"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: 1996 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 250,831 | 250,910 | 253,466 | 252,495 | 252,532 | 259,081 | 260,337 | 258,329 | 256,135 | 256,529 | 256,241 | 254,197 | 255,091 |
Employment | 235,112 | 237,017 | 238,544 | 238,448 | 240,941 | 247,376 | 248,320 | 247,370 | 245,427 | 245,308 | 243,392 | 240,664 | 242,327 |
Unemployment | 15,719 | 13,893 | 14,922 | 14,047 | 11,591 | 11,705 | 12,017 | 10,959 | 10,708 | 11,221 | 12,849 | 13,533 | 12,764 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 32,743 | 32,702 | 32,948 | 32,431 | 32,142 | 32,218 | 32,298 | 32,177 | 32,312 | 32,366 | 33,044 | 33,246 | 32,552 |
Employment | 30,208 | 30,454 | 30,583 | 30,188 | 30,199 | 30,374 | 30,337 | 30,350 | 30,445 | 30,525 | 31,020 | 31,135 | 30,485 |
Unemployment | 2,535 | 2,248 | 2,365 | 2,243 | 1,943 | 1,844 | 1,961 | 1,827 | 1,867 | 1,841 | 2,024 | 2,111 | 2,067 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,872 | 24,856 | 25,039 | 24,648 | 24,444 | 24,510 | 24,565 | 24,481 | 24,582 | 24,624 | 25,132 | 25,279 | 24,753 |
Employment | 23,083 | 23,270 | 23,370 | 23,067 | 23,075 | 23,209 | 23,181 | 23,191 | 23,264 | 23,324 | 23,704 | 23,790 | 23,294 |
Unemployment | 1,789 | 1,586 | 1,669 | 1,581 | 1,369 | 1,301 | 1,384 | 1,290 | 1,318 | 1,300 | 1,428 | 1,489 | 1,459 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 39,024 | 38,899 | 39,081 | 38,806 | 38,458 | 38,642 | 39,399 | 38,888 | 38,326 | 38,839 | 39,976 | 39,500 | 38,986 |
Employment | 37,141 | 37,357 | 37,464 | 37,352 | 37,233 | 37,370 | 38,106 | 37,713 | 37,105 | 37,514 | 38,538 | 37,985 | 37,573 |
Unemployment | 1,883 | 1,542 | 1,617 | 1,454 | 1,225 | 1,272 | 1,293 | 1,175 | 1,221 | 1,325 | 1,438 | 1,515 | 1,413 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 27,401 | 27,316 | 27,443 | 27,251 | 27,008 | 27,139 | 27,671 | 27,313 | 26,915 | 27,276 | 28,073 | 27,739 | 27,379 |
Employment | 26,096 | 26,248 | 26,323 | 26,244 | 26,160 | 26,257 | 26,775 | 26,498 | 26,070 | 26,358 | 27,077 | 26,690 | 26,400 |
Unemployment | 1,305 | 1,068 | 1,120 | 1,007 | 848 | 882 | 896 | 815 | 845 | 918 | 996 | 1,049 | 979 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,775 | 17,030 | 16,977 | 16,970 | 16,796 | 16,378 | 16,323 | 16,379 | 16,861 | 17,532 | 17,583 | 17,382 | 16,916 |
Employment | 16,368 | 16,702 | 16,651 | 16,637 | 16,497 | 16,074 | 16,031 | 16,088 | 16,593 | 17,219 | 17,251 | 17,052 | 16,597 |
Unemployment | 407 | 328 | 326 | 333 | 299 | 304 | 292 | 291 | 268 | 313 | 332 | 330 | 319 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,437 | 14,659 | 14,611 | 14,606 | 14,458 | 14,097 | 14,050 | 14,100 | 14,515 | 15,091 | 15,134 | 14,961 | 14,560 |
Employment | 14,098 | 14,384 | 14,341 | 14,328 | 14,209 | 13,844 | 13,807 | 13,856 | 14,291 | 14,830 | 14,857 | 14,686 | 14,294 |
Unemployment | 339 | 275 | 270 | 278 | 249 | 253 | 243 | 244 | 224 | 261 | 277 | 275 | 266 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,142 | 5,121 | 5,292 | 5,360 | 5,311 | 5,422 | 5,173 | 5,179 | 5,311 | 5,591 | 5,690 | 5,583 | 5,348 |
Employment | 4,745 | 4,700 | 4,825 | 5,034 | 5,053 | 5,151 | 4,904 | 4,936 | 5,074 | 5,357 | 5,377 | 5,175 | 5,028 |
Unemployment | 397 | 421 | 467 | 326 | 258 | 271 | 269 | 243 | 237 | 234 | 313 | 408 | 320 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 6.0 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 18,324 | 18,256 | 18,281 | 18,229 | 18,332 | 18,710 | 18,822 | 19,003 | 18,135 | 18,549 | 18,811 | 18,466 | 18,493 |
Employment | 17,293 | 17,379 | 17,359 | 17,381 | 17,542 | 17,862 | 18,010 | 18,239 | 17,316 | 17,713 | 17,891 | 17,471 | 17,621 |
Unemployment | 1,031 | 877 | 922 | 848 | 790 | 848 | 812 | 764 | 819 | 836 | 920 | 995 | 872 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
Gillette City* | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
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Unemployment | |||||||||||||
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Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 8,377 | 8,311 | 8,475 | 8,469 | 8,406 | 8,829 | 8,646 | 8,508 | 8,522 | 8,537 | 8,393 | 8,367 | 8,487 |
Employment | 7,762 | 7,798 | 7,922 | 7,950 | 8,018 | 8,429 | 8,280 | 8,194 | 8,208 | 8,147 | 7,942 | 7,831 | 8,040 |
Unemployment | 615 | 513 | 553 | 519 | 388 | 400 | 366 | 314 | 314 | 390 | 451 | 536 | 447 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,325 | 6,357 | 6,483 | 6,492 | 6,382 | 6,376 | 6,497 | 6,588 | 6,553 | 6,609 | 6,707 | 6,555 | 6,493 |
Employment | 5,938 | 6,037 | 6,094 | 6,159 | 6,101 | 6,040 | 6,156 | 6,255 | 6,223 | 6,263 | 6,353 | 6,114 | 6,144 |
Unemployment | 387 | 320 | 389 | 333 | 281 | 336 | 341 | 333 | 330 | 346 | 354 | 441 | 349 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.4 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,936 | 2,910 | 3,013 | 3,041 | 3,118 | 3,237 | 3,135 | 3,087 | 3,066 | 3,041 | 2,994 | 2,907 | 3,040 |
Employment | 2,763 | 2,757 | 2,847 | 2,887 | 2,985 | 3,106 | 2,997 | 2,972 | 2,961 | 2,933 | 2,862 | 2,768 | 2,903 |
Unemployment | 173 | 153 | 166 | 154 | 133 | 131 | 138 | 115 | 105 | 108 | 132 | 139 | 137 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,724 | 17,774 | 18,014 | 17,921 | 17,757 | 17,644 | 17,551 | 17,352 | 17,572 | 17,699 | 17,906 | 17,787 | 17,725 |
Employment | 16,026 | 16,234 | 16,397 | 16,423 | 16,552 | 16,428 | 16,234 | 16,141 | 16,480 | 16,545 | 16,497 | 16,316 | 16,356 |
Unemployment | 1,698 | 1,540 | 1,617 | 1,498 | 1,205 | 1,216 | 1,317 | 1,211 | 1,092 | 1,154 | 1,409 | 1,471 | 1,369 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,387 | 6,380 | 6,566 | 6,607 | 6,396 | 6,347 | 6,257 | 6,202 | 6,235 | 6,674 | 6,672 | 6,370 | 6,424 |
Employment | 5,960 | 5,979 | 6,139 | 6,274 | 6,095 | 6,053 | 5,925 | 5,911 | 5,975 | 6,417 | 6,432 | 6,069 | 6,102 |
Unemployment | 427 | 401 | 427 | 333 | 301 | 294 | 332 | 291 | 260 | 257 | 240 | 301 | 322 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,323 | 2,332 | 2,398 | 2,437 | 2,507 | 2,598 | 2,469 | 2,459 | 2,607 | 2,809 | 2,782 | 2,511 | 2,520 |
Employment | 2,202 | 2,234 | 2,286 | 2,342 | 2,427 | 2,492 | 2,357 | 2,354 | 2,506 | 2,708 | 2,666 | 2,392 | 2,414 |
Unemployment | 121 | 98 | 112 | 95 | 80 | 106 | 112 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 116 | 119 | 106 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,423 | 3,413 | 3,563 | 3,561 | 3,678 | 3,982 | 3,996 | 3,868 | 3,900 | 3,953 | 3,770 | 3,660 | 3,731 |
Employment | 3,246 | 3,253 | 3,389 | 3,407 | 3,561 | 3,866 | 3,884 | 3,760 | 3,795 | 3,834 | 3,598 | 3,472 | 3,589 |
Unemployment | 177 | 160 | 174 | 154 | 117 | 116 | 112 | 108 | 105 | 119 | 172 | 188 | 142 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,099 | 6,090 | 6,338 | 6,296 | 6,318 | 6,666 | 6,156 | 6,163 | 6,742 | 6,702 | 6,669 | 6,525 | 6,397 |
Employment | 5,597 | 5,671 | 5,717 | 5,746 | 5,926 | 6,236 | 5,778 | 5,847 | 6,384 | 6,349 | 6,297 | 6,071 | 5,968 |
Unemployment | 502 | 419 | 621 | 550 | 392 | 430 | 378 | 316 | 358 | 353 | 372 | 454 | 429 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.2 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,227 | 1,230 | 1,297 | 1,264 | 1,275 | 1,313 | 1,320 | 1,320 | 1,354 | 1,352 | 1,277 | 1,218 | 1,288 |
Employment | 1,192 | 1,203 | 1,259 | 1,227 | 1,255 | 1,283 | 1,296 | 1,299 | 1,333 | 1,313 | 1,239 | 1,194 | 1,258 |
Unemployment | 35 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 30 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,915 | 14,050 | 14,016 | 14,366 | 14,811 | 16,638 | 17,555 | 17,106 | 15,920 | 14,907 | 14,128 | 13,890 | 15,108 |
Employment | 13,061 | 13,338 | 13,292 | 13,686 | 14,272 | 16,090 | 16,980 | 16,553 | 15,392 | 14,329 | 13,387 | 13,096 | 14,456 |
Unemployment | 854 | 712 | 724 | 680 | 539 | 548 | 575 | 553 | 528 | 578 | 741 | 794 | 652 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,133 | 4,104 | 4,262 | 4,244 | 4,434 | 4,437 | 4,253 | 4,122 | 4,228 | 4,235 | 4,207 | 4,198 | 4,238 |
Employment | 3,911 | 3,928 | 4,074 | 4,069 | 4,309 | 4,281 | 4,077 | 3,976 | 4,109 | 4,089 | 4,037 | 4,006 | 4,072 |
Unemployment | 222 | 176 | 188 | 175 | 125 | 156 | 176 | 146 | 119 | 146 | 170 | 192 | 166 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,382 | 13,319 | 13,510 | 13,613 | 13,541 | 13,843 | 13,569 | 13,483 | 13,534 | 13,761 | 13,582 | 13,433 | 13,547 |
Employment | 12,395 | 12,542 | 12,689 | 12,841 | 12,969 | 13,281 | 13,071 | 13,020 | 13,066 | 13,292 | 12,938 | 12,701 | 12,900 |
Unemployment | 987 | 777 | 821 | 772 | 572 | 562 | 498 | 463 | 468 | 469 | 644 | 732 | 647 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,816 | 2,795 | 2,850 | 2,872 | 2,991 | 3,215 | 3,271 | 3,302 | 3,183 | 3,234 | 3,073 | 2,950 | 3,046 |
Employment | 2,649 | 2,655 | 2,678 | 2,726 | 2,901 | 3,123 | 3,179 | 3,220 | 3,107 | 3,158 | 2,990 | 2,856 | 2,937 |
Unemployment | 167 | 140 | 172 | 146 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 94 | 109 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,196 | 21,287 | 21,451 | 21,323 | 20,985 | 21,021 | 20,731 | 20,554 | 20,794 | 20,839 | 20,954 | 21,238 | 21,031 |
Employment | 19,830 | 19,832 | 19,976 | 19,850 | 19,668 | 19,662 | 19,331 | 19,325 | 19,723 | 19,646 | 19,733 | 19,991 | 19,714 |
Unemployment | 1,366 | 1,455 | 1,475 | 1,473 | 1,317 | 1,359 | 1,400 | 1,229 | 1,071 | 1,193 | 1,221 | 1,247 | 1,317 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 9,549 | 9,650 | 9,673 | 9,255 | 9,985 | 12,164 | 13,410 | 13,177 | 11,765 | 10,050 | 8,741 | 9,457 | 10,573 |
Employment | 9,235 | 9,376 | 9,352 | 8,740 | 9,625 | 11,951 | 13,191 | 13,003 | 11,584 | 9,853 | 8,254 | 9,164 | 10,277 |
Unemployment | 314 | 274 | 321 | 515 | 360 | 213 | 219 | 174 | 181 | 197 | 487 | 293 | 296 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,981 | 10,906 | 10,819 | 10,780 | 10,818 | 11,155 | 11,243 | 11,262 | 11,032 | 10,888 | 11,080 | 10,849 | 10,984 |
Employment | 10,038 | 9,995 | 9,946 | 9,863 | 10,078 | 10,404 | 10,404 | 10,498 | 10,272 | 10,169 | 10,316 | 10,107 | 10,174 |
Unemployment | 943 | 911 | 873 | 917 | 740 | 751 | 839 | 764 | 760 | 719 | 764 | 742 | 810 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,712 | 4,693 | 4,743 | 4,789 | 4,796 | 4,905 | 5,023 | 4,949 | 4,869 | 5,016 | 4,881 | 4,813 | 4,849 |
Employment | 4,438 | 4,464 | 4,408 | 4,480 | 4,525 | 4,625 | 4,702 | 4,654 | 4,601 | 4,767 | 4,660 | 4,613 | 4,578 |
Unemployment | 274 | 229 | 335 | 309 | 271 | 280 | 321 | 295 | 268 | 249 | 221 | 200 | 271 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.8 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,321 | 3,306 | 3,417 | 3,373 | 3,295 | 3,343 | 3,241 | 3,202 | 3,309 | 3,342 | 3,316 | 3,286 | 3,312 |
Employment | 3,113 | 3,132 | 3,194 | 3,186 | 3,150 | 3,196 | 3,091 | 3,063 | 3,173 | 3,166 | 3,115 | 3,082 | 3,138 |
Unemployment | 208 | 174 | 223 | 187 | 145 | 147 | 150 | 139 | 136 | 176 | 201 | 204 | 174 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 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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