The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.2% in August to 3.3% in September. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is marginally lower than its September 2024 level of 3.5% and much lower than the September 2025 U.S. unemployment rate of 4.4%.
From August to September, most county unemployment rates rose modestly. The largest increases were reported in Campbell (up from 2.5% to 2.8%), Fremont (up from 3.1% to 3.4%), Park (up from 2.5% to 2.8%), Sweetwater (up from 3.1% to 3.4%), and Weston (up from 2.4% to 2.7%) counties.
From September 2024 to September 2025, unemployment rates rose in 18 counties, remained unchanged in three counties, and fell in two counties. The largest increases occurred in Niobrara (up from 2.6% to 3.5%), Platte (up from 3.3% to 3.7%), Sweetwater (up from 3.0% to 3.4%), and Washakie (up from 2.8% to 3.2%) counties. Unemployment rates fell in Johnson (down from 2.5% to 2.2%) and Teton (down from 1.7% to 1.6%) counties. In Albany (2.3%), Sheridan (2.7%), and Weston (2.7%) counties, jobless rates were unchanged from a year earlier.
In September, the highest unemployment rates were found in Platte County at 3.7%, Big Horn County at 3.5%, and Niobrara County at 3.5%. The lowest rates were reported in Teton County at 1.6%, Johnson County at 2.2%, and Crook County at 2.2%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 299,900 in September 2024 to 301,100 in September 2025, an increase of 1,200 jobs (0.4%).
Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Labor Force Estimates
Change
Month Year
September-25 August-25 September-24 absolute percent absolute percent
Total Civilian Labor Force 290,192 290,472 297,414 -280 -0.1% -7,222 -2.4%
Employed 280,720 281,088 287,077 -368 -0.1% -6,357 -2.2%
Unemployed 9,472 9,384 10,337 88 0.9% -865 -8.4%
Unemployment Rate 3.3 3.2 3.5
| Definitions: | |
| Employed | All persons who, during the reference week, did any work at all as paid employees, worked in their own business, profession, or on their own farm, or worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in a family business. |
| Unemployed | All persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. |
| Labor Force | All persons who meet the criteria given above as either employed or unemployed. |
| Unemployment Rate | The number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force. |
| Seasonal Adjustment | A statistical procedure to remove the impact of normal regularly recurring events (such as weather, major holidays, and the opening and closing of schools) from economic time series to better understand changes in economic conditions from month to month. |
Not seasonally adjusted data reflect the actual economic conditions in a given area for a given time period. These data show the normal seasonal changes that occur in the economy. Most county unemployment rates are higher in the winter months because of seasonal job losses in construction, leisure & hospitality, and many other sectors. Similarly, most county unemployment rates are lower in the summer months as employment increases across the economy. Data users should use caution when comparing not seasonally adjusted data for different months, as at least part of the difference between months may reflect normal seasonal patterns.
In contrast, seasonally adjusted data have been subjected to a statistical procedure to remove the effects of normal changes that occur in the economy each year, such as seasonal hiring in the construction sector, the opening and closing of schools, and holiday hiring by retail trade establishments. There is no expectation that seasonally adjusted unemployment rates will be higher or lower in any particular month, except as the economy expands or contracts. The value of seasonally adjusted data is that it is easy to identify longer-term trends in the data and valid comparisons can be made between any two months in the series.
Research & Planning works in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop and publish unemployment rates for each county in Wyoming. However, these data are not seasonally adjusted and therefore reflect seasonal changes each month.
Table 1: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment
rates ranked from lowest to highest for September 2025
County Rate*
Teton County, WY 1.6
Crook County, WY 2.2
Johnson County, WY 2.2
Albany County, WY 2.3
Lincoln County, WY 2.4
Sublette County, WY 2.6
Sheridan County, WY 2.7
Weston County, WY 2.7
Campbell County, WY 2.8
Converse County, WY 2.8
Park County, WY 2.8
Wyoming 2.8
Goshen County, WY 3.0
Hot Springs County, WY 3.0
Laramie County, WY 3.0
Natrona County, WY 3.0
Carbon County, WY 3.1
Uinta County, WY 3.2
Washakie County, WY 3.2
Fremont County, WY 3.4
Sweetwater County, WY 3.4
Big Horn County, WY 3.5
Niobrara County, WY 3.5
Platte County, WY 3.7
*preliminary
Table 2: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-month rate
changes ranked from lowest to highest for September 2025
Month ago Over-the-Month
County rate Rate* Rate Change
Carbon County, WY 3.2 3.1 -0.1
Crook County, WY 2.3 2.2 -0.1
Goshen County, WY 3.1 3.0 -0.1
Hot Springs County, WY 3.1 3.0 -0.1
Big Horn County, WY 3.5 3.5 0.0
Albany County, WY 2.2 2.3 0.1
Converse County, WY 2.7 2.8 0.1
Johnson County, WY 2.1 2.2 0.1
Laramie County, WY 2.9 3.0 0.1
Niobrara County, WY 3.4 3.5 0.1
Platte County, WY 3.6 3.7 0.1
Sublette County, WY 2.5 2.6 0.1
Teton County, WY 1.5 1.6 0.1
Uinta County, WY 3.1 3.2 0.1
Wyoming 2.7 2.8 0.1
Lincoln County, WY 2.2 2.4 0.2
Natrona County, WY 2.8 3.0 0.2
Sheridan County, WY 2.5 2.7 0.2
Washakie County, WY 3.0 3.2 0.2
Campbell County, WY 2.5 2.8 0.3
Fremont County, WY 3.1 3.4 0.3
Park County, WY 2.5 2.8 0.3
Sweetwater County, WY 3.1 3.4 0.3
Weston County, WY 2.4 2.7 0.3
*preliminary
Table 3: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-year
changes ranked from lowest to highest for September 2025
Year ago Over-the-Year
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Johnson County, WY 2.5 2.2 -0.3
Teton County, WY 1.7 1.6 -0.1
Albany County, WY 2.3 2.3 0.0
Sheridan County, WY 2.7 2.7 0.0
Weston County, WY 2.7 2.7 0.0
Campbell County, WY 2.7 2.8 0.1
Carbon County, WY 3.0 3.1 0.1
Converse County, WY 2.7 2.8 0.1
Fremont County, WY 3.3 3.4 0.1
Goshen County, WY 2.9 3.0 0.1
Laramie County, WY 2.9 3.0 0.1
Lincoln County, WY 2.3 2.4 0.1
Natrona County, WY 2.9 3.0 0.1
Park County, WY 2.7 2.8 0.1
Sublette County, WY 2.5 2.6 0.1
Wyoming 2.7 2.8 0.1
Crook County, WY 2.0 2.2 0.2
Hot Springs County, WY 2.8 3.0 0.2
Big Horn County, WY 3.2 3.5 0.3
Uinta County, WY 2.9 3.2 0.3
Platte County, WY 3.3 3.7 0.4
Sweetwater County, WY 3.0 3.4 0.4
Washakie County, WY 2.8 3.2 0.4
Niobrara County, WY 2.6 3.5 0.9
*preliminary
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning December 12, 2025 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |