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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2017 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 292,712 292,619 293,906 291,618 292,603 298,018 297,539 295,718 295,552 292,949 292,672 289,720 293,802
Employment 276,570 277,855 279,843 279,385 280,657 285,456 285,645 284,288 284,577 281,769 280,314 277,611 281,164
Unemployment 16,142 14,764 14,063 12,233 11,946 12,562 11,894 11,430 10,975 11,180 12,358 12,109 12,638
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.3
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,944 40,062 40,277 39,793 39,253 39,320 39,340 39,281 39,318 39,449 40,004 39,719 39,647
Employment 37,054 37,477 37,908 37,706 37,225 37,224 37,320 37,352 37,494 37,631 38,054 37,665 37,509
Unemployment 2,890 2,585 2,369 2,087 2,028 2,096 2,020 1,929 1,824 1,818 1,950 2,054 2,138
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.5 5.9 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,320 29,400 29,578 29,192 28,816 28,884 28,911 28,870 28,865 28,932 29,321 29,093 29,098
Employment 27,215 27,525 27,842 27,694 27,340 27,340 27,410 27,434 27,538 27,639 27,949 27,664 27,549
Unemployment 2,105 1,875 1,736 1,498 1,476 1,544 1,501 1,436 1,327 1,293 1,372 1,429 1,549
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.4 5.9 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.3
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,033 49,104 49,165 48,727 48,020 47,825 48,607 47,826 47,800 47,741 48,345 47,915 48,342
Employment 46,798 47,140 47,201 47,068 46,334 45,943 46,830 46,090 46,106 46,025 46,540 46,153 46,519
Unemployment 2,235 1,964 1,964 1,659 1,686 1,882 1,777 1,736 1,694 1,716 1,805 1,762 1,823
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,765 31,842 31,905 31,608 31,153 31,039 31,546 31,050 31,030 30,996 31,399 31,118 31,371
Employment 30,313 30,534 30,574 30,487 30,012 29,759 30,333 29,854 29,864 29,812 30,145 29,895 30,132
Unemployment 1,452 1,308 1,331 1,121 1,141 1,280 1,213 1,196 1,166 1,184 1,254 1,223 1,239
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.1 4.2 3.5 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,386 21,157 21,384 21,292 20,887 19,598 19,031 18,947 20,752 20,833 21,121 20,845 20,520
Employment 19,704 20,549 20,728 20,738 20,308 18,937 18,421 18,372 20,186 20,236 20,519 20,268 19,914
Unemployment 682 608 656 554 579 661 610 575 566 597 602 577 606
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.9 3.1 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,006 17,643 17,830 17,775 17,464 16,367 15,890 15,812 17,321 17,397 17,638 17,401 17,129
Employment 16,468 17,174 17,324 17,332 16,973 15,827 15,396 15,355 16,871 16,913 17,149 16,940 16,644
Unemployment 538 469 506 443 491 540 494 457 450 484 489 461 485
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,154 5,077 5,177 5,273 5,390 5,775 5,630 5,605 5,529 5,382 5,340 5,166 5,375
Employment 4,875 4,809 4,919 5,035 5,158 5,531 5,410 5,390 5,326 5,174 5,123 4,932 5,140
Unemployment 279 268 258 238 232 244 220 215 203 208 217 234 235
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.5 4.4
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,239 23,313 23,387 23,323 22,979 22,863 23,022 22,897 22,870 22,924 23,249 23,033 23,092
Employment 21,692 21,896 22,083 22,181 21,852 21,676 21,902 21,833 21,857 21,969 22,237 22,031 21,934
Unemployment 1,547 1,417 1,304 1,142 1,127 1,187 1,120 1,064 1,013 955 1,012 1,002 1,158
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.1 5.6 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.4 5.0
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,102 15,163 15,194 15,152 14,907 14,867 14,988 14,880 14,831 14,877 15,090 14,965 15,002
Employment 14,002 14,134 14,255 14,318 14,106 13,992 14,138 14,093 14,109 14,181 14,354 14,221 14,159
Unemployment 1,100 1,029 939 834 801 875 850 787 722 696 736 744 843
Unemployment Rate 7.3 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.6
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,868 7,721 7,723 7,736 7,946 8,378 8,194 8,064 8,135 7,980 7,812 7,523 7,924
Employment 7,467 7,331 7,344 7,418 7,640 8,063 7,896 7,771 7,854 7,687 7,484 7,204 7,597
Unemployment 401 390 379 318 306 315 298 293 281 293 328 319 327
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.2 4.2 4.1
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,578 7,536 7,549 7,553 7,473 7,571 7,409 7,401 7,451 7,486 7,555 7,465 7,503
Employment 7,122 7,119 7,165 7,230 7,165 7,237 7,071 7,073 7,152 7,188 7,239 7,141 7,159
Unemployment 456 417 384 323 308 334 338 328 299 298 316 324 344
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.6
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,553 3,452 3,444 3,504 3,717 3,990 3,877 3,906 3,818 3,763 3,748 3,559 3,694
Employment 3,370 3,277 3,277 3,372 3,588 3,863 3,760 3,788 3,705 3,648 3,630 3,442 3,560
Unemployment 183 175 167 132 129 127 117 118 113 115 118 117 134
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.1 4.8 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,488 19,491 19,598 19,371 19,314 19,722 19,304 19,439 19,389 19,389 19,305 19,151 19,414
Employment 18,042 18,152 18,351 18,292 18,281 18,617 18,215 18,408 18,465 18,455 18,279 18,113 18,306
Unemployment 1,446 1,339 1,247 1,079 1,033 1,105 1,089 1,031 924 934 1,026 1,038 1,108
Unemployment Rate 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.4 5.7
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,916 6,794 6,889 6,834 6,897 7,073 7,061 7,076 7,010 6,939 7,007 6,780 6,940
Employment 6,678 6,597 6,673 6,648 6,700 6,842 6,841 6,861 6,816 6,751 6,812 6,587 6,734
Unemployment 238 197 216 186 197 231 220 215 194 188 195 193 206
Unemployment Rate 3.4 2.9 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,346 2,360 2,360 2,361 2,345 2,412 2,401 2,328 2,328 2,265 2,285 2,277 2,339
Employment 2,229 2,244 2,253 2,265 2,249 2,318 2,312 2,244 2,248 2,184 2,198 2,191 2,245
Unemployment 117 116 107 96 96 94 89 84 80 81 87 86 94
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.0
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,100 3,992 4,020 4,010 4,152 4,485 4,508 4,413 4,316 4,246 4,161 4,090 4,208
Employment 3,831 3,760 3,803 3,839 3,984 4,310 4,354 4,265 4,166 4,086 4,007 3,917 4,027
Unemployment 269 232 217 171 168 175 154 148 150 160 154 173 181
Unemployment Rate 6.6 5.8 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.2 4.3
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,585 8,628 8,606 8,578 8,687 9,203 9,014 8,863 8,980 8,793 8,681 8,639 8,771
Employment 8,173 8,237 8,230 8,252 8,375 8,888 8,721 8,571 8,696 8,500 8,341 8,297 8,440
Unemployment 412 391 376 326 312 315 293 292 284 293 340 342 331
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.9 4.0 3.8
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,265 1,233 1,250 1,253 1,298 1,397 1,377 1,360 1,349 1,299 1,311 1,260 1,304
Employment 1,227 1,192 1,204 1,218 1,262 1,348 1,335 1,327 1,317 1,268 1,280 1,229 1,267
Unemployment 38 41 46 35 36 49 42 33 32 31 31 31 37
Unemployment Rate 3.0 3.3 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.5 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,736 14,592 14,685 14,794 16,086 17,277 17,424 17,222 16,425 15,836 15,006 14,729 15,735
Employment 13,811 13,742 13,875 14,139 15,474 16,650 16,821 16,650 15,870 15,239 14,274 13,992 15,045
Unemployment 925 850 810 655 612 627 603 572 555 597 732 737 690
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.8 5.5 4.4 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.9 5.0 4.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,656 4,562 4,563 4,759 4,898 5,010 4,884 4,857 4,884 4,851 4,850 4,675 4,787
Employment 4,424 4,350 4,358 4,588 4,729 4,823 4,704 4,688 4,728 4,690 4,679 4,502 4,605
Unemployment 232 212 205 171 169 187 180 169 156 161 171 173 182
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,763 15,668 15,815 15,785 15,815 16,283 16,181 15,830 15,784 15,746 15,847 15,598 15,843
Employment 14,925 14,891 15,097 15,209 15,250 15,668 15,610 15,277 15,229 15,170 15,210 14,926 15,205
Unemployment 838 777 718 576 565 615 571 553 555 576 637 672 638
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,114 3,978 4,043 3,999 4,160 4,494 4,488 4,462 4,460 4,345 4,370 4,307 4,268
Employment 3,844 3,734 3,811 3,803 3,971 4,304 4,314 4,296 4,293 4,181 4,182 4,121 4,071
Unemployment 270 244 232 196 189 190 174 166 167 164 188 186 197
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.1 5.7 4.9 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.6
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,950 21,956 22,097 21,919 21,525 21,298 20,971 21,397 21,473 21,474 21,776 21,605 21,620
Employment 20,635 20,714 20,972 20,958 20,593 20,298 20,002 20,476 20,575 20,571 20,865 20,682 20,612
Unemployment 1,315 1,242 1,125 961 932 1,000 969 921 898 903 911 923 1,008
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.7
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,865 14,816 14,731 13,841 14,687 16,930 17,882 17,682 16,427 15,203 13,801 14,617 15,457
Employment 14,435 14,418 14,326 13,268 14,169 16,546 17,571 17,365 16,094 14,757 12,978 14,159 15,007
Unemployment 430 398 405 573 518 384 311 317 333 446 823 458 450
Unemployment Rate 2.9 2.7 2.7 4.1 3.5 2.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.9 6.0 3.1 2.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,234 9,227 9,243 9,127 9,231 9,125 9,093 9,076 9,147 9,054 9,098 8,931 9,132
Employment 8,685 8,700 8,729 8,713 8,828 8,706 8,691 8,698 8,783 8,688 8,692 8,527 8,703
Unemployment 549 527 514 414 403 419 402 378 364 366 406 404 429
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.7 5.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.7
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,106 4,071 4,062 4,052 4,077 4,221 4,153 4,116 4,139 4,184 4,186 4,126 4,125
Employment 3,912 3,873 3,877 3,864 3,901 4,043 3,992 3,965 3,990 4,040 4,020 3,966 3,954
Unemployment 194 198 185 188 176 178 161 151 149 144 166 160 171
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.1
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,836 3,830 3,838 3,733 3,764 3,770 3,684 3,668 3,764 3,767 3,818 3,709 3,765
Employment 3,639 3,652 3,658 3,581 3,620 3,621 3,549 3,526 3,624 3,631 3,671 3,565 3,611
Unemployment 197 178 180 152 144 149 135 142 140 136 147 144 154
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.1
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/1/22.