"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: 2017 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 292,712 | 292,619 | 293,906 | 291,618 | 292,603 | 298,018 | 297,539 | 295,718 | 295,552 | 292,949 | 292,672 | 289,720 | 293,802 |
Employment | 276,570 | 277,855 | 279,843 | 279,385 | 280,657 | 285,456 | 285,645 | 284,288 | 284,577 | 281,769 | 280,314 | 277,611 | 281,164 |
Unemployment | 16,142 | 14,764 | 14,063 | 12,233 | 11,946 | 12,562 | 11,894 | 11,430 | 10,975 | 11,180 | 12,358 | 12,109 | 12,638 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 39,944 | 40,062 | 40,277 | 39,793 | 39,253 | 39,320 | 39,340 | 39,281 | 39,318 | 39,449 | 40,004 | 39,719 | 39,647 |
Employment | 37,054 | 37,477 | 37,908 | 37,706 | 37,225 | 37,224 | 37,320 | 37,352 | 37,494 | 37,631 | 38,054 | 37,665 | 37,509 |
Unemployment | 2,890 | 2,585 | 2,369 | 2,087 | 2,028 | 2,096 | 2,020 | 1,929 | 1,824 | 1,818 | 1,950 | 2,054 | 2,138 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 29,320 | 29,400 | 29,578 | 29,192 | 28,816 | 28,884 | 28,911 | 28,870 | 28,865 | 28,932 | 29,321 | 29,093 | 29,098 |
Employment | 27,215 | 27,525 | 27,842 | 27,694 | 27,340 | 27,340 | 27,410 | 27,434 | 27,538 | 27,639 | 27,949 | 27,664 | 27,549 |
Unemployment | 2,105 | 1,875 | 1,736 | 1,498 | 1,476 | 1,544 | 1,501 | 1,436 | 1,327 | 1,293 | 1,372 | 1,429 | 1,549 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 49,033 | 49,104 | 49,165 | 48,727 | 48,020 | 47,825 | 48,607 | 47,826 | 47,800 | 47,741 | 48,345 | 47,915 | 48,342 |
Employment | 46,798 | 47,140 | 47,201 | 47,068 | 46,334 | 45,943 | 46,830 | 46,090 | 46,106 | 46,025 | 46,540 | 46,153 | 46,519 |
Unemployment | 2,235 | 1,964 | 1,964 | 1,659 | 1,686 | 1,882 | 1,777 | 1,736 | 1,694 | 1,716 | 1,805 | 1,762 | 1,823 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,765 | 31,842 | 31,905 | 31,608 | 31,153 | 31,039 | 31,546 | 31,050 | 31,030 | 30,996 | 31,399 | 31,118 | 31,371 |
Employment | 30,313 | 30,534 | 30,574 | 30,487 | 30,012 | 29,759 | 30,333 | 29,854 | 29,864 | 29,812 | 30,145 | 29,895 | 30,132 |
Unemployment | 1,452 | 1,308 | 1,331 | 1,121 | 1,141 | 1,280 | 1,213 | 1,196 | 1,166 | 1,184 | 1,254 | 1,223 | 1,239 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,386 | 21,157 | 21,384 | 21,292 | 20,887 | 19,598 | 19,031 | 18,947 | 20,752 | 20,833 | 21,121 | 20,845 | 20,520 |
Employment | 19,704 | 20,549 | 20,728 | 20,738 | 20,308 | 18,937 | 18,421 | 18,372 | 20,186 | 20,236 | 20,519 | 20,268 | 19,914 |
Unemployment | 682 | 608 | 656 | 554 | 579 | 661 | 610 | 575 | 566 | 597 | 602 | 577 | 606 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,006 | 17,643 | 17,830 | 17,775 | 17,464 | 16,367 | 15,890 | 15,812 | 17,321 | 17,397 | 17,638 | 17,401 | 17,129 |
Employment | 16,468 | 17,174 | 17,324 | 17,332 | 16,973 | 15,827 | 15,396 | 15,355 | 16,871 | 16,913 | 17,149 | 16,940 | 16,644 |
Unemployment | 538 | 469 | 506 | 443 | 491 | 540 | 494 | 457 | 450 | 484 | 489 | 461 | 485 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,154 | 5,077 | 5,177 | 5,273 | 5,390 | 5,775 | 5,630 | 5,605 | 5,529 | 5,382 | 5,340 | 5,166 | 5,375 |
Employment | 4,875 | 4,809 | 4,919 | 5,035 | 5,158 | 5,531 | 5,410 | 5,390 | 5,326 | 5,174 | 5,123 | 4,932 | 5,140 |
Unemployment | 279 | 268 | 258 | 238 | 232 | 244 | 220 | 215 | 203 | 208 | 217 | 234 | 235 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 23,239 | 23,313 | 23,387 | 23,323 | 22,979 | 22,863 | 23,022 | 22,897 | 22,870 | 22,924 | 23,249 | 23,033 | 23,092 |
Employment | 21,692 | 21,896 | 22,083 | 22,181 | 21,852 | 21,676 | 21,902 | 21,833 | 21,857 | 21,969 | 22,237 | 22,031 | 21,934 |
Unemployment | 1,547 | 1,417 | 1,304 | 1,142 | 1,127 | 1,187 | 1,120 | 1,064 | 1,013 | 955 | 1,012 | 1,002 | 1,158 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,102 | 15,163 | 15,194 | 15,152 | 14,907 | 14,867 | 14,988 | 14,880 | 14,831 | 14,877 | 15,090 | 14,965 | 15,002 |
Employment | 14,002 | 14,134 | 14,255 | 14,318 | 14,106 | 13,992 | 14,138 | 14,093 | 14,109 | 14,181 | 14,354 | 14,221 | 14,159 |
Unemployment | 1,100 | 1,029 | 939 | 834 | 801 | 875 | 850 | 787 | 722 | 696 | 736 | 744 | 843 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.6 |
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,868 | 7,721 | 7,723 | 7,736 | 7,946 | 8,378 | 8,194 | 8,064 | 8,135 | 7,980 | 7,812 | 7,523 | 7,924 |
Employment | 7,467 | 7,331 | 7,344 | 7,418 | 7,640 | 8,063 | 7,896 | 7,771 | 7,854 | 7,687 | 7,484 | 7,204 | 7,597 |
Unemployment | 401 | 390 | 379 | 318 | 306 | 315 | 298 | 293 | 281 | 293 | 328 | 319 | 327 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,578 | 7,536 | 7,549 | 7,553 | 7,473 | 7,571 | 7,409 | 7,401 | 7,451 | 7,486 | 7,555 | 7,465 | 7,503 |
Employment | 7,122 | 7,119 | 7,165 | 7,230 | 7,165 | 7,237 | 7,071 | 7,073 | 7,152 | 7,188 | 7,239 | 7,141 | 7,159 |
Unemployment | 456 | 417 | 384 | 323 | 308 | 334 | 338 | 328 | 299 | 298 | 316 | 324 | 344 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,553 | 3,452 | 3,444 | 3,504 | 3,717 | 3,990 | 3,877 | 3,906 | 3,818 | 3,763 | 3,748 | 3,559 | 3,694 |
Employment | 3,370 | 3,277 | 3,277 | 3,372 | 3,588 | 3,863 | 3,760 | 3,788 | 3,705 | 3,648 | 3,630 | 3,442 | 3,560 |
Unemployment | 183 | 175 | 167 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 117 | 118 | 113 | 115 | 118 | 117 | 134 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,488 | 19,491 | 19,598 | 19,371 | 19,314 | 19,722 | 19,304 | 19,439 | 19,389 | 19,389 | 19,305 | 19,151 | 19,414 |
Employment | 18,042 | 18,152 | 18,351 | 18,292 | 18,281 | 18,617 | 18,215 | 18,408 | 18,465 | 18,455 | 18,279 | 18,113 | 18,306 |
Unemployment | 1,446 | 1,339 | 1,247 | 1,079 | 1,033 | 1,105 | 1,089 | 1,031 | 924 | 934 | 1,026 | 1,038 | 1,108 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,916 | 6,794 | 6,889 | 6,834 | 6,897 | 7,073 | 7,061 | 7,076 | 7,010 | 6,939 | 7,007 | 6,780 | 6,940 |
Employment | 6,678 | 6,597 | 6,673 | 6,648 | 6,700 | 6,842 | 6,841 | 6,861 | 6,816 | 6,751 | 6,812 | 6,587 | 6,734 |
Unemployment | 238 | 197 | 216 | 186 | 197 | 231 | 220 | 215 | 194 | 188 | 195 | 193 | 206 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,346 | 2,360 | 2,360 | 2,361 | 2,345 | 2,412 | 2,401 | 2,328 | 2,328 | 2,265 | 2,285 | 2,277 | 2,339 |
Employment | 2,229 | 2,244 | 2,253 | 2,265 | 2,249 | 2,318 | 2,312 | 2,244 | 2,248 | 2,184 | 2,198 | 2,191 | 2,245 |
Unemployment | 117 | 116 | 107 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 81 | 87 | 86 | 94 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,100 | 3,992 | 4,020 | 4,010 | 4,152 | 4,485 | 4,508 | 4,413 | 4,316 | 4,246 | 4,161 | 4,090 | 4,208 |
Employment | 3,831 | 3,760 | 3,803 | 3,839 | 3,984 | 4,310 | 4,354 | 4,265 | 4,166 | 4,086 | 4,007 | 3,917 | 4,027 |
Unemployment | 269 | 232 | 217 | 171 | 168 | 175 | 154 | 148 | 150 | 160 | 154 | 173 | 181 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,585 | 8,628 | 8,606 | 8,578 | 8,687 | 9,203 | 9,014 | 8,863 | 8,980 | 8,793 | 8,681 | 8,639 | 8,771 |
Employment | 8,173 | 8,237 | 8,230 | 8,252 | 8,375 | 8,888 | 8,721 | 8,571 | 8,696 | 8,500 | 8,341 | 8,297 | 8,440 |
Unemployment | 412 | 391 | 376 | 326 | 312 | 315 | 293 | 292 | 284 | 293 | 340 | 342 | 331 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,265 | 1,233 | 1,250 | 1,253 | 1,298 | 1,397 | 1,377 | 1,360 | 1,349 | 1,299 | 1,311 | 1,260 | 1,304 |
Employment | 1,227 | 1,192 | 1,204 | 1,218 | 1,262 | 1,348 | 1,335 | 1,327 | 1,317 | 1,268 | 1,280 | 1,229 | 1,267 |
Unemployment | 38 | 41 | 46 | 35 | 36 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 37 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,736 | 14,592 | 14,685 | 14,794 | 16,086 | 17,277 | 17,424 | 17,222 | 16,425 | 15,836 | 15,006 | 14,729 | 15,735 |
Employment | 13,811 | 13,742 | 13,875 | 14,139 | 15,474 | 16,650 | 16,821 | 16,650 | 15,870 | 15,239 | 14,274 | 13,992 | 15,045 |
Unemployment | 925 | 850 | 810 | 655 | 612 | 627 | 603 | 572 | 555 | 597 | 732 | 737 | 690 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,656 | 4,562 | 4,563 | 4,759 | 4,898 | 5,010 | 4,884 | 4,857 | 4,884 | 4,851 | 4,850 | 4,675 | 4,787 |
Employment | 4,424 | 4,350 | 4,358 | 4,588 | 4,729 | 4,823 | 4,704 | 4,688 | 4,728 | 4,690 | 4,679 | 4,502 | 4,605 |
Unemployment | 232 | 212 | 205 | 171 | 169 | 187 | 180 | 169 | 156 | 161 | 171 | 173 | 182 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,763 | 15,668 | 15,815 | 15,785 | 15,815 | 16,283 | 16,181 | 15,830 | 15,784 | 15,746 | 15,847 | 15,598 | 15,843 |
Employment | 14,925 | 14,891 | 15,097 | 15,209 | 15,250 | 15,668 | 15,610 | 15,277 | 15,229 | 15,170 | 15,210 | 14,926 | 15,205 |
Unemployment | 838 | 777 | 718 | 576 | 565 | 615 | 571 | 553 | 555 | 576 | 637 | 672 | 638 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,114 | 3,978 | 4,043 | 3,999 | 4,160 | 4,494 | 4,488 | 4,462 | 4,460 | 4,345 | 4,370 | 4,307 | 4,268 |
Employment | 3,844 | 3,734 | 3,811 | 3,803 | 3,971 | 4,304 | 4,314 | 4,296 | 4,293 | 4,181 | 4,182 | 4,121 | 4,071 |
Unemployment | 270 | 244 | 232 | 196 | 189 | 190 | 174 | 166 | 167 | 164 | 188 | 186 | 197 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,950 | 21,956 | 22,097 | 21,919 | 21,525 | 21,298 | 20,971 | 21,397 | 21,473 | 21,474 | 21,776 | 21,605 | 21,620 |
Employment | 20,635 | 20,714 | 20,972 | 20,958 | 20,593 | 20,298 | 20,002 | 20,476 | 20,575 | 20,571 | 20,865 | 20,682 | 20,612 |
Unemployment | 1,315 | 1,242 | 1,125 | 961 | 932 | 1,000 | 969 | 921 | 898 | 903 | 911 | 923 | 1,008 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,865 | 14,816 | 14,731 | 13,841 | 14,687 | 16,930 | 17,882 | 17,682 | 16,427 | 15,203 | 13,801 | 14,617 | 15,457 |
Employment | 14,435 | 14,418 | 14,326 | 13,268 | 14,169 | 16,546 | 17,571 | 17,365 | 16,094 | 14,757 | 12,978 | 14,159 | 15,007 |
Unemployment | 430 | 398 | 405 | 573 | 518 | 384 | 311 | 317 | 333 | 446 | 823 | 458 | 450 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 9,234 | 9,227 | 9,243 | 9,127 | 9,231 | 9,125 | 9,093 | 9,076 | 9,147 | 9,054 | 9,098 | 8,931 | 9,132 |
Employment | 8,685 | 8,700 | 8,729 | 8,713 | 8,828 | 8,706 | 8,691 | 8,698 | 8,783 | 8,688 | 8,692 | 8,527 | 8,703 |
Unemployment | 549 | 527 | 514 | 414 | 403 | 419 | 402 | 378 | 364 | 366 | 406 | 404 | 429 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,106 | 4,071 | 4,062 | 4,052 | 4,077 | 4,221 | 4,153 | 4,116 | 4,139 | 4,184 | 4,186 | 4,126 | 4,125 |
Employment | 3,912 | 3,873 | 3,877 | 3,864 | 3,901 | 4,043 | 3,992 | 3,965 | 3,990 | 4,040 | 4,020 | 3,966 | 3,954 |
Unemployment | 194 | 198 | 185 | 188 | 176 | 178 | 161 | 151 | 149 | 144 | 166 | 160 | 171 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,836 | 3,830 | 3,838 | 3,733 | 3,764 | 3,770 | 3,684 | 3,668 | 3,764 | 3,767 | 3,818 | 3,709 | 3,765 |
Employment | 3,639 | 3,652 | 3,658 | 3,581 | 3,620 | 3,621 | 3,549 | 3,526 | 3,624 | 3,631 | 3,671 | 3,565 | 3,611 |
Unemployment | 197 | 178 | 180 | 152 | 144 | 149 | 135 | 142 | 140 | 136 | 147 | 144 | 154 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/1/22. |
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