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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2002 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 264,529 266,461 267,990 266,744 266,891 273,321 272,948 271,692 271,142 271,123 270,326 269,700 269,405
Employment 251,633 254,562 255,510 255,109 256,961 262,737 263,444 262,844 262,064 261,682 258,858 257,453 258,571
Unemployment 12,896 11,899 12,480 11,635 9,930 10,584 9,504 8,848 9,078 9,441 11,468 12,247 10,834
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.5 4.0
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 37,044 37,624 38,066 37,368 37,030 37,176 37,107 37,132 36,934 37,709 37,950 37,914 37,421
Employment 35,289 36,086 36,392 35,783 35,617 35,691 35,758 35,845 35,625 36,336 36,328 36,227 35,915
Unemployment 1,755 1,538 1,674 1,585 1,413 1,485 1,349 1,287 1,309 1,373 1,622 1,687 1,506
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.3 4.4 4.0
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,746 28,190 28,516 27,996 27,749 27,855 27,808 27,829 27,679 28,258 28,431 28,401 28,038
Employment 26,494 27,092 27,321 26,865 26,740 26,795 26,845 26,911 26,745 27,279 27,274 27,198 26,963
Unemployment 1,252 1,098 1,195 1,131 1,009 1,060 963 918 934 979 1,157 1,203 1,075
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 4.2 3.8
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,927 40,309 40,680 40,804 40,302 40,498 41,224 40,511 40,779 41,204 41,708 41,684 40,803
Employment 37,946 38,510 38,824 39,101 38,759 38,795 39,695 39,092 39,277 39,675 39,906 39,845 39,119
Unemployment 1,981 1,799 1,856 1,703 1,543 1,703 1,529 1,419 1,502 1,529 1,802 1,839 1,684
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.8 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,616 26,862 27,112 27,187 26,846 26,985 27,459 26,982 27,161 27,446 27,793 27,778 27,185
Employment 25,214 25,590 25,799 25,982 25,754 25,780 26,377 25,977 26,099 26,364 26,518 26,476 25,994
Unemployment 1,402 1,272 1,313 1,205 1,092 1,205 1,082 1,005 1,062 1,082 1,275 1,302 1,191
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.5 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.6 4.7 4.4
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,673 18,827 19,177 19,044 18,231 18,156 17,294 16,909 17,839 18,671 18,679 18,692 18,349
Employment 17,995 18,182 18,474 18,379 17,669 17,522 16,752 16,417 17,312 18,130 18,078 18,077 17,749
Unemployment 678 645 703 665 562 634 542 492 527 541 601 615 600
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.3
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,759 15,890 16,184 16,075 15,389 15,323 14,596 14,272 15,058 15,760 15,766 15,778 15,487
Employment 15,194 15,353 15,599 15,520 14,920 14,795 14,145 13,862 14,619 15,309 15,266 15,264 14,987
Unemployment 565 537 585 555 469 528 451 410 439 451 500 514 500
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.2
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,183 5,108 5,102 5,125 5,142 5,223 5,129 5,123 5,193 5,268 5,208 5,135 5,162
Employment 4,852 4,774 4,760 4,843 4,895 4,966 4,886 4,887 4,971 5,055 4,956 4,845 4,891
Unemployment 331 334 342 282 247 257 243 236 222 213 252 290 271
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.5 6.7 5.5 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.8 5.6 5.2
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,128 22,434 22,592 22,062 21,791 22,138 22,218 22,249 21,838 21,888 21,930 21,682 22,079
Employment 21,442 21,763 21,851 21,347 21,176 21,495 21,648 21,668 21,260 21,279 21,245 20,951 21,427
Unemployment 686 671 741 715 615 643 570 581 578 609 685 731 652
Unemployment Rate 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.0
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,892 13,069 13,162 12,853 12,696 12,897 12,944 12,961 12,722 12,752 12,775 12,631 12,863
Employment 12,490 12,677 12,728 12,434 12,336 12,521 12,610 12,621 12,384 12,395 12,374 12,203 12,481
Unemployment 402 392 434 419 360 376 334 340 338 357 401 428 382
Unemployment Rate 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.0
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,680 7,589 7,613 7,605 7,731 8,140 8,053 7,937 7,849 7,854 7,777 7,592 7,785
Employment 7,180 7,144 7,199 7,219 7,409 7,811 7,780 7,678 7,591 7,574 7,440 7,216 7,437
Unemployment 500 445 414 386 322 329 273 259 258 280 337 376 348
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.1 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.3 5.0 4.5
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,204 6,264 6,224 6,191 6,243 6,399 6,209 6,142 6,304 6,373 6,361 6,297 6,267
Employment 5,896 5,997 5,935 5,927 6,024 6,154 5,989 5,927 6,080 6,146 6,065 5,961 6,008
Unemployment 308 267 289 264 219 245 220 215 224 227 296 336 259
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.3 4.6 4.3 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.7 5.3 4.1
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,972 2,945 2,908 2,957 3,110 3,309 3,146 3,137 3,142 3,112 3,106 3,029 3,072
Employment 2,836 2,815 2,764 2,820 3,014 3,207 3,062 3,061 3,051 3,023 2,989 2,906 2,962
Unemployment 136 130 144 137 96 102 84 76 91 89 117 123 110
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.4 5.0 4.6 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.9 3.8 4.1 3.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,151 18,271 18,359 18,163 18,120 18,171 17,798 17,736 18,054 18,251 18,370 18,188 18,137
Employment 16,991 17,217 17,252 17,186 17,310 17,302 16,957 16,994 17,281 17,419 17,354 17,035 17,192
Unemployment 1,160 1,054 1,107 977 810 869 841 742 773 832 1,016 1,153 945
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.8 6.0 5.4 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.6 5.5 6.3 5.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,954 5,971 5,955 5,989 5,881 5,934 5,738 5,695 5,779 6,149 6,182 6,053 5,940
Employment 5,625 5,676 5,680 5,732 5,665 5,674 5,507 5,477 5,570 5,946 5,947 5,812 5,693
Unemployment 329 295 275 257 216 260 231 218 209 203 235 241 247
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.3 3.7 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.8 4.0 4.2
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,530 2,512 2,520 2,523 2,541 2,605 2,608 2,559 2,464 2,482 2,476 2,460 2,523
Employment 2,384 2,372 2,372 2,399 2,431 2,486 2,511 2,472 2,370 2,389 2,366 2,334 2,407
Unemployment 146 140 148 124 110 119 97 87 94 93 110 126 116
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.6 5.9 4.9 4.3 4.6 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.7 4.4 5.1 4.6
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,385 3,365 3,383 3,421 3,563 3,863 3,762 3,730 3,691 3,646 3,566 3,502 3,574
Employment 3,215 3,218 3,228 3,271 3,428 3,718 3,654 3,623 3,572 3,529 3,418 3,341 3,435
Unemployment 170 147 155 150 135 145 108 107 119 117 148 161 139
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.8 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.2 4.2 4.6 3.9
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,177 7,102 7,041 7,164 7,424 7,727 7,998 8,059 7,705 7,525 7,456 7,428 7,483
Employment 6,750 6,704 6,628 6,802 7,137 7,416 7,732 7,800 7,422 7,235 7,091 7,016 7,144
Unemployment 427 398 413 362 287 311 266 259 283 290 365 412 339
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.1 3.9 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.7 3.9 4.9 5.5 4.5
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,085 1,128 1,093 1,093 1,147 1,248 1,172 1,185 1,173 1,175 1,157 1,134 1,150
Employment 1,031 1,081 1,037 1,040 1,094 1,195 1,129 1,145 1,131 1,136 1,092 1,061 1,098
Unemployment 54 47 56 53 53 53 43 40 42 39 65 73 52
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.3 5.6 6.4 4.5
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,330 13,362 13,406 13,471 14,272 15,793 15,806 15,454 14,969 14,144 13,698 13,608 14,276
Employment 12,539 12,613 12,621 12,754 13,710 15,221 15,295 14,975 14,477 13,637 13,022 12,875 13,645
Unemployment 791 749 785 717 562 572 511 479 492 507 676 733 631
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.3 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.6 4.9 5.4 4.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,961 3,962 3,913 4,186 4,378 4,351 4,109 4,119 4,123 4,164 4,102 4,064 4,119
Employment 3,733 3,737 3,700 3,997 4,225 4,170 3,937 3,953 3,956 3,991 3,894 3,844 3,928
Unemployment 228 225 213 189 153 181 172 166 167 173 208 220 191
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.7 5.4 4.5 3.5 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.4 4.6
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,424 14,633 14,762 14,998 14,882 15,295 14,837 14,764 14,964 15,032 15,060 15,023 14,890
Employment 13,727 13,942 14,044 14,333 14,370 14,748 14,370 14,302 14,491 14,520 14,413 14,303 14,297
Unemployment 697 691 718 665 512 547 467 462 473 512 647 720 593
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.4 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 4.3 4.8 4.0
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,623 3,623 3,645 3,670 3,865 4,099 4,149 4,186 4,053 3,992 3,858 3,780 3,879
Employment 3,503 3,509 3,519 3,542 3,760 3,986 4,058 4,092 3,950 3,893 3,738 3,666 3,768
Unemployment 120 114 126 128 105 113 91 94 103 99 120 114 111
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.9
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,176 20,361 20,528 20,254 19,939 19,478 19,703 20,117 20,389 20,425 20,281 20,338 20,166
Employment 19,180 19,456 19,592 19,400 19,200 18,668 18,885 19,429 19,724 19,723 19,453 19,424 19,345
Unemployment 996 905 936 854 739 810 818 688 665 702 828 914 821
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.1
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,559 12,709 12,633 12,271 13,003 15,448 16,597 16,289 15,108 13,127 12,414 13,268 13,786
Employment 12,134 12,287 12,199 11,713 12,571 15,066 16,295 15,995 14,815 12,790 11,870 12,750 13,374
Unemployment 425 422 434 558 432 382 302 294 293 337 544 518 412
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.3 3.4 4.5 3.3 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.6 4.4 3.9 3.0
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,880 10,896 10,940 10,981 10,892 10,760 10,827 11,297 11,444 11,338 11,413 11,307 11,082
Employment 10,325 10,396 10,411 10,496 10,447 10,275 10,374 10,918 11,067 10,931 10,944 10,792 10,615
Unemployment 555 500 529 485 445 485 453 379 377 407 469 515 467
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.6 4.2
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,160 4,109 4,143 4,084 4,123 4,205 4,247 4,128 4,039 4,240 4,203 4,183 4,156
Employment 3,902 3,872 3,878 3,855 3,891 3,999 4,055 3,960 3,870 4,083 4,026 3,983 3,948
Unemployment 258 237 265 229 232 206 192 168 169 157 177 200 208
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.6 5.6 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.8 5.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,320 3,359 3,312 3,316 3,282 3,304 3,217 3,235 3,306 3,355 3,366 3,342 3,310
Employment 3,159 3,208 3,154 3,167 3,159 3,173 3,116 3,135 3,198 3,242 3,222 3,191 3,177
Unemployment 161 151 158 149 123 131 101 100 108 113 144 151 133
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.5 3.7 4.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4 4.3 4.5 4.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.