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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2010-2019 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates – Annual Averages
Wyoming
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 301,893 302,932 303,748 302,201 302,865 301,608 300,546 293,802 292,629 293,997
Employment 280,953 284,273 287,110 287,792 289,694 288,894 284,439 281,164 280,754 283,071
Unemployment 20,940 18,659 16,638 14,409 13,171 12,714 16,107 12,638 11,875 10,926
Unemployment Rate 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.8 4.3 4.2 5.4 4.3 4.1 3.7
Natrona County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 39,724 40,613 41,901 42,485 42,863 42,482 41,016 39,647 39,431 40,067
Employment 36,745 37,995 39,714 40,539 41,051 40,431 38,073 37,509 37,601 38,459
Unemployment 2,979 2,618 2,187 1,946 1,812 2,051 2,943 2,138 1,830 1,608
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.4 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.8 7.2 5.4 4.6 4.0
Casper City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 29,157 29,927 30,993 31,445 31,733 31,439 30,272 29,098 28,902 29,366
Employment 27,201 28,240 29,556 30,168 30,538 29,972 28,165 27,549 27,598 28,193
Unemployment 1,956 1,687 1,437 1,277 1,195 1,467 2,107 1,549 1,304 1,173
Unemployment Rate 6.7 5.6 4.6 4.1 3.8 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.5 4.0
Laramie County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 45,971 46,585 47,168 47,889 48,216 48,225 48,803 48,342 48,384 49,387
Employment 42,668 43,522 44,376 45,571 46,027 46,341 46,765 46,519 46,509 47,643
Unemployment 3,303 3,063 2,792 2,318 2,189 1,884 2,038 1,823 1,875 1,744
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.5
Cheyenne City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 29,712 30,242 30,652 31,171 31,405 31,525 31,902 31,371 31,352 31,928
Employment 27,705 28,380 28,918 29,734 30,040 30,252 30,539 30,132 30,085 30,790
Unemployment 2,007 1,862 1,734 1,437 1,365 1,273 1,363 1,239 1,267 1,138
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.6
Albany County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 21,248 21,536 20,493 20,392 20,251 20,471 20,975 20,520 20,439 20,485
Employment 20,224 20,574 19,586 19,620 19,516 19,836 20,299 19,914 19,762 19,841
Unemployment 1,024 962 907 772 735 635 676 606 677 644
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.1
Laramie City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 17,791 18,027 17,198 17,145 17,000 17,164 17,576 17,129 17,022 17,075
Employment 17,025 17,318 16,509 16,541 16,420 16,665 17,039 16,644 16,486 16,554
Unemployment 766 709 689 604 580 499 537 485 536 521
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.1
Big Horn County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 5,606 5,669 5,573 5,502 5,517 5,513 5,540 5,375 5,287 5,218
Employment 5,203 5,303 5,250 5,214 5,257 5,272 5,263 5,140 5,037 4,987
Unemployment 403 366 323 288 260 241 277 235 250 231
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.4
Campbell County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 26,165 25,536 25,814 25,328 25,946 25,599 24,415 23,092 23,090 23,280
Employment 24,466 24,202 24,580 24,242 25,033 24,606 22,648 21,934 22,143 22,400
Unemployment 1,699 1,334 1,234 1,086 913 993 1,767 1,158 947 880
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.9 7.2 5.0 4.1 3.8
Gillette City
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 16,325 16,133 16,438 16,228 16,714 16,636 15,920 15,002 15,640 15,755
Employment 15,479 15,443 15,766 15,628 16,179 15,943 14,685 14,159 14,956 15,123
Unemployment 846 690 672 600 535 693 1,235 843 684 632
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.2 4.2 7.8 5.6 4.4 4.0
Carbon County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 8,218 8,054 8,120 8,257 8,342 8,368 8,363 7,924 7,883 7,789
Employment 7,623 7,544 7,687 7,897 7,993 8,061 7,969 7,597 7,588 7,518
Unemployment 595 510 433 360 349 307 394 327 295 271
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.3 5.3 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.5
Converse County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 7,528 7,558 7,883 7,991 8,241 8,247 7,879 7,503 7,669 8,647
Employment 7,085 7,170 7,534 7,695 7,980 7,949 7,385 7,159 7,386 8,397
Unemployment 443 388 349 296 261 298 494 344 283 250
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.2 3.6 6.3 4.6 3.7 2.9
Crook County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 3,887 3,834 3,769 3,638 3,668 3,679 3,740 3,694 3,739 3,740
Employment 3,678 3,636 3,580 3,475 3,519 3,552 3,567 3,560 3,618 3,618
Unemployment 209 198 189 163 149 127 173 134 121 122
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 3.3
Fremont County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 20,890 20,955 21,034 20,746 20,333 20,074 20,040 19,414 18,976 18,774
Employment 19,321 19,519 19,726 19,553 19,273 18,977 18,591 18,306 17,983 17,922
Unemployment 1,569 1,436 1,308 1,193 1,060 1,097 1,449 1,108 993 852
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.5 7.2 5.7 5.2 4.5
Goshen County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 7,456 7,540 7,424 7,227 7,057 7,023 7,029 6,940 6,857 6,470
Employment 7,062 7,156 7,066 6,921 6,791 6,795 6,784 6,734 6,629 6,225
Unemployment 394 384 358 306 266 228 245 206 228 245
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.8
Hot Springs County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 2,555 2,565 2,548 2,520 2,459 2,380 2,425 2,339 2,238 2,192
Employment 2,411 2,427 2,424 2,400 2,352 2,282 2,308 2,245 2,156 2,114
Unemployment 144 138 124 120 107 98 117 94 82 78
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.8 4.0 3.7 3.6
Johnson County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 4,516 4,458 4,420 4,413 4,430 4,167 4,207 4,208 4,253 4,164
Employment 4,184 4,163 4,178 4,187 4,221 3,966 3,981 4,027 4,083 4,007
Unemployment 332 295 242 226 209 201 226 181 170 157
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.6 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.8
Lincloln County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 8,652 8,641 8,186 8,050 8,145 8,343 8,725 8,771 8,820 9,029
Employment 7,869 7,921 7,583 7,583 7,706 7,955 8,313 8,440 8,483 8,718
Unemployment 783 720 603 467 439 388 412 331 337 311
Unemployment Rate 9.0 8.3 7.4 5.8 5.4 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.4
Niobrara County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 1,379 1,375 1,365 1,360 1,335 1,317 1,338 1,304 1,286 1,226
Employment 1,311 1,315 1,311 1,312 1,288 1,278 1,294 1,267 1,251 1,191
Unemployment 68 60 54 48 47 39 44 37 35 35
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.9
Park County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 15,772 15,888 16,075 15,636 15,569 15,637 15,931 15,735 15,655 15,347
Employment 14,730 14,913 15,157 14,832 14,842 14,974 15,174 15,045 14,970 14,703
Unemployment 1,042 975 918 804 727 663 757 690 685 644
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2
Platte County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 4,938 4,898 4,732 4,735 4,725 4,871 4,775 4,787 4,803 4,561
Employment 4,644 4,637 4,493 4,525 4,534 4,683 4,544 4,605 4,623 4,398
Unemployment 294 261 239 210 191 188 231 182 180 163
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.6
Sheridan County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 16,066 15,869 15,726 15,565 15,726 15,799 16,127 15,843 15,799 15,574
Employment 14,804 14,706 14,720 14,701 14,963 15,139 15,363 15,205 15,157 15,004
Unemployment 1,262 1,163 1,006 864 763 660 764 638 642 570
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.3 6.4 5.6 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.1 3.7
Sublette County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 5,662 5,823 5,507 5,008 4,817 4,531 4,232 4,268 4,267 4,078
Employment 5,305 5,540 5,230 4,770 4,601 4,298 3,958 4,071 4,084 3,887
Unemployment 357 283 277 238 216 233 274 197 183 191
Unemployment Rate 6.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.5 5.1 6.5 4.6 4.3 4.7
Sweetwater County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 23,023 23,578 23,856 23,539 23,026 22,556 22,140 21,620 21,373 21,258
Employment 21,395 22,261 22,684 22,499 22,061 21,509 20,794 20,612 20,475 20,408
Unemployment 1,628 1,317 1,172 1,040 965 1,047 1,346 1,008 898 850
Unemployment Rate 7.1 5.6 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.1 4.7 4.2 4.0
Teton County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 13,568 13,476 13,650 13,906 14,272 14,574 15,247 15,457 15,458 15,846
Employment 12,446 12,404 12,710 13,120 13,579 14,016 14,715 15,007 14,993 15,399
Unemployment 1,122 1,072 940 786 693 558 532 450 465 447
Unemployment Rate 8.3 8.0 6.9 5.7 4.9 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.0 2.8
Uinta County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 10,512 10,041 10,146 9,817 9,774 9,593 9,426 9,132 9,066 9,207
Employment 9,718 9,380 9,562 9,295 9,281 9,120 8,876 8,703 8,671 8,842
Unemployment 794 661 584 522 493 473 550 429 395 365
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.6 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.8 4.7 4.4 4.0
Washakie County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 4,566 4,530 4,435 4,300 4,228 4,233 4,214 4,125 4,075 3,873
Employment 4,276 4,263 4,198 4,085 4,036 4,058 4,013 3,954 3,902 3,713
Unemployment 290 267 237 215 192 175 201 171 173 160
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.8 4.1 4.2 4.1
Weston County
  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Labor Force 3,992 3,911 3,925 3,899 3,925 3,930 3,960 3,765 3,784 3,789
Employment 3,784 3,723 3,761 3,758 3,789 3,798 3,761 3,611 3,650 3,675
Unemployment 208 188 164 141 136 132 199 154 134 114
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 5.0 4.1 3.5 3.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.