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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2014 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 300,163 299,953 301,417 299,933 302,018 307,418 307,117 304,969 303,822 304,067 304,238 299,266 302,865
Employment 284,285 284,800 286,828 287,064 289,087 294,174 294,253 292,600 292,286 292,478 290,518 287,956 289,694
Unemployment 15,878 15,153 14,589 12,869 12,931 13,244 12,864 12,369 11,536 11,589 13,720 11,310 13,171
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.8 4.3
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,575 42,668 42,921 42,764 42,444 42,796 43,166 42,433 42,625 43,030 43,761 43,170 42,863
Employment 40,346 40,597 40,903 41,078 40,701 40,943 41,360 40,681 40,989 41,423 41,927 41,664 41,051
Unemployment 2,229 2,071 2,018 1,686 1,743 1,853 1,806 1,752 1,636 1,607 1,834 1,506 1,812
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 4.7 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.5 4.2
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,459 31,560 31,771 31,661 31,461 31,706 31,963 31,423 31,551 31,879 32,391 31,970 31,733
Employment 30,014 30,200 30,428 30,558 30,278 30,458 30,768 30,263 30,492 30,815 31,190 30,994 30,538
Unemployment 1,445 1,360 1,343 1,103 1,183 1,248 1,195 1,160 1,059 1,064 1,201 976 1,195
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.8
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 47,779 48,036 48,506 48,201 47,979 48,090 48,951 48,178 47,839 48,149 48,830 48,054 48,216
Employment 45,164 45,502 46,125 46,193 45,857 45,890 46,804 46,051 45,890 46,230 46,521 46,096 46,027
Unemployment 2,615 2,534 2,381 2,008 2,122 2,200 2,147 2,127 1,949 1,919 2,309 1,958 2,189
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.3 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.7 4.1 4.5
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,108 31,257 31,573 31,374 31,253 31,323 31,889 31,360 31,179 31,369 31,843 31,334 31,405
Employment 29,477 29,698 30,104 30,149 29,929 29,951 30,548 30,056 29,951 30,173 30,363 30,085 30,040
Unemployment 1,631 1,559 1,469 1,225 1,324 1,372 1,341 1,304 1,228 1,196 1,480 1,249 1,365
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.0 4.7 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.6 4.0 4.3
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,320 20,834 20,951 20,636 20,499 19,494 18,961 18,801 20,337 20,742 21,030 20,408 20,251
Employment 19,499 20,032 20,178 19,998 19,779 18,678 18,181 18,056 19,645 20,059 20,278 19,813 19,516
Unemployment 821 802 773 638 720 816 780 745 692 683 752 595 735
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.5 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.6 2.9 3.6
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,023 17,470 17,591 17,321 17,215 16,375 15,913 15,787 17,099 17,431 17,651 17,126 17,000
Employment 16,406 16,854 16,977 16,826 16,641 15,715 15,297 15,192 16,529 16,877 17,061 16,670 16,420
Unemployment 617 616 614 495 574 660 616 595 570 554 590 456 580
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.5 3.5 2.9 3.3 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.3 2.7 3.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,330 5,282 5,363 5,404 5,616 5,728 5,671 5,693 5,637 5,598 5,528 5,348 5,517
Employment 5,005 4,972 5,053 5,154 5,354 5,470 5,416 5,459 5,421 5,377 5,275 5,122 5,257
Unemployment 325 310 310 250 262 258 255 234 216 221 253 226 260
Unemployment Rate 6.1 5.9 5.8 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.6 4.2 4.7
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 25,605 25,685 25,721 25,675 25,818 26,270 26,307 26,208 25,991 25,924 26,299 25,852 25,946
Employment 24,469 24,644 24,718 24,825 24,932 25,332 25,392 25,324 25,174 25,111 25,369 25,110 25,033
Unemployment 1,136 1,041 1,003 850 886 938 915 884 817 813 930 742 913
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.5 2.9 3.5
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,459 16,518 16,581 16,532 16,615 16,948 16,973 16,912 16,753 16,703 16,924 16,653 16,714
Employment 15,814 15,927 15,975 16,044 16,113 16,372 16,411 16,367 16,270 16,229 16,396 16,228 16,179
Unemployment 645 591 606 488 502 576 562 545 483 474 528 425 535
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.6 3.2
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,374 8,243 8,168 8,114 8,385 8,926 8,543 8,251 8,344 8,486 8,255 8,010 8,342
Employment 7,965 7,849 7,776 7,780 8,025 8,561 8,208 7,930 8,023 8,183 7,908 7,706 7,993
Unemployment 409 394 392 334 360 365 335 321 321 303 347 304 349
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.2 3.8 4.2
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,196 8,112 8,141 8,132 8,203 8,381 8,165 8,175 8,281 8,369 8,452 8,278 8,241
Employment 7,879 7,827 7,868 7,898 7,955 8,101 7,896 7,917 8,037 8,138 8,184 8,058 7,980
Unemployment 317 285 273 234 248 280 269 258 244 231 268 220 261
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.2 2.7 3.2
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,730 3,585 3,576 3,570 3,648 3,749 3,705 3,829 3,736 3,698 3,644 3,543 3,668
Employment 3,550 3,411 3,404 3,417 3,499 3,592 3,558 3,690 3,610 3,576 3,504 3,411 3,519
Unemployment 180 174 172 153 149 157 147 139 126 122 140 132 149
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.8 3.7 4.1
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,324 20,340 20,537 20,422 20,350 20,352 20,142 20,365 20,248 20,640 20,384 19,895 20,333
Employment 19,008 19,052 19,329 19,401 19,337 19,317 19,080 19,398 19,346 19,748 19,315 18,950 19,273
Unemployment 1,316 1,288 1,208 1,021 1,013 1,035 1,062 967 902 892 1,069 945 1,060
Unemployment Rate 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.3 5.2 4.7 5.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,226 7,039 7,032 7,022 7,040 7,031 6,990 7,043 7,059 7,106 7,142 6,952 7,057
Employment 6,925 6,755 6,738 6,760 6,770 6,735 6,712 6,772 6,816 6,868 6,891 6,745 6,791
Unemployment 301 284 294 262 270 296 278 271 243 238 251 207 266
Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.0 3.8
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,468 2,478 2,502 2,454 2,468 2,517 2,523 2,474 2,414 2,392 2,442 2,370 2,459
Employment 2,342 2,349 2,382 2,347 2,367 2,411 2,416 2,368 2,320 2,297 2,342 2,282 2,352
Unemployment 126 129 120 107 101 106 107 106 94 95 100 88 107
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 4.4
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,389 4,336 4,318 4,352 4,402 4,730 4,557 4,590 4,397 4,461 4,405 4,214 4,430
Employment 4,117 4,068 4,073 4,139 4,193 4,522 4,360 4,407 4,232 4,295 4,208 4,032 4,221
Unemployment 272 268 245 213 209 208 197 183 165 166 197 182 209
Unemployment Rate 6.2 6.2 5.7 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.5 4.3 4.7
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,998 7,988 7,999 7,838 7,989 8,637 8,307 8,349 8,280 8,218 8,094 8,051 8,145
Employment 7,429 7,443 7,470 7,384 7,569 8,215 7,905 7,961 7,921 7,841 7,666 7,671 7,706
Unemployment 569 545 529 454 420 422 402 388 359 377 428 380 439
Unemployment Rate 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.8 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.6 5.3 4.7 5.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,370 1,335 1,318 1,344 1,326 1,359 1,324 1,357 1,337 1,339 1,339 1,278 1,335
Employment 1,317 1,284 1,267 1,300 1,282 1,308 1,271 1,304 1,293 1,299 1,294 1,242 1,288
Unemployment 53 51 51 44 44 51 53 53 44 40 45 36 47
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.5
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,743 14,649 14,767 14,723 15,598 16,873 17,115 16,847 16,161 15,671 15,023 14,659 15,569
Employment 13,814 13,757 13,926 14,010 14,941 16,199 16,446 16,187 15,555 15,048 14,227 13,991 14,842
Unemployment 929 892 841 713 657 674 669 660 606 623 796 668 727
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.1 5.7 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.6 4.7
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,624 4,562 4,652 4,947 5,128 4,854 4,629 4,620 4,715 4,695 4,714 4,563 4,725
Employment 4,385 4,344 4,448 4,781 4,949 4,648 4,418 4,432 4,539 4,529 4,534 4,405 4,534
Unemployment 239 218 204 166 179 206 211 188 176 166 180 158 191
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.4 3.4 3.5 4.2 4.6 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.5 4.0
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,481 15,498 15,498 15,617 15,753 15,959 15,903 15,909 15,849 15,786 15,915 15,542 15,726
Employment 14,497 14,544 14,601 14,858 15,035 15,232 15,203 15,232 15,203 15,152 15,136 14,866 14,963
Unemployment 984 954 897 759 718 727 700 677 646 634 779 676 763
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.2 5.8 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.9 4.3 4.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,831 4,644 4,629 4,697 4,828 4,898 4,900 4,930 4,876 4,920 4,898 4,759 4,817
Employment 4,581 4,404 4,384 4,478 4,612 4,679 4,692 4,741 4,684 4,725 4,678 4,556 4,601
Unemployment 250 240 245 219 216 219 208 189 192 195 220 203 216
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.5 4.3 4.5
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,289 23,335 23,449 23,130 23,264 23,131 22,758 22,651 22,727 22,727 23,061 22,792 23,026
Employment 22,162 22,245 22,385 22,235 22,306 22,122 21,769 21,696 21,839 21,867 22,125 21,986 22,061
Unemployment 1,127 1,090 1,064 895 958 1,009 989 955 888 860 936 806 965
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.5 4.2
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,658 13,558 13,551 13,080 13,334 15,673 16,417 16,283 15,042 14,150 12,824 13,692 14,272
Employment 12,957 12,914 12,908 12,033 12,494 15,101 15,903 15,792 14,577 13,468 11,729 13,076 13,579
Unemployment 701 644 643 1,047 840 572 514 491 465 682 1,095 616 693
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 4.7 8.0 6.3 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.1 4.8 8.5 4.5 4.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,704 9,695 9,715 9,726 9,807 9,735 9,986 9,859 9,743 9,752 9,851 9,713 9,774
Employment 9,124 9,136 9,163 9,230 9,308 9,225 9,491 9,379 9,283 9,308 9,399 9,324 9,281
Unemployment 580 559 552 496 499 510 495 480 460 444 452 389 493
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.0 5.0
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,228 4,158 4,191 4,148 4,206 4,254 4,254 4,237 4,223 4,266 4,343 4,236 4,228
Employment 3,985 3,923 3,959 3,963 4,017 4,060 4,070 4,068 4,059 4,112 4,147 4,072 4,036
Unemployment 243 235 232 185 189 194 184 169 164 154 196 164 192
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.5 3.9 4.5
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,923 3,893 3,909 3,934 3,937 3,979 3,844 3,885 3,959 3,946 4,001 3,885 3,925
Employment 3,765 3,747 3,769 3,802 3,806 3,833 3,704 3,754 3,829 3,821 3,861 3,777 3,789
Unemployment 158 146 140 132 131 146 140 131 130 125 140 108 136
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 2.8 3.5
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.