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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1991 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 233,245 233,656 235,022 234,489 233,813 241,647 241,837 239,049 237,339 237,432 237,171 236,487 236,766
Employment 217,764 219,376 221,122 222,770 222,888 230,921 231,808 229,808 227,851 227,739 225,014 223,431 225,041
Unemployment 15,481 14,280 13,900 11,719 10,925 10,726 10,029 9,241 9,488 9,693 12,157 13,056 11,725
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.0
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,087 31,924 32,283 31,726 31,006 31,519 30,913 30,758 31,258 31,575 32,818 32,820 31,724
Employment 29,775 29,830 30,188 29,817 29,222 29,755 29,178 29,181 29,593 29,834 30,828 30,675 29,823
Unemployment 2,312 2,094 2,095 1,909 1,784 1,764 1,735 1,577 1,665 1,741 1,990 2,145 1,901
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.6 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.5 6.1 6.5 6.0
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,384 24,272 24,546 24,131 23,588 23,981 23,520 23,411 23,787 24,027 24,959 24,952 24,130
Employment 22,753 22,794 23,068 22,783 22,329 22,736 22,296 22,298 22,612 22,797 23,555 23,439 22,788
Unemployment 1,631 1,478 1,478 1,348 1,259 1,245 1,224 1,113 1,175 1,230 1,404 1,513 1,342
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.6 6.1 5.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 36,642 36,494 36,489 36,146 35,474 35,917 36,918 36,085 35,844 36,352 37,052 36,977 36,366
Employment 34,600 34,697 34,836 34,730 34,219 34,610 35,710 34,929 34,663 35,120 35,655 35,435 34,934
Unemployment 2,042 1,797 1,653 1,416 1,255 1,307 1,208 1,156 1,181 1,232 1,397 1,542 1,432
Unemployment Rate 5.6 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.9
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 25,725 25,624 25,623 25,383 24,913 25,225 25,927 25,344 25,175 25,529 26,021 25,966 25,538
Employment 24,311 24,379 24,476 24,401 24,044 24,318 25,091 24,542 24,356 24,675 25,052 24,897 24,545
Unemployment 1,414 1,245 1,147 982 869 907 836 802 819 854 969 1,069 993
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.1 3.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,692 16,770 16,690 16,741 16,412 15,649 15,774 15,655 16,094 16,603 16,599 16,424 16,342
Employment 15,997 16,128 16,054 16,135 15,822 15,088 15,293 15,228 15,694 16,150 16,108 15,874 15,798
Unemployment 695 642 636 606 590 561 481 427 400 453 491 550 544
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,357 14,427 14,357 14,400 14,119 13,462 13,572 13,471 13,853 14,286 14,283 14,129 14,060
Employment 13,777 13,891 13,827 13,896 13,627 12,994 13,171 13,115 13,518 13,908 13,873 13,671 13,606
Unemployment 580 536 530 504 492 468 401 356 335 378 410 458 454
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.2
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,748 4,664 4,751 4,790 4,786 4,991 4,683 4,753 4,761 4,799 4,725 4,764 4,768
Employment 4,382 4,366 4,421 4,514 4,485 4,707 4,436 4,525 4,522 4,615 4,423 4,456 4,488
Unemployment 366 298 330 276 301 284 247 228 239 184 302 308 280
Unemployment Rate 7.7 6.4 6.9 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.8 5.0 3.8 6.4 6.5 5.9
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,360 16,725 16,735 16,766 16,491 16,915 17,140 16,855 16,496 16,530 16,890 16,729 16,720
Employment 15,435 15,772 15,947 16,080 15,717 16,179 16,458 16,205 15,739 15,805 16,015 15,922 15,940
Unemployment 925 953 788 686 774 736 682 650 757 725 875 807 780
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.6 4.4 5.2 4.8 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 8,505 8,431 8,614 8,571 8,580 9,209 8,984 9,004 8,831 8,640 8,654 8,341 8,697
Employment 7,832 7,857 8,044 8,140 8,194 8,765 8,613 8,642 8,461 8,253 8,112 7,742 8,221
Unemployment 673 574 570 431 386 444 371 362 370 387 542 599 476
Unemployment Rate 7.9 6.8 6.6 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.5 6.3 7.2 5.5
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,584 5,564 5,608 5,610 5,723 5,972 6,005 5,951 5,849 6,133 5,879 5,777 5,804
Employment 5,141 5,221 5,287 5,345 5,476 5,741 5,758 5,723 5,614 5,909 5,566 5,451 5,519
Unemployment 443 343 321 265 247 231 247 228 235 224 313 326 285
Unemployment Rate 7.9 6.2 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.6 4.9
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,516 2,583 2,681 2,670 2,722 2,928 2,816 2,752 2,758 2,737 2,664 2,604 2,703
Employment 2,417 2,495 2,582 2,581 2,664 2,853 2,758 2,699 2,699 2,679 2,577 2,520 2,627
Unemployment 99 88 99 89 58 75 58 53 59 58 87 84 76
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 2.1 2.6 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.1 3.3 3.2 2.8
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,742 15,744 15,777 15,773 15,580 15,702 15,531 15,294 15,539 15,830 16,019 15,925 15,705
Employment 14,297 14,412 14,535 14,776 14,648 14,703 14,649 14,498 14,737 14,982 14,979 14,705 14,660
Unemployment 1,445 1,332 1,242 997 932 999 882 796 802 848 1,040 1,220 1,045
Unemployment Rate 9.2 8.5 7.9 6.3 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.4 6.5 7.7 6.7
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,756 5,795 5,975 6,049 5,827 6,151 5,997 5,863 5,820 6,141 6,055 6,082 5,959
Employment 5,518 5,580 5,579 5,797 5,580 5,903 5,780 5,703 5,672 6,003 5,868 5,874 5,738
Unemployment 238 215 396 252 247 248 217 160 148 138 187 208 221
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 6.6 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.6 2.7 2.5 2.2 3.1 3.4 3.7
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,400 2,478 2,494 2,516 2,445 2,491 2,406 2,413 2,411 2,402 2,419 2,444 2,444
Employment 2,275 2,367 2,383 2,422 2,348 2,374 2,273 2,308 2,325 2,328 2,330 2,319 2,338
Unemployment 125 111 111 94 97 117 133 105 86 74 89 125 106
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.5 4.5 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.1 3.7 5.1 4.3
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,190 3,201 3,303 3,433 3,466 3,701 3,585 3,477 3,425 3,355 3,182 3,175 3,375
Employment 2,918 2,992 3,120 3,290 3,327 3,584 3,478 3,390 3,303 3,191 2,946 2,931 3,206
Unemployment 272 209 183 143 139 117 107 87 122 164 236 244 169
Unemployment Rate 8.5 6.5 5.5 4.2 4.0 3.2 3.0 2.5 3.6 4.9 7.4 7.7 5.0
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,871 5,801 5,847 6,034 6,153 6,421 6,055 5,978 6,204 6,131 6,072 6,038 6,050
Employment 5,274 5,215 5,255 5,579 5,816 6,057 5,739 5,696 5,904 5,862 5,635 5,521 5,629
Unemployment 597 586 592 455 337 364 316 282 300 269 437 517 421
Unemployment Rate 10.2 10.1 10.1 7.5 5.5 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.8 4.4 7.2 8.6 7.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,100 1,075 1,131 1,236 1,196 1,273 1,273 1,215 1,180 1,223 1,104 1,111 1,176
Employment 1,033 1,017 1,068 1,171 1,147 1,231 1,242 1,201 1,158 1,201 1,046 1,049 1,130
Unemployment 67 58 63 65 49 42 31 14 22 22 58 62 46
Unemployment Rate 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.1 3.3 2.4 1.2 1.9 1.8 5.3 5.6 3.9
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,817 11,870 11,909 12,226 13,275 15,316 15,292 15,034 13,824 13,094 12,353 12,231 13,186
Employment 11,079 11,224 11,328 11,676 12,757 14,816 14,827 14,579 13,383 12,665 11,715 11,540 12,632
Unemployment 738 646 581 550 518 500 465 455 441 429 638 691 554
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.4 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.3 5.2 5.6 4.2
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,696 3,685 3,750 3,858 3,859 3,880 3,898 3,943 3,889 3,949 3,791 3,786 3,832
Employment 3,400 3,433 3,519 3,696 3,724 3,729 3,724 3,798 3,767 3,823 3,573 3,566 3,646
Unemployment 296 252 231 162 135 151 174 145 122 126 218 220 186
Unemployment Rate 8.0 6.8 6.2 4.2 3.5 3.9 4.5 3.7 3.1 3.2 5.8 5.8 4.9
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,074 12,080 12,240 12,187 12,003 12,344 12,173 12,023 12,093 12,276 12,272 12,345 12,176
Employment 11,085 11,158 11,345 11,499 11,395 11,774 11,651 11,546 11,580 11,637 11,487 11,497 11,471
Unemployment 989 922 895 688 608 570 522 477 513 639 785 848 705
Unemployment Rate 8.2 7.6 7.3 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.2 5.2 6.4 6.9 5.8
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,532 2,525 2,560 2,616 2,725 2,861 2,959 2,964 2,915 2,842 2,709 2,619 2,736
Employment 2,426 2,432 2,470 2,524 2,658 2,807 2,916 2,924 2,865 2,787 2,623 2,518 2,663
Unemployment 106 93 90 92 67 54 43 40 50 55 86 101 73
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.9 3.2 3.9 2.7
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,766 21,200 21,106 20,848 20,914 20,935 20,280 20,242 20,581 20,626 20,810 21,008 20,776
Employment 19,208 19,678 19,637 19,681 19,818 19,873 19,163 19,185 19,579 19,691 19,665 19,822 19,583
Unemployment 1,558 1,522 1,469 1,167 1,096 1,062 1,117 1,057 1,002 935 1,145 1,186 1,193
Unemployment Rate 7.5 7.2 7.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.5 5.5 5.6 5.7
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,508 7,584 7,587 7,320 7,903 10,192 11,252 11,139 9,617 8,211 7,144 7,632 8,591
Employment 7,283 7,358 7,361 7,068 7,671 10,053 11,142 11,002 9,492 8,035 6,843 7,392 8,392
Unemployment 225 226 226 252 232 139 110 137 125 176 301 240 199
Unemployment Rate 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.9 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.1 4.2 3.1 2.3
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,018 9,973 9,939 9,811 9,859 9,830 10,315 10,226 10,506 10,395 10,429 10,152 10,121
Employment 9,193 9,129 9,082 9,070 9,110 9,161 9,687 9,654 9,904 9,796 9,789 9,466 9,420
Unemployment 825 844 857 741 749 669 628 572 602 599 640 686 701
Unemployment Rate 8.2 8.5 8.6 7.6 7.6 6.8 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.1 6.8 6.9
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,334 4,242 4,272 4,302 4,221 4,400 4,347 4,229 4,229 4,363 4,327 4,370 4,303
Employment 4,134 3,974 4,023 4,062 4,002 4,205 4,175 4,092 4,086 4,250 4,163 4,194 4,113
Unemployment 200 268 249 240 219 195 172 137 143 113 164 176 190
Unemployment Rate 4.6 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.2 4.4 4.0 3.2 3.4 2.6 3.8 4.0 4.4
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,303 3,244 3,285 3,259 3,190 3,056 3,241 3,190 3,207 3,220 3,206 3,131 3,211
Employment 3,058 3,039 3,059 3,116 3,085 2,955 3,154 3,095 3,107 3,123 3,066 2,962 3,068
Unemployment 245 205 226 143 105 101 87 95 100 97 140 169 143
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.3 6.9 4.4 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.0 4.4 5.4 4.5
*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.