"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: 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 | 292,123 | 292,819 | |||||||||
Employment | 282,142 | 280,683 | 281,450 | 281,425 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 12,754 | 10,755 | 10,673 | 11,394 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |||||||||
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 42,546 | 41,995 | 42,050 | 42,197 | |||||||||
Employment | 42,055 | 40,491 | 40,514 | 41,020 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 1,485 | 1,504 | 1,536 | 1,508 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |||||||||
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,407 | 30,997 | 31,015 | 31,140 | |||||||||
Employment | 30,083 | 29,902 | 29,919 | 29,968 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 1,324 | 1,095 | 1,096 | 1,172 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |||||||||
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 49,636 | 49,002 | 49,063 | 49,234 | |||||||||
Employment | 47,447 | 47,188 | 47,265 | 47,300 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 2,189 | 1,814 | 1,798 | 1,934 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |||||||||
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 33,721 | 33,319 | 33,370 | 33,470 | |||||||||
Employment | 32,308 | 32,131 | 32,184 | 32,208 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 1,413 | 1,188 | 1,186 | 1,262 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | |||||||||
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 22,639 | 23,197 | 23,133 | 22,990 | |||||||||
Employment | 21,973 | 22,554 | 22,494 | 22,340 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 666 | 643 | 639 | 649 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||||||||
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,407 | 20,262 | 20,213 | 19,961 | |||||||||
Employment | 18,700 | 19,719 | 19,667 | 19,362 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 707 | 543 | 546 | 599 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |||||||||
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,060 | 4,920 | 4,985 | 4,988 | |||||||||
Employment | 4,790 | 4,673 | 4,750 | 4,738 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 270 | 247 | 235 | 251 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,227 | 23,939 | 24,011 | 24,059 | |||||||||
Employment | 23,261 | 23,028 | 23,130 | 23,140 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 911 | 881 | 919 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |||||||||
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,859 | 16,673 | 16,742 | 16,758 | |||||||||
Employment | 16,180 | 16,018 | 16,089 | 16,096 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 679 | 655 | 653 | 662 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |||||||||
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,296 | 6,110 | 6,130 | 6,179 | |||||||||
Employment | 5,982 | 5,861 | 5,877 | 5,907 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 314 | 249 | 253 | 272 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |||||||||
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,732 | 6,548 | 6,560 | 6,613 | |||||||||
Employment | 6,464 | 6,333 | 6,347 | 6,381 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 268 | 215 | 213 | 232 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | |||||||||
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,900 | 3,745 | 3,762 | 3,802 | |||||||||
Employment | 3,739 | 3,605 | 3,631 | 3,658 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 161 | 140 | 131 | 144 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |||||||||
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,731 | 17,371 | 17,515 | 17,539 | |||||||||
Employment | 16,765 | 16,569 | 16,728 | 16,687 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 802 | 787 | 852 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,467 | 5,329 | 5,386 | 5,394 | |||||||||
Employment | 5,240 | 5,142 | 5,207 | 5,196 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 227 | 187 | 179 | 198 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | |||||||||
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,267 | 2,207 | 2,226 | 2,233 | |||||||||
Employment | 2,177 | 2,132 | 2,142 | 2,150 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 90 | 75 | 84 | 83 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |||||||||
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,351 | 4,181 | 4,216 | 4,249 | |||||||||
Employment | 4,177 | 4,037 | 4,087 | 4,100 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 174 | 144 | 129 | 149 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | |||||||||
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,907 | 10,735 | 10,795 | 10,812 | |||||||||
Employment | 10,475 | 10,380 | 10,423 | 10,426 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 432 | 355 | 372 | 386 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |||||||||
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 885 | 840 | 852 | 859 | |||||||||
Employment | 831 | 800 | 815 | 815 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 54 | 40 | 37 | 44 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,150 | 14,001 | 13,987 | 14,046 | |||||||||
Employment | 13,430 | 13,337 | 13,371 | 13,379 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 720 | 664 | 616 | 667 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | |||||||||
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,521 | 3,445 | 3,490 | 3,485 | |||||||||
Employment | 3,329 | 3,284 | 3,336 | 3,316 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 192 | 161 | 154 | 169 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,884 | 15,723 | 15,798 | 15,802 | |||||||||
Employment | 15,192 | 15,117 | 15,204 | 15,171 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 692 | 606 | 594 | 631 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | |||||||||
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,335 | 4,263 | 4,218 | 4,272 | |||||||||
Employment | 4,131 | 4,081 | 4,045 | 4,086 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 204 | 182 | 173 | 186 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |||||||||
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,470 | 20,188 | 20,268 | 20,309 | |||||||||
Employment | 19,472 | 19,397 | 19,458 | 19,442 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 998 | 791 | 810 | 866 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | |||||||||
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,943 | 16,708 | 16,591 | 16,747 | |||||||||
Employment | 16,494 | 16,335 | 16,202 | 16,344 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 449 | 373 | 389 | 404 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | |||||||||
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,156 | 9,989 | 10,019 | 10,055 | |||||||||
Employment | 9,693 | 9,586 | 9,626 | 9,635 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 463 | 403 | 393 | 420 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | |||||||||
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,964 | 3,819 | 3,844 | 3,876 | |||||||||
Employment | 3,806 | 3,686 | 3,698 | 3,730 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 158 | 133 | 146 | 146 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | |||||||||
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,250 | 3,185 | 3,226 | 3,220 | |||||||||
Employment | 3,122 | 3,069 | 3,102 | 3,098 | |||||||||
Unemployment | 128 | 116 | 124 | 123 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | |||||||||
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/21/25. |
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