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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 291,808 291,726 292,755 292,163 291,496 299,303 298,773 296,296 294,290
Employment 278,054 281,233 283,018 283,916 282,981 290,468 290,314 287,128 284,639
Unemployment 13,754 10,493 9,737 8,247 8,515 8,835 8,459 9,168 9,651
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.3
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 39,506 40,003 39,824 39,493
Employment 37,837 37,831 38,008 38,148 37,514 38,228 38,753 38,475 38,099
Unemployment 1,980 1,502 1,399 1,181 1,213 1,278 1,250 1,349 1,394
Unemployment Rate 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.5
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 28,883 29,266 29,123 28,884
Employment 27,737 27,673 27,803 27,905 27,441 27,963 28,347 28,144 27,877
Unemployment 1,440 1,073 996 857 877 920 919 979 1,008
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.5
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 48,979 49,200 49,014 48,911
Employment 47,444 47,124 47,196 47,344 46,379 47,432 47,674 47,369 47,245
Unemployment 2,222 1,821 1,647 1,412 1,509 1,547 1,526 1,645 1,666
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.7 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4
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 31,571 31,745 31,635 31,553
Employment 30,661 30,360 30,406 30,502 29,880 30,558 30,714 30,518 30,450
Unemployment 1,445 1,198 1,083 936 1,001 1,013 1,031 1,117 1,103
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 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 20,640 20,242 20,690 21,195
Employment 19,265 21,446 21,521 21,591 21,017 20,030 19,687 20,114 20,584
Unemployment 760 665 638 532 555 610 555 576 611
Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.9
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 17,181 16,846 17,209 17,637
Employment 16,073 17,834 17,896 17,954 17,477 16,656 16,371 16,726 17,123
Unemployment 599 561 539 457 470 525 475 483 514
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.9
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 5,520 5,480 5,250 5,213
Employment 4,746 4,700 4,776 5,019 5,109 5,334 5,297 5,061 5,005
Unemployment 310 215 222 175 178 186 183 189 207
Unemployment Rate 6.1 4.4 4.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.6 4.0
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 23,361 23,068 23,014 23,281
Employment 22,154 22,592 22,770 22,954 22,505 22,652 22,398 22,304 22,541
Unemployment 976 791 728 661 670 709 670 710 739
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 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 15,779 15,582 15,543 15,731
Employment 14,957 15,233 15,353 15,477 15,174 15,273 15,102 15,039 15,201
Unemployment 711 571 523 474 471 506 480 504 530
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 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 7,610 7,485 7,349 7,201
Employment 7,187 6,540 6,592 6,697 6,873 7,388 7,277 7,116 6,959
Unemployment 371 249 241 196 217 222 208 233 242
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.2 3.4
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 7,919 7,857 7,819 7,764
Employment 7,857 7,314 7,349 7,493 7,416 7,717 7,656 7,608 7,551
Unemployment 285 223 215 174 192 202 201 211 213
Unemployment Rate 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.7 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 4,162 4,063 3,830 3,888
Employment 3,519 3,574 3,609 3,824 3,975 4,066 3,978 3,735 3,785
Unemployment 148 113 109 88 92 96 85 95 103
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.7
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 19,300 18,928 19,011 18,996
Employment 17,653 18,051 18,280 18,472 18,418 18,666 18,300 18,370 18,276
Unemployment 1,166 800 730 586 574 634 628 641 720
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.2 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.8
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 6,509 6,443 6,183 6,392
Employment 6,328 6,035 6,105 6,288 6,305 6,336 6,277 5,972 6,206
Unemployment 244 200 176 158 165 173 166 211 187
Unemployment Rate 3.7 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 3.4 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 2,301 2,293 2,234 2,269
Employment 2,107 2,223 2,236 2,194 2,186 2,237 2,233 2,171 2,198
Unemployment 100 82 74 59 59 64 60 63 70
Unemployment Rate 4.5 3.6 3.2 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.1
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 4,589 4,532 4,341 4,327
Employment 3,935 4,007 4,049 4,131 4,256 4,460 4,417 4,207 4,183
Unemployment 235 153 147 117 121 129 115 134 144
Unemployment Rate 5.6 3.7 3.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 3.1 3.4
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 10,288 10,080 9,924 9,753
Employment 8,493 9,324 9,395 9,375 9,451 10,009 9,824 9,632 9,438
Unemployment 437 362 337 290 270 279 256 292 315
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.3
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 1,233 1,190 1,103 1,176
Employment 1,227 1,069 1,090 1,151 1,188 1,207 1,168 1,074 1,147
Unemployment 40 32 30 27 26 26 22 29 29
Unemployment Rate 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.6 2.5
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 16,991 17,053 16,548 15,768
Employment 13,675 14,228 14,350 14,707 15,664 16,546 16,639 16,102 15,239
Unemployment 897 600 562 440 427 445 414 446 529
Unemployment Rate 6.2 4.0 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.4
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 4,414 4,297 4,075 4,295
Employment 4,521 3,934 3,975 4,208 4,252 4,295 4,181 3,930 4,162
Unemployment 206 132 125 105 112 119 116 145 133
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.6 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 16,752 16,765 16,407 16,255
Employment 14,682 15,518 15,695 15,783 15,729 16,297 16,338 15,947 15,749
Unemployment 810 563 497 399 436 455 427 460 506
Unemployment Rate 5.2 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.1
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 4,137 4,088 3,919 3,949
Employment 3,832 3,642 3,654 3,693 3,804 4,005 3,968 3,779 3,797
Unemployment 235 161 158 136 133 132 120 140 152
Unemployment Rate 5.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.6 3.9
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 19,866 19,579 20,070 20,152
Employment 20,342 19,427 19,582 19,425 19,005 19,196 18,926 19,363 19,408
Unemployment 1,060 846 764 609 641 670 653 707 744
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.7
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 18,510 19,598 19,259 17,407
Employment 15,085 16,756 16,776 15,331 15,904 18,187 19,310 18,904 17,032
Unemployment 485 359 353 410 427 323 288 355 375
Unemployment Rate 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.2
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 8,893 8,841 8,888 8,934
Employment 8,745 8,564 8,633 8,624 8,584 8,585 8,544 8,579 8,607
Unemployment 427 350 337 289 296 308 297 309 327
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.4 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 3,915 3,904 3,769 3,831
Employment 3,759 3,582 3,598 3,673 3,676 3,791 3,778 3,641 3,687
Unemployment 214 167 154 123 112 124 126 128 144
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.5 4.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.8
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 3,905 3,784 3,774 3,842
Employment 3,663 3,753 3,780 3,792 3,770 3,801 3,689 3,676 3,741
Unemployment 146 107 95 80 90 104 95 98 102
Unemployment Rate 3.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 9/16/24.