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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2006 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 277,802 278,847 280,516 280,143 281,858 289,475 289,272 288,650 287,237 288,344 288,423 287,343 284,826
Employment 267,317 268,991 270,843 271,693 273,634 280,691 281,164 281,108 279,714 280,738 280,234 279,593 276,310
Unemployment 10,485 9,856 9,673 8,450 8,224 8,784 8,108 7,542 7,523 7,606 8,189 7,750 8,516
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.0
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,895 39,936 40,248 40,342 39,994 40,136 40,406 40,218 39,752 40,660 40,929 40,850 40,280
Employment 38,509 38,645 39,005 39,267 38,913 38,973 39,303 39,174 38,708 39,637 39,820 39,815 39,147
Unemployment 1,386 1,291 1,243 1,075 1,081 1,163 1,103 1,044 1,044 1,023 1,109 1,035 1,133
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.8
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,899 29,935 30,172 30,245 29,986 30,088 30,294 30,156 29,805 30,488 30,686 30,630 30,198
Employment 28,911 29,014 29,284 29,478 29,215 29,259 29,507 29,411 29,060 29,758 29,895 29,892 29,390
Unemployment 988 921 888 767 771 829 787 745 745 730 791 738 808
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.7
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 41,699 42,061 42,168 41,942 41,351 41,570 41,832 41,793 41,638 42,232 42,650 42,354 41,941
Employment 39,891 40,347 40,473 40,493 39,894 39,975 40,337 40,373 40,275 40,803 41,188 40,875 40,410
Unemployment 1,808 1,714 1,695 1,449 1,457 1,595 1,495 1,420 1,363 1,429 1,462 1,479 1,531
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,786 28,024 28,092 27,931 27,539 27,693 27,860 27,831 27,727 28,127 28,404 28,208 27,936
Employment 26,507 26,811 26,894 26,906 26,509 26,565 26,803 26,828 26,763 27,114 27,370 27,161 26,853
Unemployment 1,279 1,213 1,198 1,025 1,030 1,128 1,057 1,003 964 1,013 1,034 1,047 1,083
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,175 19,320 19,428 19,443 19,061 18,405 17,623 17,334 18,507 19,246 19,452 19,257 18,854
Employment 18,611 18,801 18,877 18,971 18,603 17,899 17,167 16,913 18,090 18,845 19,019 18,875 18,389
Unemployment 564 519 551 472 458 506 456 421 417 401 433 382 465
Unemployment Rate 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,184 16,309 16,399 16,412 16,092 15,537 14,875 14,634 15,625 16,246 16,420 16,256 15,916
Employment 15,714 15,876 15,940 16,019 15,710 15,116 14,496 14,282 15,276 15,912 16,059 15,938 15,528
Unemployment 470 433 459 393 382 421 379 352 349 334 361 318 388
Unemployment Rate 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,186 5,182 5,201 5,201 5,336 5,626 5,595 5,527 5,501 5,375 5,311 5,219 5,355
Employment 4,918 4,926 4,946 5,001 5,138 5,418 5,396 5,346 5,324 5,193 5,112 5,023 5,145
Unemployment 268 256 255 200 198 208 199 181 177 182 199 196 210
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.9
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,570 24,601 24,673 24,914 24,800 25,305 24,996 25,253 25,313 25,664 26,066 26,202 25,196
Employment 23,938 24,013 24,139 24,418 24,284 24,783 24,537 24,803 24,831 25,193 25,565 25,754 24,688
Unemployment 632 588 534 496 516 522 459 450 482 471 501 448 508
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 2.0
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,313 14,331 14,373 14,514 14,448 14,741 14,561 14,711 14,747 14,951 15,184 15,265 14,678
Employment 13,943 13,988 14,061 14,223 14,146 14,435 14,292 14,448 14,464 14,675 14,892 15,003 14,381
Unemployment 370 343 312 291 302 306 269 263 283 276 292 262 297
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 2.0
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,341 7,407 7,411 7,468 7,609 7,974 8,004 8,400 8,519 8,554 8,223 8,046 7,913
Employment 7,026 7,108 7,122 7,217 7,362 7,717 7,783 8,179 8,299 8,334 7,995 7,817 7,663
Unemployment 315 299 289 251 247 257 221 221 220 220 228 229 250
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 3.2
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,893 6,938 6,965 6,871 6,807 7,018 6,898 6,852 6,928 6,854 6,843 6,843 6,893
Employment 6,625 6,677 6,710 6,651 6,602 6,773 6,674 6,652 6,729 6,653 6,641 6,651 6,670
Unemployment 268 261 255 220 205 245 224 200 199 201 202 192 223
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.2
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,264 3,281 3,339 3,334 3,368 3,617 3,503 3,401 3,424 3,468 3,411 3,363 3,398
Employment 3,151 3,179 3,242 3,240 3,275 3,528 3,417 3,325 3,347 3,387 3,324 3,278 3,308
Unemployment 113 102 97 94 93 89 86 76 77 81 87 85 90
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,522 17,581 17,811 17,590 17,694 18,207 17,723 17,787 17,710 17,879 18,147 17,915 17,798
Employment 16,630 16,737 16,925 16,888 17,035 17,459 16,990 17,123 17,092 17,248 17,497 17,235 17,072
Unemployment 892 844 886 702 659 748 733 664 618 631 650 680 726
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.1
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,796 5,868 5,923 5,859 5,917 5,996 6,019 5,839 5,859 5,971 6,054 6,041 5,928
Employment 5,552 5,605 5,650 5,625 5,695 5,749 5,798 5,647 5,679 5,798 5,874 5,876 5,712
Unemployment 244 263 273 234 222 247 221 192 180 173 180 165 216
Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.6
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,288 2,286 2,371 2,367 2,356 2,403 2,390 2,341 2,304 2,302 2,335 2,313 2,338
Employment 2,185 2,185 2,268 2,280 2,276 2,326 2,323 2,277 2,236 2,235 2,261 2,241 2,258
Unemployment 103 101 103 87 80 77 67 64 68 67 74 72 80
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.4
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,632 3,694 3,751 3,717 3,881 4,114 4,071 3,944 3,942 3,924 3,880 3,798 3,862
Employment 3,490 3,562 3,635 3,607 3,770 3,997 3,963 3,842 3,842 3,821 3,768 3,693 3,749
Unemployment 142 132 116 110 111 117 108 102 100 103 112 105 113
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,791 7,696 7,761 7,736 8,068 8,593 8,500 8,363 8,669 8,673 8,596 8,501 8,246
Employment 7,427 7,354 7,425 7,469 7,808 8,336 8,262 8,141 8,440 8,437 8,345 8,254 7,975
Unemployment 364 342 336 267 260 257 238 222 229 236 251 247 271
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.3
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,096 1,093 1,092 1,074 1,112 1,206 1,178 1,181 1,174 1,179 1,167 1,167 1,143
Employment 1,050 1,052 1,056 1,041 1,081 1,170 1,145 1,151 1,144 1,145 1,129 1,135 1,108
Unemployment 46 41 36 33 31 36 33 30 30 34 38 32 35
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.1
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,296 13,263 13,465 13,461 14,226 15,782 16,161 15,803 14,953 14,145 13,655 13,365 14,298
Employment 12,650 12,655 12,869 12,981 13,781 15,329 15,751 15,405 14,554 13,740 13,176 12,896 13,816
Unemployment 646 608 596 480 445 453 410 398 399 405 479 469 482
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.5 3.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,953 3,992 4,011 4,030 4,323 4,057 3,949 3,887 3,982 4,013 3,994 3,932 4,011
Employment 3,736 3,796 3,834 3,879 4,173 3,882 3,779 3,742 3,840 3,865 3,826 3,760 3,843
Unemployment 217 196 177 151 150 175 170 145 142 148 168 172 168
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.9 4.4 3.7 3.5 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.2
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,075 15,179 15,266 15,231 15,520 15,904 15,680 15,572 15,607 15,862 15,916 15,764 15,548
Employment 14,464 14,613 14,722 14,782 15,065 15,441 15,259 15,184 15,208 15,450 15,481 15,347 15,085
Unemployment 611 566 544 449 455 463 421 388 399 412 435 417 463
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6 3.0
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,249 5,335 5,313 5,324 5,568 5,956 6,191 6,084 6,019 5,864 5,865 5,838 5,717
Employment 5,137 5,224 5,213 5,232 5,469 5,847 6,097 5,998 5,927 5,766 5,766 5,755 5,619
Unemployment 112 111 100 92 99 109 94 86 92 98 99 83 98
Unemployment Rate 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.7
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,412 22,839 23,098 23,526 23,615 23,522 23,320 24,216 24,017 24,227 24,317 24,160 23,606
Employment 21,713 22,200 22,500 22,989 23,063 22,927 22,784 23,724 23,501 23,734 23,793 23,686 23,051
Unemployment 699 639 598 537 552 595 536 492 516 493 524 474 555
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.4
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,250 13,239 13,239 12,672 13,152 15,629 16,737 16,428 15,041 13,666 12,767 13,530 14,113
Employment 12,903 12,906 12,908 12,181 12,781 15,274 16,441 16,174 14,772 13,361 12,332 13,252 13,774
Unemployment 347 333 331 491 371 355 296 254 269 305 435 278 339
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.9 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.8 2.2 3.4 2.1 2.4
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,097 10,808 10,712 10,793 10,841 11,002 11,128 11,198 11,109 11,383 11,517 11,508 11,092
Employment 10,704 10,445 10,357 10,486 10,545 10,688 10,826 10,920 10,813 11,092 11,214 11,216 10,776
Unemployment 393 363 355 307 296 314 302 278 296 291 303 292 316
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,189 4,114 4,124 4,149 4,202 4,356 4,347 4,229 4,184 4,147 4,219 4,236 4,208
Employment 4,014 3,955 3,925 3,995 4,067 4,206 4,200 4,102 4,067 4,032 4,093 4,109 4,064
Unemployment 175 159 199 154 135 150 147 127 117 115 126 127 144
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.9 4.8 3.7 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.4
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,137 3,135 3,152 3,097 3,062 3,089 3,029 3,003 3,086 3,057 3,110 3,141 3,092
Employment 2,998 3,010 3,041 2,998 2,957 2,988 2,937 2,914 2,997 2,968 3,018 3,048 2,990
Unemployment 139 125 111 99 105 101 92 89 89 89 92 93 102
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.