The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from November to December at 3.4%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was just barely lower than its December 2024 level of 3.5% and much lower than the December 2025 U.S. rate of 4.4%.
From November to December, most county unemployment rates changed very little. Teton County was the exception. Its jobless rate fell from 4.7% to 2.6% as the winter tourist season ramped up. Unemployment rates also fell in Platte (down from 4.9% to 4.6%), and Lincoln (down from 3.4% to 3.1%) counties. Jobless rates rose somewhat in Carbon (up from 4.2% to 4.6%), Niobrara (up from 4.2% to 4.5%), and Crook (up from 3.1% to 3.3%) counties.
From December 2024 to December 2025, most unemployment rates decreased slightly or remained stable. The largest decreases were seen in Teton (down from 3.0% to 2.6%) and Sheridan (down from 3.6% to 3.3%) counties. Weston County’s unemployment rate rose from 3.4% to 3.7% and smaller increases occurred in Carbon (up from 4.4% to 4.6%), Crook (up from 3.1% to 3.3%), and Sweetwater (up from 4.1% to 4.3%) counties.
In December 2025, the lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 2.6%, Albany County at 2.8%, and Lincoln County at 3.1%. The highest unemployment rates were reported in Carbon and Platte counties, both at 4.6%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) fell from 294,700 in December 2024 to 293,900 in December 2025, a decrease of 800 jobs (-0.3%).
Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Labor Force Estimates
Change
Month Year
December-25 November-25 December-24 absolute percent absolute percent
Total Civilian Labor Force 289,997 289,848 297,566 149 0.1% -7,569 -2.5%
Employed 280,083 280,124 287,007 -41 0.0% -6,924 -2.4%
Unemployed 9,914 9,724 10,559 190 2.0% -645 -6.1%
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.4 3.5
| 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 December 2025
County Rate*
Teton County, WY 2.6
Albany County, WY 2.8
Lincoln County, WY 3.1
Campbell County, WY 3.3
Converse County, WY 3.3
Crook County, WY 3.3
Johnson County, WY 3.3
Sheridan County, WY 3.3
Goshen County, WY 3.5
Sublette County, WY 3.6
Wyoming 3.6
Hot Springs County, WY 3.7
Natrona County, WY 3.7
Weston County, WY 3.7
Laramie County, WY 3.8
Uinta County, WY 3.8
Washakie County, WY 3.8
Park County, WY 4.2
Sweetwater County, WY 4.3
Big Horn County, WY 4.4
Fremont County, WY 4.4
Niobrara County, WY 4.5
Carbon County, WY 4.6
Platte County, WY 4.6
*preliminary
Table 2: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-month
rate changes ranked from lowest to highest December 2025
Month ago Over-the-Month
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Teton County, WY 4.7 2.6 -2.1
Lincoln County, WY 3.4 3.1 -0.3
Platte County, WY 4.9 4.6 -0.3
Campbell County, WY 3.5 3.3 -0.2
Park County, WY 4.4 4.2 -0.2
Wyoming 3.8 3.6 -0.2
Albany County, WY 2.9 2.8 -0.1
Goshen County, WY 3.6 3.5 -0.1
Sheridan County, WY 3.4 3.3 -0.1
Sweetwater County, WY 4.4 4.3 -0.1
Weston County, WY 3.8 3.7 -0.1
Converse County, WY 3.3 3.3 0.0
Hot Springs County, WY 3.7 3.7 0.0
Laramie County, WY 3.8 3.8 0.0
Natrona County, WY 3.7 3.7 0.0
Uinta County, WY 3.8 3.8 0.0
Big Horn County, WY 4.3 4.4 0.1
Fremont County, WY 4.3 4.4 0.1
Johnson County, WY 3.2 3.3 0.1
Sublette County, WY 3.5 3.6 0.1
Washakie County, WY 3.7 3.8 0.1
Crook County, WY 3.1 3.3 0.2
Niobrara County, WY 4.2 4.5 0.3
Carbon County, WY 4.2 4.6 0.4
*preliminary
Table 3: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-year
changes ranked from lowest to highest for December 2025
Year ago Over-the-Year
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Teton County, WY 3.0 2.6 -0.4
Sheridan County, WY 3.6 3.3 -0.3
Albany County, WY 3.0 2.8 -0.2
Converse County, WY 3.5 3.3 -0.2
Goshen County, WY 3.7 3.5 -0.2
Hot Springs County, WY 3.9 3.7 -0.2
Lincoln County, WY 3.3 3.1 -0.2
Big Horn County, WY 4.5 4.4 -0.1
Fremont County, WY 4.5 4.4 -0.1
Park County, WY 4.3 4.2 -0.1
Platte County, WY 4.7 4.6 -0.1
Sublette County, WY 3.7 3.6 -0.1
Wyoming 3.7 3.6 -0.1
Campbell County, WY 3.3 3.3 0.0
Natrona County, WY 3.7 3.7 0.0
Niobrara County, WY 4.5 4.5 0.0
Uinta County, WY 3.8 3.8 0.0
Johnson County, WY 3.2 3.3 0.1
Laramie County, WY 3.7 3.8 0.1
Washakie County, WY 3.7 3.8 0.1
Carbon County, WY 4.4 4.6 0.2
Crook County, WY 3.1 3.3 0.2
Sweetwater County, WY 4.1 4.3 0.2
Weston County, WY 3.4 3.7 0.3
*preliminary
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning January 28, 2026 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |