"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science; it is the systematic collection and analysis of data which describes and predicts the relationship between labor demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review, ICESA, 1995, p. 7.
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. |
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