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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1990 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 235,324 235,069 236,231 235,115 234,765 242,007 241,301 239,941 236,920 237,278 236,144 235,845 237,162
Employment 219,393 219,923 222,080 222,442 223,595 231,301 231,517 230,011 226,630 226,841 224,003 223,362 225,092
Unemployment 15,931 15,146 14,151 12,673 11,170 10,706 9,784 9,930 10,290 10,437 12,141 12,483 12,070
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.4 5.1 5.3 5.1
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,871 32,081 32,432 32,248 31,606 31,831 31,508 31,638 31,968 32,179 32,373 32,682 32,034
Employment 29,463 29,854 30,402 30,404 29,817 30,135 29,887 30,024 30,223 30,432 30,566 30,777 30,165
Unemployment 2,408 2,227 2,030 1,844 1,789 1,696 1,621 1,614 1,745 1,747 1,807 1,905 1,869
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.8 5.8
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,211 24,382 24,663 24,534 24,046 24,223 23,981 24,080 24,327 24,487 24,630 24,862 24,369
Employment 22,512 22,811 23,230 23,233 22,783 23,026 22,837 22,941 23,095 23,254 23,355 23,518 23,050
Unemployment 1,699 1,571 1,433 1,301 1,263 1,197 1,144 1,139 1,232 1,233 1,275 1,344 1,319
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.4 5.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.4
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 37,964 37,580 37,400 36,989 36,458 36,812 36,920 36,374 36,209 36,497 36,691 36,752 36,888
Employment 35,472 35,429 35,344 35,176 34,856 35,269 35,533 34,928 34,603 34,912 34,951 35,034 35,126
Unemployment 2,492 2,151 2,056 1,813 1,602 1,543 1,387 1,446 1,606 1,585 1,740 1,718 1,762
Unemployment Rate 6.6 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.8
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,649 26,384 26,256 25,971 25,598 25,851 25,927 25,546 25,426 25,628 25,763 25,805 25,900
Employment 24,923 24,894 24,833 24,715 24,489 24,781 24,966 24,543 24,313 24,530 24,558 24,615 24,680
Unemployment 1,726 1,490 1,423 1,256 1,109 1,070 961 1,003 1,113 1,098 1,205 1,190 1,220
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.7
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,769 17,136 17,082 16,714 16,423 16,047 16,484 16,435 16,473 17,311 17,447 17,186 16,793
Employment 15,822 16,249 16,175 15,810 15,593 15,209 15,735 15,629 15,644 16,496 16,545 16,346 15,938
Unemployment 947 887 907 904 830 838 749 806 829 815 902 840 855
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.2 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.9 5.1
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,416 14,735 14,687 14,369 14,122 13,798 14,177 14,133 14,165 14,886 15,002 14,778 14,439
Employment 13,627 13,994 13,931 13,616 13,430 13,099 13,551 13,460 13,473 14,206 14,249 14,078 13,726
Unemployment 789 741 756 753 692 699 626 673 692 680 753 700 713
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.6 5.0 4.7 4.9
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,903 4,787 4,857 4,907 4,891 4,949 4,769 4,770 5,004 5,016 4,965 4,883 4,891
Employment 4,557 4,380 4,494 4,615 4,640 4,733 4,551 4,542 4,728 4,811 4,680 4,593 4,610
Unemployment 346 407 363 292 251 216 218 228 276 205 285 290 281
Unemployment Rate 7.1 8.5 7.5 6.0 5.1 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.5 4.1 5.7 5.9 5.7
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,313 16,473 16,401 16,459 16,460 16,707 16,771 16,636 16,205 16,395 16,477 16,561 16,488
Employment 15,462 15,462 15,573 15,558 15,667 15,932 16,085 15,945 15,516 15,742 15,781 15,818 15,712
Unemployment 851 1,011 828 901 793 775 686 691 689 653 696 743 776
Unemployment Rate 5.2 6.1 5.0 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.7
Gillette City*
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,732 8,702 8,623 8,662 8,723 9,312 9,123 9,168 8,974 8,867 8,851 8,649 8,866
Employment 8,163 8,163 8,097 8,152 8,316 8,989 8,789 8,831 8,666 8,531 8,319 8,071 8,424
Unemployment 569 539 526 510 407 323 334 337 308 336 532 578 442
Unemployment Rate 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.9 4.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.8 6.0 6.7 5.0
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,759 5,654 5,692 5,783 5,799 5,987 5,938 5,894 5,794 5,681 5,588 5,508 5,757
Employment 5,262 5,251 5,328 5,496 5,505 5,693 5,663 5,686 5,547 5,451 5,290 5,202 5,448
Unemployment 497 403 364 287 294 294 275 208 247 230 298 306 309
Unemployment Rate 8.6 7.1 6.4 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.6 3.5 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.6 5.4
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,646 2,588 2,650 2,653 2,773 2,895 2,776 2,716 2,668 2,700 2,633 2,604 2,692
Employment 2,506 2,476 2,541 2,583 2,706 2,822 2,708 2,649 2,614 2,649 2,561 2,520 2,611
Unemployment 140 112 109 70 67 73 68 67 54 51 72 84 81
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.3 4.1 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.7 3.2 3.0
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,121 15,943 15,993 15,861 15,815 15,461 15,442 15,508 15,860 15,912 15,933 15,681 15,794
Employment 14,377 14,432 14,664 14,694 14,755 14,460 14,562 14,542 14,992 14,940 14,835 14,605 14,655
Unemployment 1,744 1,511 1,329 1,167 1,060 1,001 880 966 868 972 1,098 1,076 1,139
Unemployment Rate 10.8 9.5 8.3 7.4 6.7 6.5 5.7 6.2 5.5 6.1 6.9 6.9 7.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,965 5,943 6,018 6,236 6,092 6,080 5,918 5,721 5,787 6,085 6,046 5,860 5,979
Employment 5,672 5,490 5,585 5,900 5,842 5,818 5,716 5,533 5,600 5,918 5,848 5,681 5,717
Unemployment 293 453 433 336 250 262 202 188 187 167 198 179 262
Unemployment Rate 4.9 7.6 7.2 5.4 4.1 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.1 4.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,397 2,433 2,445 2,487 2,440 2,485 2,434 2,362 2,377 2,424 2,387 2,399 2,422
Employment 2,278 2,303 2,352 2,386 2,360 2,387 2,337 2,295 2,303 2,369 2,306 2,323 2,333
Unemployment 119 130 93 101 80 98 97 67 74 55 81 76 89
Unemployment Rate 5.0 5.3 3.8 4.1 3.3 3.9 4.0 2.8 3.1 2.3 3.4 3.2 3.7
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,347 3,282 3,333 3,421 3,406 3,586 3,626 3,432 3,422 3,482 3,495 3,366 3,433
Employment 3,143 3,037 3,115 3,226 3,278 3,468 3,508 3,341 3,326 3,373 3,311 3,165 3,274
Unemployment 204 245 218 195 128 118 118 91 96 109 184 201 159
Unemployment Rate 6.1 7.5 6.5 5.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.8 3.1 5.3 6.0 4.6
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,742 5,787 5,793 5,811 5,778 6,119 5,724 5,652 5,765 5,829 5,781 5,848 5,803
Employment 5,269 5,334 5,337 5,434 5,472 5,815 5,471 5,394 5,509 5,565 5,387 5,422 5,451
Unemployment 473 453 456 377 306 304 253 258 256 264 394 426 352
Unemployment Rate 8.2 7.8 7.9 6.5 5.3 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.5 6.8 7.3 6.1
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,166 1,153 1,224 1,268 1,273 1,250 1,214 1,178 1,165 1,160 1,110 1,091 1,188
Employment 1,102 1,073 1,140 1,212 1,245 1,219 1,200 1,161 1,144 1,131 1,078 1,034 1,145
Unemployment 64 80 84 56 28 31 14 17 21 29 32 57 43
Unemployment Rate 5.5 6.9 6.9 4.4 2.2 2.5 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.5 2.9 5.2 3.6
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,238 12,178 12,191 12,129 13,161 15,011 15,286 14,823 13,348 12,698 12,181 12,260 13,125
Employment 11,379 11,356 11,472 11,535 12,674 14,490 14,835 14,396 12,922 12,225 11,568 11,571 12,535
Unemployment 859 822 719 594 487 521 451 427 426 473 613 689 590
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.7 5.9 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.7 5.0 5.6 4.5
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,848 3,775 3,912 4,058 4,005 4,003 3,913 3,936 3,821 3,858 3,764 3,725 3,885
Employment 3,566 3,546 3,684 3,890 3,866 3,858 3,766 3,769 3,677 3,687 3,542 3,496 3,696
Unemployment 282 229 228 168 139 145 147 167 144 171 222 229 189
Unemployment Rate 7.3 6.1 5.8 4.1 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.4 5.9 6.1 4.9
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,078 12,126 12,279 12,283 12,101 12,446 12,033 12,044 12,080 12,187 12,215 12,210 12,173
Employment 11,227 11,287 11,505 11,571 11,538 11,900 11,565 11,534 11,570 11,640 11,519 11,449 11,525
Unemployment 851 839 774 712 563 546 468 510 510 547 696 761 648
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.8 4.7 4.4 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.5 5.7 6.2 5.3
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,504 2,492 2,593 2,535 2,649 2,860 2,910 2,836 2,715 2,834 2,634 2,596 2,680
Employment 2,408 2,399 2,485 2,442 2,587 2,805 2,853 2,783 2,673 2,779 2,582 2,520 2,610
Unemployment 96 93 108 93 62 55 57 53 42 55 52 76 70
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.7 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.9 2.6
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,280 20,498 20,554 20,429 20,366 20,504 19,938 20,166 20,361 20,850 20,810 20,666 20,452
Employment 18,951 19,303 19,381 19,459 19,485 19,661 19,061 19,293 19,354 19,794 19,709 19,544 19,416
Unemployment 1,329 1,195 1,173 970 881 843 877 873 1,007 1,056 1,101 1,122 1,036
Unemployment Rate 6.6 5.8 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.1
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,337 7,438 7,398 7,083 7,282 10,225 10,955 10,871 8,999 7,415 6,780 7,426 8,267
Employment 7,159 7,285 7,270 6,898 7,105 10,109 10,851 10,775 8,896 7,248 6,504 7,221 8,110
Unemployment 178 153 128 185 177 116 104 96 103 167 276 205 157
Unemployment Rate 2.4 2.1 1.7 2.6 2.4 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 2.3 4.1 2.8 1.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,655 9,498 9,740 9,537 9,728 9,982 10,021 10,168 10,481 10,109 10,199 10,208 9,944
Employment 8,900 8,766 8,966 8,819 9,120 9,375 9,518 9,616 9,930 9,580 9,610 9,579 9,315
Unemployment 755 732 774 718 608 607 503 552 551 529 589 629 629
Unemployment Rate 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.5 6.3 6.1 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.8 6.2 6.3
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,326 4,209 4,251 4,228 4,175 4,301 4,305 4,298 4,073 4,348 4,346 4,343 4,267
Employment 4,098 3,924 3,997 4,002 3,989 4,122 4,135 4,137 3,908 4,208 4,203 4,191 4,076
Unemployment 228 285 254 226 186 179 170 161 165 140 143 152 191
Unemployment Rate 5.3 6.8 6.0 5.3 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 4.5
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,367 3,315 3,371 3,337 3,356 3,156 3,304 3,309 3,374 3,444 3,438 3,332 3,342
Employment 3,160 3,127 3,174 3,182 3,179 3,035 3,193 3,204 3,287 3,360 3,309 3,195 3,200
Unemployment 207 188 197 155 177 121 111 105 87 84 129 137 142
Unemployment Rate 6.1 5.7 5.8 4.6 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.4 3.8 4.1 4.2
*Note: Data for Gillette are not available prior to 2000. 
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.