As the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions hit Wyoming in second quarter 2020, widespread job losses were seen in the state. From second quarter 2019 to second quarter 2020, Wyoming lost 26,733 jobs (-9.6%) and total payroll fell by $216.5 million (-6.4%). The largest job losses occurred in leisure & hospitality (-10,255 jobs), mining (including oil & gas; -4,541 jobs), local government (including public schools & colleges; -3,191 jobs), construction (-1,695 jobs), retail trade (-1,406 jobs), and professional & business services (-1,251 jobs). Smaller job losses were seen in health care & social assistance (-960 jobs), other services (-775 jobs), wholesale trade (-725 jobs), and manufacturing (-593 jobs). Employment fell in all of Wyoming’s 23 counties.
Teton County lost 4,587 jobs (-21.8%) and its total payroll fell by $13.6 million (-5.7%). The largest job losses occurred in leisure & hospitality, retail trade, transportation & warehousing, and other services. Job gains were seen in the construction sector.
Employment in Natrona County fell by 4,079 jobs (-10.4%) and its total payroll decreased by $58.5 million (-11.8%). Large job losses were seen in leisure & hospitality, mining (including oil & gas), wholesale trade, professional & business services, construction, manufacturing, and local government. Employment also fell in retail trade, information, and health care & social assistance.
Sweetwater County lost 2,994 jobs (-13.2%) and its total payroll fell by $53.1 million (-15.4%). Employment fell in mining (including oil & gas), construction, leisure & hospitality, local government, professional & business services, and transportation & warehousing.
Laramie County lost 2,692 jobs (-5.7%) and its total payroll declined by $8.3 million (-1.5%). Large job losses were see in leisure & hospitality, retail trade, local government, mining (including oil & gas), health care & social assistance, information, and construction.
Employment in Campbell County fell by 2,365 jobs (-9.3%) and its total payroll decreased by $34.3 million (-9.4%). Sizeable job losses occurred in mining (including oil & gas), local government, leisure & hospitality, construction, wholesale trade, professional & business services, and transportation & warehousing. Employment rose slightly in retail trade.
Park County lost 1,809 jobs (-12.7%) and its total payroll decreased by $5.5 million (-3.9%). Leisure & hospitality lost more than 1,000 jobs and smaller job losses were seen in local government, retail trade, and manufacturing.
Converse County’s employment fell by 1,129 jobs (-15.6%) and its total payroll decreased by $15.7 million (-15.4%). Large job losses were seen in construction, mining (including oil & gas), and local government.
Visit our website at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/20Q2_QCEW/toc.htm for detailed tables for each county.
Preliminary data show that from third quarter 2019 to third quarter 2020, employment fell by approximately 22,800 jobs (-8.0%) and total payroll fell by $282 million (-8.1%). Large job losses were seen in leisure & hospitality (approximately 6,100 jobs), mining (including oil & gas, approximately 5,950 jobs), construction (approximately 2,700 jobs) local government (including public schools & colleges, approximately 1,900 jobs), and wholesale trade (approximately 1,050 jobs).
Industry employment data for third quarter 2020 are available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/QCEW_OTY/toc.htm.
County level employment and wages data for third quarter 2020 are scheduled to be released on May 7, 2021.
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning February 5, 2021 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |