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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


2010-2020 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates – Annual Averages
Wyoming
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 301,893 302,932 303,748 302,201 302,865 301,608 300,546 295,869 294,892 296,299 296,801
Employment 280,953 284,273 287,110 287,792 289,694 288,894 284,439 283,165 282,956 285,292 279,462
Unemployment 20,940 18,659 16,638 14,409 13,171 12,714 16,107 12,704 11,936 11,007 17,339
Unemployment Rate 6.9 6.2 5.5 4.8 4.3 4.2 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.8
Natrona County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 39,724 40,613 41,901 42,485 42,863 42,482 41,016 39,925 39,735 40,380 40,710
Employment 36,745 37,995 39,714 40,539 41,051 40,431 38,073 37,776 37,896 38,760 37,529
Unemployment 2,979 2,618 2,187 1,946 1,812 2,051 2,943 2,149 1,839 1,620 3,181
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.4 5.2 4.6 4.2 4.8 7.2 5.4 4.6 4.0 7.8
Casper City
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 29,157 29,927 30,993 31,445 31,733 31,439 30,272 29,303 29,124 29,596 29,813
Employment 27,201 28,240 29,556 30,168 30,538 29,972 28,165 27,746 27,814 28,414 27,512
Unemployment 1,956 1,687 1,437 1,277 1,195 1,467 2,107 1,557 1,310 1,182 2,301
Unemployment Rate 6.7 5.6 4.6 4.1 3.8 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.5 4.0 7.7
Laramie County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 45,971 46,585 47,168 47,889 48,216 48,225 48,803 48,683 48,759 49,776 50,826
Employment 42,668 43,522 44,376 45,571 46,027 46,341 46,765 46,850 46,874 48,017 48,231
Unemployment 3,303 3,063 2,792 2,318 2,189 1,884 2,038 1,833 1,885 1,759 2,595
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.6 5.9 4.8 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.5 5.1
Cheyenne City
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 29,712 30,242 30,652 31,171 31,405 31,525 31,902 31,592 31,595 32,179 32,921
Employment 27,705 28,380 28,918 29,734 30,040 30,252 30,539 30,346 30,321 31,031 31,170
Unemployment 2,007 1,862 1,734 1,437 1,365 1,273 1,363 1,246 1,274 1,148 1,751
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.6 5.3
Albany County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 21,248 21,536 20,493 20,392 20,251 20,471 20,975 20,665 20,599 20,647 19,726
Employment 20,224 20,574 19,586 19,620 19,516 19,836 20,299 20,056 19,917 19,996 18,946
Unemployment 1,024 962 907 772 735 635 676 609 682 651 780
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.2 4.0
Laramie City
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 17,791 18,027 17,198 17,145 17,000 17,164 17,576 17,250 17,156 17,210 16,445
Employment 17,025 17,318 16,509 16,541 16,420 16,665 17,039 16,762 16,615 16,683 15,807
Unemployment 766 709 689 604 580 499 537 488 541 527 638
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.9
Big Horn County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 5,606 5,669 5,573 5,502 5,517 5,513 5,540 5,413 5,327 5,258 5,381
Employment 5,203 5,303 5,250 5,214 5,257 5,272 5,263 5,177 5,077 5,027 5,112
Unemployment 403 366 323 288 260 241 277 236 250 231 269
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.5 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.4 5.0
Campbell County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 26,165 25,536 25,814 25,328 25,946 25,599 24,415 23,254 23,268 23,466 23,439
Employment 24,466 24,202 24,580 24,242 25,033 24,606 22,648 22,090 22,317 22,575 21,822
Unemployment 1,699 1,334 1,234 1,086 913 993 1,767 1,164 951 891 1,617
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.9 7.2 5.0 4.1 3.8 6.9
Gillette City
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 16,325 16,133 16,438 16,228 16,714 16,636 15,920 15,106 15,759 15,882 15,904
Employment 15,479 15,443 15,766 15,628 16,179 15,943 14,685 14,259 15,073 15,242 14,733
Unemployment 846 690 672 600 535 693 1,235 847 686 640 1,171
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.2 4.2 7.8 5.6 4.4 4.0 7.4
Carbon County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 8,218 8,054 8,120 8,257 8,342 8,368 8,363 7,979 7,943 7,849 8,111
Employment 7,623 7,544 7,687 7,897 7,993 8,061 7,969 7,651 7,647 7,577 7,743
Unemployment 595 510 433 360 349 307 394 328 296 272 368
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.3 5.3 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.5 4.5
Converse County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 7,528 7,558 7,883 7,991 8,241 8,247 7,879 7,555 7,726 8,713 8,163
Employment 7,085 7,170 7,534 7,695 7,980 7,949 7,385 7,209 7,444 8,463 7,677
Unemployment 443 388 349 296 261 298 494 346 282 250 486
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.1 4.4 3.7 3.2 3.6 6.3 4.6 3.7 2.9 6.0
Crook County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 3,887 3,834 3,769 3,638 3,668 3,679 3,740 3,720 3,769 3,771 3,908
Employment 3,678 3,636 3,580 3,475 3,519 3,552 3,567 3,585 3,647 3,647 3,757
Unemployment 209 198 189 163 149 127 173 135 122 124 151
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.6 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.9
Fremont County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 20,890 20,955 21,034 20,746 20,333 20,074 20,040 19,549 19,123 18,921 19,326
Employment 19,321 19,519 19,726 19,553 19,273 18,977 18,591 18,436 18,124 18,062 18,120
Unemployment 1,569 1,436 1,308 1,193 1,060 1,097 1,449 1,113 999 859 1,206
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.9 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.5 7.2 5.7 5.2 4.5 6.2
Goshen County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 7,456 7,540 7,424 7,227 7,057 7,023 7,029 6,989 6,911 6,520 6,639
Employment 7,062 7,156 7,066 6,921 6,791 6,795 6,784 6,782 6,681 6,274 6,355
Unemployment 394 384 358 306 266 228 245 207 230 246 284
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.8 4.3
Hot Springs County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 2,555 2,565 2,548 2,520 2,459 2,380 2,425 2,356 2,255 2,209 2,249
Employment 2,411 2,427 2,424 2,400 2,352 2,282 2,308 2,261 2,173 2,131 2,136
Unemployment 144 138 124 120 107 98 117 95 82 78 113
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.8 4.0 3.6 3.5 5.0
Johnson County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 4,516 4,458 4,420 4,413 4,430 4,167 4,207 4,238 4,286 4,196 4,192
Employment 4,184 4,163 4,178 4,187 4,221 3,966 3,981 4,056 4,115 4,039 3,960
Unemployment 332 295 242 226 209 201 226 182 171 157 232
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.6 5.5 5.1 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.5
Lincoln County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 8,652 8,641 8,186 8,050 8,145 8,343 8,725 8,834 8,889 9,099 9,373
Employment 7,869 7,921 7,583 7,583 7,706 7,955 8,313 8,500 8,550 8,787 8,907
Unemployment 783 720 603 467 439 388 412 334 339 312 466
Unemployment Rate 9.0 8.3 7.4 5.8 5.4 4.7 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.4 5.0
Niobrara County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 1,379 1,375 1,365 1,360 1,335 1,317 1,338 1,313 1,296 1,236 1,265
Employment 1,311 1,315 1,311 1,312 1,288 1,278 1,294 1,276 1,260 1,201 1,217
Unemployment 68 60 54 48 47 39 44 37 36 35 48
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.8
Park County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 15,772 15,888 16,075 15,636 15,569 15,637 15,931 15,845 15,777 15,465 15,380
Employment 14,730 14,913 15,157 14,832 14,842 14,974 15,174 15,152 15,088 14,819 14,549
Unemployment 1,042 975 918 804 727 663 757 693 689 646 831
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.1 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 5.4
Platte County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 4,938 4,898 4,732 4,735 4,725 4,871 4,775 4,821 4,840 4,597 4,651
Employment 4,644 4,637 4,493 4,525 4,534 4,683 4,544 4,638 4,659 4,433 4,418
Unemployment 294 261 239 210 191 188 231 183 181 164 233
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.3 5.1 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 5.0
Sheridan County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 16,066 15,869 15,726 15,565 15,726 15,799 16,127 15,953 15,920 15,693 16,210
Employment 14,804 14,706 14,720 14,701 14,963 15,139 15,363 15,313 15,276 15,122 15,409
Unemployment 1,262 1,163 1,006 864 763 660 764 640 644 571 801
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.3 6.4 5.6 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.9
Sublette County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 5,662 5,823 5,507 5,008 4,817 4,531 4,232 4,298 4,301 4,110 4,059
Employment 5,305 5,540 5,230 4,770 4,601 4,298 3,958 4,100 4,116 3,917 3,765
Unemployment 357 283 277 238 216 233 274 198 185 193 294
Unemployment Rate 6.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.5 5.1 6.5 4.6 4.3 4.7 7.2
Sweetwater County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 23,023 23,578 23,856 23,539 23,026 22,556 22,140 21,773 21,539 21,424 20,840
Employment 21,395 22,261 22,684 22,499 22,061 21,509 20,794 20,758 20,635 20,568 19,308
Unemployment 1,628 1,317 1,172 1,040 965 1,047 1,346 1,015 904 856 1,532
Unemployment Rate 7.1 5.6 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.6 6.1 4.7 4.2 4.0 7.4
Teton County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 13,568 13,476 13,650 13,906 14,272 14,574 15,247 15,566 15,579 15,970 15,204
Employment 12,446 12,404 12,710 13,120 13,579 14,016 14,715 15,114 15,111 15,521 14,292
Unemployment 1,122 1,072 940 786 693 558 532 452 468 449 912
Unemployment Rate 8.3 8.0 6.9 5.7 4.9 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.0 2.8 6.0
Uinta County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 10,512 10,041 10,146 9,817 9,774 9,593 9,426 9,195 9,136 9,280 9,312
Employment 9,718 9,380 9,562 9,295 9,281 9,120 8,876 8,765 8,739 8,912 8,730
Unemployment 794 661 584 522 493 473 550 430 397 368 582
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.6 5.8 5.3 5.0 4.9 5.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.3
Washakie County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 4,566 4,530 4,435 4,300 4,228 4,233 4,214 4,153 4,106 3,904 4,004
Employment 4,276 4,263 4,198 4,085 4,036 4,058 4,013 3,982 3,932 3,742 3,793
Unemployment 290 267 237 215 192 175 201 171 174 162 211
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.8 4.1 4.2 4.1 5.3
Weston County
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Labor Force 3,992 3,911 3,925 3,899 3,925 3,930 3,960 3,791 3,810 3,819 3,836
Employment 3,784 3,723 3,761 3,758 3,789 3,798 3,761 3,637 3,678 3,704 3,688
Unemployment 208 188 164 141 136 132 199 154 132 115 148
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.4 5.0 4.1 3.5 3.0 3.9
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/26/21.