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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2008 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 292,482 291,892 293,486 293,205 294,286 301,174 301,683 299,696 298,726 299,297 297,655 295,849 296,620
Employment 282,176 282,444 284,153 285,034 286,434 292,433 293,540 291,824 291,305 291,311 288,800 285,451 287,909
Unemployment 10,306 9,448 9,333 8,171 7,852 8,741 8,143 7,872 7,421 7,986 8,855 10,398 8,711
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.5 2.9
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,920 40,610 40,808 40,833 40,770 41,032 41,077 41,156 41,130 41,947 41,763 41,829 41,157
Employment 39,598 39,424 39,657 39,832 39,726 39,842 39,997 40,110 40,168 40,921 40,697 40,586 40,047
Unemployment 1,322 1,186 1,151 1,001 1,044 1,190 1,080 1,046 962 1,026 1,066 1,243 1,110
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.7
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,672 30,445 30,594 30,618 30,570 30,759 30,797 30,860 30,843 31,453 31,313 31,357 30,857
Employment 29,729 29,599 29,772 29,905 29,825 29,911 30,027 30,113 30,157 30,722 30,553 30,470 30,065
Unemployment 943 846 822 713 745 848 770 747 686 731 760 887 792
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.8 2.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,992 42,940 43,071 43,146 42,672 43,025 43,500 42,820 42,588 43,110 43,129 42,947 42,995
Employment 40,999 41,150 41,341 41,679 41,251 41,430 41,965 41,347 41,143 41,667 41,566 41,041 41,382
Unemployment 1,993 1,790 1,730 1,467 1,421 1,595 1,535 1,473 1,445 1,443 1,563 1,906 1,613
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.6 4.4 3.8
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,655 28,609 28,695 28,733 28,414 28,657 28,973 28,516 28,363 28,709 28,727 28,620 28,639
Employment 27,244 27,344 27,471 27,696 27,410 27,530 27,885 27,475 27,341 27,689 27,622 27,271 27,498
Unemployment 1,411 1,265 1,224 1,037 1,004 1,127 1,088 1,041 1,022 1,020 1,105 1,349 1,141
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.7 4.0
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,318 19,218 19,445 19,255 19,162 18,618 18,267 17,915 19,659 20,017 20,007 19,717 19,134
Employment 17,764 18,726 18,987 18,849 18,716 18,105 17,821 17,467 19,251 19,570 19,564 19,202 18,669
Unemployment 554 492 458 406 446 513 446 448 408 447 443 515 465
Unemployment Rate 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,463 16,224 16,416 16,254 16,176 15,715 15,419 15,121 16,596 16,898 16,891 16,645 16,151
Employment 15,002 15,814 16,034 15,916 15,804 15,288 15,049 14,748 16,255 16,526 16,521 16,216 15,764
Unemployment 461 410 382 338 372 427 370 373 341 372 370 429 387
Unemployment Rate 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,880 4,832 4,863 4,951 4,976 5,274 5,114 5,131 4,989 4,982 4,960 4,857 4,984
Employment 4,633 4,612 4,645 4,770 4,800 5,074 4,923 4,952 4,834 4,821 4,784 4,653 4,792
Unemployment 247 220 218 181 176 200 191 179 155 161 176 204 192
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.6 4.5 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.2 3.5 4.2 3.9
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,225 27,066 27,330 27,325 27,255 27,636 27,482 27,604 27,769 28,469 28,744 28,263 27,681
Employment 26,620 26,533 26,773 26,834 26,750 27,071 26,983 27,116 27,322 27,960 28,256 27,716 27,161
Unemployment 605 533 557 491 505 565 499 488 447 509 488 547 520
Unemployment Rate 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.9
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,861 15,767 15,921 15,919 15,877 16,100 16,010 16,083 16,177 16,585 16,745 16,467 16,126
Employment 15,505 15,456 15,595 15,630 15,581 15,769 15,719 15,796 15,915 16,287 16,459 16,145 15,821
Unemployment 356 311 326 289 296 331 291 287 262 298 286 322 305
Unemployment Rate 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,681 8,577 8,450 8,245 8,313 8,622 8,523 8,313 8,325 8,345 8,104 7,824 8,360
Employment 8,387 8,310 8,188 8,012 8,085 8,372 8,285 8,073 8,095 8,079 7,832 7,481 8,100
Unemployment 294 267 262 233 228 250 238 240 230 266 272 343 260
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.4 4.4 3.1
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,386 7,319 7,378 7,434 7,411 7,515 7,491 7,442 7,462 7,472 7,462 7,369 7,428
Employment 7,149 7,098 7,177 7,262 7,232 7,322 7,301 7,259 7,286 7,284 7,267 7,149 7,232
Unemployment 237 221 201 172 179 193 190 183 176 188 195 220 196
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.6
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,432 3,413 3,479 3,556 3,523 3,684 3,563 3,505 3,564 3,511 3,531 3,482 3,520
Employment 3,298 3,294 3,363 3,453 3,431 3,591 3,475 3,423 3,485 3,429 3,443 3,380 3,422
Unemployment 134 119 116 103 92 93 88 82 79 82 88 102 98
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.8
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,404 18,440 18,495 18,465 18,402 18,827 18,705 18,721 18,553 18,707 18,784 18,676 18,598
Employment 17,463 17,556 17,687 17,801 17,797 18,102 18,021 18,071 17,959 18,072 18,041 17,809 17,865
Unemployment 941 884 808 664 605 725 684 650 594 635 743 867 733
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 4.4 3.6 3.3 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.4 4.0 4.6 3.9
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,110 6,078 6,176 6,277 6,146 6,108 6,037 6,002 6,035 6,257 6,324 6,283 6,153
Employment 5,881 5,831 5,936 6,071 5,962 5,881 5,810 5,794 5,857 6,079 6,143 6,079 5,944
Unemployment 229 247 240 206 184 227 227 208 178 178 181 204 209
Unemployment Rate 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,434 2,393 2,420 2,469 2,438 2,509 2,515 2,466 2,438 2,394 2,407 2,409 2,441
Employment 2,347 2,303 2,328 2,392 2,367 2,432 2,446 2,398 2,376 2,324 2,333 2,323 2,364
Unemployment 87 90 92 77 71 77 69 68 62 70 74 86 77
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.2
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,908 3,897 3,975 4,028 4,005 4,303 4,274 4,279 4,263 4,142 4,070 4,035 4,099
Employment 3,746 3,749 3,816 3,908 3,889 4,173 4,152 4,160 4,152 4,030 3,952 3,897 3,969
Unemployment 162 148 159 120 116 130 122 119 111 112 118 138 130
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.2
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,168 8,782 8,539 8,390 8,361 8,664 8,466 8,375 8,369 8,244 8,140 8,151 8,471
Employment 8,852 8,468 8,202 8,103 8,124 8,397 8,210 8,131 8,151 7,994 7,833 7,745 8,184
Unemployment 316 314 337 287 237 267 256 244 218 250 307 406 287
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.4 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.8 5.0 3.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,233 1,224 1,267 1,257 1,222 1,270 1,223 1,230 1,276 1,280 1,257 1,240 1,248
Employment 1,174 1,176 1,218 1,221 1,188 1,233 1,190 1,198 1,240 1,239 1,220 1,197 1,208
Unemployment 59 48 49 36 34 37 33 32 36 41 37 43 40
Unemployment Rate 4.8 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.5 3.2
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,509 13,487 13,670 13,874 14,848 16,109 16,506 16,062 15,103 14,357 13,848 13,786 14,597
Employment 12,903 12,918 13,091 13,388 14,417 15,654 16,084 15,654 14,727 13,922 13,313 13,159 14,103
Unemployment 606 569 579 486 431 455 422 408 376 435 535 627 494
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.9 4.5 3.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,990 3,988 4,056 4,203 4,251 3,985 3,867 3,823 3,969 3,893 3,897 3,937 3,988
Employment 3,789 3,819 3,886 4,065 4,126 3,827 3,702 3,676 3,837 3,759 3,748 3,761 3,833
Unemployment 201 169 170 138 125 158 165 147 132 134 149 176 155
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.3 2.9 4.0 4.3 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.5 3.9
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,808 15,814 15,987 16,197 16,137 16,647 16,579 16,273 16,373 16,441 16,345 16,324 16,244
Employment 15,242 15,292 15,419 15,736 15,698 16,146 16,146 15,861 15,979 16,014 15,895 15,726 15,763
Unemployment 566 522 568 461 439 501 433 412 394 427 450 598 481
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.3 3.6 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.7 3.0
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,655 6,580 6,901 6,749 6,894 7,342 7,468 7,371 7,313 7,382 7,364 7,166 7,099
Employment 6,527 6,465 6,795 6,662 6,797 7,230 7,359 7,270 7,207 7,267 7,250 7,022 6,988
Unemployment 128 115 106 87 97 112 109 101 106 115 114 144 111
Unemployment Rate 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.6
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,460 24,382 24,435 24,184 24,298 24,236 24,457 24,841 24,614 24,955 25,044 24,775 24,557
Employment 23,824 23,820 23,880 23,670 23,773 23,660 23,919 24,321 24,115 24,421 24,464 24,097 23,997
Unemployment 636 562 555 514 525 576 538 520 499 534 580 678 560
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,091 14,113 13,951 13,345 14,104 16,335 16,986 16,659 15,345 13,978 12,995 13,572 14,623
Employment 13,772 13,789 13,631 12,831 13,719 16,020 16,711 16,379 15,032 13,558 12,257 12,871 14,214
Unemployment 319 324 320 514 385 315 275 280 313 420 738 701 409
Unemployment Rate 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.9 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.0 3.0 5.7 5.2 2.8
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,329 11,304 11,329 11,437 11,524 11,693 11,958 12,143 11,932 11,783 11,763 11,536 11,645
Employment 10,960 10,963 10,990 11,141 11,234 11,368 11,638 11,824 11,644 11,482 11,454 11,149 11,321
Unemployment 369 341 339 296 290 325 320 319 288 301 309 387 324
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.4 2.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,286 4,209 4,192 4,292 4,306 4,452 4,418 4,336 4,389 4,382 4,399 4,399 4,338
Employment 4,112 4,021 3,966 4,149 4,177 4,311 4,286 4,213 4,273 4,265 4,276 4,247 4,191
Unemployment 174 188 226 143 129 141 132 123 116 117 123 152 147
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.5 5.4 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.5 3.4
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,265 3,223 3,276 3,292 3,266 3,287 3,204 3,225 3,274 3,245 3,313 3,273 3,262
Employment 3,136 3,122 3,176 3,206 3,176 3,192 3,111 3,127 3,174 3,151 3,208 3,162 3,162
Unemployment 129 101 100 86 90 95 93 98 100 94 105 111 100
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.1
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.