3,854 3,805 3,666 3,560 3,393 3,314 3,442
Unemployment 134 133 128 97 97 105 90 93 89 85 93 89 103
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.9
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,752 20,777 20,631 20,587 20,284 20,530 20,228 20,329 20,535 20,951 20,940 20,927 20,623
Employment 19,676 19,772 19,727 19,853 19,560 19,744 19,505 19,565 19,882 20,249 20,157 20,171 19,822
Unemployment 1,076 1,005 904 734 724 786 723 764 653 702 783 756 801
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,938 12,864 12,888 12,355 13,207 16,182 17,234 16,967 15,292 13,558 12,596 13,435 14,126
Employment 12,543 12,501 12,535 11,944 12,851 15,879 16,992 16,706 15,018 13,245 12,147 13,130 13,791
Unemployment 395 363 353 411 356 303 242 261 274 313 449 305 335
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.3 2.7 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.3 3.6 2.3 2.4
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,282 10,267 10,364 10,237 10,304 10,514 10,487 10,484 10,329 10,427 10,600 10,667 10,414
Employment 9,780 9,775 9,876 9,825 9,908 10,095 10,092 10,102 9,976 10,079 10,221 10,318 10,004
Unemployment 502 492 488 412 396 419 395 382 353 348 379 349 410
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.9
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,411 4,412 4,343 4,273 4,319 4,071 4,154 4,103 4,243 4,405 4,356 4,355 4,287
Employment 4,191 4,165 4,062 4,063 4,103 3,880 3,976 3,933 4,089 4,268 4,192 4,192 4,093
Unemployment 220 247 281 210 216 191 178 170 154 137 164 163 194
Unemployment Rate 5.0 5.6 6.5 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.8 3.7 4.5
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,315 3,300 3,325 3,275 3,283 3,320 3,245 3,234 3,308 3,271 3,282 3,256 3,284
Employment 3,130 3,129 3,161 3,142 3,153 3,192 3,131 3,122 3,189 3,152 3,150 3,116 3,147
Unemployment 185 171 164 133 130 128 114 112 119 119 132 140 137
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.3 4.2
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.