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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1994 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 244,901 246,237 247,407 245,710 247,296 253,702 254,573 254,040 250,372 251,601 251,640 250,331 249,817
Employment 228,670 230,187 231,651 232,575 235,892 242,004 243,538 243,767 240,912 241,680 240,879 239,386 237,595
Unemployment 16,231 16,050 15,756 13,135 11,404 11,698 11,035 10,273 9,460 9,921 10,761 10,945 12,222
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.5 6.4 5.3 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.9
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 32,030 32,265 32,379 31,611 31,215 31,279 31,513 31,993 31,741 32,391 32,999 32,624 32,003
Employment 29,441 29,698 29,849 29,507 29,273 29,413 29,727 30,272 30,160 30,803 31,366 31,095 30,050
Unemployment 2,589 2,567 2,530 2,104 1,942 1,866 1,786 1,721 1,581 1,588 1,633 1,529 1,953
Unemployment Rate 8.1 8.0 7.8 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 6.1
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,322 24,505 24,593 24,032 23,739 23,792 23,974 24,346 24,160 24,658 25,120 24,837 24,340
Employment 22,496 22,694 22,808 22,548 22,368 22,475 22,714 23,131 23,045 23,536 23,968 23,759 22,962
Unemployment 1,826 1,811 1,785 1,484 1,371 1,317 1,260 1,215 1,115 1,122 1,152 1,078 1,378
Unemployment Rate 7.5 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.3 5.7
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 38,659 38,782 38,809 38,453 37,684 38,155 39,154 38,762 38,209 38,560 39,576 39,258 38,672
Employment 36,563 36,803 37,044 36,544 36,384 36,765 37,760 37,441 36,830 37,188 38,125 37,856 37,109
Unemployment 2,096 1,979 1,765 1,909 1,300 1,390 1,394 1,321 1,379 1,372 1,451 1,402 1,563
Unemployment Rate 5.4 5.1 4.5 5.0 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.0
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,144 27,230 27,250 26,997 26,464 26,794 27,498 27,223 26,832 27,078 27,792 27,569 27,156
Employment 25,692 25,859 26,028 25,676 25,563 25,832 26,531 26,307 25,877 26,128 26,787 26,598 26,073
Unemployment 1,452 1,371 1,222 1,321 901 962 967 916 955 950 1,005 971 1,083
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.9 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 4.0
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,994 16,382 16,223 16,073 16,078 15,576 16,008 15,911 16,231 16,642 16,742 16,679 16,211
Employment 15,480 15,877 15,739 15,672 15,674 15,197 15,647 15,560 15,902 16,265 16,377 16,311 15,808
Unemployment 514 505 484 401 404 379 361 351 329 377 365 368 403
Unemployment Rate 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,761 14,095 13,960 13,829 13,837 13,405 13,776 13,693 13,971 14,324 14,410 14,356 13,952
Employment 13,332 13,673 13,555 13,496 13,499 13,088 13,475 13,401 13,697 14,009 14,106 14,048 13,615
Unemployment 429 422 405 333 338 317 301 292 274 315 304 308 337
Unemployment Rate 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.4
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,033 5,084 5,036 5,043 5,046 5,157 4,828 4,931 4,951 5,125 5,161 5,039 5,036
Employment 4,634 4,648 4,643 4,742 4,778 4,844 4,525 4,630 4,687 4,874 4,852 4,702 4,713
Unemployment 399 436 393 301 268 313 303 301 264 251 309 337 323
Unemployment Rate 7.9 8.6 7.8 6.0 5.3 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.3 4.9 6.0 6.7 6.4
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,733 17,991 17,872 17,742 17,895 18,246 18,341 18,313 17,900 18,057 18,055 17,985 18,011
Employment 16,668 16,872 16,732 16,820 17,145 17,444 17,616 17,624 17,292 17,401 17,409 17,315 17,195
Unemployment 1,065 1,119 1,140 922 750 802 725 689 608 656 646 670 816
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.2 6.4 5.2 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.5
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 8,402 8,402 8,554 8,508 8,680 9,017 8,796 8,845 8,695 8,843 8,727 8,678 8,679
Employment 7,790 7,831 7,968 8,030 8,157 8,612 8,418 8,522 8,390 8,511 8,348 8,270 8,237
Unemployment 612 571 586 478 523 405 378 323 305 332 379 408 442
Unemployment Rate 7.3 6.8 6.9 5.6 6.0 4.5 4.3 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.1
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,124 6,104 6,178 6,112 6,060 6,058 6,189 6,420 6,218 6,449 6,401 6,201 6,210
Employment 5,663 5,685 5,753 5,802 5,782 5,786 5,922 6,160 5,960 6,182 6,169 5,946 5,901
Unemployment 461 419 425 310 278 272 267 260 258 267 232 255 309
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.9 6.9 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.6 4.1 5.0
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,748 2,725 2,812 2,831 2,942 3,110 2,917 2,870 2,822 2,903 2,884 2,858 2,868
Employment 2,608 2,566 2,659 2,734 2,851 2,999 2,829 2,783 2,746 2,832 2,789 2,740 2,761
Unemployment 140 159 153 97 91 111 88 87 76 71 95 118 107
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.8 5.4 3.4 3.1 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4 3.3 4.1 3.7
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,022 17,102 17,457 16,990 16,843 16,817 16,531 16,545 16,937 17,198 17,405 17,269 17,010
Employment 15,386 15,479 15,826 15,775 15,731 15,606 15,393 15,476 16,011 16,230 16,397 16,112 15,785
Unemployment 1,636 1,623 1,631 1,215 1,112 1,211 1,138 1,069 926 968 1,008 1,157 1,225
Unemployment Rate 9.6 9.5 9.3 7.2 6.6 7.2 6.9 6.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 6.7 7.2
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,367 6,345 6,418 6,472 6,335 6,351 6,209 6,186 6,022 6,399 6,404 6,230 6,312
Employment 6,085 5,934 6,009 6,143 6,045 6,064 5,958 5,939 5,817 6,215 6,216 6,030 6,038
Unemployment 282 411 409 329 290 287 251 247 205 184 188 200 274
Unemployment Rate 4.4 6.5 6.4 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.9 3.2 4.3
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,484 2,495 2,517 2,565 2,625 2,749 2,564 2,493 2,511 2,561 2,529 2,522 2,551
Employment 2,329 2,348 2,376 2,434 2,517 2,612 2,454 2,385 2,406 2,440 2,405 2,392 2,425
Unemployment 155 147 141 131 108 137 110 108 105 121 124 130 126
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.1 4.1 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.2 4.9
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,327 3,323 3,409 3,532 3,706 3,923 3,869 3,892 3,620 3,622 3,561 3,463 3,604
Employment 3,092 3,111 3,214 3,394 3,598 3,824 3,783 3,817 3,538 3,534 3,401 3,290 3,466
Unemployment 235 212 195 138 108 99 86 75 82 88 160 173 138
Unemployment Rate 7.1 6.4 5.7 3.9 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.4 4.5 5.0 3.8
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,190 6,206 6,164 6,164 6,252 6,643 6,176 6,174 6,122 6,214 6,150 6,118 6,214
Employment 5,604 5,655 5,584 5,733 5,903 6,220 5,755 5,816 5,803 5,875 5,730 5,626 5,775
Unemployment 586 551 580 431 349 423 421 358 319 339 420 492 439
Unemployment Rate 9.5 8.9 9.4 7.0 5.6 6.4 6.8 5.8 5.2 5.5 6.8 8.0 7.1
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,150 1,137 1,171 1,188 1,212 1,204 1,199 1,242 1,160 1,206 1,150 1,108 1,178
Employment 1,105 1,094 1,139 1,159 1,191 1,177 1,178 1,221 1,141 1,178 1,132 1,082 1,150
Unemployment 45 43 32 29 21 27 21 21 19 28 18 26 28
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.8 2.7 2.4 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.3 1.6 2.3 2.4
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,205 13,288 13,229 13,471 14,589 16,170 16,593 16,302 15,062 14,282 13,792 13,832 14,485
Employment 12,418 12,483 12,496 12,991 14,123 15,679 16,095 15,858 14,633 13,774 13,214 13,126 13,908
Unemployment 787 805 733 480 466 491 498 444 429 508 578 706 577
Unemployment Rate 6.0 6.1 5.5 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.6 4.2 5.1 4.0
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,948 3,918 4,012 4,117 4,170 4,408 4,075 3,964 4,049 4,123 3,990 4,009 4,066
Employment 3,650 3,646 3,750 3,920 4,018 4,241 3,889 3,764 3,880 3,970 3,839 3,820 3,866
Unemployment 298 272 262 197 152 167 186 200 169 153 151 189 200
Unemployment Rate 7.5 6.9 6.5 4.8 3.6 3.8 4.6 5.0 4.2 3.7 3.8 4.7 4.9
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,075 13,265 13,332 13,213 13,332 13,564 13,380 13,199 13,244 13,500 13,344 13,265 13,310
Employment 12,087 12,293 12,394 12,596 12,804 13,027 12,887 12,712 12,800 13,003 12,806 12,702 12,676
Unemployment 988 972 938 617 528 537 493 487 444 497 538 563 634
Unemployment Rate 7.6 7.3 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.8
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,818 2,809 2,870 2,941 3,006 3,156 3,249 3,236 3,112 3,074 2,900 2,841 3,001
Employment 2,687 2,664 2,725 2,831 2,930 3,076 3,181 3,179 3,057 3,011 2,840 2,758 2,912
Unemployment 131 145 145 110 76 80 68 57 55 63 60 83 89
Unemployment Rate 4.6 5.2 5.1 3.7 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.9 3.0
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,368 21,317 21,586 21,657 21,578 21,716 21,388 21,499 21,859 22,081 22,270 22,297 21,718
Employment 19,924 19,975 20,169 20,529 20,537 20,532 20,304 20,561 20,980 21,154 21,372 21,427 20,622
Unemployment 1,444 1,342 1,417 1,128 1,041 1,184 1,084 938 879 927 898 870 1,096
Unemployment Rate 6.8 6.3 6.6 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.1 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 5.0
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 8,909 8,995 8,914 8,690 9,441 11,823 12,839 12,537 11,386 9,556 8,583 9,326 10,083
Employment 8,670 8,757 8,628 8,266 9,181 11,705 12,729 12,447 11,301 9,387 8,179 9,154 9,867
Unemployment 239 238 286 424 260 118 110 90 85 169 404 172 216
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.6 3.2 4.9 2.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.8 4.7 1.8 2.1
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,417 10,383 10,446 10,497 10,628 10,783 10,753 10,637 10,693 10,751 10,829 10,746 10,631
Employment 9,450 9,412 9,488 9,613 9,774 9,837 9,885 9,886 10,046 10,097 10,118 10,026 9,803
Unemployment 967 971 958 884 854 946 868 751 647 654 711 720 828
Unemployment Rate 9.3 9.4 9.2 8.4 8.0 8.8 8.1 7.1 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.7 7.8
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,584 4,572 4,665 4,513 4,625 4,656 4,783 4,798 4,603 4,766 4,819 4,704 4,674
Employment 4,279 4,290 4,371 4,221 4,309 4,353 4,492 4,538 4,408 4,578 4,596 4,489 4,410
Unemployment 305 282 294 292 316 303 291 260 195 188 223 215 264
Unemployment Rate 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.1 5.4 4.2 3.9 4.6 4.6 5.6
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,315 3,348 3,353 3,328 3,355 3,140 3,222 3,302 3,222 3,292 3,371 3,289 3,295
Employment 3,057 3,066 3,095 3,120 3,191 2,989 3,107 3,182 3,127 3,171 3,197 3,120 3,119
Unemployment 258 282 258 208 164 151 115 120 95 121 174 169 176
Unemployment Rate 7.8 8.4 7.7 6.3 4.9 4.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.7 5.2 5.1 5.3
*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, 4/26/21.