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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1992 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 235,806 235,691 237,337 235,904 236,989 244,859 244,417 242,095 239,659 239,248 239,953 238,602 239,214
Employment 219,379 219,861 222,228 223,005 224,485 231,239 232,838 231,289 228,662 228,611 227,460 225,832 226,241
Unemployment 16,427 15,830 15,109 12,899 12,504 13,620 11,579 10,806 10,997 10,637 12,493 12,770 12,973
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.7 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.6 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.4 5.2 5.4 5.4
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,682 31,373 31,499 30,904 30,835 31,527 30,689 30,142 30,868 31,528 31,942 31,794 31,232
Employment 29,055 28,931 29,168 28,844 28,573 29,174 28,638 28,282 28,953 29,489 29,586 29,496 29,016
Unemployment 2,627 2,442 2,331 2,060 2,262 2,353 2,051 1,860 1,915 2,039 2,356 2,298 2,216
Unemployment Rate 8.3 7.8 7.4 6.7 7.3 7.5 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.5 7.4 7.2 7.1
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,055 23,831 23,934 23,494 23,430 23,953 23,330 22,924 23,475 23,972 24,269 24,159 23,736
Employment 22,202 22,108 22,289 22,040 21,833 22,292 21,884 21,612 22,124 22,533 22,607 22,538 22,172
Unemployment 1,853 1,723 1,645 1,454 1,597 1,661 1,446 1,312 1,351 1,439 1,662 1,621 1,564
Unemployment Rate 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.2 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.6
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 37,335 37,071 37,142 37,007 36,420 37,097 37,597 36,919 36,515 37,375 37,906 38,060 37,204
Employment 35,402 35,285 35,460 35,538 35,029 35,527 36,238 35,592 35,174 36,068 36,461 36,477 35,688
Unemployment 1,933 1,786 1,682 1,469 1,391 1,570 1,359 1,327 1,341 1,307 1,445 1,583 1,516
Unemployment Rate 5.2 4.8 4.5 4.0 3.8 4.2 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.1
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 26,213 26,031 26,080 25,986 25,575 26,050 26,403 25,927 25,642 26,248 26,619 26,727 26,125
Employment 24,873 24,792 24,915 24,970 24,611 24,963 25,461 25,008 24,714 25,343 25,618 25,629 25,075
Unemployment 1,340 1,239 1,165 1,016 964 1,087 942 919 928 905 1,001 1,098 1,050
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 4.5 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.0
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,402 16,390 16,350 16,192 16,200 15,429 15,930 15,969 15,871 15,811 15,869 15,764 16,015
Employment 15,839 15,826 15,839 15,793 15,783 14,988 15,557 15,594 15,504 15,454 15,362 15,280 15,568
Unemployment 563 564 511 399 417 441 373 375 367 357 507 484 447
Unemployment Rate 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.1 2.8
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,111 14,099 14,068 13,934 13,943 13,278 13,711 13,743 13,659 13,609 13,655 13,562 13,782
Employment 13,641 13,630 13,642 13,602 13,594 12,909 13,399 13,431 13,353 13,311 13,232 13,158 13,409
Unemployment 470 469 426 332 349 369 312 312 306 298 423 404 373
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 3.1 3.0 2.7
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,671 4,690 4,876 4,909 4,870 4,958 4,750 4,717 4,815 4,966 4,956 4,761 4,828
Employment 4,314 4,368 4,472 4,557 4,519 4,607 4,465 4,458 4,546 4,720 4,669 4,450 4,512
Unemployment 357 322 404 352 351 351 285 259 269 246 287 311 316
Unemployment Rate 7.6 6.9 8.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.8 6.5 6.5
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,747 16,719 16,855 16,635 16,524 16,978 17,025 16,811 16,433 16,617 16,961 16,893 16,766
Employment 15,687 15,666 15,799 15,747 15,599 15,921 16,135 16,026 15,629 15,891 16,067 16,025 15,849
Unemployment 1,060 1,053 1,056 888 925 1,057 890 785 804 726 894 868 917
Unemployment Rate 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.6 6.2 5.2 4.7 4.9 4.4 5.3 5.1 5.5
Gillette City*
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force
Employment
Unemployment
Unemployment Rate
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,198 8,143 8,281 8,246 8,243 8,754 8,458 8,618 8,400 8,264 8,233 8,085 8,327
Employment 7,551 7,551 7,677 7,796 7,826 8,308 8,059 8,243 7,959 7,879 7,786 7,608 7,854
Unemployment 647 592 604 450 417 446 399 375 441 385 447 477 473
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.3 7.3 5.5 5.1 5.1 4.7 4.4 5.3 4.7 5.4 5.9 5.7
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,841 5,927 5,878 5,924 5,867 6,000 6,057 6,201 6,095 6,132 6,171 5,960 6,005
Employment 5,410 5,496 5,480 5,609 5,548 5,667 5,738 5,896 5,803 5,853 5,884 5,617 5,667
Unemployment 431 431 398 315 319 333 319 305 292 279 287 343 338
Unemployment Rate 7.4 7.3 6.8 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.7 5.8 5.6
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,574 2,646 2,713 2,787 2,779 2,974 2,827 2,744 2,853 2,756 2,750 2,698 2,759
Employment 2,456 2,548 2,618 2,706 2,689 2,879 2,759 2,697 2,793 2,678 2,650 2,598 2,673
Unemployment 118 98 95 81 90 95 68 47 60 78 100 100 86
Unemployment Rate 4.6 3.7 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.4 1.7 2.1 2.8 3.6 3.7 3.1
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,028 16,134 16,144 16,357 16,140 16,189 15,634 15,890 16,110 16,194 16,424 16,085 16,111
Employment 14,459 14,625 14,815 15,197 15,034 14,891 14,571 14,851 15,124 15,272 15,353 14,953 14,929
Unemployment 1,569 1,509 1,329 1,160 1,106 1,298 1,063 1,039 986 922 1,071 1,132 1,182
Unemployment Rate 9.8 9.4 8.2 7.1 6.9 8.0 6.8 6.5 6.1 5.7 6.5 7.0 7.3
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,958 5,992 6,133 6,241 5,977 6,089 6,010 5,915 5,861 6,150 6,265 6,138 6,061
Employment 5,697 5,651 5,701 5,948 5,708 5,802 5,750 5,694 5,629 5,954 6,032 5,910 5,790
Unemployment 261 341 432 293 269 287 260 221 232 196 233 228 271
Unemployment Rate 4.4 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 4.5
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,390 2,380 2,457 2,466 2,469 2,541 2,445 2,413 2,477 2,458 2,450 2,424 2,448
Employment 2,259 2,241 2,321 2,341 2,348 2,361 2,311 2,293 2,347 2,357 2,323 2,299 2,317
Unemployment 131 139 136 125 121 180 134 120 130 101 127 125 131
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.1 4.9 7.1 5.5 5.0 5.2 4.1 5.2 5.2 5.4
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,205 3,206 3,323 3,298 3,313 3,558 3,443 3,386 3,245 3,226 3,262 3,128 3,299
Employment 2,894 2,907 3,053 3,095 3,134 3,408 3,306 3,273 3,115 3,106 3,121 2,956 3,114
Unemployment 311 299 270 203 179 150 137 113 130 120 141 172 185
Unemployment Rate 9.7 9.3 8.1 6.2 5.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.5 5.6
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,038 6,021 6,051 6,051 6,219 6,718 6,461 6,375 6,760 6,722 6,376 6,134 6,327
Employment 5,307 5,308 5,357 5,534 5,791 6,254 6,093 6,023 6,359 6,372 5,964 5,685 5,837
Unemployment 731 713 694 517 428 464 368 352 401 350 412 449 490
Unemployment Rate 12.1 11.8 11.5 8.5 6.9 6.9 5.7 5.5 5.9 5.2 6.5 7.3 7.7
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,146 1,142 1,204 1,208 1,185 1,184 1,182 1,160 1,154 1,094 1,115 1,092 1,156
Employment 1,066 1,060 1,131 1,142 1,128 1,128 1,147 1,126 1,122 1,052 1,074 1,046 1,102
Unemployment 80 82 73 66 57 56 35 34 32 42 41 46 54
Unemployment Rate 7.0 7.2 6.1 5.5 4.8 4.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.8 3.7 4.2 4.7
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,061 12,215 12,404 12,504 13,200 15,062 15,644 15,327 14,056 12,925 12,511 12,378 13,357
Employment 11,291 11,519 11,824 11,959 12,659 14,502 15,181 14,890 13,630 12,459 11,971 11,780 12,805
Unemployment 770 696 580 545 541 560 463 437 426 466 540 598 552
Unemployment Rate 6.4 5.7 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.6 4.3 4.8 4.1
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,758 3,831 3,919 3,948 4,015 3,954 3,935 3,889 3,991 3,918 3,944 3,944 3,921
Employment 3,476 3,534 3,649 3,743 3,842 3,762 3,747 3,719 3,822 3,734 3,728 3,703 3,705
Unemployment 282 297 270 205 173 192 188 170 169 184 216 241 216
Unemployment Rate 7.5 7.8 6.9 5.2 4.3 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.2 4.7 5.5 6.1 5.5
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 12,146 12,163 12,389 12,414 12,591 12,788 12,641 12,505 12,571 12,818 12,747 12,759 12,545
Employment 11,158 11,257 11,571 11,727 11,893 12,075 12,042 11,909 11,962 12,245 12,112 12,151 11,842
Unemployment 988 906 818 687 698 713 599 596 609 573 635 608 703
Unemployment Rate 8.1 7.4 6.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.8 5.6
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,530 2,543 2,572 2,704 2,849 3,069 3,131 3,026 2,851 2,814 2,731 2,636 2,788
Employment 2,394 2,388 2,436 2,609 2,773 2,989 3,064 2,974 2,791 2,761 2,647 2,562 2,699
Unemployment 136 155 136 95 76 80 67 52 60 53 84 74 89
Unemployment Rate 5.4 6.1 5.3 3.5 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.7 2.1 1.9 3.1 2.8 3.2
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,324 21,356 21,267 20,983 21,061 21,202 20,646 20,647 20,835 21,269 21,451 21,588 21,136
Employment 19,697 19,780 19,824 19,722 19,953 19,814 19,432 19,538 19,699 20,249 20,304 20,327 19,862
Unemployment 1,627 1,576 1,443 1,261 1,108 1,388 1,214 1,109 1,136 1,020 1,147 1,261 1,274
Unemployment Rate 7.6 7.4 6.8 6.0 5.3 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.8 6.0
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 7,875 7,860 7,863 7,297 8,353 10,974 11,841 11,680 10,112 8,222 7,678 8,263 9,001
Employment 7,506 7,504 7,544 6,930 8,077 10,830 11,737 11,567 9,980 8,040 7,289 8,022 8,752
Unemployment 369 356 319 367 276 144 104 113 132 182 389 241 249
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.5 4.1 5.0 3.3 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.2 5.1 2.9 2.8
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,246 10,185 10,288 10,166 10,308 10,331 10,332 10,048 10,161 10,241 10,434 10,352 10,258
Employment 9,287 9,171 9,314 9,274 9,467 9,368 9,544 9,326 9,451 9,590 9,682 9,623 9,425
Unemployment 959 1,014 974 892 841 963 788 722 710 651 752 729 833
Unemployment Rate 9.4 10.0 9.5 8.8 8.2 9.3 7.6 7.2 7.0 6.4 7.2 7.0 8.1
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,456 4,460 4,443 4,390 4,336 4,414 4,555 4,526 4,415 4,497 4,492 4,482 4,456
Employment 4,227 4,252 4,135 4,147 4,067 4,129 4,284 4,244 4,178 4,270 4,241 4,221 4,200
Unemployment 229 208 308 243 269 285 271 282 237 227 251 261 256
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 6.9 5.5 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.8 5.7
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,195 3,243 3,285 3,267 3,234 3,067 3,184 3,187 3,210 3,245 3,291 3,189 3,216
Employment 2,944 2,992 3,039 3,046 3,047 2,853 3,039 3,074 3,092 3,115 3,155 3,049 3,037
Unemployment 251 251 246 221 187 214 145 113 118 130 136 140 179
Unemployment Rate 7.9 7.7 7.5 6.8 5.8 7.0 4.6 3.5 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.4 5.6
*Note: Data for Gillette are not available prior to 2000. 
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Prepared by C. Cowan and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/2/24.