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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2001 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 266,023 265,381 267,459 265,660 265,802 273,055 273,013 270,364 269,144 269,085 268,450 267,287 268,393
Employment 253,589 254,202 255,739 255,517 256,610 262,744 263,785 261,240 260,211 259,752 258,133 256,547 258,172
Unemployment 12,434 11,179 11,720 10,143 9,192 10,311 9,228 9,124 8,933 9,333 10,317 10,740 10,221
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.2 4.4 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 36,996 37,143 37,498 37,115 36,829 36,954 36,777 36,493 36,409 36,811 37,233 37,322 36,965
Employment 35,337 35,666 35,958 35,778 35,581 35,543 35,497 35,245 35,211 35,570 35,870 35,897 35,596
Unemployment 1,659 1,477 1,540 1,337 1,248 1,411 1,280 1,248 1,198 1,241 1,363 1,425 1,369
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.0 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.7
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,714 27,831 28,095 27,814 27,604 27,692 27,563 27,352 27,290 27,591 27,901 27,967 27,701
Employment 26,531 26,777 26,996 26,860 26,713 26,685 26,649 26,461 26,436 26,705 26,929 26,950 26,724
Unemployment 1,183 1,054 1,099 954 891 1,007 914 891 854 886 972 1,017 977
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.5
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,612 40,588 40,721 40,126 39,443 39,613 40,038 39,297 39,125 39,371 39,901 39,762 39,883
Employment 38,710 38,857 38,971 38,625 37,985 37,949 38,532 37,770 37,641 37,823 38,265 38,075 38,267
Unemployment 1,902 1,731 1,750 1,501 1,458 1,664 1,506 1,527 1,484 1,548 1,636 1,687 1,616
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,068 27,044 27,134 26,727 26,272 26,396 26,670 26,180 26,063 26,227 26,585 26,493 26,571
Employment 25,723 25,820 25,896 25,666 25,241 25,218 25,605 25,099 25,013 25,133 25,427 25,300 25,428
Unemployment 1,345 1,224 1,238 1,061 1,031 1,178 1,065 1,081 1,050 1,094 1,158 1,193 1,143
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.3
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,600 18,792 19,197 18,900 18,290 17,959 17,610 16,954 18,053 18,857 18,846 18,990 18,421
Employment 17,864 18,135 18,491 18,304 17,708 17,282 17,026 16,364 17,438 18,259 18,226 18,370 17,789
Unemployment 736 657 706 596 582 677 584 590 615 598 620 620 632
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,697 15,860 16,204 15,953 15,439 15,157 14,863 14,310 15,238 15,916 15,907 16,028 15,547
Employment 15,084 15,313 15,615 15,457 14,954 14,593 14,377 13,819 14,726 15,418 15,390 15,511 15,021
Unemployment 613 547 589 496 485 564 486 491 512 498 517 517 526
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,265 5,223 5,315 5,292 5,283 5,507 5,335 5,282 5,304 5,468 5,238 5,169 5,307
Employment 4,955 4,932 4,993 5,042 5,069 5,243 5,098 5,068 5,103 5,257 5,009 4,914 5,057
Unemployment 310 291 322 250 214 264 237 214 201 211 229 255 250
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.6 6.1 4.7 4.1 4.8 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.9 4.7
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,444 20,637 20,965 20,816 20,794 21,328 21,841 21,965 21,760 21,750 21,748 21,628 21,307
Employment 19,763 20,037 20,303 20,254 20,290 20,747 21,328 21,452 21,222 21,224 21,180 21,074 20,740
Unemployment 681 600 662 562 504 581 513 513 538 526 568 554 567
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,911 12,022 12,214 12,127 12,113 12,424 12,725 12,797 12,677 12,670 12,669 12,599 12,413
Employment 11,512 11,671 11,826 11,798 11,819 12,084 12,424 12,496 12,362 12,363 12,337 12,275 12,081
Unemployment 399 351 388 329 294 340 301 301 315 307 332 324 332
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,888 7,728 7,691 7,782 7,778 8,187 8,208 8,097 8,069 8,076 7,918 7,808 7,936
Employment 7,454 7,343 7,300 7,461 7,475 7,856 7,924 7,802 7,764 7,742 7,553 7,400 7,590
Unemployment 434 385 391 321 303 331 284 295 305 334 365 408 346
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.0 5.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.6 5.2 4.4
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,734 6,577 6,516 6,496 6,375 6,440 6,433 6,527 6,418 6,476 6,501 6,426 6,493
Employment 6,413 6,277 6,213 6,236 6,159 6,191 6,205 6,311 6,206 6,267 6,278 6,188 6,245
Unemployment 321 300 303 260 216 249 228 216 212 209 223 238 248
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.0 3.4 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.8
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,019 2,941 2,986 3,067 3,079 3,315 3,213 3,179 3,210 3,140 3,063 2,960 3,098
Employment 2,877 2,810 2,845 2,938 2,984 3,209 3,123 3,093 3,119 3,048 2,961 2,874 2,990
Unemployment 142 131 141 129 95 106 90 86 91 92 102 86 108
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.2 3.1 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.5
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,854 17,673 18,021 17,775 17,946 17,893 17,795 17,884 18,168 18,392 18,686 18,369 18,038
Employment 16,604 16,582 16,909 16,808 17,119 16,992 16,964 17,109 17,459 17,652 17,877 17,436 17,126
Unemployment 1,250 1,091 1,112 967 827 901 831 775 709 740 809 933 912
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.2 6.2 5.4 4.6 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.3 5.1 5.1
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,134 6,143 6,153 6,266 6,113 6,141 5,902 5,922 5,904 6,328 6,315 6,058 6,115
Employment 5,803 5,848 5,865 6,015 5,891 5,889 5,686 5,699 5,695 6,122 6,107 5,847 5,872
Unemployment 331 295 288 251 222 252 216 223 209 206 208 211 243
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.0 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.0
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,538 2,540 2,583 2,627 2,592 2,697 2,715 2,692 2,627 2,639 2,635 2,580 2,622
Employment 2,418 2,432 2,459 2,513 2,492 2,585 2,613 2,597 2,538 2,545 2,522 2,457 2,514
Unemployment 120 108 124 114 100 112 102 95 89 94 113 123 108
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.3 4.8 4.1
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,332 3,297 3,334 3,396 3,461 3,711 3,624 3,617 3,640 3,643 3,569 3,524 3,512
Employment 3,163 3,136 3,174 3,260 3,343 3,586 3,513 3,509 3,531 3,511 3,419 3,368 3,376
Unemployment 169 161 160 136 118 125 111 108 109 132 150 156 136
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.4 3.9
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,147 7,059 7,111 7,263 7,455 7,842 8,023 8,164 7,873 7,557 7,421 7,287 7,517
Employment 6,793 6,723 6,751 6,970 7,214 7,577 7,781 7,919 7,628 7,277 7,090 6,938 7,222
Unemployment 354 336 360 293 241 265 242 245 245 280 331 349 295
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.0 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.7 4.5 4.8 3.9
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,177 1,149 1,186 1,213 1,209 1,281 1,259 1,258 1,245 1,232 1,173 1,151 1,211
Employment 1,106 1,088 1,130 1,166 1,171 1,239 1,221 1,216 1,207 1,194 1,124 1,096 1,163
Unemployment 71 61 56 47 38 42 38 42 38 38 49 55 48
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 4.2 4.8 4.0
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,395 13,409 13,664 13,538 14,203 15,618 15,907 15,365 14,772 14,196 13,673 13,693 14,286
Employment 12,639 12,754 12,972 12,957 13,639 15,026 15,389 14,850 14,291 13,675 13,035 13,006 13,686
Unemployment 756 655 692 581 564 592 518 515 481 521 638 687 600
Unemployment Rate 5.6 4.9 5.1 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.2
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,044 4,008 4,035 4,204 4,362 4,345 4,183 4,218 4,183 4,151 4,089 4,012 4,153
Employment 3,827 3,791 3,815 4,038 4,223 4,172 4,033 4,062 4,034 4,007 3,922 3,836 3,980
Unemployment 217 217 220 166 139 173 150 156 149 144 167 176 173
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.4 5.5 3.9 3.2 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.2
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,546 14,587 14,696 14,694 14,588 15,129 14,515 14,306 14,449 14,623 14,531 14,476 14,595
Employment 13,796 13,919 14,011 14,123 14,088 14,567 14,016 13,825 13,971 14,103 13,971 13,865 14,021
Unemployment 750 668 685 571 500 562 499 481 478 520 560 611 574
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.6 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.2 3.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,490 3,435 3,444 3,479 3,629 3,974 4,060 4,090 3,967 3,861 3,713 3,680 3,735
Employment 3,377 3,328 3,335 3,386 3,535 3,875 3,973 3,998 3,872 3,766 3,614 3,589 3,637
Unemployment 113 107 109 93 94 99 87 92 95 95 99 91 98
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.6
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,944 20,968 21,044 20,776 20,692 20,596 20,425 20,298 20,473 20,886 21,255 20,884 20,770
Employment 19,971 20,132 20,139 20,007 19,980 19,770 19,654 19,556 19,743 20,140 20,446 20,007 19,962
Unemployment 973 836 905 769 712 826 771 742 730 746 809 877 808
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,627 13,429 13,359 12,852 13,650 15,983 17,003 16,658 15,217 13,063 12,243 13,129 14,184
Employment 13,286 13,103 13,007 12,391 13,272 15,637 16,723 16,367 14,902 12,677 11,700 12,683 13,812
Unemployment 341 326 352 461 378 346 280 291 315 386 543 446 372
Unemployment Rate 2.5 2.4 2.6 3.6 2.8 2.2 1.6 1.7 2.1 3.0 4.4 3.4 2.6
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,583 10,529 10,449 10,465 10,616 10,949 10,757 10,770 10,833 10,924 11,106 10,883 10,739
Employment 10,151 10,117 10,005 10,072 10,273 10,553 10,393 10,390 10,469 10,527 10,683 10,430 10,339
Unemployment 432 412 444 393 343 396 364 380 364 397 423 453 400
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.7
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,352 4,255 4,206 4,224 4,162 4,267 4,128 4,110 4,103 4,262 4,232 4,173 4,206
Employment 4,163 4,082 3,982 4,022 3,980 4,061 3,946 3,937 3,939 4,116 4,060 4,005 4,024
Unemployment 189 173 224 202 182 206 182 173 164 146 172 168 182
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.1 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.4 4.1 4.0 4.3
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,305 3,273 3,285 3,296 3,254 3,326 3,263 3,213 3,337 3,375 3,361 3,324 3,301
Employment 3,117 3,112 3,112 3,151 3,140 3,195 3,150 3,098 3,226 3,248 3,222 3,190 3,163
Unemployment 188 161 173 145 114 131 113 115 111 127 139 134 138
Unemployment Rate 5.7 4.9 5.3 4.4 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.2
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.