"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
Table: 2008 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 292,482 | 291,892 | 293,486 | 293,205 | 294,286 | 301,174 | 301,683 | 299,696 | 298,726 | 299,297 | 297,655 | 295,849 | 296,620 |
Employment | 282,176 | 282,444 | 284,153 | 285,034 | 286,434 | 292,433 | 293,540 | 291,824 | 291,305 | 291,311 | 288,800 | 285,451 | 287,909 |
Unemployment | 10,306 | 9,448 | 9,333 | 8,171 | 7,852 | 8,741 | 8,143 | 7,872 | 7,421 | 7,986 | 8,855 | 10,398 | 8,711 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 40,920 | 40,610 | 40,808 | 40,833 | 40,770 | 41,032 | 41,077 | 41,156 | 41,130 | 41,947 | 41,763 | 41,829 | 41,157 |
Employment | 39,598 | 39,424 | 39,657 | 39,832 | 39,726 | 39,842 | 39,997 | 40,110 | 40,168 | 40,921 | 40,697 | 40,586 | 40,047 |
Unemployment | 1,322 | 1,186 | 1,151 | 1,001 | 1,044 | 1,190 | 1,080 | 1,046 | 962 | 1,026 | 1,066 | 1,243 | 1,110 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 30,672 | 30,445 | 30,594 | 30,618 | 30,570 | 30,759 | 30,797 | 30,860 | 30,843 | 31,453 | 31,313 | 31,357 | 30,857 |
Employment | 29,729 | 29,599 | 29,772 | 29,905 | 29,825 | 29,911 | 30,027 | 30,113 | 30,157 | 30,722 | 30,553 | 30,470 | 30,065 |
Unemployment | 943 | 846 | 822 | 713 | 745 | 848 | 770 | 747 | 686 | 731 | 760 | 887 | 792 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 42,992 | 42,940 | 43,071 | 43,146 | 42,672 | 43,025 | 43,500 | 42,820 | 42,588 | 43,110 | 43,129 | 42,947 | 42,995 |
Employment | 40,999 | 41,150 | 41,341 | 41,679 | 41,251 | 41,430 | 41,965 | 41,347 | 41,143 | 41,667 | 41,566 | 41,041 | 41,382 |
Unemployment | 1,993 | 1,790 | 1,730 | 1,467 | 1,421 | 1,595 | 1,535 | 1,473 | 1,445 | 1,443 | 1,563 | 1,906 | 1,613 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 28,655 | 28,609 | 28,695 | 28,733 | 28,414 | 28,657 | 28,973 | 28,516 | 28,363 | 28,709 | 28,727 | 28,620 | 28,639 |
Employment | 27,244 | 27,344 | 27,471 | 27,696 | 27,410 | 27,530 | 27,885 | 27,475 | 27,341 | 27,689 | 27,622 | 27,271 | 27,498 |
Unemployment | 1,411 | 1,265 | 1,224 | 1,037 | 1,004 | 1,127 | 1,088 | 1,041 | 1,022 | 1,020 | 1,105 | 1,349 | 1,141 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 18,318 | 19,218 | 19,445 | 19,255 | 19,162 | 18,618 | 18,267 | 17,915 | 19,659 | 20,017 | 20,007 | 19,717 | 19,134 |
Employment | 17,764 | 18,726 | 18,987 | 18,849 | 18,716 | 18,105 | 17,821 | 17,467 | 19,251 | 19,570 | 19,564 | 19,202 | 18,669 |
Unemployment | 554 | 492 | 458 | 406 | 446 | 513 | 446 | 448 | 408 | 447 | 443 | 515 | 465 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,463 | 16,224 | 16,416 | 16,254 | 16,176 | 15,715 | 15,419 | 15,121 | 16,596 | 16,898 | 16,891 | 16,645 | 16,151 |
Employment | 15,002 | 15,814 | 16,034 | 15,916 | 15,804 | 15,288 | 15,049 | 14,748 | 16,255 | 16,526 | 16,521 | 16,216 | 15,764 |
Unemployment | 461 | 410 | 382 | 338 | 372 | 427 | 370 | 373 | 341 | 372 | 370 | 429 | 387 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,880 | 4,832 | 4,863 | 4,951 | 4,976 | 5,274 | 5,114 | 5,131 | 4,989 | 4,982 | 4,960 | 4,857 | 4,984 |
Employment | 4,633 | 4,612 | 4,645 | 4,770 | 4,800 | 5,074 | 4,923 | 4,952 | 4,834 | 4,821 | 4,784 | 4,653 | 4,792 |
Unemployment | 247 | 220 | 218 | 181 | 176 | 200 | 191 | 179 | 155 | 161 | 176 | 204 | 192 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 27,225 | 27,066 | 27,330 | 27,325 | 27,255 | 27,636 | 27,482 | 27,604 | 27,769 | 28,469 | 28,744 | 28,263 | 27,681 |
Employment | 26,620 | 26,533 | 26,773 | 26,834 | 26,750 | 27,071 | 26,983 | 27,116 | 27,322 | 27,960 | 28,256 | 27,716 | 27,161 |
Unemployment | 605 | 533 | 557 | 491 | 505 | 565 | 499 | 488 | 447 | 509 | 488 | 547 | 520 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,861 | 15,767 | 15,921 | 15,919 | 15,877 | 16,100 | 16,010 | 16,083 | 16,177 | 16,585 | 16,745 | 16,467 | 16,126 |
Employment | 15,505 | 15,456 | 15,595 | 15,630 | 15,581 | 15,769 | 15,719 | 15,796 | 15,915 | 16,287 | 16,459 | 16,145 | 15,821 |
Unemployment | 356 | 311 | 326 | 289 | 296 | 331 | 291 | 287 | 262 | 298 | 286 | 322 | 305 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,681 | 8,577 | 8,450 | 8,245 | 8,313 | 8,622 | 8,523 | 8,313 | 8,325 | 8,345 | 8,104 | 7,824 | 8,360 |
Employment | 8,387 | 8,310 | 8,188 | 8,012 | 8,085 | 8,372 | 8,285 | 8,073 | 8,095 | 8,079 | 7,832 | 7,481 | 8,100 |
Unemployment | 294 | 267 | 262 | 233 | 228 | 250 | 238 | 240 | 230 | 266 | 272 | 343 | 260 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,386 | 7,319 | 7,378 | 7,434 | 7,411 | 7,515 | 7,491 | 7,442 | 7,462 | 7,472 | 7,462 | 7,369 | 7,428 |
Employment | 7,149 | 7,098 | 7,177 | 7,262 | 7,232 | 7,322 | 7,301 | 7,259 | 7,286 | 7,284 | 7,267 | 7,149 | 7,232 |
Unemployment | 237 | 221 | 201 | 172 | 179 | 193 | 190 | 183 | 176 | 188 | 195 | 220 | 196 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,432 | 3,413 | 3,479 | 3,556 | 3,523 | 3,684 | 3,563 | 3,505 | 3,564 | 3,511 | 3,531 | 3,482 | 3,520 |
Employment | 3,298 | 3,294 | 3,363 | 3,453 | 3,431 | 3,591 | 3,475 | 3,423 | 3,485 | 3,429 | 3,443 | 3,380 | 3,422 |
Unemployment | 134 | 119 | 116 | 103 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 88 | 102 | 98 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 18,404 | 18,440 | 18,495 | 18,465 | 18,402 | 18,827 | 18,705 | 18,721 | 18,553 | 18,707 | 18,784 | 18,676 | 18,598 |
Employment | 17,463 | 17,556 | 17,687 | 17,801 | 17,797 | 18,102 | 18,021 | 18,071 | 17,959 | 18,072 | 18,041 | 17,809 | 17,865 |
Unemployment | 941 | 884 | 808 | 664 | 605 | 725 | 684 | 650 | 594 | 635 | 743 | 867 | 733 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,110 | 6,078 | 6,176 | 6,277 | 6,146 | 6,108 | 6,037 | 6,002 | 6,035 | 6,257 | 6,324 | 6,283 | 6,153 |
Employment | 5,881 | 5,831 | 5,936 | 6,071 | 5,962 | 5,881 | 5,810 | 5,794 | 5,857 | 6,079 | 6,143 | 6,079 | 5,944 |
Unemployment | 229 | 247 | 240 | 206 | 184 | 227 | 227 | 208 | 178 | 178 | 181 | 204 | 209 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,434 | 2,393 | 2,420 | 2,469 | 2,438 | 2,509 | 2,515 | 2,466 | 2,438 | 2,394 | 2,407 | 2,409 | 2,441 |
Employment | 2,347 | 2,303 | 2,328 | 2,392 | 2,367 | 2,432 | 2,446 | 2,398 | 2,376 | 2,324 | 2,333 | 2,323 | 2,364 |
Unemployment | 87 | 90 | 92 | 77 | 71 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 86 | 77 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,908 | 3,897 | 3,975 | 4,028 | 4,005 | 4,303 | 4,274 | 4,279 | 4,263 | 4,142 | 4,070 | 4,035 | 4,099 |
Employment | 3,746 | 3,749 | 3,816 | 3,908 | 3,889 | 4,173 | 4,152 | 4,160 | 4,152 | 4,030 | 3,952 | 3,897 | 3,969 |
Unemployment | 162 | 148 | 159 | 120 | 116 | 130 | 122 | 119 | 111 | 112 | 118 | 138 | 130 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 9,168 | 8,782 | 8,539 | 8,390 | 8,361 | 8,664 | 8,466 | 8,375 | 8,369 | 8,244 | 8,140 | 8,151 | 8,471 |
Employment | 8,852 | 8,468 | 8,202 | 8,103 | 8,124 | 8,397 | 8,210 | 8,131 | 8,151 | 7,994 | 7,833 | 7,745 | 8,184 |
Unemployment | 316 | 314 | 337 | 287 | 237 | 267 | 256 | 244 | 218 | 250 | 307 | 406 | 287 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,233 | 1,224 | 1,267 | 1,257 | 1,222 | 1,270 | 1,223 | 1,230 | 1,276 | 1,280 | 1,257 | 1,240 | 1,248 |
Employment | 1,174 | 1,176 | 1,218 | 1,221 | 1,188 | 1,233 | 1,190 | 1,198 | 1,240 | 1,239 | 1,220 | 1,197 | 1,208 |
Unemployment | 59 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 40 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,509 | 13,487 | 13,670 | 13,874 | 14,848 | 16,109 | 16,506 | 16,062 | 15,103 | 14,357 | 13,848 | 13,786 | 14,597 |
Employment | 12,903 | 12,918 | 13,091 | 13,388 | 14,417 | 15,654 | 16,084 | 15,654 | 14,727 | 13,922 | 13,313 | 13,159 | 14,103 |
Unemployment | 606 | 569 | 579 | 486 | 431 | 455 | 422 | 408 | 376 | 435 | 535 | 627 | 494 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,990 | 3,988 | 4,056 | 4,203 | 4,251 | 3,985 | 3,867 | 3,823 | 3,969 | 3,893 | 3,897 | 3,937 | 3,988 |
Employment | 3,789 | 3,819 | 3,886 | 4,065 | 4,126 | 3,827 | 3,702 | 3,676 | 3,837 | 3,759 | 3,748 | 3,761 | 3,833 |
Unemployment | 201 | 169 | 170 | 138 | 125 | 158 | 165 | 147 | 132 | 134 | 149 | 176 | 155 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,808 | 15,814 | 15,987 | 16,197 | 16,137 | 16,647 | 16,579 | 16,273 | 16,373 | 16,441 | 16,345 | 16,324 | 16,244 |
Employment | 15,242 | 15,292 | 15,419 | 15,736 | 15,698 | 16,146 | 16,146 | 15,861 | 15,979 | 16,014 | 15,895 | 15,726 | 15,763 |
Unemployment | 566 | 522 | 568 | 461 | 439 | 501 | 433 | 412 | 394 | 427 | 450 | 598 | 481 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,655 | 6,580 | 6,901 | 6,749 | 6,894 | 7,342 | 7,468 | 7,371 | 7,313 | 7,382 | 7,364 | 7,166 | 7,099 |
Employment | 6,527 | 6,465 | 6,795 | 6,662 | 6,797 | 7,230 | 7,359 | 7,270 | 7,207 | 7,267 | 7,250 | 7,022 | 6,988 |
Unemployment | 128 | 115 | 106 | 87 | 97 | 112 | 109 | 101 | 106 | 115 | 114 | 144 | 111 |
Unemployment Rate | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,460 | 24,382 | 24,435 | 24,184 | 24,298 | 24,236 | 24,457 | 24,841 | 24,614 | 24,955 | 25,044 | 24,775 | 24,557 |
Employment | 23,824 | 23,820 | 23,880 | 23,670 | 23,773 | 23,660 | 23,919 | 24,321 | 24,115 | 24,421 | 24,464 | 24,097 | 23,997 |
Unemployment | 636 | 562 | 555 | 514 | 525 | 576 | 538 | 520 | 499 | 534 | 580 | 678 | 560 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,091 | 14,113 | 13,951 | 13,345 | 14,104 | 16,335 | 16,986 | 16,659 | 15,345 | 13,978 | 12,995 | 13,572 | 14,623 |
Employment | 13,772 | 13,789 | 13,631 | 12,831 | 13,719 | 16,020 | 16,711 | 16,379 | 15,032 | 13,558 | 12,257 | 12,871 | 14,214 |
Unemployment | 319 | 324 | 320 | 514 | 385 | 315 | 275 | 280 | 313 | 420 | 738 | 701 | 409 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 2.8 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 11,329 | 11,304 | 11,329 | 11,437 | 11,524 | 11,693 | 11,958 | 12,143 | 11,932 | 11,783 | 11,763 | 11,536 | 11,645 |
Employment | 10,960 | 10,963 | 10,990 | 11,141 | 11,234 | 11,368 | 11,638 | 11,824 | 11,644 | 11,482 | 11,454 | 11,149 | 11,321 |
Unemployment | 369 | 341 | 339 | 296 | 290 | 325 | 320 | 319 | 288 | 301 | 309 | 387 | 324 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,286 | 4,209 | 4,192 | 4,292 | 4,306 | 4,452 | 4,418 | 4,336 | 4,389 | 4,382 | 4,399 | 4,399 | 4,338 |
Employment | 4,112 | 4,021 | 3,966 | 4,149 | 4,177 | 4,311 | 4,286 | 4,213 | 4,273 | 4,265 | 4,276 | 4,247 | 4,191 |
Unemployment | 174 | 188 | 226 | 143 | 129 | 141 | 132 | 123 | 116 | 117 | 123 | 152 | 147 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,265 | 3,223 | 3,276 | 3,292 | 3,266 | 3,287 | 3,204 | 3,225 | 3,274 | 3,245 | 3,313 | 3,273 | 3,262 |
Employment | 3,136 | 3,122 | 3,176 | 3,206 | 3,176 | 3,192 | 3,111 | 3,127 | 3,174 | 3,151 | 3,208 | 3,162 | 3,162 |
Unemployment | 129 | 101 | 100 | 86 | 90 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 100 | 94 | 105 | 111 | 100 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24. |
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