"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: 1994 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 244,901 | 246,237 | 247,407 | 245,710 | 247,296 | 253,702 | 254,573 | 254,040 | 250,372 | 251,601 | 251,640 | 250,331 | 249,817 |
Employment | 228,670 | 230,187 | 231,651 | 232,575 | 235,892 | 242,004 | 243,538 | 243,767 | 240,912 | 241,680 | 240,879 | 239,386 | 237,595 |
Unemployment | 16,231 | 16,050 | 15,756 | 13,135 | 11,404 | 11,698 | 11,035 | 10,273 | 9,460 | 9,921 | 10,761 | 10,945 | 12,222 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 32,030 | 32,265 | 32,379 | 31,611 | 31,215 | 31,279 | 31,513 | 31,993 | 31,741 | 32,391 | 32,999 | 32,624 | 32,003 |
Employment | 29,441 | 29,698 | 29,849 | 29,507 | 29,273 | 29,413 | 29,727 | 30,272 | 30,160 | 30,803 | 31,366 | 31,095 | 30,050 |
Unemployment | 2,589 | 2,567 | 2,530 | 2,104 | 1,942 | 1,866 | 1,786 | 1,721 | 1,581 | 1,588 | 1,633 | 1,529 | 1,953 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,322 | 24,505 | 24,593 | 24,032 | 23,739 | 23,792 | 23,974 | 24,346 | 24,160 | 24,658 | 25,120 | 24,837 | 24,340 |
Employment | 22,496 | 22,694 | 22,808 | 22,548 | 22,368 | 22,475 | 22,714 | 23,131 | 23,045 | 23,536 | 23,968 | 23,759 | 22,962 |
Unemployment | 1,826 | 1,811 | 1,785 | 1,484 | 1,371 | 1,317 | 1,260 | 1,215 | 1,115 | 1,122 | 1,152 | 1,078 | 1,378 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 38,659 | 38,782 | 38,809 | 38,453 | 37,684 | 38,155 | 39,154 | 38,762 | 38,209 | 38,560 | 39,576 | 39,258 | 38,672 |
Employment | 36,563 | 36,803 | 37,044 | 36,544 | 36,384 | 36,765 | 37,760 | 37,441 | 36,830 | 37,188 | 38,125 | 37,856 | 37,109 |
Unemployment | 2,096 | 1,979 | 1,765 | 1,909 | 1,300 | 1,390 | 1,394 | 1,321 | 1,379 | 1,372 | 1,451 | 1,402 | 1,563 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 27,144 | 27,230 | 27,250 | 26,997 | 26,464 | 26,794 | 27,498 | 27,223 | 26,832 | 27,078 | 27,792 | 27,569 | 27,156 |
Employment | 25,692 | 25,859 | 26,028 | 25,676 | 25,563 | 25,832 | 26,531 | 26,307 | 25,877 | 26,128 | 26,787 | 26,598 | 26,073 |
Unemployment | 1,452 | 1,371 | 1,222 | 1,321 | 901 | 962 | 967 | 916 | 955 | 950 | 1,005 | 971 | 1,083 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,994 | 16,382 | 16,223 | 16,073 | 16,078 | 15,576 | 16,008 | 15,911 | 16,231 | 16,642 | 16,742 | 16,679 | 16,211 |
Employment | 15,480 | 15,877 | 15,739 | 15,672 | 15,674 | 15,197 | 15,647 | 15,560 | 15,902 | 16,265 | 16,377 | 16,311 | 15,808 |
Unemployment | 514 | 505 | 484 | 401 | 404 | 379 | 361 | 351 | 329 | 377 | 365 | 368 | 403 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,761 | 14,095 | 13,960 | 13,829 | 13,837 | 13,405 | 13,776 | 13,693 | 13,971 | 14,324 | 14,410 | 14,356 | 13,952 |
Employment | 13,332 | 13,673 | 13,555 | 13,496 | 13,499 | 13,088 | 13,475 | 13,401 | 13,697 | 14,009 | 14,106 | 14,048 | 13,615 |
Unemployment | 429 | 422 | 405 | 333 | 338 | 317 | 301 | 292 | 274 | 315 | 304 | 308 | 337 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,033 | 5,084 | 5,036 | 5,043 | 5,046 | 5,157 | 4,828 | 4,931 | 4,951 | 5,125 | 5,161 | 5,039 | 5,036 |
Employment | 4,634 | 4,648 | 4,643 | 4,742 | 4,778 | 4,844 | 4,525 | 4,630 | 4,687 | 4,874 | 4,852 | 4,702 | 4,713 |
Unemployment | 399 | 436 | 393 | 301 | 268 | 313 | 303 | 301 | 264 | 251 | 309 | 337 | 323 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,733 | 17,991 | 17,872 | 17,742 | 17,895 | 18,246 | 18,341 | 18,313 | 17,900 | 18,057 | 18,055 | 17,985 | 18,011 |
Employment | 16,668 | 16,872 | 16,732 | 16,820 | 17,145 | 17,444 | 17,616 | 17,624 | 17,292 | 17,401 | 17,409 | 17,315 | 17,195 |
Unemployment | 1,065 | 1,119 | 1,140 | 922 | 750 | 802 | 725 | 689 | 608 | 656 | 646 | 670 | 816 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
Gillette City* | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
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Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,402 | 8,402 | 8,554 | 8,508 | 8,680 | 9,017 | 8,796 | 8,845 | 8,695 | 8,843 | 8,727 | 8,678 | 8,679 |
Employment | 7,790 | 7,831 | 7,968 | 8,030 | 8,157 | 8,612 | 8,418 | 8,522 | 8,390 | 8,511 | 8,348 | 8,270 | 8,237 |
Unemployment | 612 | 571 | 586 | 478 | 523 | 405 | 378 | 323 | 305 | 332 | 379 | 408 | 442 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,124 | 6,104 | 6,178 | 6,112 | 6,060 | 6,058 | 6,189 | 6,420 | 6,218 | 6,449 | 6,401 | 6,201 | 6,210 |
Employment | 5,663 | 5,685 | 5,753 | 5,802 | 5,782 | 5,786 | 5,922 | 6,160 | 5,960 | 6,182 | 6,169 | 5,946 | 5,901 |
Unemployment | 461 | 419 | 425 | 310 | 278 | 272 | 267 | 260 | 258 | 267 | 232 | 255 | 309 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,748 | 2,725 | 2,812 | 2,831 | 2,942 | 3,110 | 2,917 | 2,870 | 2,822 | 2,903 | 2,884 | 2,858 | 2,868 |
Employment | 2,608 | 2,566 | 2,659 | 2,734 | 2,851 | 2,999 | 2,829 | 2,783 | 2,746 | 2,832 | 2,789 | 2,740 | 2,761 |
Unemployment | 140 | 159 | 153 | 97 | 91 | 111 | 88 | 87 | 76 | 71 | 95 | 118 | 107 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,022 | 17,102 | 17,457 | 16,990 | 16,843 | 16,817 | 16,531 | 16,545 | 16,937 | 17,198 | 17,405 | 17,269 | 17,010 |
Employment | 15,386 | 15,479 | 15,826 | 15,775 | 15,731 | 15,606 | 15,393 | 15,476 | 16,011 | 16,230 | 16,397 | 16,112 | 15,785 |
Unemployment | 1,636 | 1,623 | 1,631 | 1,215 | 1,112 | 1,211 | 1,138 | 1,069 | 926 | 968 | 1,008 | 1,157 | 1,225 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,367 | 6,345 | 6,418 | 6,472 | 6,335 | 6,351 | 6,209 | 6,186 | 6,022 | 6,399 | 6,404 | 6,230 | 6,312 |
Employment | 6,085 | 5,934 | 6,009 | 6,143 | 6,045 | 6,064 | 5,958 | 5,939 | 5,817 | 6,215 | 6,216 | 6,030 | 6,038 |
Unemployment | 282 | 411 | 409 | 329 | 290 | 287 | 251 | 247 | 205 | 184 | 188 | 200 | 274 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,484 | 2,495 | 2,517 | 2,565 | 2,625 | 2,749 | 2,564 | 2,493 | 2,511 | 2,561 | 2,529 | 2,522 | 2,551 |
Employment | 2,329 | 2,348 | 2,376 | 2,434 | 2,517 | 2,612 | 2,454 | 2,385 | 2,406 | 2,440 | 2,405 | 2,392 | 2,425 |
Unemployment | 155 | 147 | 141 | 131 | 108 | 137 | 110 | 108 | 105 | 121 | 124 | 130 | 126 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,327 | 3,323 | 3,409 | 3,532 | 3,706 | 3,923 | 3,869 | 3,892 | 3,620 | 3,622 | 3,561 | 3,463 | 3,604 |
Employment | 3,092 | 3,111 | 3,214 | 3,394 | 3,598 | 3,824 | 3,783 | 3,817 | 3,538 | 3,534 | 3,401 | 3,290 | 3,466 |
Unemployment | 235 | 212 | 195 | 138 | 108 | 99 | 86 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 160 | 173 | 138 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,190 | 6,206 | 6,164 | 6,164 | 6,252 | 6,643 | 6,176 | 6,174 | 6,122 | 6,214 | 6,150 | 6,118 | 6,214 |
Employment | 5,604 | 5,655 | 5,584 | 5,733 | 5,903 | 6,220 | 5,755 | 5,816 | 5,803 | 5,875 | 5,730 | 5,626 | 5,775 |
Unemployment | 586 | 551 | 580 | 431 | 349 | 423 | 421 | 358 | 319 | 339 | 420 | 492 | 439 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,150 | 1,137 | 1,171 | 1,188 | 1,212 | 1,204 | 1,199 | 1,242 | 1,160 | 1,206 | 1,150 | 1,108 | 1,178 |
Employment | 1,105 | 1,094 | 1,139 | 1,159 | 1,191 | 1,177 | 1,178 | 1,221 | 1,141 | 1,178 | 1,132 | 1,082 | 1,150 |
Unemployment | 45 | 43 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 28 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,205 | 13,288 | 13,229 | 13,471 | 14,589 | 16,170 | 16,593 | 16,302 | 15,062 | 14,282 | 13,792 | 13,832 | 14,485 |
Employment | 12,418 | 12,483 | 12,496 | 12,991 | 14,123 | 15,679 | 16,095 | 15,858 | 14,633 | 13,774 | 13,214 | 13,126 | 13,908 |
Unemployment | 787 | 805 | 733 | 480 | 466 | 491 | 498 | 444 | 429 | 508 | 578 | 706 | 577 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,948 | 3,918 | 4,012 | 4,117 | 4,170 | 4,408 | 4,075 | 3,964 | 4,049 | 4,123 | 3,990 | 4,009 | 4,066 |
Employment | 3,650 | 3,646 | 3,750 | 3,920 | 4,018 | 4,241 | 3,889 | 3,764 | 3,880 | 3,970 | 3,839 | 3,820 | 3,866 |
Unemployment | 298 | 272 | 262 | 197 | 152 | 167 | 186 | 200 | 169 | 153 | 151 | 189 | 200 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,075 | 13,265 | 13,332 | 13,213 | 13,332 | 13,564 | 13,380 | 13,199 | 13,244 | 13,500 | 13,344 | 13,265 | 13,310 |
Employment | 12,087 | 12,293 | 12,394 | 12,596 | 12,804 | 13,027 | 12,887 | 12,712 | 12,800 | 13,003 | 12,806 | 12,702 | 12,676 |
Unemployment | 988 | 972 | 938 | 617 | 528 | 537 | 493 | 487 | 444 | 497 | 538 | 563 | 634 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,818 | 2,809 | 2,870 | 2,941 | 3,006 | 3,156 | 3,249 | 3,236 | 3,112 | 3,074 | 2,900 | 2,841 | 3,001 |
Employment | 2,687 | 2,664 | 2,725 | 2,831 | 2,930 | 3,076 | 3,181 | 3,179 | 3,057 | 3,011 | 2,840 | 2,758 | 2,912 |
Unemployment | 131 | 145 | 145 | 110 | 76 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 55 | 63 | 60 | 83 | 89 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,368 | 21,317 | 21,586 | 21,657 | 21,578 | 21,716 | 21,388 | 21,499 | 21,859 | 22,081 | 22,270 | 22,297 | 21,718 |
Employment | 19,924 | 19,975 | 20,169 | 20,529 | 20,537 | 20,532 | 20,304 | 20,561 | 20,980 | 21,154 | 21,372 | 21,427 | 20,622 |
Unemployment | 1,444 | 1,342 | 1,417 | 1,128 | 1,041 | 1,184 | 1,084 | 938 | 879 | 927 | 898 | 870 | 1,096 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,909 | 8,995 | 8,914 | 8,690 | 9,441 | 11,823 | 12,839 | 12,537 | 11,386 | 9,556 | 8,583 | 9,326 | 10,083 |
Employment | 8,670 | 8,757 | 8,628 | 8,266 | 9,181 | 11,705 | 12,729 | 12,447 | 11,301 | 9,387 | 8,179 | 9,154 | 9,867 |
Unemployment | 239 | 238 | 286 | 424 | 260 | 118 | 110 | 90 | 85 | 169 | 404 | 172 | 216 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,417 | 10,383 | 10,446 | 10,497 | 10,628 | 10,783 | 10,753 | 10,637 | 10,693 | 10,751 | 10,829 | 10,746 | 10,631 |
Employment | 9,450 | 9,412 | 9,488 | 9,613 | 9,774 | 9,837 | 9,885 | 9,886 | 10,046 | 10,097 | 10,118 | 10,026 | 9,803 |
Unemployment | 967 | 971 | 958 | 884 | 854 | 946 | 868 | 751 | 647 | 654 | 711 | 720 | 828 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,584 | 4,572 | 4,665 | 4,513 | 4,625 | 4,656 | 4,783 | 4,798 | 4,603 | 4,766 | 4,819 | 4,704 | 4,674 |
Employment | 4,279 | 4,290 | 4,371 | 4,221 | 4,309 | 4,353 | 4,492 | 4,538 | 4,408 | 4,578 | 4,596 | 4,489 | 4,410 |
Unemployment | 305 | 282 | 294 | 292 | 316 | 303 | 291 | 260 | 195 | 188 | 223 | 215 | 264 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,315 | 3,348 | 3,353 | 3,328 | 3,355 | 3,140 | 3,222 | 3,302 | 3,222 | 3,292 | 3,371 | 3,289 | 3,295 |
Employment | 3,057 | 3,066 | 3,095 | 3,120 | 3,191 | 2,989 | 3,107 | 3,182 | 3,127 | 3,171 | 3,197 | 3,120 | 3,119 |
Unemployment | 258 | 282 | 258 | 208 | 164 | 151 | 115 | 120 | 95 | 121 | 174 | 169 | 176 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
*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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