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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2011 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 300,653 299,921 301,477 300,225 300,739 304,951 305,379 304,471 304,581 304,766 304,671 303,349 302,932
Employment 277,421 278,357 280,760 280,730 282,799 287,131 288,461 288,009 288,225 287,694 286,855 284,829 284,273
Unemployment 23,232 21,564 20,717 19,495 17,940 17,820 16,918 16,462 16,356 17,072 17,816 18,520 18,659
Unemployment Rate 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.2
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,256 40,175 40,321 40,444 40,283 40,206 40,690 40,511 40,535 41,135 41,432 41,358 40,613
Employment 36,970 37,106 37,417 37,835 37,800 37,674 38,278 38,165 38,160 38,719 38,997 38,813 37,995
Unemployment 3,286 3,069 2,904 2,609 2,483 2,532 2,412 2,346 2,375 2,416 2,435 2,545 2,618
Unemployment Rate 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,630 29,566 29,717 29,801 29,678 29,651 29,980 29,868 29,879 30,353 30,552 30,444 29,927
Employment 27,478 27,579 27,810 28,121 28,095 28,001 28,450 28,366 28,363 28,778 28,985 28,848 28,240
Unemployment 2,152 1,987 1,907 1,680 1,583 1,650 1,530 1,502 1,516 1,575 1,567 1,596 1,687
Unemployment Rate 7.3 6.7 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 46,498 46,414 46,524 46,791 46,220 46,208 47,194 46,766 46,013 46,574 47,048 46,773 46,585
Employment 42,683 42,904 43,202 43,805 43,400 43,280 44,311 43,961 43,251 43,702 44,137 43,632 43,522
Unemployment 3,815 3,510 3,322 2,986 2,820 2,928 2,883 2,805 2,762 2,872 2,911 3,141 3,063
Unemployment Rate 8.2 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.1 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.7 6.6
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,118 30,089 30,147 30,379 30,051 30,027 30,608 30,383 29,930 30,244 30,562 30,358 30,242
Employment 27,832 27,977 28,171 28,564 28,300 28,222 28,894 28,666 28,203 28,497 28,781 28,451 28,380
Unemployment 2,286 2,112 1,976 1,815 1,751 1,805 1,714 1,717 1,727 1,747 1,781 1,907 1,862
Unemployment Rate 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.2
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,183 21,887 21,907 22,022 21,894 20,740 20,256 20,120 21,902 22,192 22,426 21,904 21,536
Employment 20,120 20,836 20,841 21,077 20,925 19,740 19,367 19,209 21,038 21,296 21,485 20,953 20,574
Unemployment 1,063 1,051 1,066 945 969 1,000 889 911 864 896 941 951 962
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.5 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.5
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,691 18,280 18,312 18,400 18,333 17,387 16,985 16,870 18,374 18,600 18,774 18,317 18,027
Employment 16,936 17,538 17,543 17,741 17,613 16,616 16,302 16,169 17,708 17,926 18,085 17,637 17,318
Unemployment 755 742 769 659 720 771 683 701 666 674 689 680 709
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,515 5,442 5,540 5,510 5,737 5,873 5,805 5,847 5,817 5,787 5,658 5,495 5,669
Employment 5,040 4,991 5,104 5,144 5,392 5,518 5,470 5,510 5,498 5,471 5,345 5,149 5,303
Unemployment 475 451 436 366 345 355 335 337 319 316 313 346 366
Unemployment Rate 8.6 8.3 7.9 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.5
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,117 25,796 25,600 25,551 25,389 25,422 24,928 24,961 25,203 25,642 25,966 25,849 25,536
Employment 24,436 24,256 24,118 24,185 24,092 24,097 23,684 23,757 23,996 24,434 24,770 24,596 24,202
Unemployment 1,681 1,540 1,482 1,366 1,297 1,325 1,244 1,204 1,207 1,208 1,196 1,253 1,334
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.8 5.2
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,413 16,217 16,109 16,085 16,029 16,073 15,753 15,838 15,973 16,251 16,470 16,379 16,133
Employment 15,592 15,477 15,389 15,432 15,372 15,376 15,112 15,159 15,311 15,591 15,805 15,694 15,443
Unemployment 821 740 720 653 657 697 641 679 662 660 665 685 690
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,077 8,064 8,161 7,884 7,875 8,236 8,152 8,179 8,230 8,070 7,904 7,816 8,054
Employment 7,407 7,438 7,567 7,348 7,376 7,758 7,696 7,743 7,786 7,627 7,447 7,331 7,544
Unemployment 670 626 594 536 499 478 456 436 444 443 457 485 510
Unemployment Rate 8.3 7.8 7.3 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 6.2 6.3
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,510 7,446 7,479 7,432 7,489 7,568 7,434 7,504 7,619 7,702 7,777 7,728 7,558
Employment 7,050 7,000 7,066 7,052 7,123 7,182 7,073 7,146 7,248 7,332 7,411 7,352 7,170
Unemployment 460 446 413 380 366 386 361 358 371 370 366 376 388
Unemployment Rate 6.1 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.1
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,849 3,740 3,847 3,751 3,796 3,980 3,833 3,855 3,899 3,807 3,834 3,814 3,834
Employment 3,610 3,512 3,633 3,538 3,602 3,782 3,647 3,677 3,725 3,633 3,653 3,614 3,636
Unemployment 239 228 214 213 194 198 186 178 174 174 181 200 198
Unemployment Rate 6.2 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.7 5.2 5.2
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,890 20,966 21,086 20,961 20,809 20,801 20,760 20,928 20,996 21,076 21,199 20,977 20,955
Employment 19,045 19,239 19,460 19,520 19,467 19,442 19,441 19,656 19,761 19,784 19,860 19,548 19,519
Unemployment 1,845 1,727 1,626 1,441 1,342 1,359 1,319 1,272 1,235 1,292 1,339 1,429 1,436
Unemployment Rate 8.8 8.2 7.7 6.9 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.8 6.9
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,533 7,446 7,613 7,464 7,456 7,562 7,353 7,499 7,545 7,632 7,719 7,659 7,540
Employment 7,114 7,039 7,196 7,059 7,084 7,158 6,974 7,132 7,184 7,283 7,365 7,281 7,156
Unemployment 419 407 417 405 372 404 379 367 361 349 354 378 384
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,532 2,561 2,579 2,557 2,573 2,627 2,613 2,590 2,548 2,513 2,544 2,549 2,565
Employment 2,363 2,406 2,428 2,414 2,436 2,486 2,480 2,462 2,432 2,390 2,411 2,419 2,427
Unemployment 169 155 151 143 137 141 133 128 116 123 133 130 138
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.4
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,382 4,388 4,450 4,348 4,409 4,683 4,555 4,541 4,510 4,467 4,427 4,342 4,458
Employment 3,996 4,000 4,090 4,032 4,137 4,411 4,296 4,298 4,266 4,209 4,167 4,058 4,163
Unemployment 386 388 360 316 272 272 259 243 244 258 260 284 295
Unemployment Rate 8.8 8.8 8.1 7.3 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.6
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,565 8,598 8,649 8,457 8,792 9,078 8,864 8,520 8,756 8,700 8,426 8,288 8,641
Employment 7,647 7,719 7,776 7,621 8,061 8,412 8,246 7,930 8,167 8,099 7,805 7,574 7,921
Unemployment 918 879 873 836 731 666 618 590 589 601 621 714 720
Unemployment Rate 10.7 10.2 10.1 9.9 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.4 8.6 8.3
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,351 1,339 1,387 1,347 1,359 1,424 1,396 1,366 1,379 1,390 1,376 1,387 1,375
Employment 1,278 1,273 1,324 1,291 1,308 1,362 1,337 1,305 1,322 1,327 1,321 1,329 1,315
Unemployment 73 66 63 56 51 62 59 61 57 63 55 58 60
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.4
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,987 14,904 15,070 14,963 15,724 17,139 17,556 17,313 16,614 15,845 15,332 15,218 15,888
Employment 13,681 13,738 13,957 14,005 14,835 16,268 16,763 16,512 15,790 14,954 14,317 14,141 14,913
Unemployment 1,306 1,166 1,113 958 889 871 793 801 824 891 1,015 1,077 975
Unemployment Rate 8.7 7.8 7.4 6.4 5.7 5.1 4.5 4.6 5.0 5.6 6.6 7.1 6.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,945 4,871 5,010 5,064 5,220 5,001 4,782 4,719 4,829 4,735 4,792 4,804 4,898
Employment 4,623 4,591 4,733 4,815 4,965 4,742 4,532 4,469 4,606 4,489 4,539 4,541 4,637
Unemployment 322 280 277 249 255 259 250 250 223 246 253 263 261
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.6 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.3
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,932 15,820 15,940 15,822 15,678 16,065 15,881 15,867 15,854 15,849 15,944 15,771 15,869
Employment 14,401 14,395 14,568 14,597 14,603 15,008 14,859 14,860 14,836 14,810 14,887 14,644 14,706
Unemployment 1,531 1,425 1,372 1,225 1,075 1,057 1,022 1,007 1,018 1,039 1,057 1,127 1,163
Unemployment Rate 9.6 9.0 8.6 7.7 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.6 7.1 7.3
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,592 5,472 5,548 5,581 5,542 5,890 5,967 6,102 6,170 6,050 6,054 5,904 5,823
Employment 5,225 5,149 5,228 5,285 5,264 5,609 5,711 5,853 5,922 5,803 5,794 5,633 5,540
Unemployment 367 323 320 296 278 281 256 249 248 247 260 271 283
Unemployment Rate 6.6 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.9
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,455 23,262 23,437 23,573 23,422 23,510 23,625 23,772 23,534 23,667 23,896 23,785 23,578
Employment 21,780 21,754 21,983 22,243 22,159 22,189 22,382 22,576 22,356 22,473 22,696 22,542 22,261
Unemployment 1,675 1,508 1,454 1,330 1,263 1,321 1,243 1,196 1,178 1,194 1,200 1,243 1,317
Unemployment Rate 7.1 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.6
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,935 12,902 12,822 12,362 12,686 14,466 15,454 15,184 14,207 13,333 12,158 13,207 13,476
Employment 11,828 11,887 11,838 10,662 11,441 13,620 14,671 14,456 13,449 12,273 10,700 12,028 12,404
Unemployment 1,107 1,015 984 1,700 1,245 846 783 728 758 1,060 1,458 1,179 1,072
Unemployment Rate 8.6 7.9 7.7 13.8 9.8 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.3 8.0 12.0 8.9 8.0
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,025 10,034 10,030 9,953 9,930 9,923 9,910 9,971 10,016 10,141 10,276 10,284 10,041
Employment 9,233 9,287 9,281 9,265 9,294 9,285 9,292 9,372 9,416 9,527 9,665 9,648 9,380
Unemployment 792 747 749 688 636 638 618 599 600 614 611 636 661
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.4 7.5 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.2 6.6
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,547 4,466 4,548 4,529 4,532 4,651 4,591 4,499 4,472 4,494 4,528 4,507 4,530
Employment 4,176 4,143 4,238 4,269 4,282 4,389 4,342 4,264 4,242 4,263 4,294 4,255 4,263
Unemployment 371 323 310 260 250 262 249 235 230 231 234 252 267
Unemployment Rate 8.2 7.2 6.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.9
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,975 3,928 3,930 3,860 3,925 3,898 3,782 3,858 3,932 3,963 3,955 3,930 3,911
Employment 3,713 3,695 3,712 3,669 3,753 3,721 3,612 3,696 3,774 3,796 3,788 3,747 3,723
Unemployment 262 233 218 191 172 177 170 162 158 167 167 183 188
Unemployment Rate 6.6 5.9 5.5 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.7 4.8
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.