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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2009 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 295,414 295,325 297,647 300,629 300,247 305,424 304,300 301,994 299,400 299,318 299,666 299,354 299,893
Employment 280,556 280,093 279,742 280,618 281,405 285,364 285,511 283,943 281,900 279,816 279,230 275,303 281,123
Unemployment 14,858 15,232 17,905 20,011 18,842 20,060 18,789 18,051 17,500 19,502 20,436 24,051 18,770
Unemployment Rate 5.0 5.2 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.5 6.8 8.0 6.3
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 41,291 41,134 41,339 41,741 41,135 41,509 41,540 40,952 40,569 41,023 41,158 41,360 41,229
Employment 39,466 39,196 38,979 39,054 38,490 38,613 38,708 38,130 37,800 38,084 38,174 37,849 38,545
Unemployment 1,825 1,938 2,360 2,687 2,645 2,896 2,832 2,822 2,769 2,939 2,984 3,511 2,684
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.7 5.7 6.4 6.4 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.2 7.3 8.5 6.5
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,543 30,391 30,487 30,724 30,346 30,622 30,576 30,094 29,824 30,141 30,229 30,325 30,359
Employment 29,336 29,134 28,975 29,030 28,610 28,702 28,772 28,343 28,097 28,307 28,374 28,132 28,651
Unemployment 1,207 1,257 1,512 1,694 1,736 1,920 1,804 1,751 1,727 1,834 1,855 2,193 1,708
Unemployment Rate 4.0 4.1 5.0 5.5 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.1 7.2 5.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 43,031 43,185 43,478 43,503 43,397 43,803 44,555 44,048 43,426 44,143 44,550 44,549 43,806
Employment 40,368 40,672 40,775 40,810 40,738 40,878 41,802 41,436 40,893 41,169 41,575 40,855 40,998
Unemployment 2,663 2,513 2,703 2,693 2,659 2,925 2,753 2,612 2,533 2,974 2,975 3,694 2,808
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.7 6.7 8.3 6.4
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,300 28,431 28,586 28,602 28,569 28,849 29,320 28,969 28,603 29,062 29,314 29,258 28,822
Employment 26,706 26,906 26,974 26,998 26,950 27,043 27,653 27,412 27,054 27,235 27,505 27,026 27,122
Unemployment 1,594 1,525 1,612 1,604 1,619 1,806 1,667 1,557 1,549 1,827 1,809 2,232 1,700
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.4 6.3 6.2 7.6 5.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,269 19,886 20,088 20,104 19,951 19,101 18,734 18,241 20,059 20,359 20,486 20,048 19,694
Employment 18,589 19,240 19,299 19,342 19,149 18,154 17,883 17,463 19,347 19,468 19,599 19,022 18,880
Unemployment 680 646 789 762 802 947 851 778 712 891 887 1,026 814
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.2 3.9 3.8 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.3 3.5 4.4 4.3 5.1 4.1
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,328 16,833 17,000 16,999 16,895 16,178 15,858 15,451 16,975 17,242 17,329 16,921 16,668
Employment 15,814 16,367 16,419 16,454 16,288 15,444 15,212 14,855 16,457 16,562 16,672 16,182 16,061
Unemployment 514 466 581 545 607 734 646 596 518 680 657 739 607
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.6 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.1 3.9 3.8 4.4 3.6
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,850 4,824 5,000 5,111 5,038 5,166 5,088 5,211 5,195 5,102 5,135 4,986 5,059
Employment 4,525 4,429 4,488 4,547 4,561 4,702 4,668 4,819 4,811 4,714 4,727 4,496 4,624
Unemployment 325 395 512 564 477 464 420 392 384 388 408 490 435
Unemployment Rate 6.7 8.2 10.2 11.0 9.5 9.0 8.3 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.9 9.8 8.6
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,526 28,384 28,483 28,838 29,014 29,434 28,702 28,618 28,509 28,958 29,108 28,898 28,789
Employment 27,586 27,343 27,165 27,269 27,532 27,790 27,126 27,068 26,979 27,228 27,329 26,730 27,262
Unemployment 940 1,041 1,318 1,569 1,482 1,644 1,576 1,550 1,530 1,730 1,779 2,168 1,527
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.7 4.6 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 6.0 6.1 7.5 5.3
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,540 18,411 18,422 18,562 18,738 19,008 18,520 18,468 18,385 18,647 18,722 18,479 18,576
Employment 18,044 17,885 17,769 17,836 18,010 18,178 17,743 17,707 17,646 17,810 17,877 17,485 17,833
Unemployment 496 526 653 726 728 830 777 761 739 837 845 994 743
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.4 4.0
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,806 7,742 7,787 7,916 7,954 8,256 8,221 8,177 7,951 7,822 7,862 7,815 7,943
Employment 7,340 7,236 7,193 7,320 7,350 7,640 7,655 7,631 7,436 7,284 7,290 7,124 7,375
Unemployment 466 506 594 596 604 616 566 546 515 538 572 691 568
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.5 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.3 8.8 7.2
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,435 7,386 7,532 7,702 7,700 7,781 7,575 7,546 7,584 7,711 7,797 7,791 7,629
Employment 7,112 7,036 7,106 7,234 7,257 7,326 7,150 7,118 7,173 7,266 7,334 7,237 7,196
Unemployment 323 350 426 468 443 455 425 428 411 445 463 554 433
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.9 7.1 5.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,529 3,508 3,528 3,592 3,633 3,809 3,676 3,630 3,586 3,529 3,585 3,521 3,594
Employment 3,361 3,341 3,319 3,355 3,403 3,593 3,481 3,441 3,419 3,329 3,378 3,271 3,391
Unemployment 168 167 209 237 230 216 195 189 167 200 207 250 203
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.8 5.9 6.6 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.7 5.7 5.8 7.1 5.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,807 18,990 19,131 19,379 19,151 19,422 19,333 19,549 19,224 19,125 19,479 19,232 19,235
Employment 17,542 17,699 17,647 17,772 17,645 17,809 17,828 18,097 17,913 17,716 18,031 17,495 17,766
Unemployment 1,265 1,291 1,484 1,607 1,506 1,613 1,505 1,452 1,311 1,409 1,448 1,737 1,469
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.8 7.8 8.3 7.9 8.3 7.8 7.4 6.8 7.4 7.4 9.0 7.6
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,126 6,179 6,275 6,393 6,360 6,447 6,122 6,113 6,216 6,419 6,512 6,555 6,309
Employment 5,840 5,861 5,927 6,049 6,027 6,073 5,780 5,801 5,915 6,083 6,178 6,158 5,974
Unemployment 286 318 348 344 333 374 342 312 301 336 334 397 335
Unemployment Rate 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.1 6.1 5.3
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,475 2,475 2,492 2,524 2,530 2,608 2,603 2,567 2,532 2,525 2,549 2,545 2,535
Employment 2,344 2,353 2,348 2,364 2,376 2,436 2,454 2,431 2,394 2,371 2,398 2,377 2,387
Unemployment 131 122 144 160 154 172 149 136 138 154 151 168 148
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.6 5.7 5.3 5.5 6.1 5.9 6.6 5.8
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,011 4,022 4,069 4,078 4,095 4,281 4,320 4,218 4,117 4,012 3,975 3,949 4,095
Employment 3,785 3,770 3,778 3,699 3,762 3,941 4,021 3,927 3,861 3,731 3,676 3,545 3,791
Unemployment 226 252 291 379 333 340 299 291 256 281 299 404 304
Unemployment Rate 5.6 6.3 7.2 9.3 8.1 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.2 7.0 7.5 10.2 7.4
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,241 8,227 8,395 8,659 8,661 8,786 8,388 8,273 8,432 8,387 8,252 8,184 8,407
Employment 7,662 7,607 7,672 7,899 7,976 8,110 7,763 7,707 7,889 7,782 7,605 7,400 7,756
Unemployment 579 620 723 760 685 676 625 566 543 605 647 784 651
Unemployment Rate 7.0 7.5 8.6 8.8 7.9 7.7 7.5 6.8 6.4 7.2 7.8 9.6 7.7
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,263 1,280 1,298 1,306 1,274 1,336 1,295 1,284 1,309 1,273 1,336 1,317 1,298
Employment 1,200 1,221 1,230 1,241 1,209 1,265 1,231 1,229 1,256 1,211 1,271 1,240 1,234
Unemployment 63 59 68 65 65 71 64 55 53 62 65 77 64
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.3 4.0 4.9 4.9 5.8 4.9
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,666 13,686 13,928 14,244 14,982 16,264 16,764 16,419 15,524 14,687 14,312 14,316 14,899
Employment 12,800 12,874 12,985 13,270 14,106 15,334 15,950 15,652 14,784 13,792 13,254 13,046 13,987
Unemployment 866 812 943 974 876 930 814 767 740 895 1,058 1,270 912
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.9 6.8 6.8 5.8 5.7 4.9 4.7 4.8 6.1 7.4 8.9 6.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,011 4,026 4,164 4,360 4,526 4,144 4,032 3,995 4,112 4,049 4,124 4,083 4,136
Employment 3,762 3,799 3,912 4,146 4,312 3,894 3,801 3,779 3,877 3,801 3,839 3,731 3,888
Unemployment 249 227 252 214 214 250 231 216 235 248 285 352 248
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.6 6.1 4.9 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.9 8.6 6.0
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,310 16,242 16,390 16,698 16,557 16,972 16,642 16,477 16,357 16,381 16,407 16,494 16,494
Employment 15,361 15,268 15,268 15,447 15,497 15,838 15,616 15,449 15,339 15,229 15,277 15,043 15,386
Unemployment 949 974 1,122 1,251 1,060 1,134 1,026 1,028 1,018 1,152 1,130 1,451 1,108
Unemployment Rate 5.8 6.0 6.8 7.5 6.4 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 7.0 6.9 8.8 6.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,635 7,335 7,279 7,226 7,168 7,479 7,316 7,342 7,202 7,143 7,212 7,149 7,291
Employment 7,433 7,112 6,995 6,892 6,826 7,104 6,943 7,002 6,881 6,827 6,868 6,775 6,972
Unemployment 202 223 284 334 342 375 373 340 321 316 344 374 319
Unemployment Rate 2.6 3.0 3.9 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.8 5.2 4.4
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,632 24,612 24,794 24,924 24,480 24,356 23,991 24,248 23,770 23,955 23,995 23,923 24,307
Employment 23,662 23,557 23,461 23,334 22,910 22,593 22,302 22,633 22,129 22,278 22,303 22,008 22,764
Unemployment 970 1,055 1,333 1,590 1,570 1,763 1,689 1,615 1,641 1,677 1,692 1,915 1,543
Unemployment Rate 3.9 4.3 5.4 6.4 6.4 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 8.0 6.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,370 13,213 13,077 12,949 13,294 15,111 15,836 15,626 14,551 13,483 12,536 13,432 13,874
Employment 12,650 12,486 12,269 11,480 12,195 14,266 15,095 14,935 13,824 12,471 11,119 12,210 12,917
Unemployment 720 727 808 1,469 1,099 845 741 691 727 1,012 1,417 1,222 957
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.5 6.2 11.3 8.3 5.6 4.7 4.4 5.0 7.5 11.3 9.1 6.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 11,532 11,418 11,460 11,647 11,621 11,457 11,747 11,779 11,559 11,558 11,546 11,400 11,561
Employment 10,994 10,834 10,742 10,852 10,830 10,623 10,907 10,968 10,779 10,761 10,713 10,450 10,788
Unemployment 538 584 718 795 791 834 840 811 780 797 833 950 773
Unemployment Rate 4.7 5.1 6.3 6.8 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.2 8.3 6.7
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,275 4,294 4,333 4,391 4,394 4,556 4,481 4,427 4,365 4,410 4,430 4,437 4,400
Employment 4,033 4,055 4,056 4,112 4,134 4,267 4,214 4,162 4,126 4,162 4,172 4,138 4,136
Unemployment 242 239 277 279 260 289 267 265 239 248 258 299 264
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.6 6.4 6.4 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.7 6.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,320 3,275 3,318 3,345 3,326 3,345 3,340 3,251 3,252 3,268 3,321 3,370 3,311
Employment 3,142 3,102 3,120 3,129 3,118 3,116 3,132 3,063 3,072 3,065 3,118 3,106 3,107
Unemployment 178 173 198 216 208 229 208 188 180 203 203 264 204
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.8 6.2 5.8 5.5 6.2 6.1 7.8 6.2
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.