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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2022 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 286,456 286,831 289,284 287,297 290,111 295,446 295,171 295,456 295,451 293,968 293,469 292,126 291,756
Employment 274,140 275,675 278,481 277,527 280,200 284,469 285,393 285,369 286,069 284,001 283,035 281,752 281,343
Unemployment 12,316 11,156 10,803 9,770 9,911 10,977 9,778 10,087 9,382 9,967 10,434 10,374 10,413
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.6
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 38,635 38,400 38,966 38,796 38,506 39,008 39,124 39,362 39,530 39,532 40,458 39,831 39,179
Employment 36,668 36,666 37,283 37,272 37,001 37,405 37,659 37,830 38,115 38,065 38,937 38,318 37,602
Unemployment 1,967 1,734 1,683 1,524 1,505 1,603 1,465 1,532 1,415 1,467 1,521 1,513 1,577
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 28,221 28,081 28,472 28,327 28,165 28,535 28,603 28,766 28,884 28,931 29,608 29,132 28,644
Employment 26,822 26,821 27,272 27,264 27,066 27,361 27,547 27,672 27,881 27,844 28,482 28,029 27,505
Unemployment 1,399 1,260 1,200 1,063 1,099 1,174 1,056 1,094 1,003 1,087 1,126 1,103 1,139
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,104 48,914 49,143 48,112 47,761 48,590 48,718 49,089 49,051 49,143 50,101 49,825 48,963
Employment 47,092 47,074 47,399 46,570 46,157 46,781 47,079 47,362 47,416 47,431 48,380 48,054 47,233
Unemployment 2,012 1,840 1,744 1,542 1,604 1,809 1,639 1,727 1,635 1,712 1,721 1,771 1,730
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.5
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,644 31,504 31,668 31,035 30,773 31,311 31,382 31,654 31,614 31,680 32,294 32,098 31,555
Employment 30,339 30,328 30,537 30,003 29,737 30,139 30,331 30,513 30,548 30,558 31,169 30,959 30,430
Unemployment 1,305 1,176 1,131 1,032 1,036 1,172 1,051 1,141 1,066 1,122 1,125 1,139 1,125
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,942 21,541 21,745 21,446 21,198 20,185 20,124 20,373 21,618 21,767 22,169 21,912 21,252
Employment 20,221 20,872 21,086 20,901 20,569 19,416 19,476 19,717 20,973 21,110 21,503 21,225 20,589
Unemployment 721 669 659 545 629 769 648 656 645 657 666 687 663
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.8 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,392 17,904 18,063 17,827 17,634 16,801 16,741 16,947 17,987 18,107 18,443 18,214 17,672
Employment 16,815 17,356 17,534 17,380 17,104 16,146 16,195 16,396 17,440 17,554 17,881 17,650 17,121
Unemployment 577 548 529 447 530 655 546 551 547 553 562 564 551
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.5 3.0 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,086 5,104 5,146 5,200 5,366 5,439 5,492 5,315 5,216 5,184 5,042 4,971 5,213
Employment 4,818 4,849 4,903 4,990 5,166 5,213 5,284 5,106 5,036 4,991 4,855 4,769 4,998
Unemployment 268 255 243 210 200 226 208 209 180 193 187 202 215
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.1
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,212 22,206 22,475 22,328 22,414 22,618 22,249 22,388 22,808 22,922 23,333 23,041 22,583
Employment 21,229 21,323 21,592 21,600 21,644 21,772 21,479 21,607 22,077 22,163 22,574 22,296 21,780
Unemployment 983 883 883 728 770 846 770 781 731 759 759 745 803
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.6
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,017 15,018 15,210 15,092 15,140 15,275 15,012 15,088 15,379 15,481 15,752 15,575 15,253
Employment 14,314 14,377 14,559 14,564 14,594 14,680 14,483 14,569 14,886 14,944 15,221 15,033 14,685
Unemployment 703 641 651 528 546 595 529 519 493 537 531 542 568
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,162 7,104 7,253 7,369 7,725 7,856 7,753 7,654 7,531 7,387 7,156 7,010 7,413
Employment 6,825 6,819 6,984 7,112 7,480 7,584 7,507 7,382 7,267 7,109 6,869 6,720 7,138
Unemployment 337 285 269 257 245 272 246 272 264 278 287 290 275
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.1 3.7
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,602 7,552 7,612 7,590 7,584 7,644 7,720 7,681 7,691 7,726 7,755 7,661 7,652
Employment 7,305 7,287 7,356 7,358 7,351 7,399 7,489 7,454 7,481 7,517 7,557 7,450 7,417
Unemployment 297 265 256 232 233 245 231 227 210 209 198 211 235
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.1
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,713 3,800 3,851 3,920 4,191 4,093 4,202 4,083 3,949 3,953 3,751 3,720 3,935
Employment 3,581 3,679 3,727 3,819 4,083 3,973 4,096 3,918 3,850 3,844 3,644 3,606 3,818
Unemployment 132 121 124 101 108 120 106 165 99 109 107 114 117
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.2 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.5 4.0 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,679 18,690 18,790 18,813 18,885 19,208 18,753 19,030 19,090 19,022 19,029 18,754 18,896
Employment 17,786 17,873 17,986 18,114 18,195 18,402 17,988 18,273 18,417 18,305 18,294 18,029 18,139
Unemployment 893 817 804 699 690 806 765 757 673 717 735 725 757
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,304 6,505 6,513 6,558 6,747 6,644 6,783 6,593 6,511 6,554 6,392 6,382 6,540
Employment 6,090 6,300 6,317 6,400 6,569 6,425 6,597 6,412 6,328 6,359 6,199 6,184 6,348
Unemployment 214 205 196 158 178 219 186 181 183 195 193 198 192
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.6 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,244 2,237 2,261 2,248 2,305 2,349 2,334 2,299 2,292 2,289 2,300 2,280 2,287
Employment 2,164 2,170 2,190 2,190 2,242 2,279 2,271 2,229 2,233 2,222 2,236 2,209 2,220
Unemployment 80 67 71 58 63 70 63 70 59 67 64 71 67
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.9 2.8 3.1 2.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,132 4,154 4,179 4,174 4,372 4,478 4,504 4,360 4,335 4,310 4,189 4,125 4,276
Employment 3,949 3,983 4,018 4,037 4,239 4,328 4,371 4,223 4,206 4,175 4,041 3,971 4,128
Unemployment 183 171 161 137 133 150 133 137 129 135 148 154 148
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.5
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,368 9,296 9,397 9,340 9,478 10,251 9,841 9,709 9,827 9,653 9,535 9,604 9,608
Employment 9,002 8,966 9,062 9,040 9,155 9,811 9,546 9,415 9,532 9,351 9,201 9,270 9,279
Unemployment 366 330 335 300 323 440 295 294 295 302 334 334 329
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.4 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,210 1,223 1,223 1,235 1,299 1,271 1,267 1,203 1,222 1,222 1,165 1,156 1,225
Employment 1,165 1,190 1,189 1,210 1,272 1,237 1,233 1,165 1,187 1,188 1,124 1,116 1,190
Unemployment 45 33 34 25 27 34 34 38 35 34 41 40 35
Unemployment Rate 3.7 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.1 2.7 2.7 3.2 2.9 2.8 3.5 3.5 2.9
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,552 14,624 14,667 14,858 16,090 16,852 16,958 16,604 16,139 15,521 14,681 14,571 15,510
Employment 13,878 13,987 14,060 14,328 15,570 16,296 16,452 16,091 15,674 15,011 14,110 13,999 14,955
Unemployment 674 637 607 530 520 556 506 513 465 510 571 572 555
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.9 3.9 3.6
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,357 4,413 4,455 4,525 4,680 4,661 4,591 4,452 4,408 4,406 4,296 4,280 4,461
Employment 4,185 4,247 4,300 4,390 4,538 4,500 4,430 4,293 4,274 4,254 4,141 4,114 4,306
Unemployment 172 166 155 135 142 161 161 159 134 152 155 166 155
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.5
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,777 15,846 16,076 15,938 16,199 16,330 16,597 16,425 16,274 16,294 16,260 16,150 16,180
Employment 15,125 15,264 15,506 15,458 15,711 15,774 16,084 15,908 15,791 15,772 15,716 15,574 15,640
Unemployment 652 582 570 480 488 556 513 517 483 522 544 576 540
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.3
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,775 3,839 3,854 3,863 4,034 4,041 4,112 4,017 3,967 3,950 3,816 3,741 3,918
Employment 3,579 3,662 3,674 3,698 3,880 3,873 3,964 3,866 3,830 3,800 3,664 3,581 3,756
Unemployment 196 177 180 165 154 168 148 151 137 150 152 160 162
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.6 4.7 4.3 3.8 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.1
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,362 19,255 19,438 19,423 19,237 19,335 18,903 19,627 19,795 19,790 20,107 19,815 19,507
Employment 18,361 18,357 18,591 18,702 18,502 18,488 18,140 18,850 19,064 19,002 19,314 18,979 18,696
Unemployment 1,001 898 847 721 735 847 763 777 731 788 793 836 811
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.2
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,969 15,880 15,878 15,310 15,551 17,932 18,733 18,593 17,519 16,615 15,111 16,670 16,647
Employment 15,548 15,495 15,514 14,639 14,954 17,495 18,391 18,249 17,179 16,156 14,438 16,253 16,193
Unemployment 421 385 364 671 597 437 342 344 340 459 673 417 454
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.4 2.3 4.4 3.8 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.8 4.5 2.5 2.7
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,746 8,705 8,755 8,604 8,752 8,874 8,759 8,951 9,022 9,021 9,148 9,013 8,863
Employment 8,341 8,348 8,423 8,313 8,434 8,498 8,445 8,613 8,705 8,702 8,798 8,666 8,524
Unemployment 405 357 332 291 318 376 314 338 317 319 350 347 339
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.6 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,817 3,818 3,814 3,833 3,888 3,950 3,929 3,894 3,847 3,878 3,821 3,808 3,858
Employment 3,637 3,656 3,648 3,678 3,733 3,789 3,779 3,743 3,708 3,735 3,680 3,659 3,704
Unemployment 180 162 166 155 155 161 150 151 139 143 141 149 154
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.0
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,709 3,718 3,795 3,814 3,851 3,838 3,728 3,753 3,810 3,829 3,853 3,808 3,792
Employment 3,592 3,606 3,674 3,708 3,754 3,731 3,634 3,662 3,726 3,739 3,760 3,711 3,691
Unemployment 117 112 121 106 97 107 94 91 84 90 93 97 101
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/17/23.