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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


Table: 2025 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 294,896 291,438 292,118 288,589 288,981 291,204
Employment 282,142 280,683 281,451 279,985 279,790 280,810
Unemployment 12,754 10,755 10,667 8,604 9,191 10,394
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.6
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,546 41,995 42,051 41,350 40,793 41,747
Employment 40,737 40,491 40,512 40,130 39,481 40,270
Unemployment 1,809 1,504 1,539 1,220 1,312 1,477
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.6
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,407 30,997 31,017 30,517 30,104 30,808
Employment 30,083 29,902 29,917 29,635 29,156 29,739
Unemployment 1,324 1,095 1,100 882 948 1,070
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.5 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.4
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,636 49,002 49,098 48,267 47,747 48,750
Employment 47,447 47,188 47,295 46,865 46,204 47,000
Unemployment 2,189 1,814 1,803 1,402 1,543 1,750
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.7 3.7 2.9 3.2 3.6
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 33,721 33,319 33,393 32,854 32,497 33,157
Employment 32,308 32,131 32,204 31,911 31,461 32,003
Unemployment 1,413 1,188 1,189 943 1,036 1,154
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.5
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,218 23,197 23,419 22,972 22,584 22,878
Employment 21,388 22,554 22,777 22,435 21,988 22,228
Unemployment 830 643 642 537 596 650
Unemployment Rate 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.8
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,407 20,262 20,463 20,073 19,733 19,988
Employment 18,700 19,719 19,914 19,615 19,224 19,434
Unemployment 707 543 549 458 509 553
Unemployment Rate 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.8
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,060 4,920 4,872 4,968 5,027 4,969
Employment 4,790 4,673 4,637 4,773 4,833 4,741
Unemployment 270 247 235 195 194 228
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 4.6
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,227 23,939 24,268 23,914 23,623 23,994
Employment 23,261 23,028 23,382 23,215 22,906 23,158
Unemployment 966 911 886 699 717 836
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.9 3.0 3.5
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,859 16,673 16,921 16,665 16,448 16,713
Employment 16,180 16,018 16,264 16,148 15,933 16,109
Unemployment 679 655 657 517 515 605
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.1 3.1 3.6
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,296 6,110 5,944 5,945 6,122 6,083
Employment 5,982 5,861 5,689 5,738 5,906 5,835
Unemployment 314 249 255 207 216 248
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.1 4.3 3.5 3.5 4.1
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,732 6,548 6,503 6,494 6,479 6,551
Employment 6,464 6,333 6,290 6,318 6,277 6,336
Unemployment 268 215 213 176 202 215
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 3.3
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,900 3,745 3,784 3,888 4,029 3,869
Employment 3,739 3,605 3,653 3,793 3,926 3,743
Unemployment 161 140 131 95 103 126
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 2.6 3.3
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,731 17,371 17,672 17,570 17,601 17,589
Employment 16,765 16,569 16,884 16,931 16,968 16,823
Unemployment 966 802 788 639 633 766
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.6 4.3
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,467 5,329 5,427 5,481 5,507 5,442
Employment 5,240 5,142 5,249 5,325 5,331 5,257
Unemployment 227 187 178 156 176 185
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.5 3.3 2.8 3.2 3.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,267 2,207 2,253 2,261 2,281 2,254
Employment 2,177 2,132 2,171 2,191 2,207 2,176
Unemployment 90 75 82 70 74 78
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.5
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,351 4,181 4,172 4,258 4,438 4,280
Employment 4,177 4,037 4,043 4,166 4,323 4,149
Unemployment 174 144 129 92 115 131
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.4 3.1 2.2 2.6 3.1
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,907 10,735 10,551 10,352 10,543 10,618
Employment 10,475 10,380 10,181 10,078 10,245 10,272
Unemployment 432 355 370 274 298 346
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.3 3.5 2.6 2.8 3.2
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 885 840 868 881 905 876
Employment 831 800 831 855 872 838
Unemployment 54 40 37 26 33 38
Unemployment Rate 6.1 4.8 4.3 3.0 3.6 4.4
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,150 14,001 13,907 14,056 15,053 14,233
Employment 13,430 13,337 13,290 13,603 14,582 13,648
Unemployment 720 664 617 453 471 585
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 4.4 3.2 3.1 4.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,521 3,445 3,473 3,489 3,512 3,488
Employment 3,329 3,284 3,318 3,363 3,377 3,334
Unemployment 192 161 155 126 135 154
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.7 4.5 3.6 3.8 4.4
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,884 15,723 15,869 15,716 15,728 15,784
Employment 15,192 15,117 15,279 15,267 15,228 15,217
Unemployment 692 606 590 449 500 567
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.9 3.7 2.9 3.2 3.6
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,335 4,263 4,290 4,289 4,409 4,317
Employment 4,131 4,081 4,115 4,166 4,277 4,154
Unemployment 204 182 175 123 132 163
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.1 2.9 3.0 3.8
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,470 20,188 20,356 20,061 19,762 20,167
Employment 19,472 19,397 19,544 19,377 19,072 19,372
Unemployment 998 791 812 684 690 795
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,943 16,708 16,162 15,283 15,636 16,146
Employment 16,494 16,335 15,769 14,834 15,166 15,720
Unemployment 449 373 393 449 470 427
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.6
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,156 9,989 10,144 10,027 10,090 10,081
Employment 9,693 9,586 9,764 9,708 9,737 9,698
Unemployment 463 403 380 319 353 384
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,964 3,819 3,825 3,864 3,888 3,872
Employment 3,806 3,686 3,680 3,738 3,760 3,734
Unemployment 158 133 145 126 128 138
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.6
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,250 3,185 3,208 3,203 3,224 3,214
Employment 3,122 3,069 3,095 3,116 3,123 3,105
Unemployment 128 116 113 87 101 109
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.5 2.7 3.1 3.4
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/25/25.