"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: 2020-2022 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates – Annual Averages | |||
Wyoming | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 293,722 | 289,154 | 291,756 |
Employment | 276,739 | 275,748 | 281,343 |
Unemployment | 16,983 | 13,406 | 10,413 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
Natrona County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 40,081 | 38,808 | 39,179 |
Employment | 36,982 | 36,416 | 37,602 |
Unemployment | 3,099 | 2,392 | 1,577 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 6.2 | 4.0 |
Casper City | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 29,291 | 28,373 | 28,644 |
Employment | 27,052 | 26,638 | 27,505 |
Unemployment | 2,239 | 1,735 | 1,139 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 6.1 | 4.0 |
Laramie County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 50,114 | 49,121 | 48,963 |
Employment | 47,565 | 47,073 | 47,233 |
Unemployment | 2,549 | 2,048 | 1,730 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
Cheyenne City | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 32,360 | 31,686 | 31,555 |
Employment | 30,644 | 30,327 | 30,430 |
Unemployment | 1,716 | 1,359 | 1,125 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
Albany County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 20,572 | 20,651 | 21,252 |
Employment | 19,810 | 19,939 | 20,589 |
Unemployment | 762 | 712 | 663 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Laramie City | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 17,095 | 17,169 | 17,672 |
Employment | 16,473 | 16,581 | 17,121 |
Unemployment | 622 | 588 | 551 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
Big Horn County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 5,293 | 5,291 | 5,213 |
Employment | 5,028 | 5,047 | 4,998 |
Unemployment | 265 | 244 | 215 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
Campbell County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 23,166 | 21,955 | 22,583 |
Employment | 21,591 | 20,770 | 21,780 |
Unemployment | 1,575 | 1,185 | 803 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
Gillette City | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 15,698 | 14,884 | 15,253 |
Employment | 14,558 | 14,004 | 14,685 |
Unemployment | 1,140 | 880 | 568 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 5.9 | 3.7 |
Carbon County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 7,925 | 7,765 | 7,413 |
Employment | 7,562 | 7,450 | 7,138 |
Unemployment | 363 | 315 | 275 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Converse County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 8,000 | 7,501 | 7,652 |
Employment | 7,528 | 7,129 | 7,417 |
Unemployment | 472 | 372 | 235 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
Crook County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 3,841 | 3,834 | 3,935 |
Employment | 3,693 | 3,700 | 3,818 |
Unemployment | 148 | 134 | 117 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Fremont County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 19,017 | 18,839 | 18,896 |
Employment | 17,833 | 17,924 | 18,139 |
Unemployment | 1,184 | 915 | 757 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
Goshen County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 6,505 | 6,532 | 6,540 |
Employment | 6,225 | 6,296 | 6,348 |
Unemployment | 280 | 236 | 192 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
Hot Springs County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 2,229 | 2,256 | 2,287 |
Employment | 2,119 | 2,166 | 2,220 |
Unemployment | 110 | 90 | 67 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
Johnson County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 4,173 | 4,248 | 4,276 |
Employment | 3,944 | 4,067 | 4,128 |
Unemployment | 229 | 181 | 148 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Lincoln County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 9,294 | 9,443 | 9,608 |
Employment | 8,831 | 9,068 | 9,279 |
Unemployment | 463 | 375 | 329 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
Niobrara County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 1,233 | 1,254 | 1,225 |
Employment | 1,188 | 1,208 | 1,190 |
Unemployment | 45 | 46 | 35 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
Park County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 15,203 | 15,463 | 15,510 |
Employment | 14,385 | 14,805 | 14,955 |
Unemployment | 818 | 658 | 555 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
Platte County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 4,580 | 4,499 | 4,461 |
Employment | 4,351 | 4,311 | 4,306 |
Unemployment | 229 | 188 | 155 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
Sheridan County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 16,002 | 16,003 | 16,180 |
Employment | 15,210 | 15,305 | 15,640 |
Unemployment | 792 | 698 | 540 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
Sublette County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 4,020 | 3,960 | 3,918 |
Employment | 3,730 | 3,729 | 3,756 |
Unemployment | 290 | 231 | 162 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
Sweetwater County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 20,503 | 19,354 | 19,507 |
Employment | 18,998 | 18,243 | 18,696 |
Unemployment | 1,505 | 1,111 | 811 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
Teton County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 15,138 | 15,906 | 16,647 |
Employment | 14,251 | 15,375 | 16,193 |
Unemployment | 887 | 531 | 454 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
Uinta County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 9,102 | 8,812 | 8,863 |
Employment | 8,532 | 8,355 | 8,524 |
Unemployment | 570 | 457 | 339 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
Washakie County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 3,945 | 3,939 | 3,858 |
Employment | 3,739 | 3,776 | 3,704 |
Unemployment | 206 | 163 | 154 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Weston County | |||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Labor Force | 3,789 | 3,718 | 3,792 |
Employment | 3,645 | 3,595 | 3,691 |
Unemployment | 144 | 123 | 101 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/17/23. |
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