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Welcome to the Wyoming Labor Market Information website of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services' Research & Planning section.
Research & Planning (R&P) is an exclusively statistical entity within the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services that collects, analyzes, and publishes timely and accurate labor market information (LMI) meeting established statistical standards.
Attention Wyoming Labor Force Trends Subscribers
Research & Planning has moved to an all-electronic format for Wyoming Labor Force Trends. If you would like to receive Trends electronically but are not currently doing so, please contact R&P Research Supervisor Michael Moore at michael.moore@wyo.gov or (307) 473-3814.
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Report, January 2025
Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims have remained steady and have shown little change since 2022. In January 2025, initial claims decreased over the year for the first time since July 2024. Continued claims increased compared to January 2024.
There were 2,244 initial claims in January 2025, down by 76 claims (-3.3%) from January 2024. Initial claims tend to peak in January each year.
The total number of continued weeks claimed increased from 13,200 in January 2024 to 13,518 in January 2025 (an increase of 318, or 2.4%). The total number of unique claimants also increased from 3,796 to 3,890 (94, or 2.5%) over the year
The January 2025 Unemployment Insurance claims report also provides detailed information on initial and continued claims at the industry and county levels.
January 2025 UI Claims Report
Published February 20, 2025.
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming
Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2024
Weekly UI Claims Data Table of Contents
Updated February 20, 2025, for the week ending February 15, 2025.
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) in Wyoming
NEW: Statewide, Regional, County, and MSA Data (estimates for Wyoming wages for May 2023 data updated to the September 2024 ECI Employment Cost Index).
Wyoming Wage Survey
Published February 20, 2025.
Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2024Q3
In third quarter 2024 (2024Q3), Wyoming had seven growing industries and 10 declining industries. This marked the second consecutive quarter in which Wyoming had more declining industries than growing.
Growing industries included heavy & civil engineering; amusements, gambling, & recreation; administration of economic programs; and electrical equipment & appliance manufacturing. Wyoming's seven growing industries in 2024Q3 accounted for 8.6% of all industries and 6.0% of the state's total employment.
Declining industries included
support activities for mining; support activities for transportation; telecommunications; wood product manufacturing; and plastics & rubber products manufacturing. The 10 declining industries made up 12.3% of all industries and 4.4% of total employment.
2024Q3 Report
Growing and declining industries home
Updated February 10, 2025.
Wyoming Employment and Payroll: Modest Job Growth Continues in Third Quarter 2024
From third quarter 2023 to third quarter 2024, total employment in the state grew by 2,231 jobs (0.8%) and total payroll increased by $300.8 million (7.3%). Employment rose in 15 counties and fell in eight counties. Total payroll increased in 21 counties and decreased in two counties.
Quarterly News Release
2024Q3 Employment and Wage Tables
Summary Statistics by Industry, 2001Q1-2024Q3
Summary Statistics by County, 2001Q1-2024Q3
Published February 7, 2025.
Wyoming Unemployment Rises to 3.5% in December 2024
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.3% in November to 3.5% in December. Wyoming’s unemployment rate has been gradually trending upward for the past few months. It is higher than its December 2023 level of 2.9%, but still remains lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.1%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 290,800 in December 2023 to 295,900 in December 2024, an increase of 5,100 jobs (1.8%).
Current News Release | News Release Archive
Local Area Unemployment Statistics: Monthly and annual civilian labor force estimates for the state of Wyoming, its 23 Counties, and selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas and cities through November 2024.
Published January 28, 2025.
January 2025 (HTML | PDF)
- 2024Q2 Quarterly Update: Construction
Drives Wyoming Employment Growth
- Growing and Declining Industries in
Wyoming, 2024Q2
- Quarterly Turnover Statistics by Industry,
First Quarter 2024
- Quarterly Turnover Statistics by County,
First Quarter 2024
- Wyoming Unemployment Rises to 3.3%
in November 2024
- Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning’s
Internal Estimates, November 2024
- Current Employment Statistics Graphs
- State Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted)
- Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
- State Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
- Economic Indicators
- County Unemployment Rates
- Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
- Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims
New Labor Market Information Presentations
Research & Planning provides labor market information presentations to government entities, community groups, educators, training providers, and others free of charge. If you would like to discuss a presentation, please contact R&P Research Supervisor Michael Moore at michael.moore@wyo.gov or (307) 473-3814.
Recently added presentations include the following:
Youth Ages 15-19 in Wyoming's Workforce. Presented to the Wyoming Workforce Development Council on January 9, 2025, by Michael Moore, R&P Research Supervisor.
Identifying In-Demand Occupations in Wyoming. Presented to the Wyoming Workforce Development Council on November 6, 2024, by Michael Moore, R&P Research Supervisor.
All presentations are available by clicking here.
Updated January 10, 2025.
Wyoming Occupational Fatalities Increase to 45 in 2023
News Release | Tables and Figures | CFOI Main Page
The number of occupational fatalities in Wyoming rose from 34 in 2022 to 45 in 2023 (an increase of 11 deaths, or 32.4%). Variations in fatalities from year to year are, to some extent, the result of the random nature of work-related accidents. Furthermore, there is not always a direct relationship between workplace fatalities and workplace safety. For example, suicides and homicides that occur in the workplace are included as occupational fatalities. Workplace fatalities are counted in the state where the injury occurred, not necessarily the state of residence or the state of death.
Across all industries, two-thirds of 2023 workplace deaths (66.7%) were the result of transportation incidents. Transportation incidents include highway crashes, pedestrian vehicular incidents, aircraft incidents, and water vehicle incidents.
Published December 19, 2024.
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
Wyoming’s nonfatal occupational injury and illness incidence rate for all industries in 2023 was 2.7, according to the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII). Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers.
This publication is intended to introduce the reader to the data available for Wyoming from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Published November 2024.
Wyoming Turnover Data, 1993Q1 to 2024Q1
Selected quarterly turnover tables and figures for Wyoming.
Table of Contents
Published November 12, 2024.
Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2022-2032
Wyoming is projected to add approximately 35,000 new jobs over the next 10 years, according to the newest long-term industry and occupational employment projections.
2022-2032 Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections home (HTML)
Full publication (PDF)
Published July 10, 2024.
NEW! Annual Report
Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Wyoming Workforce Annual Report, produced by the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services in partnership with the Wyoming Workforce Development Council. This report provides an overview of Wyoming’s economy and workforce. Chapters in this report include:
- Continued Growth in Wyoming's Labor
Market in 2023
- Wyoming Adds More Than 6,300
New Jobs in 2023
- Population Growth Strongest in
Wyoming's Northern Counties
- Labor Force, Employment Reach
7-Year High in 2023
- Wyoming UI Claims, Benefits Paid
Remain Low in 2023
- Wyoming Sees Continued Decline in
Resident Workers in 2023
- Wyoming Again Trails U.S. in Post-Secondary Degrees in 2022
- New Short-Term Projections Show
Job Growth for Wyoming
- Wyoming New Business Formation in
2021 and 2022
- Percentage of Jobs Offered Health
Care Insurance Increases
- Fewer Teleworkers in Wyoming
Compared to Surrounding States
- Employment and Wages by Employer Size Class for Private Industries in
Wyoming in 2022
- Wyoming Occupational Fatalities
Increase to 34 in 2022
- Highlights of the 2022 SOII Survey
for Wyoming
- Just the Facts
Published June 25, 2024.
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages for Wyoming, 2023 Annual Averages
Wyoming's average monthly employment in 2023 was 278,582, an over-the-year increase of 6,362 jobs, or 2.3%. Wyoming had $16.5 billion in total wages, a record high and an over-the-year increase of $1.1 billion, or 7.3%. The state's average annual wage was $59,064, up $2,745 (4.9%) compared to 2022.
Table of Contents
Published June 18, 2024.
Wage Records in Wyoming
Demographics and Earnings of Persons Working in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age, & Sex, 2000-2023
Table of Contents
Published June 10, 2024.
Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2023-2025
Wyoming is projected to add more than 8,000 jobs over the next two years, according to new short-term industry and occupational projections.
2023-2025 Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections home (HTML)
Full publication (PDF)
Published March 13, 2024.
2023 Directory of Licensed Occupations in Wyoming
The 2023 Directory of Licensed Occupations in Wyoming, compiled by the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, provides detailed information about license requirements and related information for the 98 occupations required to have a license by the state of Wyoming. Forty-five licensing boards oversee the administration and enforcement of these licenses.
Requiring practitioners of some occupations to be licensed results in the assurance that these workers have a minimum level of education and competency, and also generally results in higher wages for workers in those occupations compared to those in many unlicensed occupations.
Published October 2023.
PDF (3.1 MB)
NEW! Licensed Health Care Occupation Data for Individuals Working in Wyoming, 2023Q1
These tables provide detailed information on licensed individuals working in Wyoming, including employment by region, age, and Sex.
Table of Contents (HTML)
Published October 2023.
Wyoming Benefits Survey 2022
The Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services conducts the Wyoming Benefits Survey on a quarterly basis. This survey is designed to collect information about the types of benefits Wyoming employers offer their employees.
This publication examines the prevalence of employer-provided benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid leave in Wyoming during first quarter 2022. These benefits are analyzed in several ways: by full- and part-time employment status, employer size class, industry, and by Wyoming substate region.
PDF (3.9 MB)
Published August 2023.
Wyoming Long-Term Sub-State Occupational Projections, 2020-2030
Sub-state Projections
Published July 13, 2023.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Occupations
List of STEM occupations and long-term projections for STEM occupations in Wyoming and the U.S., 2020-2030.
Updated January 6, 2023.
In 2020, Wyoming employers added an estimated 79,650 new hires: individuals who, during a particular quarter, started working for an employer he or she had not worked for since at least 1992, the first year for which R&P has wage records.
The New Hires Survey allows R&P to collect rich survey detail not previously available, such as occupation, rate of compensation, benefits, important job skills, employer satisfaction with a new hire’s skills, retention, and more. By linking New Hires Survey data to existing administrative databases, such as Unemployment Insurance Wage Records and Wyoming Department of Transportation driver’s license files, R&P is also able to identify new hires characteristics such as age and Sex.
Published June 29, 2022.
How the Global Pandemic Affected Wyoming Workers
Using survey data collected through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey (CPS), this new report from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services looks at how the global pandemic impacted workers in Wyoming and the U.S.
Topics covered in this report include:
- The number of individuals who were able to work remotely
- How many people were unable to work
- Whether employees received pay for hours not worked
- If the pandemic prevent individuals from looking for work
- And more
Published March 23, 2022.
A new publication from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services demonstrates R&P's ability to track Wyoming high school seniors into post-secondary education and the labor market.
The senior cohort for the academic year 2006/07 was used as an example throughout the publication. Key findings showed that 10 years after their senior year:
- 78.7% had attended either college or a university
- 39.8% earned a post-secondary award (certificate or degree)
- 49.2% were found working in Wyoming
Published September 29, 2021.
New from R&P: Postsecondary Education Employment Outcomes Interactive Graphics
New postsecondary education employment outcomes data for graduates of Wyoming community colleges and the University of Wyoming are now available online by clicking here.
For more information on how to navigate these interactive Tableau graphics, please see this article in Wyoming Labor Force Trends.
Published November 9, 2020.
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