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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2022 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 287,445 288,323 290,373 288,796 290,850 296,170 296,229 296,378 296,170 294,554 293,867 292,812 292,664
Employment 274,774 276,426 279,253 278,701 281,613 285,888 286,951 286,984 287,723 285,732 284,299 283,034 282,615
Unemployment 12,671 11,897 11,120 10,095 9,237 10,282 9,278 9,394 8,447 8,822 9,568 9,778 10,049
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 38,206 38,053 38,546 38,470 38,077 38,680 38,696 38,921 39,086 39,188 39,921 39,420 38,772
Employment 36,182 36,204 36,814 36,894 36,675 37,178 37,308 37,492 37,812 37,888 38,527 37,995 37,247
Unemployment 2,024 1,849 1,732 1,576 1,402 1,502 1,388 1,429 1,274 1,300 1,394 1,425 1,525
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.9
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,906 27,826 28,164 28,087 27,851 28,295 28,290 28,445 28,562 28,678 29,214 28,831 28,346
Employment 26,467 26,483 26,929 26,988 26,827 27,195 27,290 27,425 27,659 27,715 28,182 27,793 27,246
Unemployment 1,439 1,343 1,235 1,099 1,024 1,100 1,000 1,020 903 963 1,032 1,038 1,100
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.9
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 48,540 48,442 48,600 47,753 47,313 48,151 48,241 48,584 48,451 48,449 49,355 48,936 48,401
Employment 46,471 46,481 46,805 46,159 45,818 46,455 46,686 46,975 46,979 46,934 47,778 47,266 46,734
Unemployment 2,069 1,961 1,795 1,594 1,495 1,696 1,555 1,609 1,472 1,515 1,577 1,670 1,667
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.4
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,281 31,200 31,318 30,805 30,485 31,028 31,075 31,327 31,227 31,231 31,812 31,526 31,193
Employment 29,939 29,946 30,154 29,738 29,519 29,929 30,078 30,264 30,267 30,238 30,781 30,451 30,109
Unemployment 1,342 1,254 1,164 1,067 966 1,099 997 1,063 960 993 1,031 1,075 1,084
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,025 21,647 21,827 21,545 21,255 20,240 20,247 20,462 21,668 21,896 22,220 21,861 21,324
Employment 20,284 20,935 21,148 20,983 20,670 19,521 19,632 19,852 21,086 21,315 21,609 21,214 20,687
Unemployment 741 712 679 562 585 719 615 610 582 581 611 647 637
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.8 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.0
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,460 17,992 18,131 17,910 17,681 16,845 16,843 17,021 18,027 18,214 18,485 18,172 17,732
Employment 16,867 17,409 17,586 17,449 17,188 16,233 16,325 16,508 17,534 17,725 17,969 17,641 17,203
Unemployment 593 583 545 461 493 612 518 513 493 489 516 531 529
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,116 5,147 5,182 5,235 5,388 5,456 5,526 5,340 5,234 5,209 5,035 4,991 5,238
Employment 4,841 4,875 4,931 5,019 5,201 5,245 5,328 5,145 5,073 5,039 4,863 4,800 5,030
Unemployment 275 272 251 216 187 211 198 195 161 170 172 191 208
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.1 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.0
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,593 22,624 22,865 22,726 22,761 22,965 22,650 22,799 23,195 23,104 23,509 23,258 22,921
Employment 21,581 21,681 21,956 21,973 22,043 22,173 21,919 22,072 22,536 22,433 22,813 22,556 22,145
Unemployment 1,012 943 909 753 718 792 731 727 659 671 696 702 776
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.4
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,274 15,303 15,474 15,362 15,372 15,508 15,281 15,365 15,640 15,601 15,869 15,720 15,480
Employment 14,551 14,619 14,804 14,816 14,863 14,951 14,779 14,882 15,195 15,126 15,382 15,209 14,931
Unemployment 723 684 670 546 509 557 502 483 445 475 487 511 549
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,213 7,167 7,302 7,417 7,733 7,875 7,792 7,671 7,511 7,568 7,246 7,083 7,465
Employment 6,866 6,863 7,025 7,153 7,505 7,620 7,559 7,417 7,273 7,322 6,982 6,809 7,200
Unemployment 347 304 277 264 228 255 233 254 238 246 264 274 265
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.5
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,676 7,637 7,687 7,669 7,649 7,713 7,800 7,764 7,764 7,838 7,837 7,740 7,731
Employment 7,370 7,354 7,423 7,429 7,432 7,483 7,581 7,553 7,575 7,653 7,655 7,541 7,504
Unemployment 306 283 264 240 217 230 219 211 189 185 182 199 227
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.9
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,721 3,814 3,860 3,929 4,192 4,094 4,195 4,071 3,956 3,986 3,761 3,741 3,944
Employment 3,585 3,684 3,732 3,825 4,092 3,981 4,095 3,917 3,867 3,890 3,663 3,635 3,831
Unemployment 136 130 128 104 100 113 100 154 89 96 98 106 113
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.4 3.8 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,782 18,826 18,901 18,932 18,962 19,258 18,816 19,098 19,137 19,092 19,165 18,909 18,990
Employment 17,864 17,954 18,075 18,210 18,318 18,504 18,091 18,393 18,533 18,456 18,492 18,225 18,260
Unemployment 918 872 826 722 644 754 725 705 604 636 673 684 730
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,302 6,513 6,513 6,566 6,747 6,645 6,790 6,595 6,503 6,578 6,436 6,380 6,547
Employment 6,082 6,294 6,311 6,402 6,581 6,441 6,614 6,426 6,338 6,407 6,259 6,194 6,362
Unemployment 220 219 202 164 166 204 176 169 165 171 177 186 185
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,290 2,285 2,308 2,294 2,346 2,388 2,374 2,339 2,330 2,333 2,317 2,303 2,326
Employment 2,207 2,213 2,235 2,234 2,287 2,322 2,314 2,274 2,276 2,273 2,258 2,236 2,261
Unemployment 83 72 73 60 59 66 60 65 54 60 59 67 65
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.8
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,185 4,212 4,233 4,236 4,427 4,541 4,573 4,425 4,392 4,368 4,269 4,205 4,339
Employment 3,996 4,031 4,067 4,095 4,303 4,400 4,446 4,297 4,276 4,249 4,133 4,060 4,196
Unemployment 189 181 166 141 124 141 127 128 116 119 136 145 143
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.4 3.3
Lincloln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,509 9,452 9,544 9,494 9,597 10,359 9,973 9,820 9,940 9,726 9,591 9,667 9,723
Employment 9,132 9,100 9,199 9,183 9,296 9,946 9,695 9,546 9,675 9,458 9,285 9,352 9,406
Unemployment 377 352 345 311 301 413 278 274 265 268 306 315 317
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 4.0 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,211 1,224 1,225 1,237 1,298 1,271 1,272 1,196 1,216 1,221 1,156 1,147 1,223
Employment 1,165 1,189 1,190 1,211 1,273 1,239 1,240 1,161 1,186 1,190 1,118 1,110 1,189
Unemployment 46 35 35 26 25 32 32 35 30 31 38 37 34
Unemployment Rate 3.8 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.2 2.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,684 14,787 14,806 15,002 16,187 16,936 17,073 16,718 16,256 15,632 14,874 14,906 15,655
Employment 13,989 14,107 14,181 14,453 15,702 16,416 16,592 16,240 15,838 15,181 14,350 14,367 15,118
Unemployment 695 680 625 549 485 520 481 478 418 451 524 539 537
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,345 4,407 4,441 4,516 4,659 4,639 4,551 4,415 4,386 4,399 4,274 4,293 4,443
Employment 4,168 4,229 4,282 4,376 4,528 4,488 4,398 4,267 4,265 4,264 4,131 4,137 4,294
Unemployment 177 178 159 140 131 151 153 148 121 135 143 156 149
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.4
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,852 15,953 16,160 16,028 16,263 16,381 16,695 16,503 16,389 16,333 16,211 16,152 16,243
Employment 15,182 15,332 15,574 15,533 15,807 15,861 16,208 16,023 15,954 15,871 15,711 15,609 15,722
Unemployment 670 621 586 495 456 520 487 480 435 462 500 543 521
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.2
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,822 3,895 3,901 3,913 4,073 4,073 4,160 4,065 4,004 3,997 3,835 3,820 3,963
Employment 3,620 3,706 3,715 3,742 3,929 3,915 4,019 3,926 3,880 3,864 3,696 3,669 3,807
Unemployment 202 189 186 171 144 158 141 139 124 133 139 151 156
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.4 3.5 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.6 4.0 3.9
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,745 19,677 19,832 19,828 19,577 19,674 19,318 20,051 20,198 20,118 20,504 20,256 19,898
Employment 18,716 18,720 18,959 19,084 18,893 18,879 18,593 19,328 19,539 19,421 19,777 19,468 19,115
Unemployment 1,029 957 873 744 684 795 725 723 659 697 727 788 783
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 4.4 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,241 16,174 16,161 15,624 15,741 18,077 18,928 18,792 17,719 16,544 15,201 16,749 16,829
Employment 15,808 15,763 15,788 14,930 15,185 17,667 18,603 18,471 17,412 16,139 14,585 16,356 16,392
Unemployment 433 411 373 694 556 410 325 321 307 405 616 393 437
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.5 2.3 4.4 3.5 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.4 4.1 2.3 2.6
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,862 8,834 8,868 8,727 8,869 8,968 8,884 9,083 9,139 9,229 9,403 9,342 9,017
Employment 8,445 8,453 8,526 8,427 8,572 8,617 8,586 8,770 8,853 8,946 9,082 9,015 8,691
Unemployment 417 381 342 300 297 351 298 313 286 283 321 327 326
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.6
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,796 3,805 3,794 3,815 3,868 3,930 3,916 3,873 3,840 3,886 3,839 3,819 3,848
Employment 3,611 3,632 3,623 3,655 3,723 3,779 3,775 3,732 3,715 3,759 3,710 3,679 3,699
Unemployment 185 173 171 160 145 151 141 141 125 127 129 140 149
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.9
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,731 3,747 3,818 3,841 3,872 3,855 3,761 3,791 3,855 3,859 3,906 3,835 3,823
Employment 3,610 3,627 3,694 3,731 3,781 3,755 3,671 3,706 3,779 3,779 3,821 3,743 3,725
Unemployment 121 120 124 110 91 100 90 85 76 80 85 92 98
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.6
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.