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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2024 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 291,808 291,726 292,755 292,163 291,496 299,269 293,203
Employment 278,054 281,233 283,018 283,916 282,981 290,431 283,272
Unemployment 13,754 10,493 9,737 8,247 8,515 8,838 9,931
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.4
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,817 39,333 39,407 39,329 38,727 39,414 39,338
Employment 37,837 37,831 38,008 38,148 37,514 38,133 37,912
Unemployment 1,980 1,502 1,399 1,181 1,213 1,281 1,426
Unemployment Rate 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.6
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 29,177 28,746 28,799 28,762 28,318 28,816 28,770
Employment 27,737 27,673 27,803 27,905 27,441 27,894 27,742
Unemployment 1,440 1,073 996 857 877 922 1,028
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,666 48,945 48,843 48,756 47,888 49,011 48,852
Employment 47,444 47,124 47,196 47,344 46,379 47,463 47,158
Unemployment 2,222 1,821 1,647 1,412 1,509 1,548 1,693
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.5
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,106 31,558 31,489 31,438 30,881 31,591 31,511
Employment 30,661 30,360 30,406 30,502 29,880 30,578 30,398
Unemployment 1,445 1,198 1,083 936 1,001 1,013 1,113
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.5
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,025 22,111 22,159 22,123 21,572 20,618 21,435
Employment 19,265 21,446 21,521 21,591 21,017 20,008 20,808
Unemployment 760 665 638 532 555 610 627
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.0
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,672 18,395 18,435 18,411 17,947 17,163 17,837
Employment 16,073 17,834 17,896 17,954 17,477 16,638 17,312
Unemployment 599 561 539 457 470 525 525
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.0
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,056 4,915 4,998 5,194 5,287 5,480 5,155
Employment 4,746 4,700 4,776 5,019 5,109 5,294 4,941
Unemployment 310 215 222 175 178 186 214
Unemployment Rate 6.1 4.4 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.2
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 23,130 23,383 23,498 23,615 23,175 23,539 23,390
Employment 22,154 22,592 22,770 22,954 22,505 22,829 22,634
Unemployment 976 791 728 661 670 710 756
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,668 15,804 15,876 15,951 15,645 15,900 15,807
Employment 14,957 15,233 15,353 15,477 15,174 15,393 15,265
Unemployment 711 571 523 474 471 507 543
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.4
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,558 6,789 6,833 6,893 7,090 7,413 7,096
Employment 7,187 6,540 6,592 6,697 6,873 7,191 6,847
Unemployment 371 249 241 196 217 222 249
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.5
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,142 7,537 7,564 7,667 7,608 7,745 7,711
Employment 7,857 7,314 7,349 7,493 7,416 7,543 7,495
Unemployment 285 223 215 174 192 202 215
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.8
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,667 3,687 3,718 3,912 4,067 4,159 3,868
Employment 3,519 3,574 3,609 3,824 3,975 4,063 3,761
Unemployment 148 113 109 88 92 96 108
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.8
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 18,819 18,851 19,010 19,058 18,992 19,526 19,043
Employment 17,653 18,051 18,280 18,472 18,418 18,889 18,294
Unemployment 1,166 800 730 586 574 637 749
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.2 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.9
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,572 6,235 6,281 6,446 6,470 6,487 6,415
Employment 6,328 6,035 6,105 6,288 6,305 6,314 6,229
Unemployment 244 200 176 158 165 173 186
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,207 2,305 2,310 2,253 2,245 2,320 2,273
Employment 2,107 2,223 2,236 2,194 2,186 2,256 2,200
Unemployment 100 82 74 59 59 64 73
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.2
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,170 4,160 4,196 4,248 4,377 4,614 4,294
Employment 3,935 4,007 4,049 4,131 4,256 4,484 4,144
Unemployment 235 153 147 117 121 130 151
Unemployment Rate 5.6 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.5
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,930 9,686 9,732 9,665 9,721 10,372 9,684
Employment 8,493 9,324 9,395 9,375 9,451 10,092 9,355
Unemployment 437 362 337 290 270 280 329
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.4
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,267 1,101 1,120 1,178 1,214 1,228 1,185
Employment 1,227 1,069 1,090 1,151 1,188 1,202 1,155
Unemployment 40 32 30 27 26 26 30
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.6
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,572 14,828 14,912 15,147 16,091 17,063 15,436
Employment 13,675 14,228 14,350 14,707 15,664 16,620 14,874
Unemployment 897 600 562 440 427 443 562
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.0 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.7
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,727 4,066 4,100 4,313 4,364 4,425 4,333
Employment 4,521 3,934 3,975 4,208 4,252 4,306 4,199
Unemployment 206 132 125 105 112 119 133
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.1
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,492 16,081 16,192 16,182 16,165 16,572 16,114
Employment 14,682 15,518 15,695 15,783 15,729 16,122 15,588
Unemployment 810 563 497 399 436 450 526
Unemployment Rate 5.2 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.7 3.3
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,067 3,803 3,812 3,829 3,937 4,078 3,921
Employment 3,832 3,642 3,654 3,693 3,804 3,946 3,762
Unemployment 235 161 158 136 133 132 159
Unemployment Rate 5.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.2 4.1
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,402 20,273 20,346 20,034 19,646 19,842 20,257
Employment 20,342 19,427 19,582 19,425 19,005 19,171 19,492
Unemployment 1,060 846 764 609 641 671 765
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.8
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,570 17,115 17,129 15,741 16,331 18,628 16,752
Employment 15,085 16,756 16,776 15,331 15,904 18,307 16,360
Unemployment 485 359 353 410 427 321 393
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.6 1.7 2.4
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 9,172 8,914 8,970 8,913 8,880 8,927 8,963
Employment 8,745 8,564 8,633 8,624 8,584 8,615 8,628
Unemployment 427 350 337 289 296 312 335
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,973 3,749 3,752 3,796 3,788 3,900 3,826
Employment 3,759 3,582 3,598 3,673 3,676 3,776 3,677
Unemployment 214 167 154 123 112 124 149
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.5 4.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.9
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,809 3,860 3,875 3,872 3,860 3,909 3,864
Employment 3,663 3,753 3,780 3,792 3,770 3,808 3,761
Unemployment 146 107 95 80 90 101 103
Unemployment Rate 3.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.7
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/22/24.