"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.
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Table 1: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by County of Residence, 2023 Week 50 and 2024 Weeks 49 and 50 | |||||||
Week ending December 14, 2024, is referred to as 2024 Week 50. | |||||||
Updated December 19, 2024. | |||||||
Number of Employers | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2024 Week 50 | 2024 Week 49 | 2023 Week 50 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 1,403 | 1,433 | 1,407 | -30 | -2.1 | -4 | -0.3 |
Albany | 51 | 49 | 69 | 2 | 4.1 | -18 | -26.1 |
Big Horn | 27 | 35 | 32 | -8 | -22.9 | -5 | -15.6 |
Campbell | 117 | 117 | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 12.5 |
Carbon | 39 | 42 | 41 | -3 | -7.1 | -2 | -4.9 |
Converse | 36 | 32 | 39 | 4 | 12.5 | -3 | -7.7 |
Crook | 14 | 15 | 10 | -1 | -6.7 | 4 | 40.0 |
Fremont | 119 | 121 | 120 | -2 | -1.7 | -1 | -0.8 |
Goshen | 20 | 24 | 25 | -4 | -16.7 | -5 | -20.0 |
Hot Springs | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7.1 | 6 | 66.7 |
Johnson | 15 | 17 | 18 | -2 | -11.8 | -3 | -16.7 |
Laramie | 242 | 242 | 251 | 0 | 0.0 | -9 | -3.6 |
Lincoln | 58 | 56 | 48 | 2 | 3.6 | 10 | 20.8 |
Natrona | 261 | 265 | 233 | -4 | -1.5 | 28 | 12.0 |
Niobrara | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 |
Park | 87 | 81 | 101 | 6 | 7.4 | -14 | -13.9 |
Platte | 22 | 27 | 30 | -5 | -18.5 | -8 | -26.7 |
Sheridan | 72 | 71 | 73 | 1 | 1.4 | -1 | -1.4 |
Sublette | 24 | 26 | 22 | -2 | -7.7 | 2 | 9.1 |
Sweetwater | 118 | 128 | 115 | -10 | -7.8 | 3 | 2.6 |
Teton | 78 | 94 | 85 | -16 | -17.0 | -7 | -8.2 |
Uinta | 45 | 44 | 47 | 1 | 2.3 | -2 | -4.3 |
Washakie | 21 | 22 | 21 | -1 | -4.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Weston | 19 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 35.7 | 7 | 58.3 |
Other State | 218 | 236 | 246 | -18 | -7.6 | -28 | -11.4 |
Initial Claims | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2024 Week 50 | 2024 Week 49 | 2023 Week 50 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 433 | 538 | 450 | -105 | -19.5 | -17 | -3.8 |
Albany | 12 | 15 | 15 | -3 | -20.0 | -3 | -20.0 |
Big Horn | 7 | 11 | 7 | -4 | -36.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campbell | 23 | 29 | 28 | -6 | -20.7 | -5 | -17.9 |
Carbon | 10 | 14 | 12 | -4 | -28.6 | -2 | -16.7 |
Converse | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 |
Crook | 6 | 6 | N/D | 0 | 0.0 | N/D | N/D |
Fremont | 20 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 25.0 | -16 | -44.4 |
Goshen | N/D | 7 | 5 | 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 | N/D | 7 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Laramie | 63 | 83 | 77 | -20 | -24.1 | -14 | -18.2 |
Lincoln | 11 | 14 | 14 | -3 | -21.4 | -3 | -21.4 |
Natrona | 58 | 76 | 61 | -18 | -23.7 | -3 | -4.9 |
Niobrara | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Park | 26 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 62.5 | -1 | -3.7 |
Platte | N/D | N/D | 7 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Sheridan | 23 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 35.3 | 4 | 21.1 |
Sublette | N/D | 6 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Sweetwater | 38 | 52 | 17 | -14 | -26.9 | 21 | 123.5 |
Teton | 9 | 24 | 11 | -15 | -62.5 | -2 | -18.2 |
Uinta | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 20.0 |
Washakie | 6 | 7 | 9 | -1 | -14.3 | -3 | -33.3 |
Weston | 6 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Other State | 79 | 110 | 72 | -31 | -28.2 | 7 | 9.7 |
Continued Weeks Claimed | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2024 Week 50 | 2024 Week 49 | 2023 Week 50 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 2,572 | 2,667 | 2,431 | -95 | -3.6 | 141 | 5.8 |
Albany | 83 | 71 | 75 | 12 | 16.9 | 8 | 10.7 |
Big Horn | 30 | 32 | 42 | -2 | -6.3 | -12 | -28.6 |
Campbell | 138 | 142 | 116 | -4 | -2.8 | 22 | 19.0 |
Carbon | 49 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 4.3 | 2 | 4.3 |
Converse | 34 | 30 | 37 | 4 | 13.3 | -3 | -8.1 |
Crook | 13 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 18.2 | -3 | -18.8 |
Fremont | 177 | 178 | 141 | -1 | -0.6 | 36 | 25.5 |
Goshen | 24 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Hot Springs | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 15.4 | 8 | 114.3 |
Johnson | 16 | 18 | 13 | -2 | -11.1 | 3 | 23.1 |
Laramie | 334 | 315 | 339 | 19 | 6.0 | -5 | -1.5 |
Lincoln | 76 | 70 | 51 | 6 | 8.6 | 25 | 49.0 |
Natrona | 324 | 318 | 293 | 6 | 1.9 | 31 | 10.6 |
Niobrara | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
Park | 115 | 125 | 128 | -10 | -8.0 | -13 | -10.2 |
Platte | 24 | 27 | 27 | -3 | -11.1 | -3 | -11.1 |
Sheridan | 66 | 72 | 79 | -6 | -8.3 | -13 | -16.5 |
Sublette | 24 | 25 | 22 | -1 | -4.0 | 2 | 9.1 |
Sweetwater | 184 | 181 | 153 | 3 | 1.7 | 31 | 20.3 |
Teton | 158 | 245 | 126 | -87 | -35.5 | 32 | 25.4 |
Uinta | 49 | 47 | 50 | 2 | 4.3 | -1 | -2.0 |
Washakie | 25 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 13.6 | 5 | 25.0 |
Weston | 20 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 17.6 | 1 | 5.3 |
Other State | 587 | 631 | 601 | -44 | -7.0 | -14 | -2.3 |
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, 12/19/24. |
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