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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2005 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 272,853 273,265 274,522 274,879 276,672 284,182 284,312 283,120 281,432 282,432 281,280 280,052 279,083
Employment 260,867 262,211 263,909 265,243 266,903 273,774 275,016 274,577 272,436 273,330 271,498 270,304 269,172
Unemployment 11,986 11,054 10,613 9,636 9,769 10,408 9,296 8,543 8,996 9,102 9,782 9,748 9,911
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.6
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,224 39,377 39,433 39,295 38,911 39,235 39,365 39,168 39,329 40,123 40,310 40,049 39,485
Employment 37,610 37,919 38,046 38,036 37,585 37,785 38,066 37,984 38,083 38,852 38,976 38,707 38,137
Unemployment 1,614 1,458 1,387 1,259 1,326 1,450 1,299 1,184 1,246 1,271 1,334 1,342 1,348
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,389 29,509 29,551 29,455 29,163 29,401 29,504 29,362 29,480 30,077 30,212 30,016 29,593
Employment 28,236 28,469 28,562 28,556 28,217 28,367 28,577 28,517 28,592 29,169 29,261 29,060 28,632
Unemployment 1,153 1,040 989 899 946 1,034 927 845 888 908 951 956 961
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 41,695 41,811 41,701 41,564 41,194 41,557 42,050 41,780 41,581 41,836 42,086 41,999 41,738
Employment 39,612 39,910 39,858 39,929 39,516 39,751 40,447 40,298 40,007 40,264 40,475 40,354 40,035
Unemployment 2,083 1,901 1,843 1,635 1,678 1,806 1,603 1,482 1,574 1,572 1,611 1,645 1,703
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.4 3.9 4.1 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,797 27,864 27,790 27,690 27,444 27,690 28,012 27,825 27,697 27,867 28,034 27,979 27,807
Employment 26,324 26,519 26,486 26,533 26,258 26,414 26,878 26,777 26,584 26,756 26,894 26,815 26,603
Unemployment 1,473 1,345 1,304 1,157 1,186 1,276 1,134 1,048 1,113 1,111 1,140 1,164 1,204
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,645 20,104 20,135 19,782 19,861 18,786 18,389 18,223 19,279 19,989 20,300 20,084 19,548
Employment 19,026 19,526 19,586 19,267 19,319 18,188 17,871 17,750 18,789 19,495 19,767 19,576 19,013
Unemployment 619 578 549 515 542 598 518 473 490 494 533 508 535
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,582 16,970 16,998 16,697 16,766 15,855 15,524 15,381 16,273 16,876 17,136 16,954 16,501
Employment 16,066 16,489 16,540 16,269 16,314 15,357 15,091 14,988 15,864 16,463 16,691 16,530 16,055
Unemployment 516 481 458 428 452 498 433 393 409 413 445 424 446
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,211 5,057 5,146 5,227 5,398 5,655 5,526 5,490 5,339 5,396 5,309 5,413 5,348
Employment 4,900 4,757 4,864 5,001 5,174 5,402 5,307 5,285 5,133 5,205 5,089 5,176 5,108
Unemployment 311 300 282 226 224 253 219 205 206 191 220 237 240
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.5 4.1 4.4 4.5
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,650 22,882 22,848 23,121 22,806 23,409 23,642 23,737 23,638 24,039 24,148 24,009 23,411
Employment 21,935 22,230 22,259 22,566 22,173 22,772 23,062 23,208 23,055 23,460 23,554 23,429 22,809
Unemployment 715 652 589 555 633 637 580 529 583 579 594 580 602
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,195 13,330 13,311 13,471 13,286 13,639 13,772 13,828 13,770 14,005 14,070 13,987 13,639
Employment 12,777 12,949 12,966 13,145 12,915 13,265 13,433 13,518 13,429 13,665 13,721 13,648 13,286
Unemployment 418 381 345 326 371 374 339 310 341 340 349 339 353
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,490 7,472 7,503 7,557 7,668 8,090 7,868 7,909 7,774 7,775 7,619 7,453 7,682
Employment 7,146 7,135 7,177 7,273 7,379 7,778 7,592 7,655 7,510 7,504 7,323 7,154 7,386
Unemployment 344 337 326 284 289 312 276 254 264 271 296 299 296
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.0 3.9
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,587 6,566 6,597 6,602 6,740 6,947 6,730 6,719 6,759 6,792 6,836 6,947 6,735
Employment 6,286 6,289 6,340 6,371 6,503 6,698 6,506 6,504 6,527 6,567 6,589 6,686 6,489
Unemployment 301 277 257 231 237 249 224 215 232 225 247 261 246
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,117 3,103 3,120 3,170 3,308 3,453 3,485 3,498 3,282 3,303 3,291 3,276 3,284
Employment 2,964 2,972 2,996 3,063 3,190 3,334 3,388 3,407 3,182 3,206 3,182 3,172 3,171
Unemployment 153 131 124 107 118 119 97 91 100 97 109 104 113
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.4
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,534 17,569 17,673 17,832 17,743 18,253 17,876 17,748 17,949 18,012 18,246 18,001 17,870
Employment 16,509 16,628 16,756 17,032 16,952 17,384 17,060 17,023 17,214 17,278 17,441 17,156 17,036
Unemployment 1,025 941 917 800 791 869 816 725 735 734 805 845 834
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.7
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,732 5,661 5,713 5,682 5,738 5,827 5,561 5,723 5,562 5,860 5,909 5,796 5,731
Employment 5,437 5,377 5,419 5,442 5,507 5,565 5,329 5,494 5,321 5,630 5,672 5,563 5,480
Unemployment 295 284 294 240 231 262 232 229 241 230 237 233 251
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,284 2,296 2,281 2,342 2,366 2,471 2,424 2,368 2,281 2,318 2,329 2,242 2,333
Employment 2,184 2,198 2,185 2,251 2,274 2,375 2,336 2,289 2,195 2,229 2,234 2,145 2,241
Unemployment 100 98 96 91 92 96 88 79 86 89 95 97 92
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,584 3,575 3,685 3,629 3,837 4,124 4,061 4,021 3,867 3,861 3,752 3,822 3,818
Employment 3,405 3,404 3,523 3,502 3,693 3,977 3,931 3,906 3,741 3,728 3,616 3,686 3,676
Unemployment 179 171 162 127 144 147 130 115 126 133 136 136 142
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.8 4.4 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,615 7,640 7,625 7,659 7,799 8,291 8,187 8,106 8,114 8,014 7,853 7,642 7,878
Employment 7,225 7,272 7,257 7,352 7,503 7,973 7,895 7,834 7,836 7,731 7,547 7,323 7,562
Unemployment 390 368 368 307 296 318 292 272 278 283 306 319 316
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,109 1,104 1,106 1,125 1,152 1,228 1,132 1,150 1,110 1,141 1,096 1,069 1,127
Employment 1,055 1,054 1,061 1,081 1,104 1,182 1,087 1,115 1,076 1,101 1,056 1,032 1,084
Unemployment 54 50 45 44 48 46 45 35 34 40 40 37 43
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,478 13,420 13,594 13,805 14,641 16,230 16,336 15,783 15,099 14,307 13,616 13,831 14,512
Employment 12,781 12,763 12,940 13,237 14,093 15,663 15,835 15,314 14,604 13,791 13,043 13,216 13,940
Unemployment 697 657 654 568 548 567 501 469 495 516 573 615 572
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.2 4.4 3.9
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,023 4,008 4,041 4,022 4,399 4,207 3,975 3,959 4,035 4,011 4,011 3,891 4,049
Employment 3,777 3,781 3,840 3,849 4,223 4,012 3,796 3,783 3,849 3,831 3,822 3,695 3,855
Unemployment 246 227 201 173 176 195 179 176 186 180 189 196 194
Unemployment Rate 6.1 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.7 5.0 4.8
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,889 14,917 15,049 15,139 15,162 15,843 15,147 15,071 15,209 15,267 15,312 15,232 15,187
Employment 14,169 14,257 14,423 14,601 14,598 15,261 14,626 14,599 14,711 14,765 14,765 14,647 14,619
Unemployment 720 660 626 538 564 582 521 472 498 502 547 585 568
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,526 4,524 4,493 4,515 4,767 5,281 5,557 5,556 5,453 5,338 5,224 5,037 5,022
Employment 4,415 4,418 4,391 4,423 4,657 5,167 5,454 5,464 5,357 5,240 5,118 4,939 4,920
Unemployment 111 106 102 92 110 114 103 92 96 98 106 98 102
Unemployment Rate 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,612 21,552 22,199 22,244 22,355 21,924 21,967 22,308 22,361 22,674 22,883 22,394 22,207
Employment 20,819 20,847 21,547 21,636 21,729 21,251 21,365 21,738 21,746 22,052 22,256 21,777 21,564
Unemployment 793 705 652 608 626 673 602 570 615 622 627 617 643
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,939 12,905 12,817 12,689 12,954 15,246 16,341 16,167 14,932 13,740 12,562 13,319 13,885
Employment 12,500 12,514 12,451 12,108 12,509 14,819 15,978 15,842 14,606 13,350 12,015 12,968 13,472
Unemployment 439 391 366 581 445 427 363 325 326 390 547 351 413
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.0 2.9 4.6 3.4 2.8 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 4.4 2.6 3.0
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,434 10,346 10,400 10,506 10,440 10,577 11,113 11,182 11,002 11,057 10,975 10,912 10,746
Employment 9,970 9,935 9,984 10,145 10,082 10,203 10,786 10,883 10,680 10,740 10,630 10,567 10,384
Unemployment 464 411 416 361 358 374 327 299 322 317 345 345 362
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.5 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,279 4,180 4,178 4,228 4,242 4,380 4,418 4,301 4,247 4,333 4,352 4,452 4,299
Employment 4,094 3,967 3,959 4,048 4,075 4,197 4,255 4,160 4,102 4,182 4,184 4,277 4,125
Unemployment 185 213 219 180 167 183 163 141 145 151 168 175 174
Unemployment Rate 4.3 5.1 5.2 4.3 3.9 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,196 3,194 3,184 3,146 3,190 3,171 3,168 3,151 3,228 3,249 3,269 3,179 3,194
Employment 3,047 3,057 3,044 3,030 3,063 3,037 3,046 3,040 3,111 3,130 3,148 3,058 3,068
Unemployment 149 137 140 116 127 134 122 111 117 119 121 121 126
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.4 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.