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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1995 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 249,378 250,171 251,358 250,286 250,029 257,326 257,854 256,129 254,503 255,075 254,319 252,137 253,214
Employment 234,334 235,908 237,835 237,703 238,321 245,879 246,967 245,545 243,846 244,388 241,986 240,006 241,060
Unemployment 15,044 14,263 13,523 12,583 11,708 11,447 10,887 10,584 10,657 10,687 12,333 12,131 12,154
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,322 32,446 32,596 32,212 31,988 32,143 32,488 32,283 32,258 32,816 33,326 32,995 32,489
Employment 30,249 30,371 30,714 30,428 30,229 30,490 30,841 30,641 30,463 30,952 31,289 31,038 30,642
Unemployment 2,073 2,075 1,882 1,784 1,759 1,653 1,647 1,642 1,795 1,864 2,037 1,957 1,847
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.7
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,575 24,671 24,798 24,511 24,340 24,463 24,730 24,570 24,542 24,965 25,346 25,101 24,718
Employment 23,113 23,206 23,469 23,251 23,098 23,297 23,567 23,412 23,276 23,651 23,908 23,718 23,414
Unemployment 1,462 1,465 1,329 1,260 1,242 1,166 1,163 1,158 1,266 1,314 1,438 1,383 1,304
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.3
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 38,986 38,991 39,180 38,932 38,211 38,644 39,350 38,579 38,159 38,509 39,097 38,788 38,786
Employment 37,105 37,363 37,635 37,486 36,894 37,302 38,024 37,253 36,871 37,225 37,636 37,379 37,348
Unemployment 1,881 1,628 1,545 1,446 1,317 1,342 1,326 1,326 1,288 1,284 1,461 1,409 1,438
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.7
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,373 27,379 27,513 27,341 26,834 27,139 27,635 27,092 26,799 27,044 27,456 27,239 27,237
Employment 26,071 26,253 26,442 26,339 25,922 26,209 26,716 26,174 25,907 26,155 26,443 26,264 26,241
Unemployment 1,302 1,126 1,071 1,002 912 930 919 918 892 889 1,013 975 996
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.7
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,374 16,553 16,698 16,709 16,414 15,955 16,275 16,287 16,550 16,988 17,302 16,946 16,588
Employment 15,868 16,151 16,315 16,348 16,084 15,598 15,929 15,938 16,222 16,692 16,955 16,607 16,226
Unemployment 506 402 383 361 330 357 346 349 328 296 347 339 362
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.2
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,088 14,245 14,372 14,382 14,127 13,730 14,005 14,016 14,244 14,625 14,894 14,586 14,276
Employment 13,666 13,910 14,052 14,081 13,853 13,434 13,717 13,726 13,971 14,378 14,603 14,302 13,974
Unemployment 422 335 320 301 274 296 288 290 273 247 291 284 302
Unemployment Rate 3.0 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.1
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,041 5,129 5,106 5,099 5,128 5,144 4,962 4,925 5,096 5,254 5,220 5,120 5,102
Employment 4,642 4,694 4,749 4,814 4,849 4,857 4,703 4,678 4,877 5,046 4,945 4,820 4,806
Unemployment 399 435 357 285 279 287 259 247 219 208 275 300 296
Unemployment Rate 7.9 8.5 7.0 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.9 5.8
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,188 18,156 18,189 17,963 17,910 18,208 18,246 18,251 18,020 18,408 18,643 18,360 18,212
Employment 17,153 17,197 17,277 17,109 17,012 17,331 17,402 17,449 17,195 17,608 17,877 17,593 17,350
Unemployment 1,035 959 912 854 898 877 844 802 825 800 766 767 862
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.2 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 8,609 8,645 8,637 8,588 8,494 8,844 8,538 8,572 8,642 8,811 8,641 8,506 8,627
Employment 8,050 8,025 8,090 8,060 8,015 8,436 8,163 8,221 8,300 8,462 8,202 8,033 8,171
Unemployment 559 620 547 528 479 408 375 351 342 349 439 473 456
Unemployment Rate 6.5 7.2 6.3 6.1 5.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.3
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,242 6,236 6,277 6,277 6,285 6,274 6,357 6,378 6,387 6,498 6,472 6,356 6,337
Employment 5,822 5,866 5,938 5,961 5,951 5,974 6,076 6,106 6,040 6,176 6,125 5,999 6,003
Unemployment 420 370 339 316 334 300 281 272 347 322 347 357 334
Unemployment Rate 6.7 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.3
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,886 2,893 2,938 3,043 3,063 3,233 3,106 3,078 3,021 3,063 3,005 2,940 3,023
Employment 2,729 2,753 2,799 2,923 2,947 3,109 3,011 2,979 2,913 2,945 2,873 2,806 2,899
Unemployment 157 140 139 120 116 124 95 99 108 118 132 134 124
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.8 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.1
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,326 17,541 17,711 17,438 17,144 17,098 16,846 17,137 17,544 17,645 17,711 17,677 17,402
Employment 15,707 16,004 16,280 16,157 15,935 15,887 15,708 15,966 16,458 16,556 16,436 16,365 16,122
Unemployment 1,619 1,537 1,431 1,281 1,209 1,211 1,138 1,171 1,086 1,089 1,275 1,312 1,280
Unemployment Rate 9.3 8.8 8.1 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.2 7.2 7.4 7.4
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,374 6,477 6,404 6,506 6,191 6,295 6,247 6,158 6,162 6,616 6,653 6,526 6,384
Employment 6,080 6,120 6,056 6,201 5,927 6,010 5,951 5,886 5,913 6,396 6,410 6,291 6,103
Unemployment 294 357 348 305 264 285 296 272 249 220 243 235 281
Unemployment Rate 4.6 5.5 5.4 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.6 4.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,413 2,387 2,436 2,443 2,439 2,474 2,372 2,368 2,362 2,357 2,433 2,380 2,406
Employment 2,260 2,264 2,319 2,348 2,345 2,348 2,269 2,283 2,257 2,253 2,301 2,251 2,292
Unemployment 153 123 117 95 94 126 103 85 105 104 132 129 114
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.2 4.8 3.9 3.9 5.1 4.3 3.6 4.4 4.4 5.4 5.4 4.7
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,380 3,389 3,407 3,478 3,546 3,809 3,728 3,779 3,678 3,596 3,485 3,442 3,560
Employment 3,168 3,214 3,248 3,345 3,430 3,683 3,623 3,672 3,573 3,498 3,353 3,304 3,426
Unemployment 212 175 159 133 116 126 105 107 105 98 132 138 134
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.2 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.8 4.0 3.8
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,158 6,161 6,282 6,231 6,334 6,674 6,363 6,305 6,484 6,359 6,332 6,214 6,324
Employment 5,540 5,555 5,687 5,682 5,867 6,223 5,974 5,954 6,111 6,007 5,937 5,776 5,859
Unemployment 618 606 595 549 467 451 389 351 373 352 395 438 465
Unemployment Rate 10.0 9.8 9.5 8.8 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.5 6.2 7.0 7.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,131 1,157 1,240 1,237 1,256 1,256 1,236 1,264 1,268 1,231 1,199 1,221 1,225
Employment 1,088 1,126 1,202 1,205 1,231 1,224 1,214 1,240 1,248 1,219 1,177 1,187 1,197
Unemployment 43 31 38 32 25 32 22 24 20 12 22 34 28
Unemployment Rate 3.8 2.7 3.1 2.6 2.0 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.3
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,029 14,141 14,043 14,299 14,837 16,587 17,398 16,820 15,658 14,928 14,387 14,224 15,113
Employment 13,112 13,322 13,338 13,688 14,265 16,036 16,880 16,321 15,136 14,408 13,744 13,579 14,486
Unemployment 917 819 705 611 572 551 518 499 522 520 643 645 627
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.3 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.5 4.5 4.5 4.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,126 4,130 4,107 4,227 4,197 4,411 4,126 4,097 4,139 4,301 4,075 4,048 4,166
Employment 3,861 3,900 3,923 4,033 4,052 4,236 3,961 3,933 4,005 4,155 3,904 3,877 3,987
Unemployment 265 230 184 194 145 175 165 164 134 146 171 171 179
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.6 4.5 4.6 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.2 3.4 4.2 4.2 4.3
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,368 13,371 13,506 13,549 13,579 14,046 13,534 13,464 13,527 13,637 13,676 13,529 13,565
Employment 12,455 12,556 12,713 12,857 12,958 13,478 13,024 12,963 13,032 13,120 13,030 12,880 12,922
Unemployment 913 815 793 692 621 568 510 501 495 517 646 649 643
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.1 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,850 2,798 2,844 2,862 2,930 3,187 3,256 3,270 3,144 3,012 2,887 2,878 2,994
Employment 2,724 2,665 2,681 2,715 2,836 3,080 3,168 3,199 3,053 2,934 2,791 2,732 2,882
Unemployment 126 133 163 147 94 107 88 71 91 78 96 146 112
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.8 5.7 5.1 3.2 3.4 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.6 3.3 5.1 3.7
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,641 21,671 21,793 21,579 21,543 21,688 21,223 21,312 21,346 21,474 21,542 21,556 21,530
Employment 20,423 20,447 20,551 20,443 20,481 20,571 20,101 20,245 20,303 20,357 20,330 20,431 20,390
Unemployment 1,218 1,224 1,242 1,136 1,062 1,117 1,122 1,067 1,043 1,117 1,212 1,125 1,140
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,330 9,347 9,256 8,871 9,689 12,039 13,200 12,919 11,747 10,320 8,895 9,431 10,420
Employment 9,116 9,141 8,993 8,442 9,387 11,909 13,079 12,794 11,613 10,114 8,440 9,135 10,180
Unemployment 214 206 263 429 302 130 121 125 134 206 455 296 240
Unemployment Rate 2.3 2.2 2.8 4.8 3.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 2.0 5.1 3.1 2.3
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,601 10,555 10,623 10,618 10,742 11,057 10,849 10,811 11,094 10,973 11,093 10,898 10,827
Employment 9,702 9,740 9,799 9,840 10,001 10,346 10,159 10,169 10,444 10,341 10,393 10,237 10,098
Unemployment 899 815 824 778 741 711 690 642 650 632 700 661 729
Unemployment Rate 8.5 7.7 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.7
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,668 4,640 4,695 4,756 4,744 4,919 4,865 4,792 4,880 4,887 4,893 4,754 4,791
Employment 4,399 4,278 4,350 4,433 4,448 4,547 4,546 4,491 4,603 4,648 4,618 4,493 4,488
Unemployment 269 362 345 323 296 372 319 301 277 239 275 261 303
Unemployment Rate 5.8 7.8 7.3 6.8 6.2 7.6 6.6 6.3 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.5 6.3
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,332 3,354 3,393 3,369 3,365 3,350 3,285 3,284 3,334 3,390 3,345 3,347 3,346
Employment 3,080 3,155 3,176 3,183 3,174 3,208 3,160 3,168 3,216 3,272 3,218 3,192 3,184
Unemployment 252 199 217 186 191 142 125 116 118 118 127 155 162
Unemployment Rate 7.6 5.9 6.4 5.5 5.7 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.6 4.8
*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.