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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2023 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 294,678 295,349 297,004 294,294 294,837 300,063 299,690 297,984 297,517 295,904 296,789 292,507 296,385
Employment 282,684 284,129 286,393 285,654 286,854 291,745 292,090 290,587 290,700 288,782 288,710 284,620 287,746
Unemployment 11,994 11,220 10,611 8,640 7,983 8,318 7,600 7,397 6,817 7,122 8,079 7,887 8,639
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,330 42,247 42,444 41,900 41,449 42,278 42,129 42,241 42,020 41,993 42,786 41,896 42,142
Employment 40,606 40,607 40,871 40,660 40,328 41,084 41,010 41,130 40,988 40,911 41,638 40,755 40,882
Unemployment 1,724 1,640 1,573 1,240 1,121 1,194 1,119 1,111 1,032 1,082 1,148 1,141 1,260
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.0
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,251 31,172 31,295 30,926 30,605 31,201 31,102 31,160 31,017 31,001 31,592 30,939 31,105
Employment 29,987 29,987 30,182 30,027 29,781 30,340 30,285 30,374 30,269 30,212 30,749 30,097 30,191
Unemployment 1,264 1,185 1,113 899 824 861 817 786 748 789 843 842 914
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,026 48,899 49,043 48,623 47,918 48,618 48,888 48,350 48,615 48,558 49,563 48,740 48,737
Employment 47,034 47,026 47,321 47,218 46,552 47,231 47,602 47,048 47,408 47,280 48,202 47,362 47,274
Unemployment 1,992 1,873 1,722 1,405 1,366 1,387 1,286 1,302 1,207 1,278 1,361 1,378 1,463
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.0
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 33,299 33,192 33,337 33,079 32,602 33,073 33,270 32,900 33,080 33,040 33,706 33,140 33,144
Employment 32,026 32,021 32,222 32,152 31,698 32,160 32,413 32,036 32,281 32,194 32,822 32,250 32,190
Unemployment 1,273 1,171 1,115 927 904 913 857 864 799 846 884 890 954
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,153 22,769 22,895 22,468 22,109 20,975 20,976 21,960 22,249 22,582 23,027 22,603 22,230
Employment 21,376 22,044 22,243 21,963 21,601 20,359 20,447 21,484 21,781 22,127 22,485 22,109 21,668
Unemployment 777 725 652 505 508 616 529 476 468 455 542 494 562
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.2 2.3 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.5
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,338 19,883 19,991 19,637 19,324 18,330 18,324 19,185 19,443 19,733 20,127 19,748 19,422
Employment 18,689 19,273 19,447 19,202 18,886 17,800 17,877 18,784 19,043 19,346 19,659 19,330 18,945
Unemployment 649 610 544 435 438 530 447 401 400 387 468 418 477
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.2 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.5
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,937 4,942 5,017 5,112 5,167 5,248 5,239 5,066 5,084 5,148 5,064 5,011 5,086
Employment 4,689 4,713 4,802 4,944 5,014 5,084 5,090 4,913 4,952 5,017 4,901 4,836 4,913
Unemployment 248 229 215 168 153 164 149 153 132 131 163 175 173
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.5 3.2 3.5 3.4
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,858 24,871 25,068 24,903 24,629 24,773 24,415 24,298 24,547 24,657 25,128 24,585 24,728
Employment 23,974 24,068 24,322 24,298 24,043 24,147 23,854 23,725 24,018 24,131 24,524 24,014 24,093
Unemployment 884 803 746 605 586 626 561 573 529 526 604 571 635
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.6
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,320 17,336 17,475 17,344 17,148 17,240 16,998 16,921 17,086 17,163 17,483 17,108 17,218
Employment 16,676 16,742 16,918 16,902 16,724 16,797 16,593 16,503 16,707 16,785 17,059 16,704 16,759
Unemployment 644 594 557 442 424 443 405 418 379 378 424 404 459
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.7
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,215 6,175 6,180 6,236 6,573 6,667 6,633 6,522 6,447 6,417 6,280 6,010 6,363
Employment 5,893 5,878 5,905 6,018 6,377 6,462 6,452 6,346 6,288 6,252 6,095 5,814 6,148
Unemployment 322 297 275 218 196 205 181 176 159 165 185 196 215
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.4 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.4
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,670 6,630 6,705 6,700 6,651 6,666 6,684 6,606 6,572 6,653 6,688 6,594 6,652
Employment 6,425 6,419 6,490 6,523 6,479 6,482 6,510 6,448 6,421 6,495 6,519 6,424 6,470
Unemployment 245 211 215 177 172 184 174 158 151 158 169 170 182
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,818 3,872 3,930 4,058 4,246 4,161 4,143 3,970 4,007 4,052 3,924 3,829 4,001
Employment 3,691 3,752 3,812 3,964 4,160 4,072 4,064 3,888 3,936 3,977 3,841 3,738 3,908
Unemployment 127 120 118 94 86 89 79 82 71 75 83 91 93
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.3
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,987 18,074 18,167 18,051 18,154 18,550 18,125 18,132 18,078 18,098 18,221 17,762 18,116
Employment 17,034 17,153 17,331 17,397 17,563 17,900 17,512 17,557 17,584 17,598 17,662 17,183 17,456
Unemployment 953 921 836 654 591 650 613 575 494 500 559 579 660
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.6
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,691 5,726 5,843 5,886 5,867 5,720 5,737 5,523 5,570 5,701 5,636 5,537 5,703
Employment 5,489 5,532 5,657 5,727 5,718 5,558 5,583 5,388 5,445 5,567 5,482 5,395 5,545
Unemployment 202 194 186 159 149 162 154 135 125 134 154 142 158
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.8
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,420 2,399 2,409 2,447 2,463 2,497 2,479 2,411 2,414 2,359 2,352 2,311 2,414
Employment 2,339 2,325 2,329 2,386 2,402 2,433 2,420 2,352 2,361 2,305 2,288 2,255 2,350
Unemployment 81 74 80 61 61 64 59 59 53 54 64 56 64
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.7
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,448 4,498 4,500 4,652 4,801 4,843 4,843 4,629 4,605 4,560 4,464 4,356 4,600
Employment 4,275 4,333 4,341 4,521 4,682 4,720 4,736 4,527 4,509 4,456 4,349 4,239 4,474
Unemployment 173 165 159 131 119 123 107 102 96 104 115 117 126
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.7
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,504 10,494 10,522 10,308 10,438 11,078 10,796 10,562 10,739 10,579 10,511 10,471 10,584
Employment 10,085 10,099 10,153 10,008 10,168 10,792 10,557 10,338 10,517 10,341 10,232 10,201 10,291
Unemployment 419 395 369 300 270 286 239 224 222 238 279 270 293
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.6 2.8
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 927 938 943 961 975 955 921 852 922 936 915 893 928
Employment 873 886 909 933 951 931 901 831 901 913 890 870 899
Unemployment 54 52 34 28 24 24 20 21 21 23 25 23 29
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.5 3.6 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.6 3.1
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,225 14,309 14,360 14,551 15,451 16,325 16,373 16,099 15,607 14,901 14,306 14,134 15,054
Employment 13,554 13,671 13,739 14,068 15,035 15,886 15,966 15,713 15,268 14,541 13,852 13,689 14,582
Unemployment 671 638 621 483 416 439 407 386 339 360 454 445 472
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.5 4.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 3.2 3.1 3.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,642 3,636 3,639 3,649 3,634 3,620 3,646 3,446 3,551 3,594 3,581 3,539 3,598
Employment 3,458 3,469 3,485 3,521 3,519 3,510 3,530 3,336 3,454 3,495 3,475 3,424 3,473
Unemployment 184 167 154 128 115 110 116 110 97 99 106 115 125
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.5
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,665 15,793 15,905 15,712 15,701 15,973 15,921 15,746 15,770 15,805 15,867 15,673 15,794
Employment 14,981 15,150 15,300 15,248 15,274 15,540 15,538 15,365 15,419 15,437 15,465 15,269 15,332
Unemployment 684 643 605 464 427 433 383 381 351 368 402 404 462
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.9
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,262 4,353 4,381 4,413 4,529 4,657 4,643 4,538 4,518 4,510 4,422 4,232 4,455
Employment 4,091 4,189 4,229 4,287 4,420 4,538 4,538 4,431 4,422 4,408 4,309 4,117 4,332
Unemployment 171 164 152 126 109 119 105 107 96 102 113 115 123
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.8
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,843 20,797 21,006 20,786 20,510 20,701 20,412 20,876 21,015 20,992 21,177 20,747 20,822
Employment 19,867 19,925 20,139 20,136 19,911 20,062 19,809 20,314 20,495 20,453 20,600 20,151 20,155
Unemployment 976 872 867 650 599 639 603 562 520 539 577 596 667
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.2
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,302 16,254 16,180 15,157 15,758 18,052 19,136 18,907 17,705 16,179 15,243 16,187 16,755
Employment 15,866 15,856 15,796 14,606 15,304 17,756 18,871 18,640 17,450 15,853 14,733 15,838 16,381
Unemployment 436 398 384 551 454 296 265 267 255 326 510 349 374
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.4 2.4 3.6 2.9 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.0 3.3 2.2 2.2
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,443 10,374 10,485 10,330 10,433 10,271 10,164 10,047 10,181 10,294 10,338 10,184 10,295
Employment 10,049 10,003 10,123 10,040 10,159 9,968 9,905 9,792 9,941 10,047 10,052 9,911 9,999
Unemployment 394 371 362 290 274 303 259 255 240 247 286 273 296
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.9
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,068 4,065 4,094 4,092 4,110 4,140 4,176 3,998 4,026 4,066 4,029 3,990 4,071
Employment 3,894 3,898 3,898 3,961 3,991 4,013 4,057 3,894 3,934 3,972 3,926 3,887 3,944
Unemployment 174 167 196 131 119 127 119 104 92 94 103 103 127
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.1 4.8 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.1
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,245 3,233 3,287 3,300 3,272 3,294 3,212 3,202 3,272 3,272 3,268 3,222 3,256
Employment 3,141 3,132 3,198 3,227 3,201 3,216 3,139 3,126 3,204 3,207 3,189 3,137 3,176
Unemployment 104 101 89 73 71 78 73 76 68 65 79 85 80
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.5
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 11/12/25.