The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady from June to July at 3.3%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was unchanged from its July 2024 level and lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.2%.
From June to July, county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and decreased. Unemployment rates often fall in July because of seasonal job gains in construction, leisure & hospitality, and professional & business services. The largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Sheridan (down from 3.6% to 2.5%), Hot Springs (down from 3.9% to 2.8%), Goshen (down from 4.1% to 3.0%), and Carbon (down from 4.4% to 3.3%) counties.
From July 2024 to July 2025, unemployment rates fell in 19 counties, rose slightly in three counties, and remained unchanged in Goshen County (3.0%). The largest decreases were seen in Weston (down from 3.1% to 2.4%), Laramie (down from 3.4% to 2.8%), Sheridan (down from 3.0% to 2.5%), and Johnson (down from 2.7% to 2.2%) counties. Niobrara County’s unemployment rate rose from 2.6% to 3.3%.
In July, the lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 1.4%, Crook County at 2.1%, Lincoln County at 2.2%, and Johnson County at 2.2%. The highest rates were reported in Big Horn County at 3.6%, Fremont County at 3.5%, and Sweetwater County at 3.5%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 299,200 in July 2024 to 301,300 in July 2025, an increase of 2,100 jobs (0.7%).
August unemployment data will be published on September 22, 2025.
Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Labor Force Estimates
Change
Month Year
July-25 June-25 July-24 absolute percent absolute percent
Total Civilian Labor Force 291,125 291,960 296,919 -835 -0.3% -5,794 -2.0%
Employed 281,577 282,264 287,218 -687 -0.2% -5,641 -2.0%
Unemployed 9,548 9,696 9,701 -148 -1.5% -153 -1.6%
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.3 3.3
| Definitions: | |
| Employed | All persons who, during the reference week, did any work at all as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in a family business. |
| Unemployed | All persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. |
| Labor Force | All persons who meet the criteria given above as either employed or unemployed. |
| Unemployment Rate | The number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force. |
| Seasonal Adjustment | A statistical procedure to remove the impact of normal regularly recurring events (such as weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools) from economic time series to better understand changes in economic conditions from month to month. |
Not seasonally adjusted data reflect the actual economic conditions in a given area for a given time period. These data show the normal seasonal changes that occur in the economy. Most county unemployment rates are higher in the winter months because of seasonal job losses in construction, leisure & hospitality, and many other sectors. Similarly, most county unemployment rates are lower in the summer months as employment increases across the economy. Data users should use caution when comparing not seasonally adjusted data for different months, as at least part of the difference between months may reflect normal seasonal patterns.
In contrast, seasonally adjusted data have been subjected to a statistical procedure to remove the effects of normal changes that occur in the economy each year, such as seasonal hiring in the construction sector, the opening and closing of schools, and holiday hiring by retail trade establishments. There is no expectation that seasonally adjusted unemployment rates will be higher or lower in any particular month, except as the economy expands or contracts. The value of seasonally adjusted data is that it is easy to identify longer-term trends in the data and valid comparisons can be made between any two months in the series.
Research & Planning works in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop and publish unemployment rates for each county in Wyoming. However, these data are not seasonally adjusted and therefore reflect seasonal changes each month.
Table 1: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment
rates ranked from lowest to highest for July 2025
County Rate*
Teton County, WY 1.4
Crook County, WY 2.1
Johnson County, WY 2.2
Lincoln County, WY 2.2
Weston County, WY 2.4
Albany County, WY 2.5
Sheridan County, WY 2.5
Sublette County, WY 2.5
Park County, WY 2.6
Hot Springs County, WY 2.8
Laramie County, WY 2.8
Wyoming 2.8
Campbell County, WY 2.9
Converse County, WY 2.9
Natrona County, WY 2.9
Goshen County, WY 3.0
Washakie County, WY 3.0
Carbon County, WY 3.3
Niobrara County, WY 3.3
Uinta County, WY 3.3
Platte County, WY 3.4
Fremont County, WY 3.5
Sweetwater County, WY 3.5
Big Horn County, WY 3.6
*preliminary
Table 2: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-month rate
changes ranked from lowest to highest for July 2025
Month ago Over-the-Month
County rate Rate* Rate Change
Carbon County, WY 4.4 3.3 -1.1
Goshen County, WY 4.1 3.0 -1.1
Hot Springs County, WY 3.9 2.8 -1.1
Sheridan County, WY 3.6 2.5 -1.1
Albany County, WY 3.5 2.5 -1.0
Big Horn County, WY 4.6 3.6 -1.0
Platte County, WY 4.4 3.4 -1.0
Sublette County, WY 3.5 2.5 -1.0
Washakie County, WY 4.0 3.0 -1.0
Weston County, WY 3.4 2.4 -1.0
Converse County, WY 3.8 2.9 -0.9
Fremont County, WY 4.4 3.5 -0.9
Laramie County, WY 3.7 2.8 -0.9
Lincoln County, WY 3.1 2.2 -0.9
Natrona County, WY 3.8 2.9 -0.9
Park County, WY 3.5 2.6 -0.9
Teton County, WY 2.3 1.4 -0.9
Wyoming 3.7 2.8 -0.9
Campbell County, WY 3.7 2.9 -0.8
Johnson County, WY 3.0 2.2 -0.8
Sweetwater County, WY 4.3 3.5 -0.8
Uinta County, WY 4.1 3.3 -0.8
Crook County, WY 2.7 2.1 -0.6
Niobrara County, WY 3.7 3.3 -0.4
*preliminary
Table 3: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-year
changes ranked from lowest to highest for July 2025
Year ago Over-the-Year
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Weston County, WY 3.1 2.4 -0.7
Laramie County, WY 3.4 2.8 -0.6
Johnson County, WY 2.7 2.2 -0.5
Sheridan County, WY 3.0 2.5 -0.5
Albany County, WY 2.9 2.5 -0.4
Fremont County, WY 3.9 3.5 -0.4
Lincoln County, WY 2.6 2.2 -0.4
Converse County, WY 3.2 2.9 -0.3
Natrona County, WY 3.2 2.9 -0.3
Park County, WY 2.9 2.6 -0.3
Washakie County, WY 3.3 3.0 -0.3
Wyoming 3.1 2.8 -0.3
Big Horn County, WY 3.8 3.6 -0.2
Sublette County, WY 2.7 2.5 -0.2
Teton County, WY 1.6 1.4 -0.2
Campbell County, WY 3.0 2.9 -0.1
Carbon County, WY 3.4 3.3 -0.1
Crook County, WY 2.2 2.1 -0.1
Hot Springs County, WY 2.9 2.8 -0.1
Platte County, WY 3.5 3.4 -0.1
Goshen County, WY 3.0 3.0 0.0
Sweetwater County, WY 3.4 3.5 0.1
Uinta County, WY 3.2 3.3 0.1
Niobrara County, WY 2.6 3.3 0.7
*preliminary
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning August 26, 2025 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |