"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: 1992 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 235,806 | 235,691 | 237,337 | 235,904 | 236,989 | 244,859 | 244,417 | 242,095 | 239,659 | 239,248 | 239,953 | 238,602 | 239,214 |
Employment | 219,379 | 219,861 | 222,228 | 223,005 | 224,485 | 231,239 | 232,838 | 231,289 | 228,662 | 228,611 | 227,460 | 225,832 | 226,241 |
Unemployment | 16,427 | 15,830 | 15,109 | 12,899 | 12,504 | 13,620 | 11,579 | 10,806 | 10,997 | 10,637 | 12,493 | 12,770 | 12,973 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,682 | 31,373 | 31,499 | 30,904 | 30,835 | 31,527 | 30,689 | 30,142 | 30,868 | 31,528 | 31,942 | 31,794 | 31,232 |
Employment | 29,055 | 28,931 | 29,168 | 28,844 | 28,573 | 29,174 | 28,638 | 28,282 | 28,953 | 29,489 | 29,586 | 29,496 | 29,016 |
Unemployment | 2,627 | 2,442 | 2,331 | 2,060 | 2,262 | 2,353 | 2,051 | 1,860 | 1,915 | 2,039 | 2,356 | 2,298 | 2,216 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,055 | 23,831 | 23,934 | 23,494 | 23,430 | 23,953 | 23,330 | 22,924 | 23,475 | 23,972 | 24,269 | 24,159 | 23,736 |
Employment | 22,202 | 22,108 | 22,289 | 22,040 | 21,833 | 22,292 | 21,884 | 21,612 | 22,124 | 22,533 | 22,607 | 22,538 | 22,172 |
Unemployment | 1,853 | 1,723 | 1,645 | 1,454 | 1,597 | 1,661 | 1,446 | 1,312 | 1,351 | 1,439 | 1,662 | 1,621 | 1,564 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 37,335 | 37,071 | 37,142 | 37,007 | 36,420 | 37,097 | 37,597 | 36,919 | 36,515 | 37,375 | 37,906 | 38,060 | 37,204 |
Employment | 35,402 | 35,285 | 35,460 | 35,538 | 35,029 | 35,527 | 36,238 | 35,592 | 35,174 | 36,068 | 36,461 | 36,477 | 35,688 |
Unemployment | 1,933 | 1,786 | 1,682 | 1,469 | 1,391 | 1,570 | 1,359 | 1,327 | 1,341 | 1,307 | 1,445 | 1,583 | 1,516 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 26,213 | 26,031 | 26,080 | 25,986 | 25,575 | 26,050 | 26,403 | 25,927 | 25,642 | 26,248 | 26,619 | 26,727 | 26,125 |
Employment | 24,873 | 24,792 | 24,915 | 24,970 | 24,611 | 24,963 | 25,461 | 25,008 | 24,714 | 25,343 | 25,618 | 25,629 | 25,075 |
Unemployment | 1,340 | 1,239 | 1,165 | 1,016 | 964 | 1,087 | 942 | 919 | 928 | 905 | 1,001 | 1,098 | 1,050 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,402 | 16,390 | 16,350 | 16,192 | 16,200 | 15,429 | 15,930 | 15,969 | 15,871 | 15,811 | 15,869 | 15,764 | 16,015 |
Employment | 15,839 | 15,826 | 15,839 | 15,793 | 15,783 | 14,988 | 15,557 | 15,594 | 15,504 | 15,454 | 15,362 | 15,280 | 15,568 |
Unemployment | 563 | 564 | 511 | 399 | 417 | 441 | 373 | 375 | 367 | 357 | 507 | 484 | 447 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,111 | 14,099 | 14,068 | 13,934 | 13,943 | 13,278 | 13,711 | 13,743 | 13,659 | 13,609 | 13,655 | 13,562 | 13,782 |
Employment | 13,641 | 13,630 | 13,642 | 13,602 | 13,594 | 12,909 | 13,399 | 13,431 | 13,353 | 13,311 | 13,232 | 13,158 | 13,409 |
Unemployment | 470 | 469 | 426 | 332 | 349 | 369 | 312 | 312 | 306 | 298 | 423 | 404 | 373 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,671 | 4,690 | 4,876 | 4,909 | 4,870 | 4,958 | 4,750 | 4,717 | 4,815 | 4,966 | 4,956 | 4,761 | 4,828 |
Employment | 4,314 | 4,368 | 4,472 | 4,557 | 4,519 | 4,607 | 4,465 | 4,458 | 4,546 | 4,720 | 4,669 | 4,450 | 4,512 |
Unemployment | 357 | 322 | 404 | 352 | 351 | 351 | 285 | 259 | 269 | 246 | 287 | 311 | 316 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,747 | 16,719 | 16,855 | 16,635 | 16,524 | 16,978 | 17,025 | 16,811 | 16,433 | 16,617 | 16,961 | 16,893 | 16,766 |
Employment | 15,687 | 15,666 | 15,799 | 15,747 | 15,599 | 15,921 | 16,135 | 16,026 | 15,629 | 15,891 | 16,067 | 16,025 | 15,849 |
Unemployment | 1,060 | 1,053 | 1,056 | 888 | 925 | 1,057 | 890 | 785 | 804 | 726 | 894 | 868 | 917 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Gillette City* | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | |||||||||||||
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Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,198 | 8,143 | 8,281 | 8,246 | 8,243 | 8,754 | 8,458 | 8,618 | 8,400 | 8,264 | 8,233 | 8,085 | 8,327 |
Employment | 7,551 | 7,551 | 7,677 | 7,796 | 7,826 | 8,308 | 8,059 | 8,243 | 7,959 | 7,879 | 7,786 | 7,608 | 7,854 |
Unemployment | 647 | 592 | 604 | 450 | 417 | 446 | 399 | 375 | 441 | 385 | 447 | 477 | 473 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,841 | 5,927 | 5,878 | 5,924 | 5,867 | 6,000 | 6,057 | 6,201 | 6,095 | 6,132 | 6,171 | 5,960 | 6,005 |
Employment | 5,410 | 5,496 | 5,480 | 5,609 | 5,548 | 5,667 | 5,738 | 5,896 | 5,803 | 5,853 | 5,884 | 5,617 | 5,667 |
Unemployment | 431 | 431 | 398 | 315 | 319 | 333 | 319 | 305 | 292 | 279 | 287 | 343 | 338 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,574 | 2,646 | 2,713 | 2,787 | 2,779 | 2,974 | 2,827 | 2,744 | 2,853 | 2,756 | 2,750 | 2,698 | 2,759 |
Employment | 2,456 | 2,548 | 2,618 | 2,706 | 2,689 | 2,879 | 2,759 | 2,697 | 2,793 | 2,678 | 2,650 | 2,598 | 2,673 |
Unemployment | 118 | 98 | 95 | 81 | 90 | 95 | 68 | 47 | 60 | 78 | 100 | 100 | 86 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,028 | 16,134 | 16,144 | 16,357 | 16,140 | 16,189 | 15,634 | 15,890 | 16,110 | 16,194 | 16,424 | 16,085 | 16,111 |
Employment | 14,459 | 14,625 | 14,815 | 15,197 | 15,034 | 14,891 | 14,571 | 14,851 | 15,124 | 15,272 | 15,353 | 14,953 | 14,929 |
Unemployment | 1,569 | 1,509 | 1,329 | 1,160 | 1,106 | 1,298 | 1,063 | 1,039 | 986 | 922 | 1,071 | 1,132 | 1,182 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,958 | 5,992 | 6,133 | 6,241 | 5,977 | 6,089 | 6,010 | 5,915 | 5,861 | 6,150 | 6,265 | 6,138 | 6,061 |
Employment | 5,697 | 5,651 | 5,701 | 5,948 | 5,708 | 5,802 | 5,750 | 5,694 | 5,629 | 5,954 | 6,032 | 5,910 | 5,790 |
Unemployment | 261 | 341 | 432 | 293 | 269 | 287 | 260 | 221 | 232 | 196 | 233 | 228 | 271 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,390 | 2,380 | 2,457 | 2,466 | 2,469 | 2,541 | 2,445 | 2,413 | 2,477 | 2,458 | 2,450 | 2,424 | 2,448 |
Employment | 2,259 | 2,241 | 2,321 | 2,341 | 2,348 | 2,361 | 2,311 | 2,293 | 2,347 | 2,357 | 2,323 | 2,299 | 2,317 |
Unemployment | 131 | 139 | 136 | 125 | 121 | 180 | 134 | 120 | 130 | 101 | 127 | 125 | 131 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,205 | 3,206 | 3,323 | 3,298 | 3,313 | 3,558 | 3,443 | 3,386 | 3,245 | 3,226 | 3,262 | 3,128 | 3,299 |
Employment | 2,894 | 2,907 | 3,053 | 3,095 | 3,134 | 3,408 | 3,306 | 3,273 | 3,115 | 3,106 | 3,121 | 2,956 | 3,114 |
Unemployment | 311 | 299 | 270 | 203 | 179 | 150 | 137 | 113 | 130 | 120 | 141 | 172 | 185 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,038 | 6,021 | 6,051 | 6,051 | 6,219 | 6,718 | 6,461 | 6,375 | 6,760 | 6,722 | 6,376 | 6,134 | 6,327 |
Employment | 5,307 | 5,308 | 5,357 | 5,534 | 5,791 | 6,254 | 6,093 | 6,023 | 6,359 | 6,372 | 5,964 | 5,685 | 5,837 |
Unemployment | 731 | 713 | 694 | 517 | 428 | 464 | 368 | 352 | 401 | 350 | 412 | 449 | 490 |
Unemployment Rate | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,146 | 1,142 | 1,204 | 1,208 | 1,185 | 1,184 | 1,182 | 1,160 | 1,154 | 1,094 | 1,115 | 1,092 | 1,156 |
Employment | 1,066 | 1,060 | 1,131 | 1,142 | 1,128 | 1,128 | 1,147 | 1,126 | 1,122 | 1,052 | 1,074 | 1,046 | 1,102 |
Unemployment | 80 | 82 | 73 | 66 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 54 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 12,061 | 12,215 | 12,404 | 12,504 | 13,200 | 15,062 | 15,644 | 15,327 | 14,056 | 12,925 | 12,511 | 12,378 | 13,357 |
Employment | 11,291 | 11,519 | 11,824 | 11,959 | 12,659 | 14,502 | 15,181 | 14,890 | 13,630 | 12,459 | 11,971 | 11,780 | 12,805 |
Unemployment | 770 | 696 | 580 | 545 | 541 | 560 | 463 | 437 | 426 | 466 | 540 | 598 | 552 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,758 | 3,831 | 3,919 | 3,948 | 4,015 | 3,954 | 3,935 | 3,889 | 3,991 | 3,918 | 3,944 | 3,944 | 3,921 |
Employment | 3,476 | 3,534 | 3,649 | 3,743 | 3,842 | 3,762 | 3,747 | 3,719 | 3,822 | 3,734 | 3,728 | 3,703 | 3,705 |
Unemployment | 282 | 297 | 270 | 205 | 173 | 192 | 188 | 170 | 169 | 184 | 216 | 241 | 216 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 12,146 | 12,163 | 12,389 | 12,414 | 12,591 | 12,788 | 12,641 | 12,505 | 12,571 | 12,818 | 12,747 | 12,759 | 12,545 |
Employment | 11,158 | 11,257 | 11,571 | 11,727 | 11,893 | 12,075 | 12,042 | 11,909 | 11,962 | 12,245 | 12,112 | 12,151 | 11,842 |
Unemployment | 988 | 906 | 818 | 687 | 698 | 713 | 599 | 596 | 609 | 573 | 635 | 608 | 703 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,530 | 2,543 | 2,572 | 2,704 | 2,849 | 3,069 | 3,131 | 3,026 | 2,851 | 2,814 | 2,731 | 2,636 | 2,788 |
Employment | 2,394 | 2,388 | 2,436 | 2,609 | 2,773 | 2,989 | 3,064 | 2,974 | 2,791 | 2,761 | 2,647 | 2,562 | 2,699 |
Unemployment | 136 | 155 | 136 | 95 | 76 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 60 | 53 | 84 | 74 | 89 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,324 | 21,356 | 21,267 | 20,983 | 21,061 | 21,202 | 20,646 | 20,647 | 20,835 | 21,269 | 21,451 | 21,588 | 21,136 |
Employment | 19,697 | 19,780 | 19,824 | 19,722 | 19,953 | 19,814 | 19,432 | 19,538 | 19,699 | 20,249 | 20,304 | 20,327 | 19,862 |
Unemployment | 1,627 | 1,576 | 1,443 | 1,261 | 1,108 | 1,388 | 1,214 | 1,109 | 1,136 | 1,020 | 1,147 | 1,261 | 1,274 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 7,875 | 7,860 | 7,863 | 7,297 | 8,353 | 10,974 | 11,841 | 11,680 | 10,112 | 8,222 | 7,678 | 8,263 | 9,001 |
Employment | 7,506 | 7,504 | 7,544 | 6,930 | 8,077 | 10,830 | 11,737 | 11,567 | 9,980 | 8,040 | 7,289 | 8,022 | 8,752 |
Unemployment | 369 | 356 | 319 | 367 | 276 | 144 | 104 | 113 | 132 | 182 | 389 | 241 | 249 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,246 | 10,185 | 10,288 | 10,166 | 10,308 | 10,331 | 10,332 | 10,048 | 10,161 | 10,241 | 10,434 | 10,352 | 10,258 |
Employment | 9,287 | 9,171 | 9,314 | 9,274 | 9,467 | 9,368 | 9,544 | 9,326 | 9,451 | 9,590 | 9,682 | 9,623 | 9,425 |
Unemployment | 959 | 1,014 | 974 | 892 | 841 | 963 | 788 | 722 | 710 | 651 | 752 | 729 | 833 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.1 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,456 | 4,460 | 4,443 | 4,390 | 4,336 | 4,414 | 4,555 | 4,526 | 4,415 | 4,497 | 4,492 | 4,482 | 4,456 |
Employment | 4,227 | 4,252 | 4,135 | 4,147 | 4,067 | 4,129 | 4,284 | 4,244 | 4,178 | 4,270 | 4,241 | 4,221 | 4,200 |
Unemployment | 229 | 208 | 308 | 243 | 269 | 285 | 271 | 282 | 237 | 227 | 251 | 261 | 256 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,195 | 3,243 | 3,285 | 3,267 | 3,234 | 3,067 | 3,184 | 3,187 | 3,210 | 3,245 | 3,291 | 3,189 | 3,216 |
Employment | 2,944 | 2,992 | 3,039 | 3,046 | 3,047 | 2,853 | 3,039 | 3,074 | 3,092 | 3,115 | 3,155 | 3,049 | 3,037 |
Unemployment | 251 | 251 | 246 | 221 | 187 | 214 | 145 | 113 | 118 | 130 | 136 | 140 | 179 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
*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. |
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