"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, 2024 Week 4 and 2025 Weeks 3 and 4 | |||||||
Week ending January 25, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 4. | |||||||
Updated January 30, 2025. | |||||||
Number of Employers | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2025 Week 4 | 2025 Week 3 | 2024 Week 4 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 1,562 | 1,583 | 1,636 | -21 | -1.3 | -74 | -4.5 |
Albany | 75 | 72 | 72 | 3 | 4.2 | 3 | 4.2 |
Big Horn | 36 | 37 | 39 | -1 | -2.7 | -3 | -7.7 |
Campbell | 144 | 141 | 131 | 3 | 2.1 | 13 | 9.9 |
Carbon | 44 | 43 | 41 | 1 | 2.3 | 3 | 7.3 |
Converse | 36 | 32 | 43 | 4 | 12.5 | -7 | -16.3 |
Crook | 26 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 23.8 | 11 | 73.3 |
Fremont | 140 | 143 | 141 | -3 | -2.1 | -1 | -0.7 |
Goshen | 22 | 26 | 39 | -4 | -15.4 | -17 | -43.6 |
Hot Springs | 14 | 15 | 14 | -1 | -6.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Johnson | 24 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 4.3 | -5 | -17.2 |
Laramie | 277 | 279 | 302 | -2 | -0.7 | -25 | -8.3 |
Lincoln | 65 | 69 | 72 | -4 | -5.8 | -7 | -9.7 |
Natrona | 271 | 285 | 280 | -14 | -4.9 | -9 | -3.2 |
Niobrara | 7 | 8 | 5 | -1 | -12.5 | 2 | 40.0 |
Park | 111 | 110 | 139 | 1 | 0.9 | -28 | -20.1 |
Platte | 34 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 17.2 | 6 | 21.4 |
Sheridan | 88 | 92 | 106 | -4 | -4.3 | -18 | -17.0 |
Sublette | 35 | 36 | 24 | -1 | -2.8 | 11 | 45.8 |
Sweetwater | 133 | 146 | 133 | -13 | -8.9 | 0 | 0.0 |
Teton | 58 | 62 | 71 | -4 | -6.5 | -13 | -18.3 |
Uinta | 52 | 51 | 41 | 1 | 2.0 | 11 | 26.8 |
Washakie | 23 | 26 | 31 | -3 | -11.5 | -8 | -25.8 |
Weston | 21 | 22 | 17 | -1 | -4.5 | 4 | 23.5 |
Other State | 232 | 235 | 259 | -3 | -1.3 | -27 | -10.4 |
Initial Claims | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2025 Week 4 | 2025 Week 3 | 2024 Week 4 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 467 | 491 | 479 | -24 | -4.9 | -12 | -2.5 |
Albany | 17 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 13.3 | -3 | -15.0 |
Big Horn | 7 | 10 | 9 | -3 | -30.0 | -2 | -22.2 |
Campbell | 54 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 54.3 | 27 | 100.0 |
Carbon | 6 | 10 | 11 | -4 | -40.0 | -5 | -45.5 |
Converse | 5 | 7 | N/D | -2 | -28.6 | N/D | N/D |
Crook | 6 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Fremont | 33 | 48 | 23 | -15 | -31.3 | 10 | 43.5 |
Goshen | 5 | 8 | 9 | -3 | -37.5 | -4 | -44.4 |
Hot Springs | N/D | N/D | 6 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Johnson | 7 | 10 | 6 | -3 | -30.0 | 1 | 16.7 |
Laramie | 86 | 82 | 105 | 4 | 4.9 | -19 | -18.1 |
Lincoln | 16 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.1 |
Natrona | 52 | 58 | 71 | -6 | -10.3 | -19 | -26.8 |
Niobrara | 0 | N/D | 0 | N/D | N/D | 0 | 0.0 |
Park | 23 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 35.3 | -9 | -28.1 |
Platte | 12 | N/D | 5 | N/D | N/D | 7 | 140.0 |
Sheridan | 16 | 28 | 23 | -12 | -42.9 | -7 | -30.4 |
Sublette | 5 | 9 | 6 | -4 | -44.4 | -1 | -16.7 |
Sweetwater | 17 | 38 | 23 | -21 | -55.3 | -6 | -26.1 |
Teton | 15 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 25.0 | -3 | -16.7 |
Uinta | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 120.0 | 1 | 10.0 |
Washakie | N/D | N/D | 7 | N/D | N/D | N/D | N/D |
Weston | 7 | N/D | 5 | N/D | N/D | 2 | 40.0 |
Other State | 62 | 66 | 45 | -4 | -6.1 | 17 | 37.8 |
Continued Weeks Claimed | |||||||
Current Weekp | Previous Week | Year Ago | Over-the-Week Change | Over-the-Year Change | |||
County | 2025 Week 4 | 2025 Week 3 | 2024 Week 4 | N | % | N | % |
Total | 3,249 | 3,272 | 3,285 | -23 | -0.7 | -36 | -1.1 |
Albany | 130 | 132 | 89 | -2 | -1.5 | 41 | 46.1 |
Big Horn | 46 | 53 | 67 | -7 | -13.2 | -21 | -31.3 |
Campbell | 213 | 200 | 190 | 13 | 6.5 | 23 | 12.1 |
Carbon | 67 | 59 | 52 | 8 | 13.6 | 15 | 28.8 |
Converse | 38 | 34 | 49 | 4 | 11.8 | -11 | -22.4 |
Crook | 35 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 12.9 | 9 | 34.6 |
Fremont | 233 | 217 | 229 | 16 | 7.4 | 4 | 1.7 |
Goshen | 25 | 27 | 41 | -2 | -7.4 | -16 | -39.0 |
Hot Springs | 11 | 14 | 11 | -3 | -21.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Johnson | 32 | 25 | 39 | 7 | 28.0 | -7 | -17.9 |
Laramie | 485 | 483 | 524 | 2 | 0.4 | -39 | -7.4 |
Lincoln | 82 | 87 | 89 | -5 | -5.7 | -7 | -7.9 |
Natrona | 430 | 443 | 434 | -13 | -2.9 | -4 | -0.9 |
Niobrara | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 7.1 | 4 | 36.4 |
Park | 158 | 161 | 196 | -3 | -1.9 | -38 | -19.4 |
Platte | 32 | 36 | 30 | -4 | -11.1 | 2 | 6.7 |
Sheridan | 126 | 123 | 156 | 3 | 2.4 | -30 | -19.2 |
Sublette | 49 | 46 | 24 | 3 | 6.5 | 25 | 104.2 |
Sweetwater | 266 | 264 | 239 | 2 | 0.8 | 27 | 11.3 |
Teton | 72 | 82 | 74 | -10 | -12.2 | -2 | -2.7 |
Uinta | 69 | 73 | 48 | -4 | -5.5 | 21 | 43.8 |
Washakie | 29 | 35 | 33 | -6 | -17.1 | -4 | -12.1 |
Weston | 24 | 27 | 21 | -3 | -11.1 | 3 | 14.3 |
Other State | 582 | 606 | 613 | -24 | -4.0 | -31 | -5.1 |
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, 1/30/25. |
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