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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 41 and 2026 Weeks 40 and 41
Week ending October 17, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 41.
Updated October 22, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 41 2026 Week 40 2025 Week 41 N % N %
 Total 1,073 1,071 1,202 2 0.2 -129 -10.7
Albany 46 47 52 -1 -2.1 -6 -11.5
Big Horn 9 10 24 -1 -10.0 -15 -62.5
Campbell 94 97 117 -3 -3.1 -23 -19.7
Carbon 29 28 33 1 3.6 -4 -12.1
Converse 22 19 33 3 15.8 -11 -33.3
Crook 12 11 11 1 9.1 1 9.1
Fremont 78 73 67 5 6.8 11 16.4
Goshen 12 13 24 -1 -7.7 -12 -50.0
Hot Springs 7 N/D 11 N/D N/D -4 -36.4
Johnson 12 17 12 -5 -29.4 0 0.0
Laramie 190 184 228 6 3.3 -38 -16.7
Lincoln 34 38 39 -4 -10.5 -5 -12.8
Natrona 184 179 222 5 2.8 -38 -17.1
Niobrara 6 8 6 -2 -25.0 0 0.0
Park 49 50 64 -1 -2.0 -15 -23.4
Platte 15 13 20 2 15.4 -5 -25.0
Sheridan 48 46 46 2 4.3 2 4.3
Sublette 7 N/D 15 N/D N/D -8 -53.3
Sweetwater 117 119 120 -2 -1.7 -3 -2.5
Teton 61 53 40 8 15.1 21 52.5
Uinta 46 43 39 3 7.0 7 17.9
Washakie 19 13 11 6 46.2 8 72.7
Weston 11 9 12 2 22.2 -1 -8.3
Other State 145 144 176 1 0.7 -31 -17.6
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 41 2026 Week 40 2025 Week 41 N % N %
 Total 407 371 461 36 9.7 -54 -11.7
Albany N/D 7 8 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Big Horn N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Campbell 15 18 25 -3 -16.7 -10 -40.0
Carbon 6 6 9 0 0.0 -3 -33.3
Converse N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Crook N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 18 16 15 2 12.5 3 20.0
Goshen N/D N/D 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 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Laramie 48 53 77 -5 -9.4 -29 -37.7
Lincoln 8 6 6 2 33.3 2 33.3
Natrona 65 50 40 15 30.0 25 62.5
Niobrara 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 11 12 29 -1 -8.3 -18 -62.1
Platte 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sheridan 16 14 9 2 14.3 7 77.8
Sublette N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sweetwater 23 30 32 -7 -23.3 -9 -28.1
Teton 52 33 44 19 57.6 8 18.2
Uinta 8 10 N/D -2 -20.0 N/D N/D
Washakie N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Weston N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Other State 103 95 135 8 8.4 -32 -23.7
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2026 Week 41 2026 Week 40 2025 Week 41 N % N %
 Total 1,431 1,346 1,676 85 6.3 -245 -14.6
Albany 52 52 57 0 0.0 -5 -8.8
Big Horn 8 9 24 -1 -11.1 -16 -66.7
Campbell 108 112 120 -4 -3.6 -12 -10.0
Carbon 31 30 27 1 3.3 4 14.8
Converse 18 18 31 0 0.0 -13 -41.9
Crook 11 9 8 2 22.2 3 37.5
Fremont 89 89 111 0 0.0 -22 -19.8
Goshen 11 13 23 -2 -15.4 -12 -52.2
Hot Springs N/D N/D 11 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Johnson 10 11 10 -1 -9.1 0 0.0
Laramie 248 234 266 14 6.0 -18 -6.8
Lincoln 32 35 39 -3 -8.6 -7 -17.9
Natrona 199 185 255 14 7.6 -56 -22.0
Niobrara 7 9 5 -2 -22.2 2 40.0
Park 44 43 54 1 2.3 -10 -18.5
Platte 13 9 22 4 44.4 -9 -40.9
Sheridan 46 43 46 3 7.0 0 0.0
Sublette N/D N/D 14 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sweetwater 124 127 143 -3 -2.4 -19 -13.3
Teton 71 53 48 18 34.0 23 47.9
Uinta 48 44 55 4 9.1 -7 -12.7
Washakie 16 14 12 2 14.3 4 33.3
Weston 10 8 11 2 25.0 -1 -9.1
Other State 225 189 284 36 19.0 -59 -20.8
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, 10/22/26.