"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: 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 | 292,781 | 294,380 |
Employment | 280,953 | 284,273 | 287,110 | 287,792 | 289,694 | 288,894 | 284,439 | 281,164 | 280,909 | 283,377 |
Unemployment | 20,940 | 18,659 | 16,638 | 14,409 | 13,171 | 12,714 | 16,107 | 12,638 | 11,872 | 11,003 |
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 | 39,451 | 40,119 |
Employment | 36,745 | 37,995 | 39,714 | 40,539 | 41,051 | 40,431 | 38,073 | 37,509 | 37,622 | 38,500 |
Unemployment | 2,979 | 2,618 | 2,187 | 1,946 | 1,812 | 2,051 | 2,943 | 2,138 | 1,829 | 1,619 |
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 | 28,916 | 29,404 |
Employment | 27,201 | 28,240 | 29,556 | 30,168 | 30,538 | 29,972 | 28,165 | 27,549 | 27,613 | 28,223 |
Unemployment | 1,956 | 1,687 | 1,437 | 1,277 | 1,195 | 1,467 | 2,107 | 1,549 | 1,303 | 1,181 |
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 | 48,410 | 49,452 |
Employment | 42,668 | 43,522 | 44,376 | 45,571 | 46,027 | 46,341 | 46,765 | 46,519 | 46,535 | 47,695 |
Unemployment | 3,303 | 3,063 | 2,792 | 2,318 | 2,189 | 1,884 | 2,038 | 1,823 | 1,875 | 1,757 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
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 | 31,369 | 31,970 |
Employment | 27,705 | 28,380 | 28,918 | 29,734 | 30,040 | 30,252 | 30,539 | 30,132 | 30,102 | 30,823 |
Unemployment | 2,007 | 1,862 | 1,734 | 1,437 | 1,365 | 1,273 | 1,363 | 1,239 | 1,267 | 1,147 |
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 | 20,450 | 20,511 |
Employment | 20,224 | 20,574 | 19,586 | 19,620 | 19,516 | 19,836 | 20,299 | 19,914 | 19,773 | 19,862 |
Unemployment | 1,024 | 962 | 907 | 772 | 735 | 635 | 676 | 606 | 677 | 649 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 | 17,032 | 17,097 |
Employment | 17,025 | 17,318 | 16,509 | 16,541 | 16,420 | 16,665 | 17,039 | 16,644 | 16,495 | 16,571 |
Unemployment | 766 | 709 | 689 | 604 | 580 | 499 | 537 | 485 | 537 | 526 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 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 | 5,290 | 5,226 |
Employment | 5,203 | 5,303 | 5,250 | 5,214 | 5,257 | 5,272 | 5,263 | 5,140 | 5,040 | 4,993 |
Unemployment | 403 | 366 | 323 | 288 | 260 | 241 | 277 | 235 | 250 | 233 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
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 | 23,103 | 23,314 |
Employment | 24,466 | 24,202 | 24,580 | 24,242 | 25,033 | 24,606 | 22,648 | 21,934 | 22,156 | 22,424 |
Unemployment | 1,699 | 1,334 | 1,234 | 1,086 | 913 | 993 | 1,767 | 1,158 | 947 | 890 |
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 | 15,648 | 15,778 |
Employment | 15,479 | 15,443 | 15,766 | 15,628 | 16,179 | 15,943 | 14,685 | 14,159 | 14,964 | 15,139 |
Unemployment | 846 | 690 | 672 | 600 | 535 | 693 | 1,235 | 843 | 684 | 639 |
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 | 7,887 | 7,799 |
Employment | 7,623 | 7,544 | 7,687 | 7,897 | 7,993 | 8,061 | 7,969 | 7,597 | 7,592 | 7,527 |
Unemployment | 595 | 510 | 433 | 360 | 349 | 307 | 394 | 327 | 295 | 272 |
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 | 7,673 | 8,658 |
Employment | 7,085 | 7,170 | 7,534 | 7,695 | 7,980 | 7,949 | 7,385 | 7,159 | 7,390 | 8,406 |
Unemployment | 443 | 388 | 349 | 296 | 261 | 298 | 494 | 344 | 283 | 252 |
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 | 3,741 | 3,745 |
Employment | 3,678 | 3,636 | 3,580 | 3,475 | 3,519 | 3,552 | 3,567 | 3,560 | 3,620 | 3,622 |
Unemployment | 209 | 198 | 189 | 163 | 149 | 127 | 173 | 134 | 121 | 123 |
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 | 18,986 | 18,798 |
Employment | 19,321 | 19,519 | 19,726 | 19,553 | 19,273 | 18,977 | 18,591 | 18,306 | 17,993 | 17,941 |
Unemployment | 1,569 | 1,436 | 1,308 | 1,193 | 1,060 | 1,097 | 1,449 | 1,108 | 993 | 857 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
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 | 6,861 | 6,479 |
Employment | 7,062 | 7,156 | 7,066 | 6,921 | 6,791 | 6,795 | 6,784 | 6,734 | 6,633 | 6,232 |
Unemployment | 394 | 384 | 358 | 306 | 266 | 228 | 245 | 206 | 228 | 247 |
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 | 2,239 | 2,194 |
Employment | 2,411 | 2,427 | 2,424 | 2,400 | 2,352 | 2,282 | 2,308 | 2,245 | 2,157 | 2,116 |
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 | 4,255 | 4,169 |
Employment | 4,184 | 4,163 | 4,178 | 4,187 | 4,221 | 3,966 | 3,981 | 4,027 | 4,085 | 4,012 |
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 |
Lincoln 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 | 8,824 | 9,040 |
Employment | 7,869 | 7,921 | 7,583 | 7,583 | 7,706 | 7,955 | 8,313 | 8,440 | 8,488 | 8,727 |
Unemployment | 783 | 720 | 603 | 467 | 439 | 388 | 412 | 331 | 336 | 313 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
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 | 1,287 | 1,228 |
Employment | 1,311 | 1,315 | 1,311 | 1,312 | 1,288 | 1,278 | 1,294 | 1,267 | 1,251 | 1,193 |
Unemployment | 68 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 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 | 15,663 | 15,366 |
Employment | 14,730 | 14,913 | 15,157 | 14,832 | 14,842 | 14,974 | 15,174 | 15,045 | 14,979 | 14,720 |
Unemployment | 1,042 | 975 | 918 | 804 | 727 | 663 | 757 | 690 | 684 | 646 |
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 | 4,805 | 4,567 |
Employment | 4,644 | 4,637 | 4,493 | 4,525 | 4,534 | 4,683 | 4,544 | 4,605 | 4,625 | 4,403 |
Unemployment | 294 | 261 | 239 | 210 | 191 | 188 | 231 | 182 | 180 | 164 |
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 | 15,806 | 15,592 |
Employment | 14,804 | 14,706 | 14,720 | 14,701 | 14,963 | 15,139 | 15,363 | 15,205 | 15,165 | 15,020 |
Unemployment | 1,262 | 1,163 | 1,006 | 864 | 763 | 660 | 764 | 638 | 641 | 572 |
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 | 4,269 | 4,083 |
Employment | 5,305 | 5,540 | 5,230 | 4,770 | 4,601 | 4,298 | 3,958 | 4,071 | 4,086 | 3,891 |
Unemployment | 357 | 283 | 277 | 238 | 216 | 233 | 274 | 197 | 183 | 192 |
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 | 21,383 | 21,285 |
Employment | 21,395 | 22,261 | 22,684 | 22,499 | 22,061 | 21,509 | 20,794 | 20,612 | 20,486 | 20,430 |
Unemployment | 1,628 | 1,317 | 1,172 | 1,040 | 965 | 1,047 | 1,346 | 1,008 | 897 | 855 |
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 | 15,467 | 15,867 |
Employment | 12,446 | 12,404 | 12,710 | 13,120 | 13,579 | 14,016 | 14,715 | 15,007 | 15,002 | 15,417 |
Unemployment | 1,122 | 1,072 | 940 | 786 | 693 | 558 | 532 | 450 | 465 | 450 |
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 | 9,070 | 9,219 |
Employment | 9,718 | 9,380 | 9,562 | 9,295 | 9,281 | 9,120 | 8,876 | 8,703 | 8,676 | 8,852 |
Unemployment | 794 | 661 | 584 | 522 | 493 | 473 | 550 | 429 | 394 | 367 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 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 | 4,077 | 3,878 |
Employment | 4,276 | 4,263 | 4,198 | 4,085 | 4,036 | 4,058 | 4,013 | 3,954 | 3,904 | 3,717 |
Unemployment | 290 | 267 | 237 | 215 | 192 | 175 | 201 | 171 | 173 | 161 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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 | 3,786 | 3,793 |
Employment | 3,784 | 3,723 | 3,761 | 3,758 | 3,789 | 3,798 | 3,761 | 3,611 | 3,652 | 3,679 |
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, 6/1/22. |
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