"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: 2024 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 291,808 | 291,726 | 292,755 | 292,163 | 291,548 | 292,000 | |||||||
Employment | 278,054 | 281,233 | 283,018 | 283,916 | 283,026 | 281,849 | |||||||
Unemployment | 13,754 | 10,493 | 9,737 | 8,247 | 8,522 | 10,151 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | |||||||
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 39,817 | 39,333 | 39,407 | 39,329 | 38,751 | 39,327 | |||||||
Employment | 37,837 | 37,831 | 38,008 | 38,148 | 37,536 | 37,872 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,980 | 1,502 | 1,399 | 1,181 | 1,215 | 1,455 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | |||||||
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 29,177 | 28,746 | 28,799 | 28,762 | 28,334 | 28,764 | |||||||
Employment | 27,737 | 27,673 | 27,803 | 27,905 | 27,457 | 27,715 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,440 | 1,073 | 996 | 857 | 877 | 1,049 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | |||||||
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 49,666 | 48,945 | 48,843 | 48,756 | 47,941 | 48,830 | |||||||
Employment | 47,444 | 47,124 | 47,196 | 47,344 | 46,431 | 47,108 | |||||||
Unemployment | 2,222 | 1,821 | 1,647 | 1,412 | 1,510 | 1,722 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | |||||||
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 32,106 | 31,558 | 31,489 | 31,438 | 30,917 | 31,502 | |||||||
Employment | 30,661 | 30,360 | 30,406 | 30,502 | 29,914 | 30,369 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,445 | 1,198 | 1,083 | 936 | 1,003 | 1,133 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | |||||||
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,025 | 22,111 | 22,159 | 22,123 | 21,569 | 21,597 | |||||||
Employment | 19,265 | 21,446 | 21,521 | 21,591 | 21,014 | 20,967 | |||||||
Unemployment | 760 | 665 | 638 | 532 | 555 | 630 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | |||||||
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,672 | 18,395 | 18,435 | 18,411 | 17,944 | 17,971 | |||||||
Employment | 16,073 | 17,834 | 17,896 | 17,954 | 17,474 | 17,446 | |||||||
Unemployment | 599 | 561 | 539 | 457 | 470 | 525 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | |||||||
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,056 | 4,915 | 4,998 | 5,194 | 5,287 | 5,090 | |||||||
Employment | 4,746 | 4,700 | 4,776 | 5,019 | 5,108 | 4,870 | |||||||
Unemployment | 310 | 215 | 222 | 175 | 179 | 220 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | |||||||
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 23,130 | 23,383 | 23,498 | 23,615 | 23,174 | 23,360 | |||||||
Employment | 22,154 | 22,592 | 22,770 | 22,954 | 22,502 | 22,594 | |||||||
Unemployment | 976 | 791 | 728 | 661 | 672 | 766 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | |||||||
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,668 | 15,804 | 15,876 | 15,951 | 15,644 | 15,789 | |||||||
Employment | 14,957 | 15,233 | 15,353 | 15,477 | 15,172 | 15,238 | |||||||
Unemployment | 711 | 571 | 523 | 474 | 472 | 550 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |||||||
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,558 | 6,789 | 6,833 | 6,893 | 7,089 | 7,032 | |||||||
Employment | 7,187 | 6,540 | 6,592 | 6,697 | 6,872 | 6,778 | |||||||
Unemployment | 371 | 249 | 241 | 196 | 217 | 255 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | |||||||
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,142 | 7,537 | 7,564 | 7,667 | 7,606 | 7,703 | |||||||
Employment | 7,857 | 7,314 | 7,349 | 7,493 | 7,415 | 7,486 | |||||||
Unemployment | 285 | 223 | 215 | 174 | 191 | 218 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |||||||
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,667 | 3,687 | 3,718 | 3,912 | 4,066 | 3,810 | |||||||
Employment | 3,519 | 3,574 | 3,609 | 3,824 | 3,974 | 3,700 | |||||||
Unemployment | 148 | 113 | 109 | 88 | 92 | 110 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | |||||||
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 18,819 | 18,851 | 19,010 | 19,058 | 18,992 | 18,946 | |||||||
Employment | 17,653 | 18,051 | 18,280 | 18,472 | 18,416 | 18,174 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,166 | 800 | 730 | 586 | 576 | 772 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | |||||||
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,572 | 6,235 | 6,281 | 6,446 | 6,469 | 6,401 | |||||||
Employment | 6,328 | 6,035 | 6,105 | 6,288 | 6,304 | 6,212 | |||||||
Unemployment | 244 | 200 | 176 | 158 | 165 | 189 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | |||||||
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,207 | 2,305 | 2,310 | 2,253 | 2,246 | 2,264 | |||||||
Employment | 2,107 | 2,223 | 2,236 | 2,194 | 2,186 | 2,189 | |||||||
Unemployment | 100 | 82 | 74 | 59 | 60 | 75 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | |||||||
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,170 | 4,160 | 4,196 | 4,248 | 4,377 | 4,230 | |||||||
Employment | 3,935 | 4,007 | 4,049 | 4,131 | 4,255 | 4,075 | |||||||
Unemployment | 235 | 153 | 147 | 117 | 122 | 155 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | |||||||
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,930 | 9,686 | 9,732 | 9,665 | 9,718 | 9,546 | |||||||
Employment | 8,493 | 9,324 | 9,395 | 9,375 | 9,449 | 9,207 | |||||||
Unemployment | 437 | 362 | 337 | 290 | 269 | 339 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | |||||||
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,267 | 1,101 | 1,120 | 1,178 | 1,214 | 1,176 | |||||||
Employment | 1,227 | 1,069 | 1,090 | 1,151 | 1,188 | 1,145 | |||||||
Unemployment | 40 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 31 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | |||||||
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,572 | 14,828 | 14,912 | 15,147 | 16,090 | 15,110 | |||||||
Employment | 13,675 | 14,228 | 14,350 | 14,707 | 15,662 | 14,524 | |||||||
Unemployment | 897 | 600 | 562 | 440 | 428 | 585 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | |||||||
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,727 | 4,066 | 4,100 | 4,313 | 4,363 | 4,314 | |||||||
Employment | 4,521 | 3,934 | 3,975 | 4,208 | 4,251 | 4,178 | |||||||
Unemployment | 206 | 132 | 125 | 105 | 112 | 136 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | |||||||
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,492 | 16,081 | 16,192 | 16,182 | 16,157 | 16,021 | |||||||
Employment | 14,682 | 15,518 | 15,695 | 15,783 | 15,726 | 15,481 | |||||||
Unemployment | 810 | 563 | 497 | 399 | 431 | 540 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | |||||||
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,067 | 3,803 | 3,812 | 3,829 | 3,936 | 3,889 | |||||||
Employment | 3,832 | 3,642 | 3,654 | 3,693 | 3,803 | 3,725 | |||||||
Unemployment | 235 | 161 | 158 | 136 | 133 | 165 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | |||||||
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,402 | 20,273 | 20,346 | 20,034 | 19,644 | 20,340 | |||||||
Employment | 20,342 | 19,427 | 19,582 | 19,425 | 19,002 | 19,556 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,060 | 846 | 764 | 609 | 642 | 784 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | |||||||
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,570 | 17,115 | 17,129 | 15,741 | 16,329 | 16,377 | |||||||
Employment | 15,085 | 16,756 | 16,776 | 15,331 | 15,902 | 15,970 | |||||||
Unemployment | 485 | 359 | 353 | 410 | 427 | 407 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | |||||||
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 9,172 | 8,914 | 8,970 | 8,913 | 8,883 | 8,970 | |||||||
Employment | 8,745 | 8,564 | 8,633 | 8,624 | 8,583 | 8,630 | |||||||
Unemployment | 427 | 350 | 337 | 289 | 300 | 341 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | |||||||
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,973 | 3,749 | 3,752 | 3,796 | 3,788 | 3,812 | |||||||
Employment | 3,759 | 3,582 | 3,598 | 3,673 | 3,676 | 3,658 | |||||||
Unemployment | 214 | 167 | 154 | 123 | 112 | 154 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |||||||
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,809 | 3,860 | 3,875 | 3,872 | 3,858 | 3,855 | |||||||
Employment | 3,663 | 3,753 | 3,780 | 3,792 | 3,770 | 3,752 | |||||||
Unemployment | 146 | 107 | 95 | 80 | 88 | 103 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |||||||
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/18/24. |
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