"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.
OES Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) in Wyoming
NEW: Statewide, Regional, County, and MSA Data (estimates for Wyoming wages for May 2018 data updated to the March 2019 ECI Employment Cost Index). See note about wage updating used to calculate estimates.
Occupational staffing levels and wage rates for other states and the nation can be found HERE .
QCEW Local Jobs and Wyoming Payroll in Third Quarter 2018: Total Payroll Rises by $159 Million From third quarter 2017 to third quarter 2018, employment rose by 2,311 jobs (0.8%) and total payroll increased by $159.6 million (5.1%). The largest job gains occurred in mining (including oil & gas), construction, professional & business services, and health care & social assistance.
Quarterly News Release
2018Q3 Employment and Wage Tables
Published May 10, 2019.
News Release Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.7% in March
Wyoming's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.9% in February to 3.7% in March. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was slightly lower than the current U.S. rate of 3.8%.
News Release
Published April 23, 2019.
Trends
Wyoming Occupational Fatalities Decrease to 20 in 2017
Wyoming’s Nonfatal Occupational Injury and Illness
Incidence Rate Essentially Unchanged in 2017
Wyoming Unemployment Unchanged at 4.1% in Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and State Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
State Unemployment Rates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Economic Indicators
Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment Insurance Claims Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Report, March 2019
Initial Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims decreased from 1,674 in March 2018 to 1,389 in March 2019 (-285, or -17.0%).
Statewide continued claims decreased by 20.6% over the year, and total unique claimants decreased by 17.9%. The benefit exhaustion rate increased from 6.6% to 12.4%.
UI Claims Data Webpage
Published April 12, 2019.
Unemployment Insurance Claims
Benefit Recipients and Exhaustees
Tax Revenue
Benefits Paid
Trust Fund Balance
Benefits Paid by County
Benefits Paid by County and UI Program
Published April 1, 2019.
Projections Wyoming is projected to add more than 5,000 jobs from 2018 to 2020, according to the most recent short-term projections from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
Published March 7, 2019.
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
SOII Publication
This publication is intended to introduce the reader to the data available for Wyoming from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Published January 2019.
Published December 18, 2018.
CFOI Wyoming Occupational Fatalities Decrease to 20 in 2017
News Release 2017 Tables and Figures |CFOI Main Page
The number of occupational fatalities in Wyoming fell from 34 in 2016 to 20 in 2017 (a decrease of 14 deaths, or 41.2%). In 2017, occupational fatalities were at their lowest level since 2009.
Published December 18, 2018.
Gender Wage Gap A Study of the Disparity in Wages Between Men and Women in Wyoming:
Update 2018
In 2017, the Wyoming joint labor, health, and social services interim and the joint minerals, business, and economic development interim committees requested the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services complete a study on the state’s gender wage gap (House Bill 0209). This report is an update to a similar report published in 2003.
Report: Update 2018 (PDF)
Appendix Materials (PDF)
Addendum (PDF)
Presentation: PowerPoint | PDF
House Bill 0209, 2017 (PDF)
2003 Report
Published October 5, 2018.
Commuting Wyoming Intercounty Commuting Report, 2018Q1
With Longitudinal County Data from 1992 to 2018
Nearly one in four (22.5%) persons working in Wyoming in 2018Q1 commuted from another county or state.
Published December 2018.
Earnings Tables Wage Records in Wyoming
Each year, the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services publishes detailed information on earnings and employment by industry and county of employment. The numbers of individuals working in each industry or county are based on employers’ quarterly wage and employment reports to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) tax section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services; these are referred to as wage records . Any individual who had wages in Wyoming at any time from 2000 to 2017 is included in the summary counts presented in this research. Each individual is counted only once.
By linking the Wage Records database with other administrative databases, such as the driver’s license file from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, R&P is able to identify demographic information for each county and industry, including number of persons working, average annual wages, average number of quarters worked, and average number of employers.
Published October 2018.
New Hires In 2016, Wyoming employers added an estimated 107,180 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 gender.
Published October 2018.
Projections The latest long-term projections from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services show growth from 2016-2026. The industry projections suggest that the state will experience a net growth of 25,894 jobs (9.4%) over the 10-year period.
Published August 2018.
Annual Report
2018 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.
Published June 2018.
Presentation: Inside the 2018 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report
Presented at the 2018 Safety & Workforce Summit, Cheyenne, Wyoming, June 20, 2018
by Michael Moore, Editor Research & Planning, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
BENEFITS Wyoming Benefits Survey 2016
Published February 2018.
Licensed Occupations Directory of Licensed Occupations in Wyoming 2017
The Directory of Licensed Occupations in Wyoming 2017 , 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.
Published September 2017.
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