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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2023 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 294,324 294,269 295,978 293,059 293,940 298,444 297,945 296,805 296,603 294,720 295,766 290,624 295,207
Employment 282,393 283,106 285,307 284,420 286,138 290,193 290,451 289,505 289,898 287,738 287,873 283,000 286,669
Unemployment 11,931 11,163 10,671 8,639 7,802 8,251 7,494 7,300 6,705 6,982 7,893 7,624 8,538
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.6 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.9
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,887 39,718 39,916 39,386 38,993 39,604 39,520 39,677 39,573 39,469 40,305 39,182 39,602
Employment 38,160 38,079 38,326 38,138 37,893 38,411 38,409 38,576 38,550 38,402 39,176 38,071 38,349
Unemployment 1,727 1,639 1,590 1,248 1,100 1,193 1,111 1,101 1,023 1,067 1,129 1,111 1,253
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.2
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,170 29,029 29,151 28,795 28,519 28,948 28,900 28,990 28,934 28,862 29,478 28,662 28,953
Employment 27,914 27,854 28,035 27,898 27,718 28,097 28,096 28,218 28,199 28,091 28,657 27,849 28,052
Unemployment 1,256 1,175 1,116 897 801 851 804 772 735 771 821 813 901
Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.1
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,455 49,191 49,345 48,637 47,964 48,600 48,832 48,545 48,861 48,749 49,784 48,693 48,889
Employment 47,465 47,321 47,609 47,232 46,627 47,212 47,555 47,260 47,667 47,494 48,448 47,360 47,438
Unemployment 1,990 1,870 1,736 1,405 1,337 1,388 1,277 1,285 1,194 1,255 1,336 1,333 1,451
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.0
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,849 31,654 31,794 31,355 30,923 31,328 31,487 31,299 31,498 31,427 32,079 31,371 31,505
Employment 30,580 30,487 30,672 30,430 30,040 30,417 30,638 30,448 30,710 30,598 31,213 30,512 30,562
Unemployment 1,269 1,167 1,122 925 883 911 849 851 788 829 866 859 943
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.0
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,459 21,992 22,113 21,746 21,397 20,291 20,311 21,202 21,499 21,850 22,321 21,705 21,491
Employment 20,680 21,269 21,451 21,231 20,895 19,685 19,793 20,726 21,039 21,399 21,793 21,222 20,932
Unemployment 779 723 662 515 502 606 518 476 460 451 528 483 559
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.4 2.3 3.0 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.6
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,846 18,294 18,389 18,097 17,807 16,889 16,896 17,635 17,888 18,178 18,577 18,055 17,879
Employment 17,197 17,686 17,838 17,655 17,375 16,369 16,459 17,235 17,495 17,795 18,122 17,647 17,406
Unemployment 649 608 551 442 432 520 437 400 393 383 455 408 473
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.4 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.6
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,017 5,013 5,083 5,173 5,265 5,362 5,353 5,196 5,199 5,174 5,108 4,980 5,160
Employment 4,773 4,789 4,870 5,009 5,118 5,204 5,208 5,048 5,073 5,049 4,952 4,813 4,992
Unemployment 244 224 213 164 147 158 145 148 126 125 156 167 168
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.5 4.2 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.3
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,636 23,566 23,738 23,480 23,203 23,364 22,937 23,014 23,271 23,165 23,701 23,112 23,349
Employment 22,762 22,772 22,992 22,879 22,635 22,748 22,388 22,451 22,755 22,652 23,116 22,565 22,726
Unemployment 874 794 746 601 568 616 549 563 516 513 585 547 623
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.7
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,976 15,934 16,054 15,861 15,667 15,768 15,487 15,544 15,708 15,636 15,991 15,596 15,769
Employment 15,348 15,354 15,503 15,427 15,262 15,338 15,095 15,138 15,343 15,273 15,586 15,215 15,324
Unemployment 628 580 551 434 405 430 392 406 365 363 405 381 445
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.8
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,070 7,033 7,055 7,165 7,564 7,594 7,592 7,421 7,330 7,259 7,084 6,860 7,252
Employment 6,749 6,734 6,776 6,945 7,370 7,388 7,410 7,245 7,173 7,096 6,901 6,669 7,038
Unemployment 321 299 279 220 194 206 182 176 157 163 183 191 214
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.0
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,779 7,716 7,783 7,737 7,655 7,704 7,675 7,648 7,672 7,702 7,771 7,561 7,701
Employment 7,536 7,506 7,566 7,560 7,487 7,523 7,503 7,492 7,524 7,547 7,606 7,398 7,521
Unemployment 243 210 217 177 168 181 172 156 148 155 165 163 180
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,723 3,766 3,821 3,942 4,132 4,043 4,016 3,853 3,894 3,934 3,794 3,710 3,886
Employment 3,595 3,647 3,702 3,850 4,045 3,953 3,939 3,772 3,825 3,859 3,714 3,622 3,794
Unemployment 128 119 119 92 87 90 77 81 69 75 80 88 92
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.4
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,052 19,069 19,162 19,004 19,088 19,541 19,053 19,164 19,145 19,015 19,167 18,712 19,097
Employment 18,115 18,164 18,329 18,353 18,514 18,906 18,454 18,598 18,665 18,532 18,629 18,158 18,451
Unemployment 937 905 833 651 574 635 599 566 480 483 538 554 646
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.4
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,444 6,468 6,602 6,665 6,676 6,479 6,444 6,209 6,272 6,410 6,361 6,233 6,439
Employment 6,231 6,265 6,407 6,500 6,523 6,306 6,284 6,071 6,140 6,271 6,202 6,089 6,274
Unemployment 213 203 195 165 153 173 160 138 132 139 159 144 165
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.6
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,340 2,308 2,314 2,339 2,338 2,396 2,369 2,318 2,330 2,317 2,342 2,284 2,333
Employment 2,265 2,239 2,236 2,281 2,281 2,337 2,312 2,261 2,280 2,267 2,282 2,232 2,273
Unemployment 75 69 78 58 57 59 57 57 50 50 60 52 60
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.0 3.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.6
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,256 4,278 4,267 4,374 4,497 4,593 4,540 4,401 4,394 4,400 4,304 4,192 4,374
Employment 4,089 4,118 4,108 4,244 4,383 4,476 4,438 4,302 4,305 4,300 4,194 4,082 4,253
Unemployment 167 160 159 130 114 117 102 99 89 100 110 110 121
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.8
Lincloln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,757 9,725 9,752 9,503 9,663 10,265 10,017 9,842 9,967 9,743 9,668 9,618 9,793
Employment 9,349 9,338 9,387 9,210 9,405 9,986 9,787 9,627 9,753 9,515 9,401 9,363 9,510
Unemployment 408 387 365 293 258 279 230 215 214 228 267 255 283
Unemployment Rate 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.7 2.9
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,166 1,179 1,189 1,221 1,240 1,207 1,176 1,083 1,160 1,168 1,123 1,102 1,168
Employment 1,110 1,125 1,153 1,191 1,215 1,184 1,156 1,060 1,139 1,145 1,098 1,077 1,138
Unemployment 56 54 36 30 25 23 20 23 21 23 25 25 30
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.6 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.6
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,855 14,942 15,024 15,302 16,273 16,996 17,122 16,766 16,247 15,686 15,053 14,821 15,757
Employment 14,207 14,325 14,417 14,832 15,880 16,579 16,735 16,398 15,927 15,347 14,625 14,403 15,306
Unemployment 648 617 607 470 393 417 387 368 320 339 428 418 451
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.9
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,300 4,303 4,329 4,363 4,407 4,296 4,332 4,105 4,208 4,216 4,151 4,092 4,259
Employment 4,116 4,137 4,172 4,233 4,294 4,185 4,218 3,994 4,112 4,118 4,046 3,981 4,134
Unemployment 184 166 157 130 113 111 114 111 96 98 105 111 125
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,160 16,273 16,399 16,265 16,284 16,474 16,474 16,233 16,245 16,284 16,330 16,013 16,286
Employment 15,499 15,649 15,806 15,817 15,882 16,057 16,108 15,869 15,912 15,936 15,950 15,634 15,843
Unemployment 661 624 593 448 402 417 366 364 333 348 380 379 443
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.8 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.7
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,807 3,885 3,913 3,974 4,086 4,142 4,155 4,021 3,997 4,017 3,936 3,816 3,979
Employment 3,625 3,710 3,751 3,839 3,970 4,015 4,044 3,907 3,894 3,907 3,815 3,697 3,848
Unemployment 182 175 162 135 116 127 111 114 103 110 121 119 131
Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.4 2.8 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.3
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,315 20,219 20,418 20,190 19,927 20,093 19,780 20,261 20,421 20,380 20,772 20,230 20,251
Employment 19,323 19,331 19,530 19,526 19,326 19,437 19,169 19,695 19,893 19,836 20,192 19,641 19,575
Unemployment 992 888 888 664 601 656 611 566 528 544 580 589 676
Unemployment Rate 4.9 4.4 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.3
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,807 16,747 16,697 15,761 16,405 18,553 19,663 19,362 18,119 16,996 15,700 17,112 17,327
Employment 16,371 16,347 16,307 15,207 15,960 18,258 19,400 19,095 17,868 16,676 15,199 16,772 16,955
Unemployment 436 400 390 554 445 295 263 267 251 320 501 340 372
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.4 2.3 3.5 2.7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.9 3.2 2.0 2.1
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,289 9,190 9,278 9,093 9,182 9,058 8,915 8,895 9,039 9,037 9,202 8,972 9,096
Employment 8,904 8,823 8,921 8,809 8,920 8,761 8,664 8,646 8,805 8,799 8,925 8,710 8,807
Unemployment 385 367 357 284 262 297 251 249 234 238 277 262 289
Unemployment Rate 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.1 2.9 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.0 2.9 3.2
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,870 3,850 3,868 3,846 3,842 3,897 3,917 3,775 3,837 3,839 3,821 3,752 3,843
Employment 3,696 3,682 3,673 3,715 3,726 3,770 3,800 3,673 3,745 3,745 3,719 3,652 3,716
Unemployment 174 168 195 131 116 127 117 102 92 94 102 100 127
Unemployment Rate 4.5 4.4 5.0 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7 3.3
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,876 3,840 3,911 3,891 3,859 3,896 3,751 3,813 3,925 3,909 3,968 3,873 3,876
Employment 3,771 3,737 3,820 3,818 3,789 3,816 3,677 3,737 3,855 3,845 3,890 3,790 3,795
Unemployment 105 103 91 73 70 80 74 76 70 64 78 83 81
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.1
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.