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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 1998 Wyoming Benchmark Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 254,771 255,464 258,088 256,394 258,045 265,258 265,319 263,177 261,558 262,165 262,384 260,650 260,273
Employment 240,177 241,820 243,372 244,271 246,769 252,553 253,790 252,093 250,523 250,593 249,779 248,323 247,839
Unemployment 14,594 13,644 14,716 12,123 11,276 12,705 11,529 11,084 11,035 11,572 12,605 12,327 12,434
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.8
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 33,519 33,354 33,790 33,399 33,153 33,514 33,293 33,286 32,953 33,580 33,676 33,840 33,447
Employment 31,471 31,481 31,816 31,740 31,525 31,698 31,575 31,582 31,241 31,697 31,810 32,062 31,642
Unemployment 2,048 1,873 1,974 1,659 1,628 1,816 1,718 1,704 1,712 1,883 1,866 1,778 1,805
Unemployment Rate 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.0 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 25,492 25,377 25,705 25,423 25,237 25,503 25,339 25,334 25,082 25,549 25,625 25,753 25,452
Employment 24,046 24,055 24,312 24,252 24,089 24,222 24,127 24,132 23,873 24,221 24,307 24,498 24,178
Unemployment 1,446 1,322 1,393 1,171 1,148 1,281 1,212 1,202 1,209 1,328 1,318 1,255 1,274
Unemployment Rate 5.7 5.2 5.4 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 39,698 39,724 40,246 39,705 38,913 39,504 40,063 39,344 38,948 39,594 40,033 40,154 39,660
Employment 37,852 38,174 38,581 38,428 37,718 38,074 38,748 38,053 37,692 38,284 38,601 38,664 38,239
Unemployment 1,846 1,550 1,665 1,277 1,195 1,430 1,315 1,291 1,256 1,310 1,432 1,490 1,421
Unemployment Rate 4.7 3.9 4.1 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.6
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 27,874 27,897 28,261 27,885 27,330 27,742 28,137 27,630 27,352 27,805 28,112 28,199 27,852
Employment 26,595 26,823 27,107 27,000 26,502 26,751 27,225 26,737 26,483 26,899 27,121 27,166 26,867
Unemployment 1,279 1,074 1,154 885 828 991 912 893 869 906 991 1,033 985
Unemployment Rate 4.6 3.8 4.1 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.5
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,268 17,401 17,599 17,544 17,331 17,009 17,164 17,078 17,847 18,489 18,661 18,674 17,672
Employment 16,796 16,953 17,107 17,186 17,014 16,647 16,828 16,740 17,544 18,192 18,301 18,325 17,303
Unemployment 472 448 492 358 317 362 336 338 303 297 360 349 369
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.0 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.9 2.1
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,860 14,975 15,143 15,098 14,917 14,638 14,775 14,698 15,363 15,915 16,063 16,073 15,210
Employment 14,466 14,602 14,733 14,800 14,652 14,337 14,494 14,417 15,110 15,668 15,762 15,782 14,902
Unemployment 394 373 410 298 265 301 281 281 253 247 301 291 308
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.9 1.8 2.0
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,752 5,815 5,874 5,822 5,917 5,992 5,672 5,631 5,804 5,886 5,903 5,760 5,819
Employment 5,390 5,472 5,436 5,459 5,541 5,531 5,289 5,293 5,463 5,569 5,552 5,403 5,450
Unemployment 362 343 438 363 376 461 383 338 341 317 351 357 369
Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.9 7.5 6.2 6.4 7.7 6.8 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.9 6.2 6.3
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,149 19,297 19,432 19,102 19,074 19,640 19,598 19,533 19,161 19,438 19,497 19,300 19,352
Employment 18,145 18,275 18,277 18,253 18,211 18,659 18,710 18,693 18,271 18,534 18,525 18,452 18,417
Unemployment 1,004 1,022 1,155 849 863 981 888 840 890 904 972 848 935
Unemployment Rate 5.2 5.3 5.9 4.4 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.7 5.0 4.4 4.8
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 8,091 8,088 8,168 8,051 8,211 8,808 8,426 8,320 8,503 8,596 8,645 8,339 8,354
Employment 7,554 7,538 7,591 7,632 7,806 8,353 8,060 7,970 8,101 8,212 8,229 7,841 7,907
Unemployment 537 550 577 419 405 455 366 350 402 384 416 498 447
Unemployment Rate 6.6 6.8 7.1 5.2 4.9 5.2 4.3 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.8 6.0 5.4
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,386 6,453 6,453 6,483 6,512 6,603 6,741 6,906 6,738 6,916 6,951 6,799 6,662
Employment 6,031 6,103 6,035 6,130 6,224 6,239 6,382 6,573 6,428 6,594 6,560 6,442 6,312
Unemployment 355 350 418 353 288 364 359 333 310 322 391 357 350
Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.4 6.5 5.4 4.4 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.6 5.3 5.3
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,773 2,776 2,813 2,853 3,030 3,210 3,083 3,143 3,160 3,056 3,205 3,027 3,011
Employment 2,567 2,571 2,581 2,701 2,892 3,058 2,948 3,018 3,027 2,919 3,047 2,872 2,850
Unemployment 206 205 232 152 138 152 135 125 133 137 158 155 161
Unemployment Rate 7.4 7.4 8.2 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.3
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,364 17,428 17,792 17,754 17,803 17,469 17,435 17,355 17,903 18,157 18,273 18,012 17,729
Employment 15,680 15,861 16,166 16,334 16,487 16,066 16,160 16,064 16,733 16,877 16,861 16,718 16,334
Unemployment 1,684 1,567 1,626 1,420 1,316 1,403 1,275 1,291 1,170 1,280 1,412 1,294 1,395
Unemployment Rate 9.7 9.0 9.1 8.0 7.4 8.0 7.3 7.4 6.5 7.0 7.7 7.2 7.9
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,358 6,330 6,391 6,532 6,566 6,604 6,252 6,297 6,334 6,645 6,941 6,723 6,498
Employment 5,902 5,932 6,001 6,260 6,301 6,319 5,971 6,022 6,099 6,421 6,675 6,443 6,196
Unemployment 456 398 390 272 265 285 281 275 235 224 266 280 302
Unemployment Rate 7.2 6.3 6.1 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.6
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,349 2,317 2,420 2,444 2,448 2,564 2,506 2,480 2,419 2,369 2,392 2,381 2,424
Employment 2,221 2,207 2,285 2,324 2,325 2,418 2,407 2,383 2,319 2,286 2,302 2,283 2,313
Unemployment 128 110 135 120 123 146 99 97 100 83 90 98 111
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.7 5.6 4.9 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.9 4.1 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.6
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,511 3,536 3,584 3,621 3,830 4,127 3,973 3,932 3,880 3,810 3,837 3,729 3,781
Employment 3,295 3,342 3,383 3,467 3,709 3,981 3,840 3,804 3,762 3,694 3,677 3,565 3,627
Unemployment 216 194 201 154 121 146 133 128 118 116 160 164 154
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.5 5.6 4.3 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 4.4 4.1
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,186 6,128 6,298 6,183 6,276 6,610 6,623 6,512 6,499 6,423 6,369 6,363 6,373
Employment 5,691 5,715 5,780 5,769 5,895 6,165 6,254 6,209 6,124 6,079 6,051 5,956 5,974
Unemployment 495 413 518 414 381 445 369 303 375 344 318 407 399
Unemployment Rate 8.0 6.7 8.2 6.7 6.1 6.7 5.6 4.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 6.4 6.3
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 1,154 1,166 1,180 1,294 1,315 1,298 1,311 1,340 1,333 1,381 1,402 1,326 1,292
Employment 1,116 1,136 1,147 1,253 1,279 1,265 1,273 1,305 1,309 1,340 1,360 1,287 1,256
Unemployment 38 30 33 41 36 33 38 35 24 41 42 39 36
Unemployment Rate 3.3 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.6 1.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,042 14,021 14,223 14,364 15,505 17,068 17,395 16,990 15,948 15,272 14,740 14,404 15,331
Employment 13,189 13,237 13,360 13,626 14,851 16,327 16,733 16,374 15,400 14,620 14,053 13,732 14,625
Unemployment 853 784 863 738 654 741 662 616 548 652 687 672 706
Unemployment Rate 6.1 5.6 6.1 5.1 4.2 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.4 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.6
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,419 4,457 4,475 4,549 4,819 4,504 4,481 4,346 4,465 4,403 4,559 4,442 4,493
Employment 4,156 4,218 4,222 4,317 4,630 4,300 4,254 4,152 4,268 4,214 4,335 4,223 4,274
Unemployment 263 239 253 232 189 204 227 194 197 189 224 219 219
Unemployment Rate 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.1 3.9 4.5 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.9 4.9 4.9
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 13,533 13,680 13,701 13,698 13,675 14,168 13,772 13,661 13,697 13,854 13,930 13,628 13,749
Employment 12,586 12,778 12,799 13,015 13,078 13,511 13,199 13,110 13,156 13,193 13,201 12,883 13,042
Unemployment 947 902 902 683 597 657 573 551 541 661 729 745 707
Unemployment Rate 7.0 6.6 6.6 5.0 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.1
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,753 2,768 2,807 2,804 3,055 3,355 3,304 3,319 3,295 3,189 3,135 3,024 3,067
Employment 2,676 2,671 2,691 2,706 2,966 3,257 3,210 3,220 3,191 3,099 3,048 2,894 2,969
Unemployment 77 97 116 98 89 98 94 99 104 90 87 130 98
Unemployment Rate 2.8 3.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.8 2.8 4.3 3.2
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 21,326 21,457 21,736 21,376 21,416 21,415 21,207 20,929 21,305 21,295 21,143 21,183 21,315
Employment 20,063 20,194 20,478 20,273 20,388 20,212 20,102 19,933 20,267 20,159 19,996 19,942 20,167
Unemployment 1,263 1,263 1,258 1,103 1,028 1,203 1,105 996 1,038 1,136 1,147 1,241 1,148
Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.4
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,103 10,175 10,056 9,906 10,276 12,621 13,855 13,721 12,043 10,631 9,712 10,471 11,131
Employment 9,876 9,959 9,837 9,518 10,004 12,451 13,722 13,604 11,910 10,437 9,251 10,228 10,900
Unemployment 227 216 219 388 272 170 133 117 133 194 461 243 231
Unemployment Rate 2.2 2.1 2.2 3.9 2.6 1.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.8 4.7 2.3 2.1
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,795 10,815 10,784 10,655 10,640 11,016 11,038 10,970 11,053 10,810 10,913 10,773 10,855
Employment 10,121 10,152 10,141 10,116 10,068 10,343 10,401 10,359 10,428 10,219 10,305 10,200 10,238
Unemployment 674 663 643 539 572 673 637 611 625 591 608 573 617
Unemployment Rate 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.3 5.7
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,964 4,966 4,978 4,984 4,984 4,797 4,880 4,859 4,984 5,064 5,112 5,000 4,965
Employment 4,735 4,739 4,580 4,652 4,705 4,486 4,597 4,550 4,633 4,790 4,836 4,747 4,671
Unemployment 229 227 398 332 279 311 283 309 351 274 276 253 294
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.6 8.0 6.7 5.6 6.5 5.8 6.4 7.0 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.9
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,274 3,308 3,284 3,279 3,289 3,359 3,252 3,223 3,290 3,303 3,354 3,300 3,293
Employment 3,065 3,109 3,078 3,116 3,149 3,189 3,130 3,078 3,157 3,164 3,202 3,166 3,134
Unemployment 209 199 206 163 140 170 122 145 133 139 152 134 159
Unemployment Rate 6.4 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.1 3.8 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.1 4.8
*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.