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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2016 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 299,280 299,904 302,071 301,269 301,076 305,383 303,819 301,038 299,837 298,726 297,542 296,607 300,546
Employment 281,956 282,934 284,074 282,792 284,086 288,371 288,505 286,815 285,841 284,600 283,141 280,155 284,439
Unemployment 17,324 16,970 17,997 18,477 16,990 17,012 15,314 14,223 13,996 14,126 14,401 16,452 16,107
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.5 5.4
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 41,963 41,996 42,195 42,061 41,275 40,855 40,650 40,111 39,931 40,128 40,441 40,579 41,016
Employment 39,013 38,980 38,993 38,707 38,128 37,692 37,736 37,425 37,250 37,512 37,865 37,574 38,073
Unemployment 2,950 3,016 3,202 3,354 3,147 3,163 2,914 2,686 2,681 2,616 2,576 3,005 2,943
Unemployment Rate 7.0 7.2 7.6 8.0 7.6 7.7 7.2 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 7.4 7.2
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,963 30,937 31,065 30,991 30,433 30,167 30,013 29,644 29,458 29,668 29,913 30,002 30,272
Employment 28,860 28,836 28,845 28,634 28,205 27,883 27,915 27,685 27,556 27,750 28,011 27,796 28,165
Unemployment 2,103 2,101 2,220 2,357 2,228 2,284 2,098 1,959 1,902 1,918 1,902 2,206 2,107
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 7.4 7.0
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 48,649 49,121 49,438 49,130 48,377 48,341 48,868 48,164 47,922 48,557 49,491 49,586 48,803
Employment 46,234 46,909 47,190 47,032 46,393 46,196 46,989 46,318 46,165 46,708 47,695 47,356 46,765
Unemployment 2,415 2,212 2,248 2,098 1,984 2,145 1,879 1,846 1,757 1,849 1,796 2,230 2,038
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.5 4.2
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,769 32,125 32,327 32,154 31,679 31,627 31,951 31,470 31,311 31,694 32,328 32,392 31,902
Employment 30,192 30,633 30,816 30,713 30,296 30,167 30,685 30,247 30,147 30,501 31,146 30,925 30,539
Unemployment 1,577 1,492 1,511 1,441 1,383 1,460 1,266 1,223 1,164 1,193 1,182 1,467 1,363
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.5 4.3
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,873 21,527 21,681 21,593 21,264 20,238 19,517 19,391 21,127 21,462 21,684 21,341 20,975
Employment 20,114 20,851 20,960 20,909 20,619 19,447 18,858 18,766 20,538 20,825 21,069 20,634 20,299
Unemployment 759 676 721 684 645 791 659 625 589 637 615 707 676
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.2
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,456 17,986 18,132 18,054 17,817 16,973 16,374 16,277 17,732 18,016 18,199 17,889 17,576
Employment 16,883 17,502 17,594 17,551 17,307 16,324 15,829 15,752 17,239 17,480 17,685 17,320 17,039
Unemployment 573 484 538 503 510 649 545 525 493 536 514 569 537
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.2 3.1
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,324 5,270 5,434 5,520 5,610 5,910 5,787 5,648 5,634 5,508 5,486 5,346 5,540
Employment 5,003 4,955 5,108 5,202 5,338 5,601 5,526 5,405 5,417 5,285 5,244 5,073 5,263
Unemployment 321 315 326 318 272 309 261 243 217 223 242 273 277
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.4 5.1 5.0
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 25,484 25,415 25,539 25,377 24,610 24,115 23,956 23,853 23,766 23,681 23,638 23,542 24,415
Employment 23,974 23,782 23,622 23,170 22,469 22,134 22,109 22,194 22,119 22,130 22,148 21,920 22,648
Unemployment 1,510 1,633 1,917 2,207 2,141 1,981 1,847 1,659 1,647 1,551 1,490 1,622 1,767
Unemployment Rate 5.9 6.4 7.5 8.7 8.7 8.2 7.7 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.9 7.2
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,593 16,564 16,659 16,548 16,052 15,727 15,653 15,566 15,509 15,422 15,398 15,348 15,920
Employment 15,545 15,421 15,317 15,024 14,569 14,352 14,336 14,391 14,343 14,350 14,361 14,213 14,685
Unemployment 1,048 1,143 1,342 1,524 1,483 1,375 1,317 1,175 1,166 1,072 1,037 1,135 1,235
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.9 8.1 9.2 9.2 8.7 8.4 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.7 7.4 7.8
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,092 8,054 8,045 8,183 8,412 8,792 8,763 8,862 8,561 8,472 8,235 7,887 8,363
Employment 7,643 7,576 7,541 7,737 8,016 8,405 8,421 8,533 8,231 8,127 7,905 7,495 7,969
Unemployment 449 478 504 446 396 387 342 329 330 345 330 392 394
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.9 6.3 5.5 4.7 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.0 5.0 4.7
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,168 8,114 8,074 8,050 7,955 7,993 7,776 7,714 7,710 7,704 7,648 7,637 7,879
Employment 7,705 7,629 7,540 7,477 7,414 7,423 7,263 7,251 7,257 7,277 7,225 7,159 7,385
Unemployment 463 485 534 573 541 570 513 463 453 427 423 478 494
Unemployment Rate 5.7 6.0 6.6 7.1 6.8 7.1 6.6 6.0 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.3 6.3
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,642 3,520 3,523 3,615 3,832 4,038 3,938 3,945 3,893 3,733 3,691 3,507 3,740
Employment 3,454 3,347 3,334 3,416 3,631 3,849 3,771 3,794 3,746 3,585 3,547 3,330 3,567
Unemployment 188 173 189 199 201 189 167 151 147 148 144 177 173
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 5.0 4.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,884 20,055 20,238 20,236 20,020 20,253 19,949 19,866 19,855 20,251 19,969 19,899 20,040
Employment 18,277 18,412 18,574 18,621 18,501 18,777 18,571 18,606 18,572 18,998 18,725 18,457 18,591
Unemployment 1,607 1,643 1,664 1,615 1,519 1,476 1,378 1,260 1,283 1,253 1,244 1,442 1,449
Unemployment Rate 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.2 7.2 7.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,947 6,880 6,955 6,971 7,079 7,283 7,119 7,157 7,104 6,977 7,028 6,847 7,029
Employment 6,675 6,628 6,689 6,709 6,819 7,015 6,875 6,927 6,888 6,755 6,815 6,610 6,784
Unemployment 272 252 266 262 260 268 244 230 216 222 213 237 245
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.5
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,406 2,385 2,408 2,388 2,382 2,511 2,539 2,480 2,458 2,354 2,415 2,379 2,425
Employment 2,274 2,253 2,281 2,261 2,262 2,387 2,429 2,381 2,352 2,247 2,309 2,263 2,308
Unemployment 132 132 127 127 120 124 110 99 106 107 106 116 117
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.9 4.8
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,027 3,985 4,049 4,067 4,191 4,511 4,441 4,402 4,315 4,215 4,197 4,089 4,207
Employment 3,741 3,705 3,777 3,808 3,967 4,301 4,241 4,217 4,141 4,028 4,006 3,843 3,981
Unemployment 286 280 272 259 224 210 200 185 174 187 191 246 226
Unemployment Rate 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.4 5.3 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.6 6.0 5.4
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,511 8,531 8,550 8,560 8,710 9,127 8,866 8,828 9,000 8,802 8,585 8,620 8,725
Employment 7,998 8,036 8,045 8,072 8,294 8,717 8,527 8,500 8,663 8,474 8,238 8,187 8,313
Unemployment 513 495 505 488 416 410 339 328 337 328 347 433 412
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.7 4.8 4.5 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,304 1,270 1,273 1,297 1,341 1,441 1,407 1,422 1,384 1,331 1,322 1,266 1,338
Employment 1,251 1,227 1,229 1,255 1,300 1,392 1,359 1,377 1,344 1,292 1,285 1,222 1,294
Unemployment 53 43 44 42 41 49 48 45 40 39 37 44 44
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.3
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,809 14,779 14,963 15,064 16,158 17,605 17,645 17,434 16,535 16,027 15,216 14,940 15,931
Employment 13,870 13,869 14,072 14,250 15,445 16,869 16,991 16,821 15,938 15,383 14,504 14,079 15,174
Unemployment 939 910 891 814 713 736 654 613 597 644 712 861 757
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.4 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.6 4.0 4.7 5.8 4.8
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,675 4,596 4,661 4,734 5,082 5,001 4,846 4,795 4,791 4,739 4,759 4,616 4,775
Employment 4,415 4,333 4,389 4,484 4,863 4,749 4,621 4,584 4,596 4,546 4,553 4,394 4,544
Unemployment 260 263 272 250 219 252 225 211 195 193 206 222 231
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.8
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,837 15,926 16,166 16,177 16,241 16,548 16,549 16,133 16,037 15,912 16,044 15,957 16,127
Employment 14,838 14,991 15,231 15,355 15,501 15,794 15,892 15,505 15,425 15,283 15,408 15,137 15,363
Unemployment 999 935 935 822 740 754 657 628 612 629 636 820 764
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.0 5.1 4.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,237 4,124 4,166 4,104 4,159 4,440 4,379 4,366 4,361 4,194 4,171 4,091 4,232
Employment 3,936 3,829 3,820 3,763 3,871 4,170 4,125 4,132 4,122 3,963 3,943 3,827 3,958
Unemployment 301 295 346 341 288 270 254 234 239 231 228 264 274
Unemployment Rate 7.1 7.2 8.3 8.3 6.9 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.5 6.5
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,448 22,406 22,622 22,569 22,114 21,945 21,594 21,732 21,722 22,023 22,258 22,241 22,140
Employment 21,030 21,067 21,169 21,036 20,682 20,465 20,247 20,523 20,512 20,834 21,045 20,912 20,794
Unemployment 1,418 1,339 1,453 1,533 1,432 1,480 1,347 1,209 1,210 1,189 1,213 1,329 1,346
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 6.0 6.1
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,429 14,326 14,412 13,804 14,481 16,779 17,658 17,373 16,226 15,056 13,629 14,790 15,247
Employment 13,916 13,906 13,904 12,866 13,814 16,352 17,302 17,041 15,899 14,586 12,811 14,180 14,715
Unemployment 513 420 508 938 667 427 356 332 327 470 818 610 532
Unemployment Rate 3.6 2.9 3.5 6.8 4.6 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.0 3.1 6.0 4.1 3.5
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,408 9,552 9,576 9,561 9,582 9,327 9,349 9,204 9,273 9,438 9,477 9,372 9,426
Employment 8,820 8,977 8,937 8,931 8,999 8,744 8,822 8,727 8,786 8,956 8,993 8,824 8,876
Unemployment 588 575 639 630 583 583 527 477 487 482 484 548 550
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,195 4,139 4,149 4,183 4,192 4,318 4,303 4,262 4,238 4,217 4,198 4,169 4,214
Employment 3,970 3,899 3,900 3,956 3,995 4,113 4,110 4,078 4,075 4,048 4,036 3,972 4,013
Unemployment 225 240 249 227 197 205 193 184 163 169 162 197 201
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.4 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.7 4.8
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,970 3,934 3,953 4,024 4,009 4,010 3,923 3,896 3,992 3,943 3,959 3,907 3,960
Employment 3,805 3,774 3,767 3,774 3,765 3,778 3,721 3,711 3,803 3,756 3,772 3,707 3,761
Unemployment 165 160 186 250 244 232 202 185 189 187 187 200 199
Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.1 4.7 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 5.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.