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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2013 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 301,118 299,629 299,900 300,384 301,113 306,664 306,272 303,881 303,232 301,494 302,407 300,319 302,201
Employment 282,176 282,985 284,357 284,903 287,706 292,664 293,063 291,521 290,997 288,404 288,743 285,981 287,792
Unemployment 18,942 16,644 15,543 15,481 13,407 14,000 13,209 12,360 12,235 13,090 13,664 14,338 14,409
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.5 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,675 42,410 42,578 42,513 42,365 42,484 42,857 42,188 42,104 42,282 42,802 42,557 42,485
Employment 40,241 40,266 40,577 40,511 40,556 40,517 40,997 40,437 40,355 40,447 40,974 40,584 40,539
Unemployment 2,434 2,144 2,001 2,002 1,809 1,967 1,860 1,751 1,749 1,835 1,828 1,973 1,946
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.6
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,501 31,351 31,497 31,419 31,370 31,479 31,760 31,258 31,213 31,318 31,713 31,452 31,445
Employment 29,946 29,965 30,196 30,147 30,181 30,152 30,509 30,092 30,031 30,100 30,492 30,202 30,168
Unemployment 1,555 1,386 1,301 1,272 1,189 1,327 1,251 1,166 1,182 1,218 1,221 1,250 1,277
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.1
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 47,516 47,459 47,444 47,858 47,722 48,153 49,091 48,105 47,463 47,970 48,158 47,723 47,889
Employment 44,378 44,732 44,967 45,442 45,588 45,899 46,970 46,072 45,448 45,879 46,049 45,424 45,571
Unemployment 3,138 2,727 2,477 2,416 2,134 2,254 2,121 2,033 2,015 2,091 2,109 2,299 2,318
Unemployment Rate 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.8
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 30,942 30,866 30,877 31,114 31,070 31,369 31,938 31,328 30,909 31,236 31,361 31,040 31,171
Employment 28,955 29,186 29,340 29,649 29,745 29,948 30,646 30,061 29,653 29,935 30,046 29,638 29,734
Unemployment 1,987 1,680 1,537 1,465 1,325 1,421 1,292 1,267 1,256 1,301 1,315 1,402 1,437
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.6
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,567 20,949 21,025 20,995 20,645 19,659 19,069 18,860 20,472 20,740 21,147 20,583 20,392
Employment 19,584 20,060 20,183 20,224 19,932 18,837 18,335 18,164 19,779 20,035 20,431 19,880 19,620
Unemployment 983 889 842 771 713 822 734 696 693 705 716 703 772
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.8
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,257 17,582 17,666 17,632 17,390 16,539 16,030 15,861 17,237 17,446 17,784 17,316 17,145
Employment 16,510 16,912 17,015 17,050 16,804 15,880 15,457 15,313 16,675 16,890 17,224 16,760 16,541
Unemployment 747 670 651 582 586 659 573 548 562 556 560 556 604
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.5
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,379 5,362 5,363 5,399 5,514 5,723 5,602 5,673 5,595 5,539 5,488 5,390 5,502
Employment 5,014 5,040 5,044 5,099 5,256 5,436 5,339 5,427 5,348 5,271 5,214 5,084 5,214
Unemployment 365 322 319 300 258 287 263 246 247 268 274 306 288
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.6 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 5.0 5.7 5.2
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 25,707 25,506 25,568 25,432 25,192 25,338 24,964 24,850 25,203 25,117 25,611 25,445 25,328
Employment 24,250 24,261 24,392 24,246 24,147 24,247 23,940 23,897 24,276 24,170 24,648 24,426 24,242
Unemployment 1,457 1,245 1,176 1,186 1,045 1,091 1,024 953 927 947 963 1,019 1,086
Unemployment Rate 5.7 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.3
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,453 16,326 16,380 16,288 16,163 16,250 15,992 15,902 16,153 16,095 16,426 16,306 16,228
Employment 15,633 15,640 15,725 15,631 15,567 15,631 15,434 15,406 15,650 15,582 15,890 15,747 15,628
Unemployment 820 686 655 657 596 619 558 496 503 513 536 559 600
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,919 7,882 7,947 7,988 8,278 8,777 8,654 8,267 8,319 8,363 8,382 8,308 8,257
Employment 7,430 7,463 7,562 7,617 7,952 8,436 8,337 7,953 7,999 8,027 8,037 7,950 7,897
Unemployment 489 419 385 371 326 341 317 314 320 336 345 358 360
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.3 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,976 7,971 7,981 7,964 7,974 8,076 7,887 7,895 7,924 8,014 8,136 8,085 7,991
Employment 7,602 7,632 7,663 7,662 7,701 7,779 7,607 7,639 7,663 7,744 7,853 7,789 7,695
Unemployment 374 339 318 302 273 297 280 256 261 270 283 296 296
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,644 3,584 3,543 3,555 3,633 3,702 3,625 3,697 3,689 3,669 3,659 3,658 3,638
Employment 3,407 3,380 3,354 3,371 3,482 3,549 3,482 3,566 3,558 3,529 3,517 3,505 3,475
Unemployment 237 204 189 184 151 153 143 131 131 140 142 153 163
Unemployment Rate 6.5 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.5
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,035 20,863 20,945 20,812 20,723 20,943 20,578 20,756 20,646 20,501 20,827 20,330 20,746
Employment 19,434 19,450 19,662 19,582 19,679 19,812 19,419 19,681 19,610 19,396 19,727 19,186 19,553
Unemployment 1,601 1,413 1,283 1,230 1,044 1,131 1,159 1,075 1,036 1,105 1,100 1,144 1,193
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.0 5.4 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.8
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,171 7,193 7,134 7,097 7,166 7,166 7,063 7,181 7,253 7,398 7,502 7,399 7,227
Employment 6,808 6,872 6,820 6,759 6,865 6,842 6,750 6,897 6,981 7,113 7,224 7,118 6,921
Unemployment 363 321 314 338 301 324 313 284 272 285 278 281 306
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.2
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,529 2,516 2,496 2,499 2,543 2,588 2,578 2,567 2,552 2,451 2,471 2,445 2,520
Employment 2,370 2,372 2,368 2,376 2,430 2,470 2,472 2,465 2,444 2,344 2,359 2,326 2,400
Unemployment 159 144 128 123 113 118 106 102 108 107 112 119 120
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.8
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,316 4,249 4,301 4,290 4,413 4,633 4,638 4,544 4,438 4,403 4,383 4,353 4,413
Employment 4,029 3,973 4,047 4,042 4,209 4,422 4,434 4,357 4,256 4,195 4,170 4,114 4,187
Unemployment 287 276 254 248 204 211 204 187 182 208 213 239 226
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.5 5.9 5.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.1
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,017 7,947 7,939 7,868 7,959 8,537 8,242 8,165 8,183 7,975 7,883 7,876 8,050
Employment 7,364 7,362 7,372 7,332 7,534 8,107 7,845 7,799 7,824 7,577 7,471 7,403 7,583
Unemployment 653 585 567 536 425 430 397 366 359 398 412 473 467
Unemployment Rate 8.1 7.4 7.1 6.8 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.4 5.0 5.2 6.0 5.8
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,312 1,312 1,313 1,330 1,359 1,384 1,353 1,361 1,359 1,422 1,407 1,409 1,360
Employment 1,254 1,263 1,265 1,282 1,315 1,333 1,305 1,315 1,315 1,377 1,357 1,360 1,312
Unemployment 58 49 48 48 44 51 48 46 44 45 50 49 48
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.5
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,856 14,768 14,803 14,879 15,640 16,953 17,224 16,937 16,263 15,476 14,926 14,906 15,636
Employment 13,767 13,808 13,881 14,031 14,915 16,205 16,512 16,289 15,631 14,749 14,158 14,039 14,832
Unemployment 1,089 960 922 848 725 748 712 648 632 727 768 867 804
Unemployment Rate 7.3 6.5 6.2 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.7 5.1 5.8 5.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,613 4,614 4,689 4,940 5,078 4,763 4,666 4,688 4,773 4,717 4,673 4,605 4,735
Employment 4,337 4,392 4,478 4,734 4,897 4,561 4,458 4,491 4,586 4,524 4,464 4,377 4,525
Unemployment 276 222 211 206 181 202 208 197 187 193 209 228 210
Unemployment Rate 6.0 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.6 4.2 4.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 4.5 5.0 4.4
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,426 15,301 15,285 15,480 15,509 15,794 15,830 15,641 15,625 15,564 15,721 15,604 15,565
Employment 14,226 14,180 14,246 14,515 14,713 14,986 15,065 14,946 14,958 14,844 14,964 14,774 14,701
Unemployment 1,200 1,121 1,039 965 796 808 765 695 667 720 757 830 864
Unemployment Rate 7.8 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.6
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,914 4,802 4,793 4,810 4,913 5,094 5,146 5,216 5,188 5,146 5,131 4,944 5,008
Employment 4,581 4,514 4,527 4,552 4,696 4,869 4,930 5,017 4,990 4,934 4,914 4,717 4,770
Unemployment 333 288 266 258 217 225 216 199 198 212 217 227 238
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.0 5.5 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.8
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,050 23,803 23,754 23,836 23,515 23,588 23,410 23,415 23,369 23,160 23,395 23,175 23,539
Employment 22,699 22,621 22,643 22,780 22,567 22,540 22,421 22,493 22,446 22,202 22,429 22,151 22,499
Unemployment 1,351 1,182 1,111 1,056 948 1,048 989 922 923 958 966 1,024 1,040
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.4
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,264 13,145 13,055 12,786 12,938 15,239 15,883 15,816 14,761 13,720 12,656 13,598 13,906
Employment 12,342 12,377 12,312 11,615 12,074 14,618 15,334 15,312 14,249 12,973 11,543 12,686 13,120
Unemployment 922 768 743 1,171 864 621 549 504 512 747 1,113 912 786
Unemployment Rate 7.0 5.8 5.7 9.2 6.7 4.1 3.5 3.2 3.5 5.4 8.8 6.7 5.7
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,021 9,868 9,866 9,848 9,848 9,796 9,757 9,814 9,801 9,668 9,766 9,747 9,817
Employment 9,349 9,283 9,314 9,311 9,349 9,263 9,273 9,355 9,338 9,200 9,265 9,235 9,295
Unemployment 672 585 552 537 499 533 484 459 463 468 501 512 522
Unemployment Rate 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.3
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,320 4,256 4,210 4,253 4,274 4,377 4,405 4,375 4,291 4,274 4,317 4,250 4,300
Employment 4,017 3,987 3,967 4,017 4,076 4,179 4,212 4,192 4,103 4,079 4,133 4,056 4,085
Unemployment 303 269 243 236 198 198 193 183 188 195 184 194 215
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.3 5.8 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.6 5.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,890 3,868 3,866 3,953 3,915 3,896 3,752 3,872 3,960 3,923 3,965 3,927 3,899
Employment 3,693 3,697 3,713 3,803 3,774 3,757 3,627 3,758 3,840 3,793 3,839 3,796 3,758
Unemployment 197 171 153 150 141 139 125 114 120 130 126 131 141
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/26/21.