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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2007 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 285,539 285,616 287,777 286,752 288,452 295,777 295,967 293,344 293,259 292,810 293,173 290,500 290,748
Employment 276,066 277,018 279,310 278,592 280,832 287,291 288,263 286,573 286,553 286,125 286,339 283,896 283,072
Unemployment 9,473 8,598 8,467 8,160 7,620 8,486 7,704 6,771 6,706 6,685 6,834 6,604 7,676
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,704 40,583 40,853 40,648 40,186 40,559 40,696 40,198 40,014 40,466 40,858 40,638 40,533
Employment 39,456 39,483 39,803 39,640 39,202 39,457 39,639 39,316 39,141 39,606 40,015 39,798 39,546
Unemployment 1,248 1,100 1,050 1,008 984 1,102 1,057 882 873 860 843 840 987
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,514 30,426 30,633 30,478 30,133 30,409 30,514 30,148 30,008 30,347 30,643 30,476 30,394
Employment 29,622 29,641 29,884 29,760 29,432 29,623 29,760 29,519 29,385 29,735 30,042 29,877 29,690
Unemployment 892 785 749 718 701 786 754 629 623 612 601 599 704
Unemployment Rate 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,168 42,230 42,233 42,246 42,112 42,294 42,882 42,240 42,458 42,784 42,908 42,555 42,425
Employment 40,370 40,601 40,657 40,806 40,765 40,756 41,473 40,997 41,223 41,542 41,693 41,290 41,014
Unemployment 1,798 1,629 1,576 1,440 1,347 1,538 1,409 1,243 1,235 1,242 1,215 1,265 1,411
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.3
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,099 28,132 28,131 28,133 28,041 28,172 28,556 28,121 28,266 28,483 28,567 28,332 28,253
Employment 26,827 26,979 27,017 27,115 27,087 27,084 27,558 27,242 27,393 27,605 27,706 27,438 27,254
Unemployment 1,272 1,153 1,114 1,018 954 1,088 998 879 873 878 861 894 999
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.9 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.5
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,058 19,298 19,330 19,084 19,103 18,201 17,801 17,336 18,954 19,259 19,326 19,003 18,812
Employment 18,531 18,822 18,843 18,647 18,666 17,694 17,346 16,969 18,585 18,895 18,966 18,672 18,386
Unemployment 527 476 487 437 437 507 455 367 369 364 360 331 426
Unemployment Rate 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 2.3
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,087 16,291 16,317 16,110 16,125 15,363 15,025 14,637 16,001 16,258 16,317 16,043 15,881
Employment 15,648 15,894 15,912 15,745 15,761 14,941 14,646 14,330 15,694 15,956 16,016 15,768 15,526
Unemployment 439 397 405 365 364 422 379 307 307 302 301 275 355
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.2
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,644 4,664 4,747 4,824 4,958 5,244 5,186 5,127 4,964 5,010 4,976 4,828 4,931
Employment 4,412 4,458 4,522 4,627 4,773 5,044 4,994 4,965 4,801 4,856 4,816 4,662 4,744
Unemployment 232 206 225 197 185 200 192 162 163 154 160 166 187
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.8
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,479 26,254 26,273 26,187 26,076 26,367 26,186 26,035 26,200 26,457 27,012 26,774 26,358
Employment 25,919 25,727 25,730 25,640 25,550 25,791 25,672 25,587 25,750 26,009 26,566 26,371 25,859
Unemployment 560 527 543 547 526 576 514 448 450 448 446 403 499
Unemployment Rate 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,427 15,295 15,305 15,254 15,191 15,361 15,255 15,170 15,262 15,411 15,735 15,595 15,355
Employment 15,098 14,986 14,988 14,935 14,883 15,024 14,954 14,905 14,999 15,149 15,474 15,360 15,063
Unemployment 329 309 317 319 308 337 301 265 263 262 261 235 292
Unemployment Rate 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,883 7,925 7,981 7,984 8,121 8,560 8,448 8,489 8,523 8,827 8,852 8,659 8,355
Employment 7,610 7,678 7,745 7,753 7,894 8,303 8,217 8,279 8,312 8,630 8,645 8,467 8,128
Unemployment 273 247 236 231 227 257 231 210 211 197 207 192 227
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.7
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,823 6,823 6,896 6,830 6,884 7,025 6,924 6,937 7,057 7,184 7,281 7,250 6,993
Employment 6,595 6,613 6,703 6,639 6,697 6,824 6,747 6,764 6,880 7,014 7,113 7,084 6,806
Unemployment 228 210 193 191 187 201 177 173 177 170 168 166 187
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,332 3,362 3,424 3,387 3,437 3,622 3,511 3,473 3,475 3,487 3,473 3,376 3,447
Employment 3,227 3,261 3,322 3,286 3,350 3,532 3,430 3,391 3,395 3,406 3,398 3,296 3,358
Unemployment 105 101 102 101 87 90 81 82 80 81 75 80 89
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,796 17,853 18,016 17,919 18,027 18,488 18,166 18,363 18,295 18,225 18,527 18,035 18,142
Employment 16,994 17,126 17,307 17,254 17,428 17,786 17,506 17,778 17,753 17,685 17,968 17,467 17,504
Unemployment 802 727 709 665 599 702 660 585 542 540 559 568 638
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.5
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,922 5,952 6,050 5,915 5,908 5,916 5,780 5,770 5,887 6,113 6,100 6,033 5,946
Employment 5,705 5,762 5,874 5,725 5,729 5,703 5,586 5,599 5,727 5,945 5,943 5,880 5,765
Unemployment 217 190 176 190 179 213 194 171 160 168 157 153 181
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.0
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,749 3,776 3,811 3,714 3,871 4,151 4,139 4,131 4,129 4,051 3,923 3,882 3,944
Employment 3,614 3,641 3,678 3,579 3,745 4,018 4,020 4,022 4,014 3,936 3,813 3,776 3,821
Unemployment 135 135 133 135 126 133 119 109 115 115 110 106 123
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.1
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,632 3,694 3,751 3,717 3,881 4,114 4,071 3,944 3,942 3,924 3,880 3,798 3,862
Employment 3,490 3,562 3,635 3,607 3,770 3,997 3,963 3,842 3,842 3,821 3,768 3,693 3,749
Unemployment 142 132 116 110 111 117 108 102 100 103 112 105 113
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,404 8,287 8,462 8,493 8,762 9,471 9,416 9,511 9,517 9,411 9,314 9,240 9,024
Employment 8,101 8,017 8,213 8,257 8,542 9,238 9,218 9,349 9,348 9,240 9,138 9,066 8,811
Unemployment 303 270 249 236 220 233 198 162 169 171 176 174 213
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,172 1,161 1,193 1,154 1,175 1,248 1,197 1,214 1,260 1,255 1,237 1,222 1,207
Employment 1,132 1,133 1,164 1,128 1,146 1,217 1,172 1,191 1,220 1,209 1,189 1,180 1,173
Unemployment 40 28 29 26 29 31 25 23 40 46 48 42 34
Unemployment Rate 3.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.9 3.2 3.7 3.9 3.4 2.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,980 13,122 13,326 13,476 14,346 15,862 16,184 15,742 15,086 14,296 13,642 13,439 14,291
Employment 12,423 12,626 12,843 13,041 13,946 15,441 15,806 15,406 14,731 13,925 13,233 13,036 13,871
Unemployment 557 496 483 435 400 421 378 336 355 371 409 403 420
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.9
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,850 3,868 4,081 4,112 4,066 4,027 3,865 3,859 4,008 3,977 3,966 3,938 3,969
Employment 3,665 3,701 3,929 3,976 3,928 3,858 3,703 3,713 3,878 3,847 3,829 3,807 3,820
Unemployment 185 167 152 136 138 169 162 146 130 130 137 131 149
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.4 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.8
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,590 15,601 15,719 15,656 15,763 16,322 16,152 15,987 16,016 16,109 15,980 15,700 15,883
Employment 15,059 15,111 15,209 15,157 15,336 15,863 15,746 15,633 15,668 15,758 15,635 15,361 15,461
Unemployment 531 490 510 499 427 459 406 354 348 351 345 339 422
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,398 6,399 6,529 6,488 6,651 7,053 7,041 7,006 6,984 6,840 6,677 6,466 6,711
Employment 6,294 6,299 6,433 6,394 6,550 6,944 6,948 6,928 6,900 6,761 6,595 6,385 6,619
Unemployment 104 100 96 94 101 109 93 78 84 79 82 81 92
Unemployment Rate 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,823 24,011 24,214 24,308 24,227 24,013 23,966 23,963 23,700 23,844 24,421 24,328 24,068
Employment 23,220 23,463 23,648 23,797 23,721 23,452 23,451 23,505 23,243 23,400 23,983 23,908 23,566
Unemployment 603 548 566 511 506 561 515 458 457 444 438 420 502
Unemployment Rate 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.1
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,829 13,710 13,678 13,293 13,776 16,134 17,020 16,760 15,698 14,060 13,211 13,904 14,589
Employment 13,514 13,419 13,380 12,834 13,449 15,803 16,775 16,547 15,466 13,797 12,820 13,656 14,288
Unemployment 315 291 298 459 327 331 245 213 232 263 391 248 301
Unemployment Rate 2.3 2.1 2.2 3.5 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.9 3.0 1.8 2.1
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,181 11,122 11,196 11,278 11,172 11,170 11,510 11,396 11,220 11,246 11,448 11,384 11,277
Employment 10,838 10,819 10,892 10,986 10,896 10,857 11,220 11,136 10,966 11,004 11,205 11,134 10,996
Unemployment 343 303 304 292 276 313 290 260 254 242 243 250 281
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.5
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,196 4,100 4,174 4,166 4,202 4,321 4,335 4,316 4,263 4,347 4,370 4,247 4,253
Employment 4,029 3,926 4,010 4,017 4,066 4,164 4,195 4,162 4,156 4,243 4,260 4,148 4,115
Unemployment 167 174 164 149 136 157 140 154 107 104 110 99 138
Unemployment Rate 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 3.2
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,220 3,178 3,224 3,198 3,221 3,260 3,134 3,120 3,185 3,200 3,282 3,233 3,204
Employment 3,107 3,080 3,120 3,099 3,124 3,154 3,041 3,034 3,097 3,110 3,194 3,153 3,109
Unemployment 113 98 104 99 97 106 93 86 88 90 88 80 95
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.5 3.0
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.