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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2018 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 289,808 290,999 291,534 289,996 291,538 296,991 296,889 293,109 293,694 293,262 292,964 290,770 292,629
Employment 275,410 277,233 278,362 277,883 280,337 284,506 285,414 282,387 283,497 282,797 282,072 279,151 280,754
Unemployment 14,398 13,766 13,172 12,113 11,201 12,485 11,475 10,722 10,197 10,465 10,892 11,619 11,875
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.1
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,578 39,628 39,774 39,674 39,372 39,263 39,524 38,755 38,678 39,540 39,838 39,546 39,431
Employment 37,287 37,464 37,813 37,844 37,636 37,362 37,767 37,090 37,054 37,864 38,221 37,810 37,601
Unemployment 2,291 2,164 1,961 1,830 1,736 1,901 1,757 1,665 1,624 1,676 1,617 1,736 1,830
Unemployment Rate 5.8 5.5 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.6
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,932 29,065 29,165 29,077 28,863 28,799 28,985 28,396 28,343 28,993 29,190 29,005 28,902
Employment 27,367 27,497 27,753 27,776 27,623 27,422 27,719 27,223 27,196 27,791 28,053 27,751 27,598
Unemployment 1,565 1,568 1,412 1,301 1,240 1,377 1,266 1,173 1,147 1,202 1,137 1,254 1,304
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.3 4.5
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 48,147 48,426 48,602 48,462 47,955 48,048 48,777 48,160 47,583 48,354 49,101 48,998 48,384
Employment 45,910 46,283 46,629 46,659 46,199 46,052 46,937 46,353 45,922 46,647 47,415 47,106 46,509
Unemployment 2,237 2,143 1,973 1,803 1,756 1,996 1,840 1,807 1,661 1,707 1,686 1,892 1,875
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.9 3.9
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,205 31,342 31,485 31,397 31,104 31,153 31,641 31,223 30,843 31,339 31,798 31,695 31,352
Employment 29,697 29,939 30,162 30,182 29,884 29,789 30,362 29,984 29,705 30,174 30,671 30,471 30,085
Unemployment 1,508 1,403 1,323 1,215 1,220 1,364 1,279 1,239 1,138 1,165 1,127 1,224 1,267
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.9 4.0
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,209 21,059 21,133 21,085 20,853 19,615 18,882 18,751 20,396 21,005 21,270 21,013 20,439
Employment 19,496 20,416 20,430 20,433 20,209 18,798 18,138 18,082 19,769 20,382 20,639 20,355 19,762
Unemployment 713 643 703 652 644 817 744 669 627 623 631 658 677
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.3
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,814 17,517 17,577 17,569 17,383 16,346 15,733 15,612 16,983 17,505 17,732 17,499 17,022
Employment 16,264 17,031 17,043 17,046 16,859 15,682 15,131 15,084 16,492 17,003 17,217 16,981 16,486
Unemployment 550 486 534 523 524 664 602 528 491 502 515 518 536
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 3.8 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,133 5,087 5,117 5,133 5,255 5,540 5,550 5,388 5,482 5,352 5,273 5,135 5,287
Employment 4,843 4,776 4,832 4,875 5,016 5,285 5,318 5,177 5,279 5,143 5,052 4,851 5,037
Unemployment 290 311 285 258 239 255 232 211 203 209 221 284 250
Unemployment Rate 5.6 6.1 5.6 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.9 4.2 5.5 4.7
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,088 23,104 23,313 23,373 23,279 23,013 22,942 22,894 22,698 23,129 23,206 23,045 23,090
Employment 21,929 22,019 22,282 22,424 22,405 22,008 21,995 21,989 21,848 22,264 22,381 22,176 22,143
Unemployment 1,159 1,085 1,031 949 874 1,005 947 905 850 865 825 869 947
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.1
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,636 15,661 15,803 15,815 15,752 15,595 15,560 15,506 15,376 15,683 15,685 15,598 15,640
Employment 14,811 14,872 15,049 15,145 15,132 14,864 14,855 14,851 14,756 15,037 15,116 14,978 14,956
Unemployment 825 789 754 670 620 731 705 655 620 646 569 620 684
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.2 3.9 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.6 4.0 4.4
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,573 7,488 7,490 7,557 7,910 8,250 8,199 8,343 8,171 7,969 7,985 7,657 7,883
Employment 7,193 7,143 7,150 7,257 7,643 7,949 7,927 8,091 7,924 7,701 7,717 7,359 7,588
Unemployment 380 345 340 300 267 301 272 252 247 268 268 298 295
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.9 3.7
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,467 7,470 7,473 7,485 7,495 7,616 7,536 7,576 7,811 7,913 8,143 8,038 7,669
Employment 7,103 7,149 7,161 7,207 7,231 7,318 7,252 7,305 7,556 7,667 7,900 7,781 7,386
Unemployment 364 321 312 278 264 298 284 271 255 246 243 257 283
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.7
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,670 3,637 3,560 3,544 3,692 3,951 3,970 3,816 3,960 3,747 3,765 3,558 3,739
Employment 3,536 3,488 3,422 3,420 3,577 3,820 3,853 3,706 3,852 3,640 3,660 3,447 3,618
Unemployment 134 149 138 124 115 131 117 110 108 107 105 111 121
Unemployment Rate 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.2
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,096 19,201 19,181 18,929 18,890 19,133 18,831 19,092 19,033 18,863 18,878 18,588 18,976
Employment 17,805 17,965 18,029 17,939 17,984 18,099 17,848 18,196 18,234 18,008 18,021 17,666 17,983
Unemployment 1,291 1,236 1,152 990 906 1,034 983 896 799 855 857 922 993
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.2 4.8 5.4 5.2 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,887 6,829 6,808 6,765 6,808 6,963 6,959 6,767 7,017 6,825 6,956 6,705 6,857
Employment 6,633 6,605 6,579 6,539 6,582 6,678 6,686 6,536 6,821 6,628 6,769 6,496 6,629
Unemployment 254 224 229 226 226 285 273 231 196 197 187 209 228
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.3
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,248 2,256 2,263 2,236 2,243 2,303 2,266 2,209 2,196 2,220 2,215 2,199 2,238
Employment 2,149 2,157 2,164 2,145 2,165 2,210 2,189 2,143 2,131 2,154 2,148 2,120 2,156
Unemployment 99 99 99 91 78 93 77 66 65 66 67 79 82
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.5 4.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.7
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,105 4,116 4,057 4,026 4,153 4,491 4,555 4,362 4,435 4,298 4,268 4,165 4,253
Employment 3,874 3,892 3,861 3,853 4,008 4,328 4,397 4,217 4,297 4,148 4,122 3,999 4,083
Unemployment 231 224 196 173 145 163 158 145 138 150 146 166 170
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.0
Lincloln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,743 8,738 8,696 8,569 8,734 9,357 9,017 8,841 9,005 8,808 8,618 8,709 8,820
Employment 8,326 8,350 8,319 8,189 8,415 9,009 8,713 8,556 8,731 8,525 8,311 8,353 8,483
Unemployment 417 388 377 380 319 348 304 285 274 283 307 356 337
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.6 4.1 3.8
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,271 1,274 1,241 1,234 1,264 1,340 1,322 1,289 1,352 1,298 1,298 1,250 1,286
Employment 1,237 1,237 1,207 1,201 1,234 1,295 1,279 1,250 1,315 1,267 1,268 1,218 1,251
Unemployment 34 37 34 33 30 45 43 39 37 31 30 32 35
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.7
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,761 14,739 14,678 14,740 15,951 17,205 17,369 16,842 16,442 15,752 14,827 14,550 15,655
Employment 13,871 13,874 13,847 14,047 15,346 16,542 16,779 16,278 15,905 15,168 14,166 13,817 14,970
Unemployment 890 865 831 693 605 663 590 564 537 584 661 733 685
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.7 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.5 5.0 4.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,713 4,670 4,625 4,743 4,822 5,055 4,956 4,820 4,980 4,754 4,796 4,697 4,803
Employment 4,486 4,437 4,395 4,561 4,655 4,867 4,765 4,665 4,830 4,623 4,659 4,531 4,623
Unemployment 227 233 230 182 167 188 191 155 150 131 137 166 180
Unemployment Rate 4.8 5.0 5.0 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.5 3.7
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,603 15,735 15,799 15,650 15,722 16,197 16,210 15,641 15,812 15,707 15,874 15,632 15,799
Employment 14,745 14,881 14,970 14,985 15,146 15,559 15,636 15,127 15,294 15,186 15,337 15,018 15,157
Unemployment 858 854 829 665 576 638 574 514 518 521 537 614 642
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.2 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.9 4.1
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,265 4,193 4,173 4,101 4,181 4,453 4,440 4,324 4,440 4,247 4,283 4,109 4,267
Employment 4,045 3,988 3,973 3,922 4,011 4,268 4,272 4,159 4,274 4,079 4,109 3,908 4,084
Unemployment 220 205 200 179 170 185 168 165 166 168 174 201 183
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.1 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.9 4.3
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,544 21,603 21,772 21,630 21,260 21,189 20,876 21,093 20,943 21,407 21,629 21,525 21,373
Employment 20,464 20,597 20,765 20,720 20,396 20,230 19,991 20,265 20,156 20,639 20,838 20,638 20,475
Unemployment 1,080 1,006 1,007 910 864 959 885 828 787 768 791 887 898
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.2
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,888 14,889 14,766 14,108 14,798 16,927 17,849 17,421 16,352 15,036 13,644 14,811 15,458
Employment 14,480 14,496 14,353 13,451 14,244 16,509 17,497 17,093 16,009 14,630 12,845 14,307 14,993
Unemployment 408 393 413 657 554 418 352 328 343 406 799 504 465
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.6 2.8 4.7 3.7 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.7 5.9 3.4 3.0
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,938 9,006 9,163 9,142 9,061 9,123 8,997 9,036 8,958 9,127 9,188 9,050 9,066
Employment 8,476 8,549 8,718 8,732 8,685 8,698 8,612 8,683 8,604 8,775 8,829 8,692 8,671
Unemployment 462 457 445 410 376 425 385 353 354 352 359 358 395
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.4
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,115 4,104 4,083 4,020 4,028 4,162 4,130 4,014 4,112 4,052 4,055 4,018 4,075
Employment 3,918 3,875 3,858 3,836 3,861 3,974 3,968 3,869 3,976 3,917 3,920 3,846 3,902
Unemployment 197 229 225 184 167 188 162 145 136 135 135 172 173
Unemployment Rate 4.8 5.6 5.5 4.6 4.1 4.5 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.2
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,766 3,752 3,767 3,786 3,815 3,794 3,730 3,674 3,834 3,857 3,856 3,774 3,784
Employment 3,605 3,594 3,607 3,643 3,690 3,646 3,596 3,556 3,714 3,742 3,746 3,659 3,650
Unemployment 161 158 160 143 125 148 134 118 120 115 110 115 134
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.5
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.