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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2021 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 289,322 289,200 289,384 287,965 288,116 292,750 291,652 289,124 288,052 286,995 287,542 285,126 288,769
Employment 271,309 271,580 272,887 272,683 274,744 278,504 279,239 277,872 278,549 277,464 277,493 275,274 275,633
Unemployment 18,013 17,620 16,497 15,282 13,372 14,246 12,413 11,252 9,503 9,531 10,049 9,852 13,136
Unemployment Rate 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.9 4.3 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.5
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,248 39,219 39,278 39,115 38,500 38,815 38,682 38,040 38,004 38,393 39,169 38,487 38,746
Employment 35,901 35,885 36,197 36,275 36,150 36,272 36,496 36,041 36,367 36,801 37,541 36,881 36,401
Unemployment 3,347 3,334 3,081 2,840 2,350 2,543 2,186 1,999 1,637 1,592 1,628 1,606 2,345
Unemployment Rate 8.5 8.5 7.8 7.3 6.1 6.6 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 6.1
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,690 28,640 28,646 28,583 28,151 28,366 28,328 27,829 27,815 28,088 28,646 28,142 28,327
Employment 26,261 26,250 26,478 26,535 26,443 26,533 26,696 26,364 26,602 26,920 27,461 26,978 26,627
Unemployment 2,429 2,390 2,168 2,048 1,708 1,833 1,632 1,465 1,213 1,168 1,185 1,164 1,700
Unemployment Rate 8.5 8.3 7.6 7.2 6.1 6.5 5.8 5.3 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1 6.0
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,462 49,289 49,325 49,154 48,227 48,834 48,815 48,529 48,605 49,123 50,195 49,155 49,060
Employment 46,734 46,687 46,862 46,945 46,192 46,652 46,883 46,786 47,072 47,610 48,642 47,580 47,054
Unemployment 2,728 2,602 2,463 2,209 2,035 2,182 1,932 1,743 1,533 1,513 1,553 1,575 2,006
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 4.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,865 31,783 31,791 31,749 31,139 31,487 31,473 31,311 31,366 31,692 32,383 31,703 31,645
Employment 30,109 30,078 30,191 30,245 29,760 30,056 30,205 30,142 30,327 30,673 31,338 30,654 30,315
Unemployment 1,756 1,705 1,600 1,504 1,379 1,431 1,268 1,169 1,039 1,019 1,045 1,049 1,330
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 4.2
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,173 20,947 21,103 20,906 20,530 19,749 19,842 19,620 20,940 21,089 21,510 21,121 20,628
Employment 19,314 20,115 20,282 20,189 19,823 18,945 19,121 18,952 20,399 20,549 20,941 20,541 19,931
Unemployment 859 832 821 717 707 804 721 668 541 540 569 580 697
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.4
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,752 17,401 17,535 17,379 17,061 16,429 16,505 16,310 17,417 17,542 17,893 17,563 17,149
Employment 16,061 16,727 16,866 16,788 16,484 15,754 15,900 15,760 16,963 17,088 17,414 17,081 16,574
Unemployment 691 674 669 591 577 675 605 550 454 454 479 482 575
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,295 5,225 5,245 5,268 5,389 5,498 5,505 5,368 5,247 5,147 5,131 5,089 5,284
Employment 4,969 4,893 4,939 5,000 5,150 5,245 5,285 5,169 5,081 4,978 4,939 4,890 5,045
Unemployment 326 332 306 268 239 253 220 199 166 169 192 199 239
Unemployment Rate 6.2 6.4 5.8 5.1 4.4 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.5
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,368 22,357 22,228 22,074 21,715 21,917 21,479 21,327 21,581 21,809 22,274 21,936 21,922
Employment 20,753 20,745 20,781 20,747 20,549 20,620 20,367 20,323 20,717 20,980 21,435 21,116 20,761
Unemployment 1,615 1,612 1,447 1,327 1,166 1,297 1,112 1,004 864 829 839 820 1,161
Unemployment Rate 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.2 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.7 5.3
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,238 15,198 15,043 14,958 14,701 14,909 14,581 14,454 14,592 14,724 15,069 14,858 14,861
Employment 13,993 13,988 14,012 13,989 13,856 13,903 13,733 13,703 13,969 14,146 14,453 14,238 13,999
Unemployment 1,245 1,210 1,031 969 845 1,006 848 751 623 578 616 620 862
Unemployment Rate 8.2 8.0 6.9 6.5 5.7 6.7 5.8 5.2 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.2 5.8
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,652 7,491 7,525 7,633 8,018 8,477 8,129 8,286 8,024 7,461 7,256 7,118 7,756
Employment 7,216 7,081 7,134 7,298 7,724 8,165 7,836 8,014 7,784 7,230 7,011 6,869 7,447
Unemployment 436 410 391 335 294 312 293 272 240 231 245 249 309
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.5 5.2 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 4.0
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,543 7,497 7,425 7,483 7,481 7,505 7,409 7,376 7,417 7,522 7,660 7,576 7,492
Employment 7,014 6,959 6,959 7,041 7,105 7,112 7,065 7,082 7,173 7,276 7,408 7,324 7,127
Unemployment 529 538 466 442 376 393 344 294 244 246 252 252 365
Unemployment Rate 7.0 7.2 6.3 5.9 5.0 5.2 4.6 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.9
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,703 3,688 3,694 3,713 3,963 4,038 4,067 4,065 3,882 3,807 3,685 3,650 3,830
Employment 3,549 3,524 3,530 3,567 3,827 3,879 3,937 3,943 3,785 3,709 3,580 3,553 3,699
Unemployment 154 164 164 146 136 159 130 122 97 98 105 97 131
Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.4 4.4 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.4
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,887 18,874 18,975 18,831 18,798 19,097 18,715 18,786 18,785 18,686 18,832 18,497 18,814
Employment 17,656 17,686 17,842 17,783 17,887 18,110 17,851 18,010 18,140 18,044 18,174 17,816 17,917
Unemployment 1,231 1,188 1,133 1,048 911 987 864 776 645 642 658 681 897
Unemployment Rate 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.6 4.8 5.2 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.8
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,535 6,537 6,557 6,499 6,614 6,561 6,746 6,658 6,469 6,435 6,322 6,356 6,524
Employment 6,222 6,248 6,287 6,241 6,383 6,305 6,521 6,456 6,288 6,254 6,138 6,176 6,293
Unemployment 313 289 270 258 231 256 225 202 181 181 184 180 231
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.5
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,283 2,283 2,245 2,252 2,253 2,321 2,294 2,240 2,187 2,229 2,254 2,206 2,254
Employment 2,157 2,162 2,142 2,157 2,160 2,219 2,203 2,166 2,123 2,168 2,187 2,140 2,165
Unemployment 126 121 103 95 93 102 91 74 64 61 67 66 89
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.3 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.0 3.3 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,137 4,177 4,171 4,125 4,284 4,432 4,469 4,338 4,260 4,211 4,173 4,137 4,243
Employment 3,897 3,923 3,944 3,916 4,107 4,246 4,316 4,188 4,140 4,080 4,032 3,993 4,065
Unemployment 240 254 227 209 177 186 153 150 120 131 141 144 178
Unemployment Rate 5.8 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.5 4.2
Lincloln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,431 9,387 9,414 9,338 9,415 9,864 9,548 9,419 9,490 9,336 9,229 9,316 9,432
Employment 8,933 8,915 8,938 8,909 9,042 9,479 9,203 9,106 9,224 9,062 8,935 9,022 9,064
Unemployment 498 472 476 429 373 385 345 313 266 274 294 294 368
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.9
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,265 1,252 1,238 1,251 1,276 1,287 1,298 1,279 1,268 1,245 1,200 1,182 1,254
Employment 1,201 1,193 1,187 1,200 1,231 1,236 1,246 1,241 1,231 1,212 1,167 1,150 1,208
Unemployment 64 59 51 51 45 51 52 38 37 33 33 32 46
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 4.1 4.1 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.7
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,764 14,779 14,778 14,902 15,867 16,513 16,857 16,519 15,993 15,239 14,616 14,494 15,444
Employment 13,861 13,888 13,950 14,185 15,246 15,858 16,273 15,983 15,531 14,752 14,090 13,968 14,799
Unemployment 903 891 828 717 621 655 584 536 462 487 526 526 645
Unemployment Rate 6.1 6.0 5.6 4.8 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.6 4.2
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,567 4,505 4,503 4,477 4,587 4,671 4,613 4,471 4,470 4,393 4,336 4,323 4,493
Employment 4,306 4,264 4,272 4,278 4,402 4,476 4,432 4,312 4,338 4,256 4,196 4,179 4,309
Unemployment 261 241 231 199 185 195 181 159 132 137 140 144 184
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.4 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,989 15,954 15,993 15,979 15,988 16,218 16,253 16,087 15,862 15,842 15,854 15,772 15,983
Employment 15,073 14,987 15,100 15,191 15,301 15,490 15,615 15,508 15,377 15,345 15,349 15,248 15,299
Unemployment 916 967 893 788 687 728 638 579 485 497 505 524 684
Unemployment Rate 5.7 6.1 5.6 4.9 4.3 4.5 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.3
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,905 3,920 3,869 3,803 4,017 4,115 4,167 4,153 4,019 3,923 3,815 3,740 3,954
Employment 3,577 3,599 3,581 3,543 3,787 3,868 3,962 3,961 3,854 3,765 3,654 3,579 3,728
Unemployment 328 321 288 260 230 247 205 192 165 158 161 161 226
Unemployment Rate 8.4 8.2 7.4 6.8 5.7 6.0 4.9 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 5.7
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,904 19,802 19,895 19,789 19,340 19,181 18,589 18,795 18,962 19,174 19,439 19,023 19,325
Employment 18,336 18,368 18,520 18,501 18,209 17,961 17,545 17,870 18,196 18,394 18,678 18,248 18,236
Unemployment 1,568 1,434 1,375 1,288 1,131 1,220 1,044 925 766 780 761 775 1,089
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.2 6.9 6.5 5.8 6.4 5.6 4.9 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 5.6
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,520 15,377 15,260 14,724 15,155 17,029 17,934 17,502 16,504 15,625 14,235 15,802 15,889
Employment 14,895 14,783 14,696 13,935 14,533 16,552 17,524 17,114 16,174 15,217 13,592 15,403 15,368
Unemployment 625 594 564 789 622 477 410 388 330 408 643 399 521
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.9 3.7 5.4 4.1 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.6 4.5 2.5 3.3
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,948 8,971 9,006 8,956 9,020 8,880 8,601 8,642 8,490 8,685 8,756 8,643 8,800
Employment 8,363 8,368 8,437 8,417 8,551 8,368 8,185 8,269 8,168 8,362 8,423 8,314 8,352
Unemployment 585 603 569 539 469 512 416 373 322 323 333 329 448
Unemployment Rate 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.2 5.8 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 5.1
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,988 3,920 3,908 3,961 3,939 4,011 4,013 3,925 3,914 3,921 3,877 3,835 3,934
Employment 3,769 3,720 3,710 3,775 3,776 3,837 3,857 3,782 3,797 3,808 3,753 3,709 3,774
Unemployment 219 200 198 186 163 174 156 143 117 113 124 126 160
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.3 4.1
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,757 3,752 3,747 3,733 3,744 3,732 3,625 3,701 3,680 3,699 3,726 3,669 3,714
Employment 3,612 3,588 3,595 3,592 3,611 3,605 3,515 3,597 3,591 3,611 3,631 3,574 3,594
Unemployment 145 164 152 141 133 127 110 104 89 88 95 95 120
Unemployment Rate 3.9 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.2
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.