"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.
Table: 2025 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
Wyoming | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 294,896 | 291,438 | 292,118 | 288,589 | 288,981 | 291,204 | |||||||
Employment | 282,142 | 280,683 | 281,451 | 279,985 | 279,790 | 280,810 | |||||||
Unemployment | 12,754 | 10,755 | 10,667 | 8,604 | 9,191 | 10,394 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | |||||||
Natrona County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 42,546 | 41,995 | 42,051 | 41,350 | 40,793 | 41,747 | |||||||
Employment | 40,737 | 40,491 | 40,512 | 40,130 | 39,481 | 40,270 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,809 | 1,504 | 1,539 | 1,220 | 1,312 | 1,477 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | |||||||
Casper City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 31,407 | 30,997 | 31,017 | 30,517 | 30,104 | 30,808 | |||||||
Employment | 30,083 | 29,902 | 29,917 | 29,635 | 29,156 | 29,739 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,324 | 1,095 | 1,100 | 882 | 948 | 1,070 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||||||
Laramie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 49,636 | 49,002 | 49,098 | 48,267 | 47,747 | 48,750 | |||||||
Employment | 47,447 | 47,188 | 47,295 | 46,865 | 46,204 | 47,000 | |||||||
Unemployment | 2,189 | 1,814 | 1,803 | 1,402 | 1,543 | 1,750 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | |||||||
Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 33,721 | 33,319 | 33,393 | 32,854 | 32,497 | 33,157 | |||||||
Employment | 32,308 | 32,131 | 32,204 | 31,911 | 31,461 | 32,003 | |||||||
Unemployment | 1,413 | 1,188 | 1,189 | 943 | 1,036 | 1,154 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | |||||||
Albany County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 22,218 | 23,197 | 23,419 | 22,972 | 22,584 | 22,878 | |||||||
Employment | 21,388 | 22,554 | 22,777 | 22,435 | 21,988 | 22,228 | |||||||
Unemployment | 830 | 643 | 642 | 537 | 596 | 650 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |||||||
Laramie City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 19,407 | 20,262 | 20,463 | 20,073 | 19,733 | 19,988 | |||||||
Employment | 18,700 | 19,719 | 19,914 | 19,615 | 19,224 | 19,434 | |||||||
Unemployment | 707 | 543 | 549 | 458 | 509 | 553 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |||||||
Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,060 | 4,920 | 4,872 | 4,968 | 5,027 | 4,969 | |||||||
Employment | 4,790 | 4,673 | 4,637 | 4,773 | 4,833 | 4,741 | |||||||
Unemployment | 270 | 247 | 235 | 195 | 194 | 228 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | |||||||
Campbell County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 24,227 | 23,939 | 24,268 | 23,914 | 23,623 | 23,994 | |||||||
Employment | 23,261 | 23,028 | 23,382 | 23,215 | 22,906 | 23,158 | |||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 911 | 886 | 699 | 717 | 836 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |||||||
Gillette City | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,859 | 16,673 | 16,921 | 16,665 | 16,448 | 16,713 | |||||||
Employment | 16,180 | 16,018 | 16,264 | 16,148 | 15,933 | 16,109 | |||||||
Unemployment | 679 | 655 | 657 | 517 | 515 | 605 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | |||||||
Carbon County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,296 | 6,110 | 5,944 | 5,945 | 6,122 | 6,083 | |||||||
Employment | 5,982 | 5,861 | 5,689 | 5,738 | 5,906 | 5,835 | |||||||
Unemployment | 314 | 249 | 255 | 207 | 216 | 248 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | |||||||
Converse County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 6,732 | 6,548 | 6,503 | 6,494 | 6,479 | 6,551 | |||||||
Employment | 6,464 | 6,333 | 6,290 | 6,318 | 6,277 | 6,336 | |||||||
Unemployment | 268 | 215 | 213 | 176 | 202 | 215 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | |||||||
Crook County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,900 | 3,745 | 3,784 | 3,888 | 4,029 | 3,869 | |||||||
Employment | 3,739 | 3,605 | 3,653 | 3,793 | 3,926 | 3,743 | |||||||
Unemployment | 161 | 140 | 131 | 95 | 103 | 126 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | |||||||
Fremont County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 17,731 | 17,371 | 17,672 | 17,570 | 17,601 | 17,589 | |||||||
Employment | 16,765 | 16,569 | 16,884 | 16,931 | 16,968 | 16,823 | |||||||
Unemployment | 966 | 802 | 788 | 639 | 633 | 766 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | |||||||
Goshen County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 5,467 | 5,329 | 5,427 | 5,481 | 5,507 | 5,442 | |||||||
Employment | 5,240 | 5,142 | 5,249 | 5,325 | 5,331 | 5,257 | |||||||
Unemployment | 227 | 187 | 178 | 156 | 176 | 185 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |||||||
Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 2,267 | 2,207 | 2,253 | 2,261 | 2,281 | 2,254 | |||||||
Employment | 2,177 | 2,132 | 2,171 | 2,191 | 2,207 | 2,176 | |||||||
Unemployment | 90 | 75 | 82 | 70 | 74 | 78 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | |||||||
Johnson County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,351 | 4,181 | 4,172 | 4,258 | 4,438 | 4,280 | |||||||
Employment | 4,177 | 4,037 | 4,043 | 4,166 | 4,323 | 4,149 | |||||||
Unemployment | 174 | 144 | 129 | 92 | 115 | 131 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | |||||||
Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,907 | 10,735 | 10,551 | 10,352 | 10,543 | 10,618 | |||||||
Employment | 10,475 | 10,380 | 10,181 | 10,078 | 10,245 | 10,272 | |||||||
Unemployment | 432 | 355 | 370 | 274 | 298 | 346 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |||||||
Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 885 | 840 | 868 | 881 | 905 | 876 | |||||||
Employment | 831 | 800 | 831 | 855 | 872 | 838 | |||||||
Unemployment | 54 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 33 | 38 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | |||||||
Park County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 14,150 | 14,001 | 13,907 | 14,056 | 15,053 | 14,233 | |||||||
Employment | 13,430 | 13,337 | 13,290 | 13,603 | 14,582 | 13,648 | |||||||
Unemployment | 720 | 664 | 617 | 453 | 471 | 585 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | |||||||
Platte County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,521 | 3,445 | 3,473 | 3,489 | 3,512 | 3,488 | |||||||
Employment | 3,329 | 3,284 | 3,318 | 3,363 | 3,377 | 3,334 | |||||||
Unemployment | 192 | 161 | 155 | 126 | 135 | 154 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | |||||||
Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 15,884 | 15,723 | 15,869 | 15,716 | 15,728 | 15,784 | |||||||
Employment | 15,192 | 15,117 | 15,279 | 15,267 | 15,228 | 15,217 | |||||||
Unemployment | 692 | 606 | 590 | 449 | 500 | 567 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | |||||||
Sublette County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 4,335 | 4,263 | 4,290 | 4,289 | 4,409 | 4,317 | |||||||
Employment | 4,131 | 4,081 | 4,115 | 4,166 | 4,277 | 4,154 | |||||||
Unemployment | 204 | 182 | 175 | 123 | 132 | 163 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | |||||||
Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 20,470 | 20,188 | 20,356 | 20,061 | 19,762 | 20,167 | |||||||
Employment | 19,472 | 19,397 | 19,544 | 19,377 | 19,072 | 19,372 | |||||||
Unemployment | 998 | 791 | 812 | 684 | 690 | 795 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |||||||
Teton County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 16,943 | 16,708 | 16,162 | 15,283 | 15,636 | 16,146 | |||||||
Employment | 16,494 | 16,335 | 15,769 | 14,834 | 15,166 | 15,720 | |||||||
Unemployment | 449 | 373 | 393 | 449 | 470 | 427 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | |||||||
Uinta County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 10,156 | 9,989 | 10,144 | 10,027 | 10,090 | 10,081 | |||||||
Employment | 9,693 | 9,586 | 9,764 | 9,708 | 9,737 | 9,698 | |||||||
Unemployment | 463 | 403 | 380 | 319 | 353 | 384 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |||||||
Washakie County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,964 | 3,819 | 3,825 | 3,864 | 3,888 | 3,872 | |||||||
Employment | 3,806 | 3,686 | 3,680 | 3,738 | 3,760 | 3,734 | |||||||
Unemployment | 158 | 133 | 145 | 126 | 128 | 138 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |||||||
Weston County | |||||||||||||
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
Labor Force | 3,250 | 3,185 | 3,208 | 3,203 | 3,224 | 3,214 | |||||||
Employment | 3,122 | 3,069 | 3,095 | 3,116 | 3,123 | 3,105 | |||||||
Unemployment | 128 | 116 | 113 | 87 | 101 | 109 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||||||
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 6/25/25. | |||||||||||||
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