"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.
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Table 1: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by County of Residence, 2024 Week 20 and 2025 Weeks 19 and 20 | |||||||
Week ending May 17, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 20. | |||||||
Updated May 22, 2025. | |||||||
Number of Employers | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2025 Week 20 | 2025 Week 19 | 2024 Week 20 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 1,311 | 1,387 | 1,242 | -76 | -5.5 | 69 | 5.6 |
Albany | 55 | 58 | 51 | -3 | -5.2 | 4 | 7.8 |
Big Horn | 31 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.7 |
Campbell | 126 | 133 | 124 | -7 | -5.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
Carbon | 27 | 32 | 35 | -5 | -15.6 | -8 | -22.9 |
Converse | 31 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | -1 | -3.1 |
Crook | N/D | N/D | 8 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Fremont | 89 | 97 | 79 | -8 | -8.2 | 10 | 12.7 |
Goshen | 19 | 21 | 17 | -2 | -9.5 | 2 | 11.8 |
Hot Springs | 9 | 11 | 6 | -2 | -18.2 | 3 | 50.0 |
Johnson | 7 | 8 | 21 | -1 | -12.5 | -14 | -66.7 |
Laramie | 237 | 232 | 247 | 5 | 2.2 | -10 | -4.0 |
Lincoln | 53 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.9 |
Natrona | 226 | 238 | 216 | -12 | -5.0 | 10 | 4.6 |
Niobrara | N/D | N/D | 0 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Park | 52 | 58 | 57 | -6 | -10.3 | -5 | -8.8 |
Platte | 21 | 23 | 11 | -2 | -8.7 | 10 | 90.9 |
Sheridan | 66 | 69 | 54 | -3 | -4.3 | 12 | 22.2 |
Sublette | 19 | 20 | 17 | -1 | -5.0 | 2 | 11.8 |
Sweetwater | 116 | 124 | 106 | -8 | -6.5 | 10 | 9.4 |
Teton | 96 | 102 | 66 | -6 | -5.9 | 30 | 45.5 |
Uinta | 50 | 51 | 42 | -1 | -2.0 | 8 | 19.0 |
Washakie | 10 | 13 | 16 | -3 | -23.1 | -6 | -37.5 |
Weston | 17 | 18 | 6 | -1 | -5.6 | 11 | 183.3 |
Other State | 186 | 202 | 183 | -16 | -7.9 | 3 | 1.6 |
Initial Claims | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2025 Week 20 | 2025 Week 19 | 2024 Week 20 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 281 | 270 | 264 | 11 | 4.1 | 17 | 6.4 |
Albany | 8 | N/D | 9 | N/D | N/D | -1 | -11.1 |
Big Horn | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Campbell | 23 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 43.8 | -7 | -23.3 |
Carbon | 5 | 6 | 8 | -1 | -16.7 | -3 | -37.5 |
Converse | N/D | 6 | 5 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Crook | 0 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Fremont | 11 | 16 | 7 | -5 | -31.3 | 4 | 57.1 |
Goshen | 0 | 8 | N/D | -8 | -100.0 | N/D | N/D |
Hot Springs | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Johnson | N/D | N/D | 6 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Laramie | 46 | 37 | 51 | 9 | 24.3 | -5 | -9.8 |
Lincoln | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Natrona | 49 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 14.0 | 13 | 36.1 |
Niobrara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Park | 7 | N/D | 6 | N/D | N/D | 1 | 16.7 |
Platte | N/D | N/D | 0 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Sheridan | 14 | 15 | 12 | -1 | -6.7 | 2 | 16.7 |
Sublette | 0 | 6 | N/D | -6 | -100.0 | N/D | N/D |
Sweetwater | 22 | 30 | 24 | -8 | -26.7 | -2 | -8.3 |
Teton | 20 | 21 | 9 | -1 | -4.8 | 11 | 122.2 |
Uinta | N/D | 7 | 6 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Washakie | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Weston | N/D | 0 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Other State | 48 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 29.7 | 14 | 41.2 |
Continued Weeks Claimed | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2025 Week 20 | 2025 Week 19 | 2024 Week 20 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 2,102 | 2,297 | 1,938 | -195 | -8.5 | 164 | 8.5 |
Albany | 67 | 69 | 52 | -2 | -2.9 | 15 | 28.8 |
Big Horn | 39 | 39 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | -5 | -11.4 |
Campbell | 144 | 165 | 147 | -21 | -12.7 | -3 | -2.0 |
Carbon | 31 | 34 | 40 | -3 | -8.8 | -9 | -22.5 |
Converse | 30 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 7.1 | -4 | -11.8 |
Crook | 6 | 13 | 7 | -7 | -53.8 | -1 | -14.3 |
Fremont | 127 | 126 | 99 | 1 | 0.8 | 28 | 28.3 |
Goshen | 21 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 16.7 | 3 | 16.7 |
Hot Springs | 9 | 13 | 5 | -4 | -30.8 | 4 | 80.0 |
Johnson | N/D | N/D | 21 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Laramie | 282 | 289 | 298 | -7 | -2.4 | -16 | -5.4 |
Lincoln | 58 | 61 | 54 | -3 | -4.9 | 4 | 7.4 |
Natrona | 258 | 283 | 279 | -25 | -8.8 | -21 | -7.5 |
Niobrara | N/D | N/D | 0 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Park | 58 | 67 | 61 | -9 | -13.4 | -3 | -4.9 |
Platte | 21 | 26 | 11 | -5 | -19.2 | 10 | 90.9 |
Sheridan | 68 | 69 | 64 | -1 | -1.4 | 4 | 6.3 |
Sublette | 23 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 9.5 | 7 | 43.8 |
Sweetwater | 155 | 162 | 114 | -7 | -4.3 | 41 | 36.0 |
Teton | 238 | 283 | 188 | -45 | -15.9 | 50 | 26.6 |
Uinta | 79 | 76 | 40 | 3 | 3.9 | 39 | 97.5 |
Washakie | 18 | 21 | 24 | -3 | -14.3 | -6 | -25.0 |
Weston | 14 | 19 | 6 | -5 | -26.3 | 8 | 133.3 |
Other State | 348 | 405 | 316 | -57 | -14.1 | 32 | 10.1 |
pPreliminary and subject to revision. | |||||||
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. | |||||||
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. | |||||||
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/22/25. |
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