"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: 1998 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 254,771 | 255,464 | 258,088 | 256,394 | 258,045 | 265,258 | 265,319 | 263,177 | 261,558 | 262,165 | 262,384 | 260,650 | 260,273 |
Employment | 240,177 | 241,820 | 243,372 | 244,271 | 246,769 | 252,553 | 253,790 | 252,093 | 250,523 | 250,593 | 249,779 | 248,323 | 247,839 |
Unemployment | 14,594 | 13,644 | 14,716 | 12,123 | 11,276 | 12,705 | 11,529 | 11,084 | 11,035 | 11,572 | 12,605 | 12,327 | 12,434 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 33,519 | 33,354 | 33,790 | 33,399 | 33,153 | 33,514 | 33,293 | 33,286 | 32,953 | 33,580 | 33,676 | 33,840 | 33,447 |
Employment | 31,471 | 31,481 | 31,816 | 31,740 | 31,525 | 31,698 | 31,575 | 31,582 | 31,241 | 31,697 | 31,810 | 32,062 | 31,642 |
Unemployment | 2,048 | 1,873 | 1,974 | 1,659 | 1,628 | 1,816 | 1,718 | 1,704 | 1,712 | 1,883 | 1,866 | 1,778 | 1,805 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 25,492 | 25,377 | 25,705 | 25,423 | 25,237 | 25,503 | 25,339 | 25,334 | 25,082 | 25,549 | 25,625 | 25,753 | 25,452 |
Employment | 24,046 | 24,055 | 24,312 | 24,252 | 24,089 | 24,222 | 24,127 | 24,132 | 23,873 | 24,221 | 24,307 | 24,498 | 24,178 |
Unemployment | 1,446 | 1,322 | 1,393 | 1,171 | 1,148 | 1,281 | 1,212 | 1,202 | 1,209 | 1,328 | 1,318 | 1,255 | 1,274 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 39,698 | 39,724 | 40,246 | 39,705 | 38,913 | 39,504 | 40,063 | 39,344 | 38,948 | 39,594 | 40,033 | 40,154 | 39,660 |
Employment | 37,852 | 38,174 | 38,581 | 38,428 | 37,718 | 38,074 | 38,748 | 38,053 | 37,692 | 38,284 | 38,601 | 38,664 | 38,239 |
Unemployment | 1,846 | 1,550 | 1,665 | 1,277 | 1,195 | 1,430 | 1,315 | 1,291 | 1,256 | 1,310 | 1,432 | 1,490 | 1,421 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 27,874 | 27,897 | 28,261 | 27,885 | 27,330 | 27,742 | 28,137 | 27,630 | 27,352 | 27,805 | 28,112 | 28,199 | 27,852 |
Employment | 26,595 | 26,823 | 27,107 | 27,000 | 26,502 | 26,751 | 27,225 | 26,737 | 26,483 | 26,899 | 27,121 | 27,166 | 26,867 |
Unemployment | 1,279 | 1,074 | 1,154 | 885 | 828 | 991 | 912 | 893 | 869 | 906 | 991 | 1,033 | 985 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,268 | 17,401 | 17,599 | 17,544 | 17,331 | 17,009 | 17,164 | 17,078 | 17,847 | 18,489 | 18,661 | 18,674 | 17,672 |
Employment | 16,796 | 16,953 | 17,107 | 17,186 | 17,014 | 16,647 | 16,828 | 16,740 | 17,544 | 18,192 | 18,301 | 18,325 | 17,303 |
Unemployment | 472 | 448 | 492 | 358 | 317 | 362 | 336 | 338 | 303 | 297 | 360 | 349 | 369 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,860 | 14,975 | 15,143 | 15,098 | 14,917 | 14,638 | 14,775 | 14,698 | 15,363 | 15,915 | 16,063 | 16,073 | 15,210 |
Employment | 14,466 | 14,602 | 14,733 | 14,800 | 14,652 | 14,337 | 14,494 | 14,417 | 15,110 | 15,668 | 15,762 | 15,782 | 14,902 |
Unemployment | 394 | 373 | 410 | 298 | 265 | 301 | 281 | 281 | 253 | 247 | 301 | 291 | 308 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,752 | 5,815 | 5,874 | 5,822 | 5,917 | 5,992 | 5,672 | 5,631 | 5,804 | 5,886 | 5,903 | 5,760 | 5,819 |
Employment | 5,390 | 5,472 | 5,436 | 5,459 | 5,541 | 5,531 | 5,289 | 5,293 | 5,463 | 5,569 | 5,552 | 5,403 | 5,450 |
Unemployment | 362 | 343 | 438 | 363 | 376 | 461 | 383 | 338 | 341 | 317 | 351 | 357 | 369 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.3 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,149 | 19,297 | 19,432 | 19,102 | 19,074 | 19,640 | 19,598 | 19,533 | 19,161 | 19,438 | 19,497 | 19,300 | 19,352 |
Employment | 18,145 | 18,275 | 18,277 | 18,253 | 18,211 | 18,659 | 18,710 | 18,693 | 18,271 | 18,534 | 18,525 | 18,452 | 18,417 |
Unemployment | 1,004 | 1,022 | 1,155 | 849 | 863 | 981 | 888 | 840 | 890 | 904 | 972 | 848 | 935 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
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 | 8,091 | 8,088 | 8,168 | 8,051 | 8,211 | 8,808 | 8,426 | 8,320 | 8,503 | 8,596 | 8,645 | 8,339 | 8,354 |
Employment | 7,554 | 7,538 | 7,591 | 7,632 | 7,806 | 8,353 | 8,060 | 7,970 | 8,101 | 8,212 | 8,229 | 7,841 | 7,907 |
Unemployment | 537 | 550 | 577 | 419 | 405 | 455 | 366 | 350 | 402 | 384 | 416 | 498 | 447 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,386 | 6,453 | 6,453 | 6,483 | 6,512 | 6,603 | 6,741 | 6,906 | 6,738 | 6,916 | 6,951 | 6,799 | 6,662 |
Employment | 6,031 | 6,103 | 6,035 | 6,130 | 6,224 | 6,239 | 6,382 | 6,573 | 6,428 | 6,594 | 6,560 | 6,442 | 6,312 |
Unemployment | 355 | 350 | 418 | 353 | 288 | 364 | 359 | 333 | 310 | 322 | 391 | 357 | 350 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,773 | 2,776 | 2,813 | 2,853 | 3,030 | 3,210 | 3,083 | 3,143 | 3,160 | 3,056 | 3,205 | 3,027 | 3,011 |
Employment | 2,567 | 2,571 | 2,581 | 2,701 | 2,892 | 3,058 | 2,948 | 3,018 | 3,027 | 2,919 | 3,047 | 2,872 | 2,850 |
Unemployment | 206 | 205 | 232 | 152 | 138 | 152 | 135 | 125 | 133 | 137 | 158 | 155 | 161 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,364 | 17,428 | 17,792 | 17,754 | 17,803 | 17,469 | 17,435 | 17,355 | 17,903 | 18,157 | 18,273 | 18,012 | 17,729 |
Employment | 15,680 | 15,861 | 16,166 | 16,334 | 16,487 | 16,066 | 16,160 | 16,064 | 16,733 | 16,877 | 16,861 | 16,718 | 16,334 |
Unemployment | 1,684 | 1,567 | 1,626 | 1,420 | 1,316 | 1,403 | 1,275 | 1,291 | 1,170 | 1,280 | 1,412 | 1,294 | 1,395 |
Unemployment Rate | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,358 | 6,330 | 6,391 | 6,532 | 6,566 | 6,604 | 6,252 | 6,297 | 6,334 | 6,645 | 6,941 | 6,723 | 6,498 |
Employment | 5,902 | 5,932 | 6,001 | 6,260 | 6,301 | 6,319 | 5,971 | 6,022 | 6,099 | 6,421 | 6,675 | 6,443 | 6,196 |
Unemployment | 456 | 398 | 390 | 272 | 265 | 285 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 224 | 266 | 280 | 302 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,349 | 2,317 | 2,420 | 2,444 | 2,448 | 2,564 | 2,506 | 2,480 | 2,419 | 2,369 | 2,392 | 2,381 | 2,424 |
Employment | 2,221 | 2,207 | 2,285 | 2,324 | 2,325 | 2,418 | 2,407 | 2,383 | 2,319 | 2,286 | 2,302 | 2,283 | 2,313 |
Unemployment | 128 | 110 | 135 | 120 | 123 | 146 | 99 | 97 | 100 | 83 | 90 | 98 | 111 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,511 | 3,536 | 3,584 | 3,621 | 3,830 | 4,127 | 3,973 | 3,932 | 3,880 | 3,810 | 3,837 | 3,729 | 3,781 |
Employment | 3,295 | 3,342 | 3,383 | 3,467 | 3,709 | 3,981 | 3,840 | 3,804 | 3,762 | 3,694 | 3,677 | 3,565 | 3,627 |
Unemployment | 216 | 194 | 201 | 154 | 121 | 146 | 133 | 128 | 118 | 116 | 160 | 164 | 154 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,186 | 6,128 | 6,298 | 6,183 | 6,276 | 6,610 | 6,623 | 6,512 | 6,499 | 6,423 | 6,369 | 6,363 | 6,373 |
Employment | 5,691 | 5,715 | 5,780 | 5,769 | 5,895 | 6,165 | 6,254 | 6,209 | 6,124 | 6,079 | 6,051 | 5,956 | 5,974 |
Unemployment | 495 | 413 | 518 | 414 | 381 | 445 | 369 | 303 | 375 | 344 | 318 | 407 | 399 |
Unemployment Rate | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 1,154 | 1,166 | 1,180 | 1,294 | 1,315 | 1,298 | 1,311 | 1,340 | 1,333 | 1,381 | 1,402 | 1,326 | 1,292 |
Employment | 1,116 | 1,136 | 1,147 | 1,253 | 1,279 | 1,265 | 1,273 | 1,305 | 1,309 | 1,340 | 1,360 | 1,287 | 1,256 |
Unemployment | 38 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 36 |
Unemployment Rate | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,042 | 14,021 | 14,223 | 14,364 | 15,505 | 17,068 | 17,395 | 16,990 | 15,948 | 15,272 | 14,740 | 14,404 | 15,331 |
Employment | 13,189 | 13,237 | 13,360 | 13,626 | 14,851 | 16,327 | 16,733 | 16,374 | 15,400 | 14,620 | 14,053 | 13,732 | 14,625 |
Unemployment | 853 | 784 | 863 | 738 | 654 | 741 | 662 | 616 | 548 | 652 | 687 | 672 | 706 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,419 | 4,457 | 4,475 | 4,549 | 4,819 | 4,504 | 4,481 | 4,346 | 4,465 | 4,403 | 4,559 | 4,442 | 4,493 |
Employment | 4,156 | 4,218 | 4,222 | 4,317 | 4,630 | 4,300 | 4,254 | 4,152 | 4,268 | 4,214 | 4,335 | 4,223 | 4,274 |
Unemployment | 263 | 239 | 253 | 232 | 189 | 204 | 227 | 194 | 197 | 189 | 224 | 219 | 219 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 13,533 | 13,680 | 13,701 | 13,698 | 13,675 | 14,168 | 13,772 | 13,661 | 13,697 | 13,854 | 13,930 | 13,628 | 13,749 |
Employment | 12,586 | 12,778 | 12,799 | 13,015 | 13,078 | 13,511 | 13,199 | 13,110 | 13,156 | 13,193 | 13,201 | 12,883 | 13,042 |
Unemployment | 947 | 902 | 902 | 683 | 597 | 657 | 573 | 551 | 541 | 661 | 729 | 745 | 707 |
Unemployment Rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,753 | 2,768 | 2,807 | 2,804 | 3,055 | 3,355 | 3,304 | 3,319 | 3,295 | 3,189 | 3,135 | 3,024 | 3,067 |
Employment | 2,676 | 2,671 | 2,691 | 2,706 | 2,966 | 3,257 | 3,210 | 3,220 | 3,191 | 3,099 | 3,048 | 2,894 | 2,969 |
Unemployment | 77 | 97 | 116 | 98 | 89 | 98 | 94 | 99 | 104 | 90 | 87 | 130 | 98 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 21,326 | 21,457 | 21,736 | 21,376 | 21,416 | 21,415 | 21,207 | 20,929 | 21,305 | 21,295 | 21,143 | 21,183 | 21,315 |
Employment | 20,063 | 20,194 | 20,478 | 20,273 | 20,388 | 20,212 | 20,102 | 19,933 | 20,267 | 20,159 | 19,996 | 19,942 | 20,167 |
Unemployment | 1,263 | 1,263 | 1,258 | 1,103 | 1,028 | 1,203 | 1,105 | 996 | 1,038 | 1,136 | 1,147 | 1,241 | 1,148 |
Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,103 | 10,175 | 10,056 | 9,906 | 10,276 | 12,621 | 13,855 | 13,721 | 12,043 | 10,631 | 9,712 | 10,471 | 11,131 |
Employment | 9,876 | 9,959 | 9,837 | 9,518 | 10,004 | 12,451 | 13,722 | 13,604 | 11,910 | 10,437 | 9,251 | 10,228 | 10,900 |
Unemployment | 227 | 216 | 219 | 388 | 272 | 170 | 133 | 117 | 133 | 194 | 461 | 243 | 231 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,795 | 10,815 | 10,784 | 10,655 | 10,640 | 11,016 | 11,038 | 10,970 | 11,053 | 10,810 | 10,913 | 10,773 | 10,855 |
Employment | 10,121 | 10,152 | 10,141 | 10,116 | 10,068 | 10,343 | 10,401 | 10,359 | 10,428 | 10,219 | 10,305 | 10,200 | 10,238 |
Unemployment | 674 | 663 | 643 | 539 | 572 | 673 | 637 | 611 | 625 | 591 | 608 | 573 | 617 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,964 | 4,966 | 4,978 | 4,984 | 4,984 | 4,797 | 4,880 | 4,859 | 4,984 | 5,064 | 5,112 | 5,000 | 4,965 |
Employment | 4,735 | 4,739 | 4,580 | 4,652 | 4,705 | 4,486 | 4,597 | 4,550 | 4,633 | 4,790 | 4,836 | 4,747 | 4,671 |
Unemployment | 229 | 227 | 398 | 332 | 279 | 311 | 283 | 309 | 351 | 274 | 276 | 253 | 294 |
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,274 | 3,308 | 3,284 | 3,279 | 3,289 | 3,359 | 3,252 | 3,223 | 3,290 | 3,303 | 3,354 | 3,300 | 3,293 |
Employment | 3,065 | 3,109 | 3,078 | 3,116 | 3,149 | 3,189 | 3,130 | 3,078 | 3,157 | 3,164 | 3,202 | 3,166 | 3,134 |
Unemployment | 209 | 199 | 206 | 163 | 140 | 170 | 122 | 145 | 133 | 139 | 152 | 134 | 159 |
Unemployment Rate | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 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. |
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