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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2020 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 295,264 295,664 294,749 284,475 294,568 297,836 295,973 295,491 294,661 293,626 291,612 289,350 293,606
Employment 280,176 280,801 276,992 270,299 268,520 276,220 275,971 279,090 278,795 279,295 276,722 273,523 276,367
Unemployment 15,088 14,863 17,757 14,176 26,048 21,616 20,002 16,401 15,866 14,331 14,890 15,827 17,239
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.0 8.8 7.3 6.8 5.6 5.4 4.9 5.1 5.5 5.9
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 40,735 40,609 40,648 39,022 40,491 40,481 40,467 40,225 39,537 39,760 39,905 39,275 40,097
Employment 38,507 38,421 38,105 36,473 35,795 36,330 36,430 36,798 36,217 36,835 37,020 36,262 36,933
Unemployment 2,228 2,188 2,543 2,549 4,696 4,151 4,037 3,427 3,320 2,925 2,885 3,013 3,164
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.4 6.3 6.5 11.6 10.3 10.0 8.5 8.4 7.4 7.2 7.7 7.9
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,727 29,609 29,640 28,582 29,620 29,611 29,587 29,402 28,890 29,089 29,169 28,701 29,302
Employment 28,168 28,105 27,873 26,680 26,184 26,575 26,648 26,917 26,492 26,944 27,080 26,525 27,016
Unemployment 1,559 1,504 1,767 1,902 3,436 3,036 2,939 2,485 2,398 2,145 2,089 2,176 2,286
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.1 6.0 6.7 11.6 10.3 9.9 8.5 8.3 7.4 7.2 7.6 7.8
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 50,389 50,587 50,440 48,962 50,458 50,372 50,248 50,196 49,495 49,813 50,399 49,639 50,083
Employment 48,044 48,212 47,739 46,676 46,404 47,195 47,402 47,890 47,163 47,703 48,279 47,303 47,501
Unemployment 2,345 2,375 2,701 2,286 4,054 3,177 2,846 2,306 2,332 2,110 2,120 2,336 2,582
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.7 5.4 4.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.6 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.7 5.2
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,472 32,615 32,570 31,674 32,703 32,572 32,464 32,414 31,970 32,114 32,499 32,024 32,341
Employment 30,953 31,061 30,756 30,071 29,896 30,406 30,539 30,854 30,385 30,733 31,104 30,475 30,603
Unemployment 1,519 1,554 1,814 1,603 2,807 2,166 1,925 1,560 1,585 1,381 1,395 1,549 1,738
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.8 5.6 5.1 8.6 6.6 5.9 4.8 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.4
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,657 21,234 21,348 20,765 20,683 19,571 19,403 19,495 20,671 20,945 21,128 20,761 20,556
Employment 19,865 20,479 20,396 20,186 19,613 18,638 18,555 18,851 20,014 20,333 20,456 20,017 19,784
Unemployment 792 755 952 579 1,070 933 848 644 657 612 672 744 772
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.6 4.5 2.8 5.2 4.8 4.4 3.3 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.8
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,145 17,627 17,722 17,265 17,194 16,283 16,134 16,203 17,175 17,412 17,564 17,246 17,081
Employment 16,519 17,030 16,961 16,786 16,309 15,499 15,430 15,676 16,643 16,908 17,010 16,645 16,451
Unemployment 626 597 761 479 885 784 704 527 532 504 554 601 630
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.4 4.3 2.8 5.1 4.8 4.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.7
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,106 5,071 5,044 5,089 5,266 5,502 5,554 5,399 5,496 5,416 5,310 5,203 5,288
Employment 4,766 4,729 4,655 4,916 4,962 5,221 5,277 5,171 5,276 5,225 5,106 4,951 5,021
Unemployment 340 342 389 173 304 281 277 228 220 191 204 252 267
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.7 7.7 3.4 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.8 4.8 5.0
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,729 23,774 23,731 23,220 23,822 23,561 22,949 22,845 22,639 22,638 22,714 22,427 23,171
Employment 22,625 22,687 22,371 22,012 21,453 21,339 20,831 21,033 20,971 21,150 21,308 20,975 21,563
Unemployment 1,104 1,087 1,360 1,208 2,369 2,222 2,118 1,812 1,668 1,488 1,406 1,452 1,608
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.6 5.7 5.2 9.9 9.4 9.2 7.9 7.4 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.9
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,036 16,068 16,057 15,754 16,217 15,988 15,543 15,485 15,337 15,323 15,385 15,234 15,702
Employment 15,255 15,297 15,084 14,842 14,465 14,388 14,046 14,182 14,140 14,261 14,367 14,143 14,539
Unemployment 781 771 973 912 1,752 1,600 1,497 1,303 1,197 1,062 1,018 1,091 1,163
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.8 6.1 5.8 10.8 10.0 9.6 8.4 7.8 6.9 6.6 7.2 7.4
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,604 7,481 7,440 7,525 7,816 8,213 8,528 8,488 8,354 8,167 7,817 7,583 7,918
Employment 7,200 7,066 6,988 7,272 7,276 7,781 8,160 8,186 8,050 7,905 7,517 7,213 7,551
Unemployment 404 415 452 253 540 432 368 302 304 262 300 370 367
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.5 6.1 3.4 6.9 5.3 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.8 4.9 4.6
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,811 8,692 8,645 8,095 8,005 8,012 7,733 7,675 7,641 7,599 7,582 7,527 8,002
Employment 8,483 8,356 8,227 7,812 7,336 7,367 7,094 7,136 7,128 7,125 7,111 7,048 7,519
Unemployment 328 336 418 283 669 645 639 539 513 474 471 479 483
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.9 4.8 3.5 8.4 8.1 8.3 7.0 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.0
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,676 3,703 3,616 3,665 3,797 4,070 4,074 3,974 4,027 3,962 3,795 3,685 3,837
Employment 3,538 3,562 3,434 3,561 3,603 3,886 3,897 3,834 3,886 3,830 3,670 3,547 3,687
Unemployment 138 141 182 104 194 184 177 140 141 132 125 138 150
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.8 5.0 2.8 5.1 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.9
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,077 19,136 19,183 18,599 19,192 19,190 18,744 19,049 19,187 19,018 18,961 18,773 19,009
Employment 17,827 17,931 17,786 17,726 17,559 17,747 17,395 17,952 18,107 18,033 17,940 17,710 17,809
Unemployment 1,250 1,205 1,397 873 1,633 1,443 1,349 1,097 1,080 985 1,021 1,063 1,200
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.3 7.3 4.7 8.5 7.5 7.2 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.7 6.3
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,385 6,435 6,361 6,377 6,481 6,579 6,653 6,593 6,660 6,565 6,501 6,410 6,500
Employment 6,098 6,157 6,014 6,179 6,129 6,268 6,331 6,328 6,396 6,328 6,237 6,128 6,216
Unemployment 287 278 347 198 352 311 322 265 264 237 264 282 284
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.3 5.5 3.1 5.4 4.7 4.8 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,203 2,201 2,206 2,134 2,197 2,226 2,284 2,268 2,250 2,250 2,270 2,242 2,227
Employment 2,097 2,089 2,077 2,055 2,049 2,099 2,151 2,161 2,146 2,159 2,173 2,140 2,116
Unemployment 106 112 129 79 148 127 133 107 104 91 97 102 111
Unemployment Rate 4.8 5.1 5.8 3.7 6.7 5.7 5.8 4.7 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.5 5.0
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,052 4,028 3,922 3,918 4,153 4,408 4,376 4,282 4,292 4,303 4,192 4,125 4,171
Employment 3,829 3,823 3,662 3,719 3,812 4,127 4,108 4,065 4,077 4,119 4,006 3,923 3,939
Unemployment 223 205 260 199 341 281 268 217 215 184 186 202 232
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.1 6.6 5.1 8.2 6.4 6.1 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.4 4.9 5.6
Lincloln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,162 9,187 9,157 8,873 9,249 9,643 9,337 9,345 9,483 9,380 9,275 9,341 9,287
Employment 8,708 8,741 8,584 8,480 8,544 9,065 8,849 8,871 9,114 9,034 8,900 8,932 8,819
Unemployment 454 446 573 393 705 578 488 474 369 346 375 409 468
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.9 6.3 4.4 7.6 6.0 5.2 5.1 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.4 5.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,192 1,212 1,170 1,169 1,221 1,303 1,247 1,230 1,288 1,280 1,251 1,227 1,232
Employment 1,144 1,162 1,121 1,143 1,165 1,245 1,194 1,187 1,247 1,239 1,209 1,180 1,186
Unemployment 48 50 49 26 56 58 53 43 41 41 42 47 46
Unemployment Rate 4.0 4.1 4.2 2.2 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.7
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,639 14,566 14,524 13,907 14,884 16,006 16,435 16,226 16,048 15,563 14,769 14,722 15,190
Employment 13,712 13,703 13,482 13,205 13,619 15,097 15,603 15,575 15,391 14,962 14,087 13,948 14,365
Unemployment 927 863 1,042 702 1,265 909 832 651 657 601 682 774 825
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.9 7.2 5.0 8.5 5.7 5.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.6 5.3 5.4
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,541 4,530 4,477 4,446 4,595 4,806 4,599 4,632 4,690 4,589 4,535 4,484 4,577
Employment 4,291 4,275 4,200 4,282 4,281 4,548 4,335 4,420 4,490 4,413 4,343 4,260 4,345
Unemployment 250 255 277 164 314 258 264 212 200 176 192 224 232
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.6 6.2 3.7 6.8 5.4 5.7 4.6 4.3 3.8 4.2 5.0 5.1
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,709 15,846 15,770 15,439 16,251 16,460 16,349 16,135 15,946 16,083 16,016 15,874 15,990
Employment 14,894 15,035 14,779 14,758 15,017 15,574 15,508 15,516 15,313 15,432 15,349 15,094 15,189
Unemployment 815 811 991 681 1,234 886 841 619 633 651 667 780 801
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.1 6.3 4.4 7.6 5.4 5.1 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.9 5.0
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,000 3,982 3,909 3,694 4,012 4,218 4,203 4,111 4,117 4,067 3,995 3,909 4,018
Employment 3,699 3,677 3,535 3,463 3,607 3,881 3,883 3,846 3,857 3,841 3,771 3,641 3,725
Unemployment 301 305 374 231 405 337 320 265 260 226 224 268 293
Unemployment Rate 7.5 7.7 9.6 6.3 10.1 8.0 7.6 6.4 6.3 5.6 5.6 6.9 7.3
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,118 21,052 21,242 20,313 20,806 20,657 19,816 20,242 20,189 20,203 20,279 20,095 20,501
Employment 19,730 19,683 19,588 19,202 18,716 18,726 17,948 18,719 18,752 18,965 18,978 18,673 18,973
Unemployment 1,388 1,369 1,654 1,111 2,090 1,931 1,868 1,523 1,437 1,238 1,301 1,422 1,528
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.5 7.8 5.5 10.0 9.3 9.4 7.5 7.1 6.1 6.4 7.1 7.5
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,637 15,509 15,125 13,021 14,328 15,586 16,153 16,190 15,804 15,025 13,930 15,195 15,126
Employment 15,132 15,030 14,513 11,601 12,004 14,279 15,341 15,590 15,220 14,415 13,079 14,564 14,231
Unemployment 505 479 612 1,420 2,324 1,307 812 600 584 610 851 631 895
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.1 4.0 10.9 16.2 8.4 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 6.1 4.2 5.9
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,032 9,027 9,125 8,755 9,134 9,191 9,132 9,279 9,107 9,170 9,180 9,066 9,100
Employment 8,534 8,552 8,515 8,336 8,315 8,454 8,410 8,668 8,551 8,686 8,683 8,543 8,521
Unemployment 498 475 610 419 819 737 722 611 556 484 497 523 579
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.3 6.7 4.8 9.0 8.0 7.9 6.6 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.8 6.4
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,962 3,935 3,857 3,778 3,936 4,016 4,021 3,910 3,982 3,999 3,964 3,948 3,942
Employment 3,746 3,705 3,583 3,638 3,659 3,772 3,777 3,726 3,806 3,853 3,781 3,763 3,734
Unemployment 216 230 274 140 277 244 244 184 176 146 183 185 208
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.8 7.1 3.7 7.0 6.1 6.1 4.7 4.4 3.7 4.6 4.7 5.3
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,853 3,870 3,807 3,710 3,790 3,763 3,666 3,702 3,756 3,833 3,845 3,842 3,786
Employment 3,708 3,727 3,637 3,606 3,603 3,580 3,492 3,566 3,622 3,712 3,720 3,709 3,640
Unemployment 145 143 170 104 187 183 174 136 134 121 125 133 146
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.7 4.5 2.8 4.9 4.9 4.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.9
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.