"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: 2009 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 295,414 | 295,325 | 297,647 | 300,629 | 300,247 | 305,424 | 304,300 | 301,994 | 299,400 | 299,318 | 299,666 | 299,354 | 299,893 |
Employment | 280,556 | 280,093 | 279,742 | 280,618 | 281,405 | 285,364 | 285,511 | 283,943 | 281,900 | 279,816 | 279,230 | 275,303 | 281,123 |
Unemployment | 14,858 | 15,232 | 17,905 | 20,011 | 18,842 | 20,060 | 18,789 | 18,051 | 17,500 | 19,502 | 20,436 | 24,051 | 18,770 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 41,291 | 41,134 | 41,339 | 41,741 | 41,135 | 41,509 | 41,540 | 40,952 | 40,569 | 41,023 | 41,158 | 41,360 | 41,229 |
Employment | 39,466 | 39,196 | 38,979 | 39,054 | 38,490 | 38,613 | 38,708 | 38,130 | 37,800 | 38,084 | 38,174 | 37,849 | 38,545 |
Unemployment | 1,825 | 1,938 | 2,360 | 2,687 | 2,645 | 2,896 | 2,832 | 2,822 | 2,769 | 2,939 | 2,984 | 3,511 | 2,684 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 30,543 | 30,391 | 30,487 | 30,724 | 30,346 | 30,622 | 30,576 | 30,094 | 29,824 | 30,141 | 30,229 | 30,325 | 30,359 |
Employment | 29,336 | 29,134 | 28,975 | 29,030 | 28,610 | 28,702 | 28,772 | 28,343 | 28,097 | 28,307 | 28,374 | 28,132 | 28,651 |
Unemployment | 1,207 | 1,257 | 1,512 | 1,694 | 1,736 | 1,920 | 1,804 | 1,751 | 1,727 | 1,834 | 1,855 | 2,193 | 1,708 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 43,031 | 43,185 | 43,478 | 43,503 | 43,397 | 43,803 | 44,555 | 44,048 | 43,426 | 44,143 | 44,550 | 44,549 | 43,806 |
Employment | 40,368 | 40,672 | 40,775 | 40,810 | 40,738 | 40,878 | 41,802 | 41,436 | 40,893 | 41,169 | 41,575 | 40,855 | 40,998 |
Unemployment | 2,663 | 2,513 | 2,703 | 2,693 | 2,659 | 2,925 | 2,753 | 2,612 | 2,533 | 2,974 | 2,975 | 3,694 | 2,808 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 6.4 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 28,300 | 28,431 | 28,586 | 28,602 | 28,569 | 28,849 | 29,320 | 28,969 | 28,603 | 29,062 | 29,314 | 29,258 | 28,822 |
Employment | 26,706 | 26,906 | 26,974 | 26,998 | 26,950 | 27,043 | 27,653 | 27,412 | 27,054 | 27,235 | 27,505 | 27,026 | 27,122 |
Unemployment | 1,594 | 1,525 | 1,612 | 1,604 | 1,619 | 1,806 | 1,667 | 1,557 | 1,549 | 1,827 | 1,809 | 2,232 | 1,700 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,269 | 19,886 | 20,088 | 20,104 | 19,951 | 19,101 | 18,734 | 18,241 | 20,059 | 20,359 | 20,486 | 20,048 | 19,694 |
Employment | 18,589 | 19,240 | 19,299 | 19,342 | 19,149 | 18,154 | 17,883 | 17,463 | 19,347 | 19,468 | 19,599 | 19,022 | 18,880 |
Unemployment | 680 | 646 | 789 | 762 | 802 | 947 | 851 | 778 | 712 | 891 | 887 | 1,026 | 814 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,328 | 16,833 | 17,000 | 16,999 | 16,895 | 16,178 | 15,858 | 15,451 | 16,975 | 17,242 | 17,329 | 16,921 | 16,668 |
Employment | 15,814 | 16,367 | 16,419 | 16,454 | 16,288 | 15,444 | 15,212 | 14,855 | 16,457 | 16,562 | 16,672 | 16,182 | 16,061 |
Unemployment | 514 | 466 | 581 | 545 | 607 | 734 | 646 | 596 | 518 | 680 | 657 | 739 | 607 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,850 | 4,824 | 5,000 | 5,111 | 5,038 | 5,166 | 5,088 | 5,211 | 5,195 | 5,102 | 5,135 | 4,986 | 5,059 |
Employment | 4,525 | 4,429 | 4,488 | 4,547 | 4,561 | 4,702 | 4,668 | 4,819 | 4,811 | 4,714 | 4,727 | 4,496 | 4,624 |
Unemployment | 325 | 395 | 512 | 564 | 477 | 464 | 420 | 392 | 384 | 388 | 408 | 490 | 435 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 8.6 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 28,526 | 28,384 | 28,483 | 28,838 | 29,014 | 29,434 | 28,702 | 28,618 | 28,509 | 28,958 | 29,108 | 28,898 | 28,789 |
Employment | 27,586 | 27,343 | 27,165 | 27,269 | 27,532 | 27,790 | 27,126 | 27,068 | 26,979 | 27,228 | 27,329 | 26,730 | 27,262 |
Unemployment | 940 | 1,041 | 1,318 | 1,569 | 1,482 | 1,644 | 1,576 | 1,550 | 1,530 | 1,730 | 1,779 | 2,168 | 1,527 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 5.3 |
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 18,540 | 18,411 | 18,422 | 18,562 | 18,738 | 19,008 | 18,520 | 18,468 | 18,385 | 18,647 | 18,722 | 18,479 | 18,576 |
Employment | 18,044 | 17,885 | 17,769 | 17,836 | 18,010 | 18,178 | 17,743 | 17,707 | 17,646 | 17,810 | 17,877 | 17,485 | 17,833 |
Unemployment | 496 | 526 | 653 | 726 | 728 | 830 | 777 | 761 | 739 | 837 | 845 | 994 | 743 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,806 | 7,742 | 7,787 | 7,916 | 7,954 | 8,256 | 8,221 | 8,177 | 7,951 | 7,822 | 7,862 | 7,815 | 7,943 |
Employment | 7,340 | 7,236 | 7,193 | 7,320 | 7,350 | 7,640 | 7,655 | 7,631 | 7,436 | 7,284 | 7,290 | 7,124 | 7,375 |
Unemployment | 466 | 506 | 594 | 596 | 604 | 616 | 566 | 546 | 515 | 538 | 572 | 691 | 568 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,435 | 7,386 | 7,532 | 7,702 | 7,700 | 7,781 | 7,575 | 7,546 | 7,584 | 7,711 | 7,797 | 7,791 | 7,629 |
Employment | 7,112 | 7,036 | 7,106 | 7,234 | 7,257 | 7,326 | 7,150 | 7,118 | 7,173 | 7,266 | 7,334 | 7,237 | 7,196 |
Unemployment | 323 | 350 | 426 | 468 | 443 | 455 | 425 | 428 | 411 | 445 | 463 | 554 | 433 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,529 | 3,508 | 3,528 | 3,592 | 3,633 | 3,809 | 3,676 | 3,630 | 3,586 | 3,529 | 3,585 | 3,521 | 3,594 |
Employment | 3,361 | 3,341 | 3,319 | 3,355 | 3,403 | 3,593 | 3,481 | 3,441 | 3,419 | 3,329 | 3,378 | 3,271 | 3,391 |
Unemployment | 168 | 167 | 209 | 237 | 230 | 216 | 195 | 189 | 167 | 200 | 207 | 250 | 203 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 5.6 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 18,807 | 18,990 | 19,131 | 19,379 | 19,151 | 19,422 | 19,333 | 19,549 | 19,224 | 19,125 | 19,479 | 19,232 | 19,235 |
Employment | 17,542 | 17,699 | 17,647 | 17,772 | 17,645 | 17,809 | 17,828 | 18,097 | 17,913 | 17,716 | 18,031 | 17,495 | 17,766 |
Unemployment | 1,265 | 1,291 | 1,484 | 1,607 | 1,506 | 1,613 | 1,505 | 1,452 | 1,311 | 1,409 | 1,448 | 1,737 | 1,469 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 7.6 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,126 | 6,179 | 6,275 | 6,393 | 6,360 | 6,447 | 6,122 | 6,113 | 6,216 | 6,419 | 6,512 | 6,555 | 6,309 |
Employment | 5,840 | 5,861 | 5,927 | 6,049 | 6,027 | 6,073 | 5,780 | 5,801 | 5,915 | 6,083 | 6,178 | 6,158 | 5,974 |
Unemployment | 286 | 318 | 348 | 344 | 333 | 374 | 342 | 312 | 301 | 336 | 334 | 397 | 335 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,475 | 2,475 | 2,492 | 2,524 | 2,530 | 2,608 | 2,603 | 2,567 | 2,532 | 2,525 | 2,549 | 2,545 | 2,535 |
Employment | 2,344 | 2,353 | 2,348 | 2,364 | 2,376 | 2,436 | 2,454 | 2,431 | 2,394 | 2,371 | 2,398 | 2,377 | 2,387 |
Unemployment | 131 | 122 | 144 | 160 | 154 | 172 | 149 | 136 | 138 | 154 | 151 | 168 | 148 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,011 | 4,022 | 4,069 | 4,078 | 4,095 | 4,281 | 4,320 | 4,218 | 4,117 | 4,012 | 3,975 | 3,949 | 4,095 |
Employment | 3,785 | 3,770 | 3,778 | 3,699 | 3,762 | 3,941 | 4,021 | 3,927 | 3,861 | 3,731 | 3,676 | 3,545 | 3,791 |
Unemployment | 226 | 252 | 291 | 379 | 333 | 340 | 299 | 291 | 256 | 281 | 299 | 404 | 304 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 7.4 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,241 | 8,227 | 8,395 | 8,659 | 8,661 | 8,786 | 8,388 | 8,273 | 8,432 | 8,387 | 8,252 | 8,184 | 8,407 |
Employment | 7,662 | 7,607 | 7,672 | 7,899 | 7,976 | 8,110 | 7,763 | 7,707 | 7,889 | 7,782 | 7,605 | 7,400 | 7,756 |
Unemployment | 579 | 620 | 723 | 760 | 685 | 676 | 625 | 566 | 543 | 605 | 647 | 784 | 651 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 7.7 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,263 | 1,280 | 1,298 | 1,306 | 1,274 | 1,336 | 1,295 | 1,284 | 1,309 | 1,273 | 1,336 | 1,317 | 1,298 |
Employment | 1,200 | 1,221 | 1,230 | 1,241 | 1,209 | 1,265 | 1,231 | 1,229 | 1,256 | 1,211 | 1,271 | 1,240 | 1,234 |
Unemployment | 63 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 64 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 77 | 64 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,666 | 13,686 | 13,928 | 14,244 | 14,982 | 16,264 | 16,764 | 16,419 | 15,524 | 14,687 | 14,312 | 14,316 | 14,899 |
Employment | 12,800 | 12,874 | 12,985 | 13,270 | 14,106 | 15,334 | 15,950 | 15,652 | 14,784 | 13,792 | 13,254 | 13,046 | 13,987 |
Unemployment | 866 | 812 | 943 | 974 | 876 | 930 | 814 | 767 | 740 | 895 | 1,058 | 1,270 | 912 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 6.1 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,011 | 4,026 | 4,164 | 4,360 | 4,526 | 4,144 | 4,032 | 3,995 | 4,112 | 4,049 | 4,124 | 4,083 | 4,136 |
Employment | 3,762 | 3,799 | 3,912 | 4,146 | 4,312 | 3,894 | 3,801 | 3,779 | 3,877 | 3,801 | 3,839 | 3,731 | 3,888 |
Unemployment | 249 | 227 | 252 | 214 | 214 | 250 | 231 | 216 | 235 | 248 | 285 | 352 | 248 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 6.0 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,310 | 16,242 | 16,390 | 16,698 | 16,557 | 16,972 | 16,642 | 16,477 | 16,357 | 16,381 | 16,407 | 16,494 | 16,494 |
Employment | 15,361 | 15,268 | 15,268 | 15,447 | 15,497 | 15,838 | 15,616 | 15,449 | 15,339 | 15,229 | 15,277 | 15,043 | 15,386 |
Unemployment | 949 | 974 | 1,122 | 1,251 | 1,060 | 1,134 | 1,026 | 1,028 | 1,018 | 1,152 | 1,130 | 1,451 | 1,108 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 6.7 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,635 | 7,335 | 7,279 | 7,226 | 7,168 | 7,479 | 7,316 | 7,342 | 7,202 | 7,143 | 7,212 | 7,149 | 7,291 |
Employment | 7,433 | 7,112 | 6,995 | 6,892 | 6,826 | 7,104 | 6,943 | 7,002 | 6,881 | 6,827 | 6,868 | 6,775 | 6,972 |
Unemployment | 202 | 223 | 284 | 334 | 342 | 375 | 373 | 340 | 321 | 316 | 344 | 374 | 319 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,632 | 24,612 | 24,794 | 24,924 | 24,480 | 24,356 | 23,991 | 24,248 | 23,770 | 23,955 | 23,995 | 23,923 | 24,307 |
Employment | 23,662 | 23,557 | 23,461 | 23,334 | 22,910 | 22,593 | 22,302 | 22,633 | 22,129 | 22,278 | 22,303 | 22,008 | 22,764 |
Unemployment | 970 | 1,055 | 1,333 | 1,590 | 1,570 | 1,763 | 1,689 | 1,615 | 1,641 | 1,677 | 1,692 | 1,915 | 1,543 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.3 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,370 | 13,213 | 13,077 | 12,949 | 13,294 | 15,111 | 15,836 | 15,626 | 14,551 | 13,483 | 12,536 | 13,432 | 13,874 |
Employment | 12,650 | 12,486 | 12,269 | 11,480 | 12,195 | 14,266 | 15,095 | 14,935 | 13,824 | 12,471 | 11,119 | 12,210 | 12,917 |
Unemployment | 720 | 727 | 808 | 1,469 | 1,099 | 845 | 741 | 691 | 727 | 1,012 | 1,417 | 1,222 | 957 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 6.9 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 11,532 | 11,418 | 11,460 | 11,647 | 11,621 | 11,457 | 11,747 | 11,779 | 11,559 | 11,558 | 11,546 | 11,400 | 11,561 |
Employment | 10,994 | 10,834 | 10,742 | 10,852 | 10,830 | 10,623 | 10,907 | 10,968 | 10,779 | 10,761 | 10,713 | 10,450 | 10,788 |
Unemployment | 538 | 584 | 718 | 795 | 791 | 834 | 840 | 811 | 780 | 797 | 833 | 950 | 773 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,275 | 4,294 | 4,333 | 4,391 | 4,394 | 4,556 | 4,481 | 4,427 | 4,365 | 4,410 | 4,430 | 4,437 | 4,400 |
Employment | 4,033 | 4,055 | 4,056 | 4,112 | 4,134 | 4,267 | 4,214 | 4,162 | 4,126 | 4,162 | 4,172 | 4,138 | 4,136 |
Unemployment | 242 | 239 | 277 | 279 | 260 | 289 | 267 | 265 | 239 | 248 | 258 | 299 | 264 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,320 | 3,275 | 3,318 | 3,345 | 3,326 | 3,345 | 3,340 | 3,251 | 3,252 | 3,268 | 3,321 | 3,370 | 3,311 |
Employment | 3,142 | 3,102 | 3,120 | 3,129 | 3,118 | 3,116 | 3,132 | 3,063 | 3,072 | 3,065 | 3,118 | 3,106 | 3,107 |
Unemployment | 178 | 173 | 198 | 216 | 208 | 229 | 208 | 188 | 180 | 203 | 203 | 264 | 204 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
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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