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"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.

2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2021 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 289,004 289,828 289,375 287,763 288,752 293,524 292,312 289,697 288,892 287,883 287,781 285,033 289,154
Employment 271,348 271,652 273,086 272,802 274,687 278,570 279,400 278,133 278,767 277,671 277,496 275,360 275,748
Unemployment 17,656 18,176 16,289 14,961 14,065 14,954 12,912 11,564 10,125 10,212 10,285 9,673 13,406
Unemployment Rate 6.1 6.3 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.1 4.4 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 4.6
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,186 39,334 39,265 39,071 38,615 38,950 38,791 38,129 38,139 38,534 39,207 38,469 38,808
Employment 35,906 35,894 36,223 36,291 36,143 36,280 36,517 36,075 36,395 36,828 37,541 36,893 36,416
Unemployment 3,280 3,440 3,042 2,780 2,472 2,670 2,274 2,054 1,744 1,706 1,666 1,576 2,392
Unemployment Rate 8.4 8.7 7.7 7.1 6.4 6.9 5.9 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.1 6.2
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,645 28,722 28,637 28,552 28,235 28,463 28,409 27,895 27,916 28,190 28,674 28,129 28,373
Employment 26,265 26,256 26,497 26,547 26,438 26,538 26,712 26,389 26,623 26,939 27,461 26,987 26,638
Unemployment 2,380 2,466 2,140 2,005 1,797 1,925 1,697 1,506 1,293 1,251 1,213 1,142 1,735
Unemployment Rate 8.3 8.6 7.5 7.0 6.4 6.8 6.0 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.1 6.1
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,415 49,384 49,328 49,128 48,324 48,953 48,920 48,622 48,743 49,267 50,232 49,140 49,121
Employment 46,741 46,699 46,896 46,966 46,183 46,663 46,910 46,830 47,109 47,646 48,642 47,594 47,073
Unemployment 2,674 2,685 2,432 2,162 2,141 2,290 2,010 1,792 1,634 1,621 1,590 1,546 2,048
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 4.2
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,834 31,846 31,793 31,730 31,205 31,565 31,541 31,373 31,457 31,788 32,408 31,693 31,686
Employment 30,113 30,086 30,213 30,258 29,754 30,063 30,222 30,171 30,350 30,696 31,338 30,663 30,327
Unemployment 1,721 1,760 1,580 1,472 1,451 1,502 1,319 1,202 1,107 1,092 1,070 1,030 1,359
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 4.3
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,159 20,978 21,108 20,900 20,563 19,794 19,883 19,657 20,992 21,143 21,523 21,118 20,651
Employment 19,317 20,120 20,297 20,198 19,819 18,950 19,133 18,970 20,415 20,564 20,941 20,548 19,939
Unemployment 842 858 811 702 744 844 750 687 577 579 582 570 712
Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.6 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.4
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,741 17,427 17,539 17,375 17,088 16,467 16,539 16,341 17,460 17,586 17,904 17,561 17,169
Employment 16,063 16,731 16,878 16,796 16,481 15,758 15,910 15,775 16,976 17,100 17,414 17,087 16,581
Unemployment 678 696 661 579 607 709 629 566 484 486 490 474 588
Unemployment Rate 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.3 3.6 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 3.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,289 5,236 5,245 5,264 5,399 5,512 5,517 5,378 5,262 5,163 5,136 5,086 5,291
Employment 4,970 4,894 4,943 5,002 5,148 5,246 5,288 5,174 5,085 4,982 4,939 4,891 5,047
Unemployment 319 342 302 262 251 266 229 204 177 181 197 195 244
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.2 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.8 4.6
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,339 22,412 22,225 22,055 21,770 21,987 21,536 21,375 21,655 21,884 22,294 21,928 21,955
Employment 20,756 20,750 20,796 20,756 20,544 20,625 20,379 20,343 20,734 20,996 21,435 21,123 20,770
Unemployment 1,583 1,662 1,429 1,299 1,226 1,362 1,157 1,032 921 888 859 805 1,185
Unemployment Rate 7.1 7.4 6.4 5.9 5.6 6.2 5.4 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.9 3.7 5.4
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,215 15,239 15,040 14,944 14,740 14,963 14,624 14,489 14,644 14,776 15,083 14,852 14,884
Employment 13,995 13,991 14,022 13,995 13,852 13,907 13,741 13,717 13,980 14,157 14,453 14,243 14,004
Unemployment 1,220 1,248 1,018 949 888 1,056 883 772 664 619 630 609 880
Unemployment Rate 8.0 8.2 6.8 6.4 6.0 7.1 6.0 5.3 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.1 5.9
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,644 7,506 7,525 7,629 8,033 8,494 8,145 8,300 8,046 7,484 7,261 7,115 7,765
Employment 7,217 7,083 7,139 7,301 7,723 8,167 7,840 8,021 7,790 7,236 7,011 6,871 7,450
Unemployment 427 423 386 328 310 327 305 279 256 248 250 244 315
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 4.1
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,534 7,515 7,424 7,477 7,499 7,527 7,426 7,391 7,439 7,545 7,666 7,573 7,501
Employment 7,015 6,960 6,964 7,044 7,104 7,114 7,069 7,089 7,179 7,281 7,408 7,326 7,129
Unemployment 519 555 460 433 395 413 357 302 260 264 258 247 372
Unemployment Rate 6.9 7.4 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.5 4.8 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 5.0
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,701 3,694 3,693 3,711 3,969 4,047 4,075 4,071 3,891 3,817 3,687 3,649 3,834
Employment 3,550 3,525 3,532 3,568 3,826 3,880 3,939 3,946 3,788 3,712 3,580 3,554 3,700
Unemployment 151 169 161 143 143 167 136 125 103 105 107 95 134
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.6 4.1 3.3 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.6 3.5
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,865 18,915 18,974 18,817 18,841 19,151 18,760 18,825 18,841 18,745 18,847 18,490 18,839
Employment 17,659 17,690 17,855 17,791 17,883 18,115 17,862 18,027 18,154 18,057 18,174 17,821 17,924
Unemployment 1,206 1,225 1,119 1,026 958 1,036 898 798 687 688 673 669 915
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.5 5.9 5.5 5.1 5.4 4.8 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 4.9
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,529 6,548 6,558 6,496 6,625 6,575 6,758 6,669 6,486 6,453 6,328 6,355 6,532
Employment 6,222 6,250 6,292 6,243 6,382 6,306 6,524 6,462 6,293 6,259 6,139 6,178 6,296
Unemployment 307 298 266 253 243 269 234 207 193 194 189 177 236
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.6
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,280 2,287 2,246 2,251 2,257 2,327 2,300 2,244 2,193 2,236 2,255 2,206 2,256
Employment 2,157 2,163 2,144 2,158 2,159 2,220 2,205 2,168 2,125 2,170 2,187 2,141 2,166
Unemployment 123 124 102 93 98 107 95 76 68 66 68 65 90
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 4.0
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,133 4,186 4,171 4,121 4,292 4,442 4,479 4,346 4,271 4,223 4,177 4,135 4,248
Employment 3,898 3,924 3,947 3,917 4,106 4,247 4,319 4,192 4,143 4,083 4,032 3,994 4,067
Unemployment 235 262 224 204 186 195 160 154 128 140 145 141 181
Unemployment Rate 5.7 6.3 5.4 5.0 4.3 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.4 4.3
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,423 9,403 9,415 9,333 9,432 9,886 9,567 9,435 9,514 9,362 9,236 9,313 9,443
Employment 8,935 8,917 8,945 8,913 9,040 9,482 9,208 9,114 9,231 9,069 8,935 9,025 9,068
Unemployment 488 486 470 420 392 404 359 321 283 293 301 288 375
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 4.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,263 1,254 1,238 1,251 1,278 1,291 1,300 1,281 1,271 1,248 1,200 1,183 1,254
Employment 1,201 1,193 1,188 1,201 1,230 1,237 1,246 1,242 1,232 1,213 1,167 1,151 1,208
Unemployment 62 61 50 50 48 54 54 39 39 35 33 32 46
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.7
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,748 14,811 14,777 14,893 15,896 16,550 16,889 16,549 16,036 15,285 14,628 14,488 15,463
Employment 13,863 13,892 13,960 14,191 15,243 15,862 16,282 15,998 15,544 14,763 14,090 13,972 14,805
Unemployment 885 919 817 702 653 688 607 551 492 522 538 516 658
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.2 5.5 4.7 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.6 4.3
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,562 4,514 4,503 4,475 4,595 4,681 4,623 4,480 4,483 4,406 4,339 4,322 4,499
Employment 4,306 4,265 4,275 4,280 4,401 4,477 4,435 4,316 4,342 4,259 4,196 4,181 4,311
Unemployment 256 249 228 195 194 204 188 164 141 147 143 141 188
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.2
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,974 15,988 15,993 15,968 16,020 16,259 16,288 16,118 15,906 15,889 15,866 15,767 16,003
Employment 15,076 14,991 15,111 15,197 15,298 15,494 15,624 15,523 15,389 15,357 15,349 15,252 15,305
Unemployment 898 997 882 771 722 765 664 595 517 532 517 515 698
Unemployment Rate 5.6 6.2 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.4
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,898 3,930 3,868 3,798 4,028 4,128 4,177 4,162 4,033 3,937 3,819 3,738 3,960
Employment 3,577 3,599 3,584 3,544 3,786 3,869 3,964 3,965 3,857 3,768 3,654 3,580 3,729
Unemployment 321 331 284 254 242 259 213 197 176 169 165 158 231
Unemployment Rate 8.2 8.4 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 5.8
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,876 19,852 19,892 19,770 19,394 19,246 18,641 18,837 19,026 19,243 19,457 19,014 19,354
Employment 18,339 18,373 18,534 18,509 18,205 17,966 17,555 17,887 18,210 18,408 18,678 18,253 18,243
Unemployment 1,537 1,479 1,358 1,261 1,189 1,280 1,086 950 816 835 779 761 1,111
Unemployment Rate 7.7 7.5 6.8 6.4 6.1 6.7 5.8 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.7
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,509 15,400 15,264 14,714 15,184 17,056 17,961 17,529 16,538 15,665 14,250 15,799 15,906
Employment 14,897 14,787 14,707 13,941 14,530 16,556 17,534 17,130 16,187 15,228 13,592 15,408 15,375
Unemployment 612 613 557 773 654 500 427 399 351 437 658 391 531
Unemployment Rate 3.9 4.0 3.6 5.3 4.3 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.8 4.6 2.5 3.3
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,937 8,992 9,006 8,948 9,042 8,907 8,622 8,660 8,517 8,714 8,764 8,639 8,812
Employment 8,364 8,370 8,444 8,420 8,549 8,370 8,190 8,277 8,174 8,368 8,423 8,316 8,355
Unemployment 573 622 562 528 493 537 432 383 343 346 341 323 457
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.9 6.2 5.9 5.5 6.0 5.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 5.2
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,985 3,927 3,908 3,958 3,946 4,021 4,021 3,932 3,925 3,932 3,880 3,835 3,939
Employment 3,770 3,721 3,713 3,776 3,775 3,838 3,859 3,785 3,800 3,811 3,753 3,711 3,776
Unemployment 215 206 195 182 171 183 162 147 125 121 127 124 163
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 4.1
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,755 3,758 3,747 3,732 3,750 3,740 3,631 3,707 3,687 3,709 3,729 3,668 3,718
Employment 3,613 3,589 3,597 3,594 3,610 3,606 3,517 3,600 3,593 3,614 3,631 3,575 3,595
Unemployment 142 169 150 138 140 134 114 107 94 95 98 93 123
Unemployment Rate 3.8 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 3.3
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/17/23.