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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2026

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by County of Residence

Table 1: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by County of Residence, 2025 Week 2 and 2026 Weeks 1 and 2
Week ending January 17, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 2.
Updated January 22, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 2 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 2 N % N %
 Total 1,665 1,654 1,559 11 0.7 106 6.8
Albany 84 80 71 4 5.0 13 18.3
Big Horn 41 35 33 6 17.1 8 24.2
Campbell 133 136 137 -3 -2.2 -4 -2.9
Carbon 50 50 43 0 0.0 7 16.3
Converse 41 44 34 -3 -6.8 7 20.6
Crook 22 22 21 0 0.0 1 4.8
Fremont 133 135 130 -2 -1.5 3 2.3
Goshen 25 22 22 3 13.6 3 13.6
Hot Springs 16 16 14 0 0.0 2 14.3
Johnson 29 28 23 1 3.6 6 26.1
Laramie 277 283 268 -6 -2.1 9 3.4
Lincoln 85 82 66 3 3.7 19 28.8
Natrona 312 305 296 7 2.3 16 5.4
Niobrara 6 6 7 0 0.0 -1 -14.3
Park 120 120 115 0 0.0 5 4.3
Platte 35 37 30 -2 -5.4 5 16.7
Sheridan 85 83 92 2 2.4 -7 -7.6
Sublette 35 34 32 1 2.9 3 9.4
Sweetwater 156 166 143 -10 -6.0 13 9.1
Teton 60 64 61 -4 -6.3 -1 -1.6
Uinta 50 50 53 0 0.0 -3 -5.7
Washakie 25 24 23 1 4.2 2 8.7
Weston 23 20 25 3 15.0 -2 -8.0
Other State 255 246 229 9 3.7 26 11.4
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 2 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 2 N % N %
 Total 432 680 764 -248 -36.5 -332 -43.5
Albany 23 26 39 -3 -11.5 -16 -41.0
Big Horn 5 7 12 -2 -28.6 -7 -58.3
Campbell 24 42 50 -18 -42.9 -26 -52.0
Carbon 7 13 10 -6 -46.2 -3 -30.0
Converse 9 12 6 -3 -25.0 3 50.0
Crook N/D 5 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 36 58 44 -22 -37.9 -8 -18.2
Goshen N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Hot Springs N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Johnson N/D 6 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Laramie 63 94 123 -31 -33.0 -60 -48.8
Lincoln 19 27 24 -8 -29.6 -5 -20.8
Natrona 68 104 116 -36 -34.6 -48 -41.4
Niobrara N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 17 32 42 -15 -46.9 -25 -59.5
Platte N/D 5 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sheridan 19 37 31 -18 -48.6 -12 -38.7
Sublette N/D 15 12 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sweetwater 29 61 53 -32 -52.5 -24 -45.3
Teton 5 13 16 -8 -61.5 -11 -68.8
Uinta 5 11 13 -6 -54.5 -8 -61.5
Washakie N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Weston N/D 0 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Other State 79 98 122 -19 -19.4 -43 -35.2
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 2 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 2 N % N %
 Total 3,355 3,265 3,034 90 2.8 321 10.6
Albany 107 101 116 6 5.9 -9 -7.8
Big Horn 54 57 48 -3 -5.3 6 12.5
Campbell 191 184 185 7 3.8 6 3.2
Carbon 66 64 59 2 3.1 7 11.9
Converse 37 39 39 -2 -5.1 -2 -5.1
Crook 27 26 26 1 3.8 1 3.8
Fremont 221 198 205 23 11.6 16 7.8
Goshen 28 27 27 1 3.7 1 3.7
Hot Springs 17 19 12 -2 -10.5 5 41.7
Johnson 39 34 20 5 14.7 19 95.0
Laramie 473 475 428 -2 -0.4 45 10.5
Lincoln 109 95 76 14 14.7 33 43.4
Natrona 480 488 418 -8 -1.6 62 14.8
Niobrara 9 10 10 -1 -10.0 -1 -10.0
Park 155 152 148 3 2.0 7 4.7
Platte 36 37 29 -1 -2.7 7 24.1
Sheridan 126 112 123 14 12.5 3 2.4
Sublette 43 34 37 9 26.5 6 16.2
Sweetwater 302 286 255 16 5.6 47 18.4
Teton 88 93 79 -5 -5.4 9 11.4
Uinta 65 62 69 3 4.8 -4 -5.8
Washakie 38 34 30 4 11.8 8 26.7
Weston 23 24 27 -1 -4.2 -4 -14.8
Other State 621 614 568 7 1.1 53 9.3
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/22/26.