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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2012 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 301,855 301,892 302,568 301,444 303,241 307,860 306,934 305,400 304,541 304,889 303,413 300,938 303,748
Employment 281,432 282,830 284,228 284,457 286,992 290,988 290,835 290,031 290,507 289,953 287,893 285,178 287,110
Unemployment 20,423 19,062 18,340 16,987 16,249 16,872 16,099 15,369 14,034 14,936 15,520 15,760 16,638
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.5
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 41,415 41,622 41,808 41,614 41,413 41,651 42,018 41,960 41,720 42,528 42,586 42,468 41,901
Employment 38,704 39,127 39,463 39,475 39,324 39,408 39,883 39,843 39,766 40,524 40,595 40,451 39,714
Unemployment 2,711 2,495 2,345 2,139 2,089 2,243 2,135 2,117 1,954 2,004 1,991 2,017 2,187
Unemployment Rate 6.5 6.0 5.6 5.1 5.0 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.2
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,564 30,726 30,886 30,717 30,621 30,840 31,124 31,080 30,889 31,486 31,556 31,428 30,993
Employment 28,804 29,119 29,369 29,378 29,266 29,328 29,682 29,652 29,595 30,159 30,212 30,104 29,556
Unemployment 1,760 1,607 1,517 1,339 1,355 1,512 1,442 1,428 1,294 1,327 1,344 1,324 1,437
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 47,088 47,251 47,133 46,912 46,612 46,761 47,665 47,426 46,837 47,378 47,650 47,303 47,168
Employment 43,580 44,024 44,065 44,180 43,938 43,942 44,925 44,803 44,430 44,839 45,104 44,682 44,376
Unemployment 3,508 3,227 3,068 2,732 2,674 2,819 2,740 2,623 2,407 2,539 2,546 2,621 2,792
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.9
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,547 30,657 30,604 30,489 30,340 30,391 30,971 30,816 30,468 30,831 30,976 30,736 30,652
Employment 28,399 28,689 28,715 28,790 28,633 28,635 29,276 29,196 28,953 29,220 29,392 29,117 28,918
Unemployment 2,148 1,968 1,889 1,699 1,707 1,756 1,695 1,620 1,515 1,611 1,584 1,619 1,734
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.4 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.7
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,579 21,039 20,975 20,812 20,714 19,722 19,144 18,984 20,713 21,114 21,266 20,852 20,493
Employment 19,521 20,026 19,973 19,948 19,832 18,723 18,242 18,120 19,938 20,301 20,396 20,009 19,586
Unemployment 1,058 1,013 1,002 864 882 999 902 864 775 813 870 843 907
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.2 4.3 5.1 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.4
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,208 17,613 17,562 17,468 17,413 16,565 16,065 15,950 17,418 17,754 17,871 17,488 17,198
Employment 16,454 16,880 16,835 16,814 16,716 15,782 15,376 15,273 16,806 17,112 17,192 16,865 16,509
Unemployment 754 733 727 654 697 783 689 677 612 642 679 623 689
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6 4.0
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,426 5,361 5,483 5,500 5,647 5,851 5,738 5,668 5,710 5,511 5,518 5,453 5,573
Employment 5,045 5,010 5,117 5,178 5,335 5,515 5,400 5,358 5,442 5,229 5,218 5,148 5,250
Unemployment 381 351 366 322 312 336 338 310 268 282 300 305 323
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.5 6.7 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.5 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.8
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,160 26,183 26,082 26,041 25,744 25,839 25,330 25,466 25,679 25,832 25,878 25,531 25,814
Employment 24,762 24,851 24,771 24,851 24,569 24,521 24,118 24,275 24,573 24,644 24,714 24,309 24,580
Unemployment 1,398 1,332 1,311 1,190 1,175 1,318 1,212 1,191 1,106 1,188 1,164 1,222 1,234
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.8
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,642 16,619 16,591 16,571 16,405 16,469 16,127 16,208 16,364 16,458 16,528 16,268 16,438
Employment 15,883 15,940 15,888 15,940 15,759 15,728 15,469 15,570 15,761 15,807 15,852 15,592 15,766
Unemployment 759 679 703 631 646 741 658 638 603 651 676 676 672
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,897 7,845 7,995 7,968 8,163 8,517 8,362 8,262 8,365 8,157 8,036 7,874 8,120
Employment 7,344 7,328 7,497 7,535 7,754 8,074 7,944 7,871 8,012 7,777 7,643 7,469 7,687
Unemployment 553 517 498 433 409 443 418 391 353 380 393 405 433
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.3
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,818 7,819 7,851 7,855 7,888 7,997 7,826 7,839 7,857 7,962 7,977 7,898 7,883
Employment 7,391 7,418 7,469 7,500 7,549 7,630 7,492 7,511 7,553 7,654 7,652 7,585 7,534
Unemployment 427 401 382 355 339 367 334 328 304 308 325 313 349
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.4
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,749 3,689 3,723 3,694 3,874 3,970 3,860 3,805 3,823 3,727 3,702 3,616 3,769
Employment 3,537 3,471 3,507 3,499 3,694 3,780 3,683 3,629 3,660 3,553 3,521 3,429 3,580
Unemployment 212 218 216 195 180 190 177 176 163 174 181 187 189
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.3 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.0
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,929 20,890 21,082 20,944 20,988 21,322 20,954 21,273 20,927 21,199 21,148 20,752 21,034
Employment 19,282 19,366 19,675 19,673 19,799 20,019 19,625 20,026 19,797 20,008 19,948 19,498 19,726
Unemployment 1,647 1,524 1,407 1,271 1,189 1,303 1,329 1,247 1,130 1,191 1,200 1,254 1,308
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.3 6.7 6.1 5.7 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.0 6.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,454 7,422 7,437 7,388 7,527 7,475 7,405 7,392 7,469 7,414 7,390 7,311 7,424
Employment 7,025 7,018 7,048 7,008 7,174 7,098 7,040 7,039 7,164 7,115 7,065 7,000 7,066
Unemployment 429 404 389 380 353 377 365 353 305 299 325 311 358
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.4 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.8
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,555 2,530 2,540 2,560 2,561 2,589 2,594 2,593 2,517 2,499 2,514 2,522 2,548
Employment 2,395 2,388 2,410 2,443 2,448 2,465 2,482 2,474 2,412 2,383 2,392 2,392 2,424
Unemployment 160 142 130 117 113 124 112 119 105 116 122 130 124
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.6 4.9 5.2 4.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,378 4,289 4,325 4,338 4,480 4,667 4,640 4,478 4,425 4,399 4,358 4,271 4,420
Employment 4,049 3,981 4,038 4,089 4,249 4,422 4,413 4,270 4,232 4,200 4,150 4,047 4,178
Unemployment 329 308 287 249 231 245 227 208 193 199 208 224 242
Unemployment Rate 7.5 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.5
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,227 8,115 8,104 8,046 8,125 8,599 8,371 8,176 8,200 8,184 8,077 8,015 8,186
Employment 7,438 7,361 7,376 7,366 7,512 8,017 7,797 7,668 7,745 7,698 7,560 7,463 7,583
Unemployment 789 754 728 680 613 582 574 508 455 486 517 552 603
Unemployment Rate 9.6 9.3 9.0 8.5 7.5 6.8 6.9 6.2 5.5 5.9 6.4 6.9 7.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,366 1,323 1,336 1,349 1,399 1,401 1,373 1,353 1,397 1,388 1,363 1,323 1,365
Employment 1,302 1,263 1,274 1,291 1,346 1,342 1,316 1,304 1,356 1,342 1,315 1,275 1,311
Unemployment 64 60 62 58 53 59 57 49 41 46 48 48 54
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.6 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.6 4.0
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,156 15,033 15,168 15,286 16,338 17,641 18,015 17,536 16,673 15,880 15,200 14,975 16,075
Employment 13,988 13,958 14,102 14,363 15,464 16,749 17,157 16,710 15,924 15,064 14,331 14,077 15,157
Unemployment 1,168 1,075 1,066 923 874 892 858 826 749 816 869 898 918
Unemployment Rate 7.7 7.2 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 5.1 5.7 6.0 5.7
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,724 4,666 4,876 5,139 5,024 4,824 4,558 4,520 4,682 4,604 4,597 4,569 4,732
Employment 4,420 4,389 4,617 4,905 4,793 4,573 4,322 4,292 4,482 4,400 4,375 4,352 4,493
Unemployment 304 277 259 234 231 251 236 228 200 204 222 217 239
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.6 4.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.7 5.1
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,742 15,691 15,666 15,665 15,814 15,986 15,923 15,632 15,723 15,623 15,687 15,557 15,726
Employment 14,437 14,458 14,491 14,626 14,843 14,982 14,934 14,747 14,907 14,761 14,832 14,624 14,720
Unemployment 1,305 1,233 1,175 1,039 971 1,004 989 885 816 862 855 933 1,006
Unemployment Rate 8.3 7.9 7.5 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.4
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,871 5,706 5,623 5,466 5,600 5,765 5,518 5,415 5,444 5,321 5,240 5,113 5,507
Employment 5,567 5,418 5,327 5,193 5,323 5,469 5,237 5,144 5,202 5,075 4,967 4,837 5,230
Unemployment 304 288 296 273 277 296 281 271 242 246 273 276 277
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.4 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.0
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,795 23,925 23,980 23,706 23,686 23,746 23,612 23,913 23,613 24,060 24,195 24,041 23,856
Employment 22,387 22,574 22,654 22,566 22,553 22,514 22,456 22,818 22,612 23,017 23,117 22,941 22,684
Unemployment 1,408 1,351 1,326 1,140 1,133 1,232 1,156 1,095 1,001 1,043 1,078 1,100 1,172
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.6 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,115 13,064 12,881 12,637 12,961 14,825 15,515 15,343 14,331 13,498 12,489 13,141 13,650
Employment 12,069 12,122 11,958 11,243 11,763 14,033 14,819 14,686 13,693 12,635 11,349 12,154 12,710
Unemployment 1,046 942 923 1,394 1,198 792 696 657 638 863 1,140 987 940
Unemployment Rate 8.0 7.2 7.2 11.0 9.2 5.3 4.5 4.3 4.5 6.4 9.1 7.5 6.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,149 10,260 10,253 10,218 10,262 10,175 10,077 10,019 10,050 10,137 10,127 10,025 10,146
Employment 9,456 9,602 9,619 9,632 9,696 9,578 9,503 9,457 9,547 9,593 9,584 9,473 9,562
Unemployment 693 658 634 586 566 597 574 562 503 544 543 552 584
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.4 6.2 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,369 4,306 4,380 4,411 4,454 4,563 4,533 4,440 4,457 4,483 4,438 4,388 4,435
Employment 4,058 4,010 4,094 4,159 4,224 4,330 4,306 4,224 4,266 4,288 4,238 4,176 4,198
Unemployment 311 296 286 252 230 233 227 216 191 195 200 212 237
Unemployment Rate 7.1 6.9 6.5 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.8 5.3
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,892 3,862 3,869 3,897 3,964 3,972 3,900 3,909 3,928 3,989 3,975 3,940 3,925
Employment 3,674 3,665 3,683 3,736 3,808 3,802 3,741 3,763 3,793 3,852 3,826 3,786 3,761
Unemployment 218 197 186 161 156 170 159 146 135 137 149 154 164
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.2
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.