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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1997 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 252,891 251,879 254,716 253,902 253,542 260,352 261,558 259,350 256,230 256,696 256,579 256,112 256,151
Employment 236,422 236,910 239,901 240,281 242,357 248,265 250,777 249,241 246,477 246,769 245,780 244,142 243,944
Unemployment 16,469 14,969 14,815 13,621 11,185 12,087 10,781 10,109 9,753 9,927 10,799 11,970 12,207
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.4 4.4 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.7 4.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 33,275 33,144 33,602 33,232 32,616 32,722 32,937 32,401 32,220 32,679 33,410 33,687 32,994
Employment 31,004 30,991 31,438 31,245 30,885 30,823 31,202 30,783 30,661 31,116 31,786 31,898 31,153
Unemployment 2,271 2,153 2,164 1,987 1,731 1,899 1,735 1,618 1,559 1,563 1,624 1,789 1,841
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.0 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.6
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 25,294 25,201 25,549 25,278 24,821 24,893 25,066 24,665 24,529 24,878 25,436 25,635 25,104
Employment 23,691 23,681 24,021 23,875 23,600 23,552 23,842 23,522 23,428 23,775 24,289 24,373 23,804
Unemployment 1,603 1,520 1,528 1,403 1,221 1,341 1,224 1,143 1,101 1,103 1,147 1,262 1,300
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 4.9 5.4 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 5.2
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,775 39,519 39,457 39,742 38,627 39,063 39,640 38,782 38,002 38,863 39,828 39,887 39,265
Employment 37,795 37,779 37,893 38,248 37,427 37,731 38,417 37,603 36,860 37,678 38,390 38,296 37,843
Unemployment 1,980 1,740 1,564 1,494 1,200 1,332 1,223 1,179 1,142 1,185 1,438 1,591 1,422
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.0 3.6
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,927 27,748 27,709 27,910 27,128 27,432 27,840 27,238 26,690 27,295 27,969 28,011 27,575
Employment 26,555 26,544 26,625 26,875 26,297 26,510 26,992 26,420 25,898 26,473 26,972 26,908 26,589
Unemployment 1,372 1,204 1,084 1,035 831 922 848 818 792 822 997 1,103 986
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.9 3.6
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,137 17,287 17,440 17,295 16,835 16,384 16,272 16,196 16,857 17,131 17,249 17,254 16,945
Employment 16,710 16,886 17,013 16,892 16,528 16,081 15,969 15,906 16,616 16,880 16,973 16,903 16,613
Unemployment 427 401 427 403 307 303 303 290 241 251 276 351 332
Unemployment Rate 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.0
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,747 14,879 15,011 14,886 14,492 14,102 14,005 13,941 14,511 14,746 14,848 14,851 14,585
Employment 14,390 14,543 14,654 14,548 14,236 13,849 13,753 13,700 14,311 14,537 14,618 14,558 14,308
Unemployment 357 336 357 338 256 253 252 241 200 209 230 293 277
Unemployment Rate 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.9
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,433 5,347 5,492 5,488 5,516 5,650 5,503 5,618 5,847 5,839 5,797 5,644 5,598
Employment 5,033 4,996 5,075 5,137 5,241 5,347 5,226 5,368 5,606 5,610 5,545 5,320 5,292
Unemployment 400 351 417 351 275 303 277 250 241 229 252 324 306
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.6 7.6 6.4 5.0 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.9 4.3 5.7 5.5
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,932 18,889 19,002 18,838 18,551 19,095 18,869 18,935 18,462 18,917 19,070 19,128 18,891
Employment 17,633 17,745 17,847 17,732 17,702 18,182 18,040 18,159 17,674 18,111 18,290 18,340 17,955
Unemployment 1,299 1,144 1,155 1,106 849 913 829 776 788 806 780 788 936
Unemployment Rate 6.9 6.1 6.1 5.9 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 5.0
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 8,159 8,081 8,278 8,280 8,293 8,705 8,688 8,599 8,341 8,440 8,356 8,169 8,366
Employment 7,516 7,559 7,754 7,866 7,971 8,288 8,380 8,321 8,100 8,102 7,985 7,710 7,963
Unemployment 643 522 524 414 322 417 308 278 241 338 371 459 403
Unemployment Rate 7.9 6.5 6.3 5.0 3.9 4.8 3.5 3.2 2.9 4.0 4.4 5.6 4.8
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,525 6,449 6,589 6,484 6,504 6,593 6,853 7,029 6,740 6,693 6,613 6,448 6,627
Employment 5,988 5,960 6,115 6,057 6,150 6,195 6,486 6,680 6,433 6,383 6,313 6,134 6,241
Unemployment 537 489 474 427 354 398 367 349 307 310 300 314 386
Unemployment Rate 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.6 5.4 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.9 5.8
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,793 2,766 2,884 2,890 2,999 3,189 3,145 3,111 3,169 3,117 3,084 2,926 3,006
Employment 2,613 2,606 2,699 2,731 2,880 3,069 3,038 3,004 3,057 2,998 2,968 2,778 2,870
Unemployment 180 160 185 159 119 120 107 107 112 119 116 148 136
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.8 6.4 5.5 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.8 5.1 4.5
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,646 17,563 17,800 17,826 17,723 17,217 17,285 17,333 17,588 17,756 17,763 17,329 17,569
Employment 15,860 15,885 16,158 16,404 16,429 15,791 16,003 16,082 16,397 16,600 16,591 16,066 16,189
Unemployment 1,786 1,678 1,642 1,422 1,294 1,426 1,282 1,251 1,191 1,156 1,172 1,263 1,380
Unemployment Rate 10.1 9.6 9.2 8.0 7.3 8.3 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.6 7.3 7.9
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,300 6,306 6,348 6,482 6,385 6,493 6,253 6,273 6,403 6,777 6,767 6,530 6,443
Employment 5,858 5,881 5,987 6,137 6,124 6,229 6,004 6,016 6,141 6,541 6,518 6,249 6,140
Unemployment 442 425 361 345 261 264 249 257 262 236 249 281 303
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.3 4.7
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,364 2,428 2,424 2,421 2,430 2,525 2,520 2,471 2,396 2,418 2,364 2,404 2,430
Employment 2,228 2,323 2,295 2,317 2,343 2,414 2,428 2,383 2,322 2,329 2,272 2,296 2,329
Unemployment 136 105 129 104 87 111 92 88 74 89 92 108 101
Unemployment Rate 5.8 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.6 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.1 3.7 3.9 4.5 4.2
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,517 3,514 3,601 3,643 3,783 4,109 3,928 3,925 3,892 3,818 3,723 3,589 3,754
Employment 3,293 3,300 3,374 3,454 3,638 3,949 3,801 3,813 3,776 3,696 3,587 3,417 3,592
Unemployment 224 214 227 189 145 160 127 112 116 122 136 172 162
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.2 3.8 3.9 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.7 4.8 4.3
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,158 6,157 6,257 6,219 6,434 6,691 6,618 6,599 6,427 6,242 6,211 6,199 6,351
Employment 5,673 5,706 5,754 5,758 6,052 6,287 6,297 6,303 6,101 5,954 5,911 5,765 5,963
Unemployment 485 451 503 461 382 404 321 296 326 288 300 434 388
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.3 8.0 7.4 5.9 6.0 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.6 4.8 7.0 6.1
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,147 1,131 1,193 1,197 1,234 1,203 1,215 1,254 1,302 1,318 1,288 1,218 1,225
Employment 1,104 1,108 1,166 1,177 1,220 1,183 1,193 1,236 1,282 1,293 1,262 1,188 1,201
Unemployment 43 23 27 20 14 20 22 18 20 25 26 30 24
Unemployment Rate 3.7 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.5 2.0
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,008 13,795 14,054 14,011 14,789 16,937 17,501 17,073 15,645 14,918 14,219 14,046 15,083
Employment 12,964 12,862 13,189 13,352 14,235 16,308 16,956 16,604 15,173 14,401 13,563 13,330 14,411
Unemployment 1,044 933 865 659 554 629 545 469 472 517 656 716 672
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.8 6.2 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.6 5.1 4.5
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,200 4,177 4,321 4,265 4,509 4,396 4,328 4,307 4,527 4,593 4,449 4,348 4,368
Employment 3,960 3,931 4,100 4,088 4,380 4,247 4,173 4,172 4,387 4,446 4,278 4,165 4,194
Unemployment 240 246 221 177 129 149 155 135 140 147 171 183 174
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.9 5.1 4.2 2.9 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.0
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,424 13,355 13,587 13,521 13,516 13,978 13,748 13,703 13,598 13,657 13,685 13,597 13,615
Employment 12,387 12,475 12,661 12,736 12,928 13,374 13,241 13,211 13,122 13,133 13,081 12,878 12,936
Unemployment 1,037 880 926 785 588 604 507 492 476 524 604 719 679
Unemployment Rate 7.7 6.6 6.8 5.8 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.4 5.3 5.0
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,828 2,741 2,810 2,802 3,021 3,270 3,197 3,336 3,310 3,055 2,885 2,825 3,007
Employment 2,711 2,624 2,685 2,703 2,938 3,187 3,134 3,277 3,239 2,998 2,825 2,757 2,923
Unemployment 117 117 125 99 83 83 63 59 71 57 60 68 84
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.3 4.4 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.8
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,898 20,861 21,103 21,070 20,911 20,912 20,635 20,370 20,860 21,037 21,236 21,583 20,956
Employment 19,279 19,483 19,745 19,783 19,771 19,647 19,517 19,323 19,890 20,120 20,365 20,545 19,789
Unemployment 1,619 1,378 1,358 1,287 1,140 1,265 1,118 1,047 970 917 871 1,038 1,167
Unemployment Rate 7.7 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.5 6.0 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.8 5.6
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,622 9,722 9,682 9,410 10,277 12,478 13,565 13,313 11,726 10,242 9,292 10,101 10,786
Employment 9,333 9,441 9,406 8,922 10,011 12,297 13,399 13,155 11,590 10,054 8,876 9,820 10,525
Unemployment 289 281 276 488 266 181 166 158 136 188 416 281 261
Unemployment Rate 3.0 2.9 2.9 5.2 2.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.8 4.5 2.8 2.4
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,641 10,597 10,599 10,571 10,492 10,836 10,968 10,898 10,741 10,832 10,913 10,885 10,748
Employment 9,831 9,867 9,922 9,866 9,866 10,176 10,378 10,363 10,200 10,299 10,383 10,322 10,123
Unemployment 810 730 677 705 626 660 590 535 541 533 530 563 625
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.9 6.4 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.4 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,782 4,759 4,877 4,883 4,859 4,709 4,725 4,668 4,883 5,029 5,012 4,992 4,848
Employment 4,571 4,448 4,542 4,591 4,569 4,420 4,463 4,440 4,669 4,831 4,799 4,789 4,594
Unemployment 211 311 335 292 290 289 262 228 214 198 213 203 254
Unemployment Rate 4.4 6.5 6.9 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.4 3.9 4.2 4.1 5.2
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,327 3,283 3,313 3,326 3,240 3,194 3,163 3,162 3,295 3,325 3,363 3,322 3,276
Employment 3,080 3,052 3,080 3,080 3,067 3,041 3,028 3,045 3,179 3,198 3,222 3,176 3,104
Unemployment 247 231 233 246 173 153 135 117 116 127 141 146 172
Unemployment Rate 7.4 7.0 7.0 7.4 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.4 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.