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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2004 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 271,498 271,411 272,174 271,252 271,696 279,123 279,401 277,975 275,365 276,308 276,155 274,474 274,736
Employment 257,970 259,262 259,987 261,146 261,935 268,380 269,776 269,055 266,052 266,671 265,888 264,124 264,187
Unemployment 13,528 12,149 12,187 10,106 9,761 10,743 9,625 8,920 9,313 9,637 10,267 10,350 10,549
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 38,476 38,557 38,610 38,590 37,989 38,682 39,167 39,000 38,780 39,393 39,723 39,661 38,886
Employment 36,654 36,922 36,965 37,236 36,668 37,195 37,824 37,784 37,480 38,084 38,374 38,292 37,457
Unemployment 1,822 1,635 1,645 1,354 1,321 1,487 1,343 1,216 1,300 1,309 1,349 1,369 1,429
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.2 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,819 28,889 28,927 28,921 28,472 28,986 29,354 29,234 29,066 29,525 29,771 29,724 29,141
Employment 27,519 27,720 27,753 27,955 27,529 27,925 28,396 28,367 28,139 28,591 28,809 28,747 28,121
Unemployment 1,300 1,169 1,174 966 943 1,061 958 867 927 934 962 977 1,020
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.0 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.5
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 41,927 41,913 42,016 41,344 40,854 41,346 41,907 41,382 41,014 41,504 41,973 41,665 41,570
Employment 39,705 39,960 40,021 39,681 39,161 39,455 40,117 39,725 39,256 39,637 40,114 39,773 39,717
Unemployment 2,222 1,953 1,995 1,663 1,693 1,891 1,790 1,657 1,758 1,867 1,859 1,892 1,853
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,955 27,932 28,005 27,546 27,220 27,555 27,923 27,570 27,329 27,658 27,970 27,765 27,702
Employment 26,383 26,552 26,593 26,368 26,022 26,218 26,656 26,397 26,084 26,338 26,656 26,428 26,391
Unemployment 1,572 1,380 1,412 1,178 1,198 1,337 1,267 1,173 1,245 1,320 1,314 1,337 1,311
Unemployment Rate 5.6 4.9 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.7
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,468 20,456 20,473 20,103 19,882 19,591 18,392 18,512 19,057 20,333 20,358 20,263 19,824
Employment 19,754 19,788 19,835 19,546 19,332 18,956 17,835 18,009 18,524 19,804 19,779 19,702 19,239
Unemployment 714 668 638 557 550 635 557 503 533 529 579 561 585
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.0
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,273 17,267 17,281 16,970 16,783 16,536 15,526 15,627 16,087 17,164 17,183 17,106 16,734
Employment 16,680 16,709 16,749 16,506 16,325 16,007 15,061 15,207 15,642 16,724 16,701 16,637 16,246
Unemployment 593 558 532 464 458 529 465 420 445 440 482 469 488
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.9
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,287 5,216 5,219 5,233 5,281 5,541 5,401 5,471 5,298 5,311 5,282 5,205 5,312
Employment 4,953 4,921 4,926 5,010 5,069 5,295 5,179 5,250 5,074 5,090 5,048 4,953 5,064
Unemployment 334 295 293 223 212 246 222 221 224 221 234 252 248
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.7 5.6 4.3 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.8 4.7
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,940 21,912 21,833 21,829 21,642 22,026 22,060 21,964 21,617 21,883 22,099 22,216 21,918
Employment 21,083 21,130 21,087 21,209 21,017 21,330 21,442 21,368 21,021 21,283 21,464 21,581 21,251
Unemployment 857 782 746 620 625 696 618 596 596 600 635 635 667
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,783 12,766 12,721 12,717 12,608 12,831 12,851 12,797 12,594 12,749 12,873 12,943 12,770
Employment 12,281 12,308 12,284 12,354 12,243 12,424 12,489 12,447 12,244 12,398 12,502 12,572 12,379
Unemployment 502 458 437 363 365 407 362 350 350 351 371 371 391
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,399 7,358 7,398 7,575 7,667 7,911 7,781 7,767 7,761 7,677 7,549 7,405 7,604
Employment 6,923 6,947 6,982 7,257 7,353 7,574 7,492 7,494 7,479 7,385 7,251 7,100 7,270
Unemployment 476 411 416 318 314 337 289 273 282 292 298 305 334
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.6 5.6 4.2 4.1 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.4
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,522 6,470 6,501 6,506 6,537 6,685 6,500 6,495 6,419 6,584 6,617 6,618 6,538
Employment 6,193 6,163 6,215 6,268 6,308 6,426 6,262 6,263 6,191 6,350 6,360 6,345 6,279
Unemployment 329 307 286 238 229 259 238 232 228 234 257 273 259
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,005 3,001 3,022 3,108 3,198 3,382 3,443 3,470 3,259 3,247 3,220 3,179 3,211
Employment 2,840 2,850 2,878 2,992 3,084 3,257 3,338 3,373 3,152 3,132 3,104 3,055 3,088
Unemployment 165 151 144 116 114 125 105 97 107 115 116 124 123
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.0 4.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.8
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,599 17,566 17,742 17,586 17,523 17,712 17,755 17,511 17,924 17,789 18,043 17,583 17,694
Employment 16,372 16,459 16,590 16,690 16,699 16,811 16,931 16,773 17,195 17,030 17,255 16,740 16,795
Unemployment 1,227 1,107 1,152 896 824 901 824 738 729 759 788 843 899
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.3 6.5 5.1 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.1
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,644 5,766 5,758 5,844 5,837 5,889 5,775 5,613 5,741 5,870 5,943 5,814 5,791
Employment 5,326 5,466 5,467 5,605 5,614 5,639 5,538 5,401 5,511 5,645 5,701 5,569 5,540
Unemployment 318 300 291 239 223 250 237 212 230 225 242 245 251
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.3
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,338 2,317 2,338 2,335 2,387 2,438 2,421 2,395 2,327 2,320 2,343 2,312 2,356
Employment 2,208 2,204 2,225 2,248 2,301 2,345 2,338 2,322 2,251 2,244 2,262 2,225 2,264
Unemployment 130 113 113 87 86 93 83 73 76 76 81 87 92
Unemployment Rate 5.6 4.9 4.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,454 3,489 3,543 3,595 3,779 3,980 3,871 3,860 3,811 3,828 3,700 3,612 3,711
Employment 3,255 3,314 3,382 3,480 3,654 3,845 3,771 3,763 3,701 3,713 3,564 3,464 3,576
Unemployment 199 175 161 115 125 135 100 97 110 115 136 148 135
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.0 4.5 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.7 4.1 3.6
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,952 8,022 7,928 7,999 8,010 8,447 8,273 8,151 8,069 7,944 7,726 7,697 8,018
Employment 7,538 7,630 7,528 7,683 7,718 8,134 7,993 7,895 7,809 7,678 7,432 7,388 7,702
Unemployment 414 392 400 316 292 313 280 256 260 266 294 309 316
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 5.0 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.0 3.9
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,096 1,102 1,105 1,124 1,131 1,195 1,126 1,159 1,160 1,180 1,114 1,079 1,131
Employment 1,035 1,053 1,058 1,083 1,094 1,154 1,086 1,123 1,124 1,140 1,068 1,037 1,088
Unemployment 61 49 47 41 37 41 40 36 36 40 46 42 43
Unemployment Rate 5.6 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.4 4.1 3.9 3.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,370 13,455 13,614 13,618 14,475 16,170 16,271 15,996 15,123 14,535 13,927 13,672 14,519
Employment 12,567 12,744 12,894 13,064 13,927 15,588 15,754 15,513 14,625 14,026 13,333 13,084 13,927
Unemployment 803 711 720 554 548 582 517 483 498 509 594 588 592
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,983 4,000 4,055 4,041 4,350 4,253 4,066 4,073 4,167 4,141 4,080 3,993 4,100
Employment 3,713 3,743 3,823 3,853 4,164 4,048 3,871 3,901 3,992 3,964 3,874 3,772 3,893
Unemployment 270 257 232 188 186 205 195 172 175 177 206 221 207
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.4 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.3 5.0 5.5 5.0
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,812 14,883 14,953 14,928 15,003 15,360 14,968 15,082 15,160 15,108 15,164 14,979 15,034
Employment 13,998 14,161 14,232 14,394 14,490 14,797 14,483 14,612 14,669 14,595 14,599 14,379 14,451
Unemployment 814 722 721 534 513 563 485 470 491 513 565 600 583
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.9 4.8 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,190 4,220 4,224 4,173 4,345 4,747 4,835 4,821 4,689 4,613 4,552 4,484 4,492
Employment 4,057 4,101 4,098 4,066 4,238 4,631 4,738 4,725 4,591 4,523 4,451 4,384 4,384
Unemployment 133 119 126 107 107 116 97 96 98 90 101 100 108
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.4
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,015 21,030 21,172 21,114 21,154 20,796 21,252 21,358 21,378 21,613 22,064 21,910 21,321
Employment 20,112 20,236 20,386 20,463 20,501 20,065 20,605 20,769 20,751 20,966 21,405 21,217 20,623
Unemployment 903 794 786 651 653 731 647 589 627 647 659 693 698
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,941 12,818 12,699 12,628 12,763 15,148 16,135 15,886 14,651 13,316 12,422 13,099 13,709
Employment 12,485 12,423 12,264 12,032 12,317 14,726 15,801 15,578 14,315 12,893 11,857 12,712 13,284
Unemployment 456 395 435 596 446 422 334 308 336 423 565 387 425
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.1 3.4 4.7 3.5 2.8 2.1 1.9 2.3 3.2 4.5 3.0 3.1
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,724 10,637 10,661 10,716 10,558 10,382 10,627 10,685 10,589 10,695 10,795 10,609 10,639
Employment 10,200 10,171 10,182 10,309 10,182 9,969 10,258 10,344 10,225 10,339 10,412 10,222 10,234
Unemployment 524 466 479 407 376 413 369 341 364 356 383 387 405
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.5 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,199 4,096 4,182 4,148 4,176 4,286 4,285 4,229 4,204 4,277 4,291 4,260 4,220
Employment 3,992 3,899 3,966 3,978 4,015 4,114 4,136 4,082 4,055 4,122 4,134 4,103 4,050
Unemployment 207 197 216 170 161 172 149 147 149 155 157 157 170
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.8 5.2 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 4.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,156 3,131 3,120 3,112 3,148 3,154 3,092 3,088 3,174 3,149 3,177 3,152 3,137
Employment 3,005 2,982 2,980 2,993 3,025 3,024 2,985 2,989 3,064 3,028 3,050 3,023 3,012
Unemployment 151 149 140 119 123 130 107 99 110 121 127 129 125
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.8 4.5 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.