"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: 2013 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 301,118 | 299,629 | 299,900 | 300,384 | 301,113 | 306,664 | 306,272 | 303,881 | 303,232 | 301,494 | 302,407 | 300,319 | 302,201 |
Employment | 282,176 | 282,985 | 284,357 | 284,903 | 287,706 | 292,664 | 293,063 | 291,521 | 290,997 | 288,404 | 288,743 | 285,981 | 287,792 |
Unemployment | 18,942 | 16,644 | 15,543 | 15,481 | 13,407 | 14,000 | 13,209 | 12,360 | 12,235 | 13,090 | 13,664 | 14,338 | 14,409 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 42,675 | 42,410 | 42,578 | 42,513 | 42,365 | 42,484 | 42,857 | 42,188 | 42,104 | 42,282 | 42,802 | 42,557 | 42,485 |
Employment | 40,241 | 40,266 | 40,577 | 40,511 | 40,556 | 40,517 | 40,997 | 40,437 | 40,355 | 40,447 | 40,974 | 40,584 | 40,539 |
Unemployment | 2,434 | 2,144 | 2,001 | 2,002 | 1,809 | 1,967 | 1,860 | 1,751 | 1,749 | 1,835 | 1,828 | 1,973 | 1,946 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,501 | 31,351 | 31,497 | 31,419 | 31,370 | 31,479 | 31,760 | 31,258 | 31,213 | 31,318 | 31,713 | 31,452 | 31,445 |
Employment | 29,946 | 29,965 | 30,196 | 30,147 | 30,181 | 30,152 | 30,509 | 30,092 | 30,031 | 30,100 | 30,492 | 30,202 | 30,168 |
Unemployment | 1,555 | 1,386 | 1,301 | 1,272 | 1,189 | 1,327 | 1,251 | 1,166 | 1,182 | 1,218 | 1,221 | 1,250 | 1,277 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 47,516 | 47,459 | 47,444 | 47,858 | 47,722 | 48,153 | 49,091 | 48,105 | 47,463 | 47,970 | 48,158 | 47,723 | 47,889 |
Employment | 44,378 | 44,732 | 44,967 | 45,442 | 45,588 | 45,899 | 46,970 | 46,072 | 45,448 | 45,879 | 46,049 | 45,424 | 45,571 |
Unemployment | 3,138 | 2,727 | 2,477 | 2,416 | 2,134 | 2,254 | 2,121 | 2,033 | 2,015 | 2,091 | 2,109 | 2,299 | 2,318 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 30,942 | 30,866 | 30,877 | 31,114 | 31,070 | 31,369 | 31,938 | 31,328 | 30,909 | 31,236 | 31,361 | 31,040 | 31,171 |
Employment | 28,955 | 29,186 | 29,340 | 29,649 | 29,745 | 29,948 | 30,646 | 30,061 | 29,653 | 29,935 | 30,046 | 29,638 | 29,734 |
Unemployment | 1,987 | 1,680 | 1,537 | 1,465 | 1,325 | 1,421 | 1,292 | 1,267 | 1,256 | 1,301 | 1,315 | 1,402 | 1,437 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,567 | 20,949 | 21,025 | 20,995 | 20,645 | 19,659 | 19,069 | 18,860 | 20,472 | 20,740 | 21,147 | 20,583 | 20,392 |
Employment | 19,584 | 20,060 | 20,183 | 20,224 | 19,932 | 18,837 | 18,335 | 18,164 | 19,779 | 20,035 | 20,431 | 19,880 | 19,620 |
Unemployment | 983 | 889 | 842 | 771 | 713 | 822 | 734 | 696 | 693 | 705 | 716 | 703 | 772 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,257 | 17,582 | 17,666 | 17,632 | 17,390 | 16,539 | 16,030 | 15,861 | 17,237 | 17,446 | 17,784 | 17,316 | 17,145 |
Employment | 16,510 | 16,912 | 17,015 | 17,050 | 16,804 | 15,880 | 15,457 | 15,313 | 16,675 | 16,890 | 17,224 | 16,760 | 16,541 |
Unemployment | 747 | 670 | 651 | 582 | 586 | 659 | 573 | 548 | 562 | 556 | 560 | 556 | 604 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,379 | 5,362 | 5,363 | 5,399 | 5,514 | 5,723 | 5,602 | 5,673 | 5,595 | 5,539 | 5,488 | 5,390 | 5,502 |
Employment | 5,014 | 5,040 | 5,044 | 5,099 | 5,256 | 5,436 | 5,339 | 5,427 | 5,348 | 5,271 | 5,214 | 5,084 | 5,214 |
Unemployment | 365 | 322 | 319 | 300 | 258 | 287 | 263 | 246 | 247 | 268 | 274 | 306 | 288 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 25,707 | 25,506 | 25,568 | 25,432 | 25,192 | 25,338 | 24,964 | 24,850 | 25,203 | 25,117 | 25,611 | 25,445 | 25,328 |
Employment | 24,250 | 24,261 | 24,392 | 24,246 | 24,147 | 24,247 | 23,940 | 23,897 | 24,276 | 24,170 | 24,648 | 24,426 | 24,242 |
Unemployment | 1,457 | 1,245 | 1,176 | 1,186 | 1,045 | 1,091 | 1,024 | 953 | 927 | 947 | 963 | 1,019 | 1,086 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,453 | 16,326 | 16,380 | 16,288 | 16,163 | 16,250 | 15,992 | 15,902 | 16,153 | 16,095 | 16,426 | 16,306 | 16,228 |
Employment | 15,633 | 15,640 | 15,725 | 15,631 | 15,567 | 15,631 | 15,434 | 15,406 | 15,650 | 15,582 | 15,890 | 15,747 | 15,628 |
Unemployment | 820 | 686 | 655 | 657 | 596 | 619 | 558 | 496 | 503 | 513 | 536 | 559 | 600 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,919 | 7,882 | 7,947 | 7,988 | 8,278 | 8,777 | 8,654 | 8,267 | 8,319 | 8,363 | 8,382 | 8,308 | 8,257 |
Employment | 7,430 | 7,463 | 7,562 | 7,617 | 7,952 | 8,436 | 8,337 | 7,953 | 7,999 | 8,027 | 8,037 | 7,950 | 7,897 |
Unemployment | 489 | 419 | 385 | 371 | 326 | 341 | 317 | 314 | 320 | 336 | 345 | 358 | 360 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,976 | 7,971 | 7,981 | 7,964 | 7,974 | 8,076 | 7,887 | 7,895 | 7,924 | 8,014 | 8,136 | 8,085 | 7,991 |
Employment | 7,602 | 7,632 | 7,663 | 7,662 | 7,701 | 7,779 | 7,607 | 7,639 | 7,663 | 7,744 | 7,853 | 7,789 | 7,695 |
Unemployment | 374 | 339 | 318 | 302 | 273 | 297 | 280 | 256 | 261 | 270 | 283 | 296 | 296 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,644 | 3,584 | 3,543 | 3,555 | 3,633 | 3,702 | 3,625 | 3,697 | 3,689 | 3,669 | 3,659 | 3,658 | 3,638 |
Employment | 3,407 | 3,380 | 3,354 | 3,371 | 3,482 | 3,549 | 3,482 | 3,566 | 3,558 | 3,529 | 3,517 | 3,505 | 3,475 |
Unemployment | 237 | 204 | 189 | 184 | 151 | 153 | 143 | 131 | 131 | 140 | 142 | 153 | 163 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,035 | 20,863 | 20,945 | 20,812 | 20,723 | 20,943 | 20,578 | 20,756 | 20,646 | 20,501 | 20,827 | 20,330 | 20,746 |
Employment | 19,434 | 19,450 | 19,662 | 19,582 | 19,679 | 19,812 | 19,419 | 19,681 | 19,610 | 19,396 | 19,727 | 19,186 | 19,553 |
Unemployment | 1,601 | 1,413 | 1,283 | 1,230 | 1,044 | 1,131 | 1,159 | 1,075 | 1,036 | 1,105 | 1,100 | 1,144 | 1,193 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,171 | 7,193 | 7,134 | 7,097 | 7,166 | 7,166 | 7,063 | 7,181 | 7,253 | 7,398 | 7,502 | 7,399 | 7,227 |
Employment | 6,808 | 6,872 | 6,820 | 6,759 | 6,865 | 6,842 | 6,750 | 6,897 | 6,981 | 7,113 | 7,224 | 7,118 | 6,921 |
Unemployment | 363 | 321 | 314 | 338 | 301 | 324 | 313 | 284 | 272 | 285 | 278 | 281 | 306 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,529 | 2,516 | 2,496 | 2,499 | 2,543 | 2,588 | 2,578 | 2,567 | 2,552 | 2,451 | 2,471 | 2,445 | 2,520 |
Employment | 2,370 | 2,372 | 2,368 | 2,376 | 2,430 | 2,470 | 2,472 | 2,465 | 2,444 | 2,344 | 2,359 | 2,326 | 2,400 |
Unemployment | 159 | 144 | 128 | 123 | 113 | 118 | 106 | 102 | 108 | 107 | 112 | 119 | 120 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,316 | 4,249 | 4,301 | 4,290 | 4,413 | 4,633 | 4,638 | 4,544 | 4,438 | 4,403 | 4,383 | 4,353 | 4,413 |
Employment | 4,029 | 3,973 | 4,047 | 4,042 | 4,209 | 4,422 | 4,434 | 4,357 | 4,256 | 4,195 | 4,170 | 4,114 | 4,187 |
Unemployment | 287 | 276 | 254 | 248 | 204 | 211 | 204 | 187 | 182 | 208 | 213 | 239 | 226 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,017 | 7,947 | 7,939 | 7,868 | 7,959 | 8,537 | 8,242 | 8,165 | 8,183 | 7,975 | 7,883 | 7,876 | 8,050 |
Employment | 7,364 | 7,362 | 7,372 | 7,332 | 7,534 | 8,107 | 7,845 | 7,799 | 7,824 | 7,577 | 7,471 | 7,403 | 7,583 |
Unemployment | 653 | 585 | 567 | 536 | 425 | 430 | 397 | 366 | 359 | 398 | 412 | 473 | 467 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,312 | 1,312 | 1,313 | 1,330 | 1,359 | 1,384 | 1,353 | 1,361 | 1,359 | 1,422 | 1,407 | 1,409 | 1,360 |
Employment | 1,254 | 1,263 | 1,265 | 1,282 | 1,315 | 1,333 | 1,305 | 1,315 | 1,315 | 1,377 | 1,357 | 1,360 | 1,312 |
Unemployment | 58 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,856 | 14,768 | 14,803 | 14,879 | 15,640 | 16,953 | 17,224 | 16,937 | 16,263 | 15,476 | 14,926 | 14,906 | 15,636 |
Employment | 13,767 | 13,808 | 13,881 | 14,031 | 14,915 | 16,205 | 16,512 | 16,289 | 15,631 | 14,749 | 14,158 | 14,039 | 14,832 |
Unemployment | 1,089 | 960 | 922 | 848 | 725 | 748 | 712 | 648 | 632 | 727 | 768 | 867 | 804 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,613 | 4,614 | 4,689 | 4,940 | 5,078 | 4,763 | 4,666 | 4,688 | 4,773 | 4,717 | 4,673 | 4,605 | 4,735 |
Employment | 4,337 | 4,392 | 4,478 | 4,734 | 4,897 | 4,561 | 4,458 | 4,491 | 4,586 | 4,524 | 4,464 | 4,377 | 4,525 |
Unemployment | 276 | 222 | 211 | 206 | 181 | 202 | 208 | 197 | 187 | 193 | 209 | 228 | 210 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,426 | 15,301 | 15,285 | 15,480 | 15,509 | 15,794 | 15,830 | 15,641 | 15,625 | 15,564 | 15,721 | 15,604 | 15,565 |
Employment | 14,226 | 14,180 | 14,246 | 14,515 | 14,713 | 14,986 | 15,065 | 14,946 | 14,958 | 14,844 | 14,964 | 14,774 | 14,701 |
Unemployment | 1,200 | 1,121 | 1,039 | 965 | 796 | 808 | 765 | 695 | 667 | 720 | 757 | 830 | 864 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,914 | 4,802 | 4,793 | 4,810 | 4,913 | 5,094 | 5,146 | 5,216 | 5,188 | 5,146 | 5,131 | 4,944 | 5,008 |
Employment | 4,581 | 4,514 | 4,527 | 4,552 | 4,696 | 4,869 | 4,930 | 5,017 | 4,990 | 4,934 | 4,914 | 4,717 | 4,770 |
Unemployment | 333 | 288 | 266 | 258 | 217 | 225 | 216 | 199 | 198 | 212 | 217 | 227 | 238 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,050 | 23,803 | 23,754 | 23,836 | 23,515 | 23,588 | 23,410 | 23,415 | 23,369 | 23,160 | 23,395 | 23,175 | 23,539 |
Employment | 22,699 | 22,621 | 22,643 | 22,780 | 22,567 | 22,540 | 22,421 | 22,493 | 22,446 | 22,202 | 22,429 | 22,151 | 22,499 |
Unemployment | 1,351 | 1,182 | 1,111 | 1,056 | 948 | 1,048 | 989 | 922 | 923 | 958 | 966 | 1,024 | 1,040 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,264 | 13,145 | 13,055 | 12,786 | 12,938 | 15,239 | 15,883 | 15,816 | 14,761 | 13,720 | 12,656 | 13,598 | 13,906 |
Employment | 12,342 | 12,377 | 12,312 | 11,615 | 12,074 | 14,618 | 15,334 | 15,312 | 14,249 | 12,973 | 11,543 | 12,686 | 13,120 |
Unemployment | 922 | 768 | 743 | 1,171 | 864 | 621 | 549 | 504 | 512 | 747 | 1,113 | 912 | 786 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,021 | 9,868 | 9,866 | 9,848 | 9,848 | 9,796 | 9,757 | 9,814 | 9,801 | 9,668 | 9,766 | 9,747 | 9,817 |
Employment | 9,349 | 9,283 | 9,314 | 9,311 | 9,349 | 9,263 | 9,273 | 9,355 | 9,338 | 9,200 | 9,265 | 9,235 | 9,295 |
Unemployment | 672 | 585 | 552 | 537 | 499 | 533 | 484 | 459 | 463 | 468 | 501 | 512 | 522 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,320 | 4,256 | 4,210 | 4,253 | 4,274 | 4,377 | 4,405 | 4,375 | 4,291 | 4,274 | 4,317 | 4,250 | 4,300 |
Employment | 4,017 | 3,987 | 3,967 | 4,017 | 4,076 | 4,179 | 4,212 | 4,192 | 4,103 | 4,079 | 4,133 | 4,056 | 4,085 |
Unemployment | 303 | 269 | 243 | 236 | 198 | 198 | 193 | 183 | 188 | 195 | 184 | 194 | 215 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,890 | 3,868 | 3,866 | 3,953 | 3,915 | 3,896 | 3,752 | 3,872 | 3,960 | 3,923 | 3,965 | 3,927 | 3,899 |
Employment | 3,693 | 3,697 | 3,713 | 3,803 | 3,774 | 3,757 | 3,627 | 3,758 | 3,840 | 3,793 | 3,839 | 3,796 | 3,758 |
Unemployment | 197 | 171 | 153 | 150 | 141 | 139 | 125 | 114 | 120 | 130 | 126 | 131 | 141 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
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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