"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
Table: 2025 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 294,896 | 291,438 | 292,118 | 288,609 | 291,765 | ||||||||
Employment | 282,142 | 280,683 | 281,451 | 280,051 | 281,082 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 12,754 | 10,755 | 10,667 | 8,558 | 10,684 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | ||||||||
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 42,546 | 41,995 | 42,051 | 41,383 | 41,994 | ||||||||
Employment | 40,737 | 40,491 | 40,512 | 40,164 | 40,476 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 1,809 | 1,504 | 1,539 | 1,219 | 1,518 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||||||||
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,407 | 30,997 | 31,017 | 30,540 | 30,990 | ||||||||
Employment | 30,083 | 29,902 | 29,917 | 29,660 | 29,891 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 1,324 | 1,095 | 1,100 | 880 | 1,100 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||||||||
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 49,636 | 49,002 | 49,098 | 48,260 | 48,999 | ||||||||
Employment | 47,447 | 47,188 | 47,295 | 46,871 | 47,200 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 2,189 | 1,814 | 1,803 | 1,389 | 1,799 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||||||||
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 33,721 | 33,319 | 33,393 | 32,850 | 33,321 | ||||||||
Employment | 32,308 | 32,131 | 32,204 | 31,915 | 32,140 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 1,413 | 1,188 | 1,189 | 935 | 1,181 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||||||||
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 22,218 | 23,197 | 23,419 | 22,898 | 22,933 | ||||||||
Employment | 21,388 | 22,554 | 22,777 | 22,369 | 22,272 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 830 | 643 | 642 | 529 | 661 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | ||||||||
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,407 | 20,262 | 20,463 | 20,008 | 20,035 | ||||||||
Employment | 18,700 | 19,719 | 19,914 | 19,557 | 19,473 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 707 | 543 | 549 | 451 | 563 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||||||||
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,060 | 4,920 | 4,872 | 4,974 | 4,957 | ||||||||
Employment | 4,790 | 4,673 | 4,637 | 4,780 | 4,720 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 270 | 247 | 235 | 194 | 237 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||||||||
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,227 | 23,939 | 24,268 | 23,925 | 24,090 | ||||||||
Employment | 23,261 | 23,028 | 23,382 | 23,232 | 23,226 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 911 | 886 | 693 | 864 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||||||||
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,859 | 16,673 | 16,921 | 16,672 | 16,781 | ||||||||
Employment | 16,180 | 16,018 | 16,264 | 16,160 | 16,156 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 679 | 655 | 657 | 512 | 626 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||||||||
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,296 | 6,110 | 5,944 | 5,951 | 6,075 | ||||||||
Employment | 5,982 | 5,861 | 5,689 | 5,744 | 5,819 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 314 | 249 | 255 | 207 | 256 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||||||||
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,732 | 6,548 | 6,503 | 6,499 | 6,571 | ||||||||
Employment | 6,464 | 6,333 | 6,290 | 6,326 | 6,353 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 268 | 215 | 213 | 173 | 217 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||||||||
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,900 | 3,745 | 3,784 | 3,892 | 3,830 | ||||||||
Employment | 3,739 | 3,605 | 3,653 | 3,798 | 3,699 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 161 | 140 | 131 | 94 | 132 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | ||||||||
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,731 | 17,371 | 17,672 | 17,576 | 17,588 | ||||||||
Employment | 16,765 | 16,569 | 16,884 | 16,943 | 16,790 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 802 | 788 | 633 | 797 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||||||||
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,467 | 5,329 | 5,427 | 5,486 | 5,427 | ||||||||
Employment | 5,240 | 5,142 | 5,249 | 5,333 | 5,241 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 227 | 187 | 178 | 153 | 186 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||||||||
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,267 | 2,207 | 2,253 | 2,265 | 2,248 | ||||||||
Employment | 2,177 | 2,132 | 2,171 | 2,194 | 2,169 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 90 | 75 | 82 | 71 | 80 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||||||||
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,351 | 4,181 | 4,172 | 4,265 | 4,242 | ||||||||
Employment | 4,177 | 4,037 | 4,043 | 4,172 | 4,107 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 174 | 144 | 129 | 93 | 135 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | ||||||||
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,907 | 10,735 | 10,551 | 10,356 | 10,637 | ||||||||
Employment | 10,475 | 10,380 | 10,181 | 10,083 | 10,280 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 432 | 355 | 370 | 273 | 358 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 | ||||||||
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 885 | 840 | 868 | 883 | 869 | ||||||||
Employment | 831 | 800 | 831 | 857 | 830 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 54 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 39 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 4.5 | ||||||||
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,150 | 14,001 | 13,907 | 14,067 | 14,031 | ||||||||
Employment | 13,430 | 13,337 | 13,290 | 13,616 | 13,418 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 720 | 664 | 617 | 451 | 613 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||||||||
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,521 | 3,445 | 3,473 | 3,490 | 3,482 | ||||||||
Employment | 3,329 | 3,284 | 3,318 | 3,365 | 3,324 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 192 | 161 | 155 | 125 | 158 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,884 | 15,723 | 15,869 | 15,723 | 15,800 | ||||||||
Employment | 15,192 | 15,117 | 15,279 | 15,268 | 15,214 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 692 | 606 | 590 | 455 | 586 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||||||||
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,335 | 4,263 | 4,290 | 4,292 | 4,295 | ||||||||
Employment | 4,131 | 4,081 | 4,115 | 4,170 | 4,124 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 204 | 182 | 175 | 122 | 171 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | ||||||||
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,470 | 20,188 | 20,356 | 20,067 | 20,270 | ||||||||
Employment | 19,472 | 19,397 | 19,544 | 19,393 | 19,452 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 998 | 791 | 812 | 674 | 819 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||||||||
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,943 | 16,708 | 16,162 | 15,258 | 16,268 | ||||||||
Employment | 16,494 | 16,335 | 15,769 | 14,814 | 15,853 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 449 | 373 | 393 | 444 | 415 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||||||||
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,156 | 9,989 | 10,144 | 10,027 | 10,079 | ||||||||
Employment | 9,693 | 9,586 | 9,764 | 9,701 | 9,686 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 463 | 403 | 380 | 326 | 393 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | ||||||||
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,964 | 3,819 | 3,825 | 3,866 | 3,869 | ||||||||
Employment | 3,806 | 3,686 | 3,680 | 3,741 | 3,728 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 158 | 133 | 145 | 125 | 140 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||||||||
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,250 | 3,185 | 3,208 | 3,205 | 3,212 | ||||||||
Employment | 3,122 | 3,069 | 3,095 | 3,117 | 3,101 | ||||||||
Unemployment | 128 | 116 | 113 | 88 | 111 | ||||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | ||||||||
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/22/25. |
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