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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2024

Updated May 2, 2024, for the week ending April 27, 2024.

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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, 2023 Week 17 and 2024 Weeks 16 and 17
Week ending April 27, 2024, is referred to as 2024 Week 17.
Updated May 2, 2024.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2024 Week 17 2024 Week 16 2023 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 1,327 1,369 1,326 -42 -3.1 1 0.1
Albany 62 65 63 -3 -4.6 -1 -1.6
Big Horn 28 24 30 4 16.7 -2 -6.7
Campbell 135 137 95 -2 -1.5 40 42.1
Carbon 33 37 35 -4 -10.8 -2 -5.7
Converse 34 31 30 3 9.7 4 13.3
Crook N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 92 98 112 -6 -6.1 -20 -17.9
Goshen 20 18 18 2 11.1 2 11.1
Hot Springs 7 11 9 -4 -36.4 -2 -22.2
Johnson 17 21 17 -4 -19.0 0 0.0
Laramie 245 247 231 -2 -0.8 14 6.1
Lincoln 59 57 57 2 3.5 2 3.5
Natrona 235 242 209 -7 -2.9 26 12.4
Niobrara N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 69 79 66 -10 -12.7 3 4.5
Platte 11 15 25 -4 -26.7 -14 -56.0
Sheridan 61 67 79 -6 -9.0 -18 -22.8
Sublette 22 24 26 -2 -8.3 -4 -15.4
Sweetwater 108 106 102 2 1.9 6 5.9
Teton 93 96 98 -3 -3.1 -5 -5.1
Uinta 47 48 42 -1 -2.1 5 11.9
Washakie 17 21 20 -4 -19.0 -3 -15.0
Weston 8 10 8 -2 -20.0 0 0.0
Other State 205 221 193 -16 -7.2 12 6.2
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2024 Week 17 2024 Week 16 2023 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 314 413 287 -99 -24.0 27 9.4
Albany 8 8 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
Big Horn N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Campbell 20 28 16 -8 -28.6 4 25.0
Carbon 6 8 8 -2 -25.0 -2 -25.0
Converse 6 5 7 1 20.0 -1 -14.3
Crook 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Fremont 17 12 10 5 41.7 7 70.0
Goshen N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Hot Springs 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Johnson N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Laramie 44 46 46 -2 -4.3 -2 -4.3
Lincoln 13 16 7 -3 -18.8 6 85.7
Natrona 34 43 38 -9 -20.9 -4 -10.5
Niobrara N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 10 10 11 0 0.0 -1 -9.1
Platte 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sheridan 8 11 15 -3 -27.3 -7 -46.7
Sublette N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Sweetwater 20 20 12 0 0.0 8 66.7
Teton 46 118 37 -72 -61.0 9 24.3
Uinta 8 6 6 2 33.3 2 33.3
Washakie N/D N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Weston 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Other State 62 60 47 2 3.3 15 31.9
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
County 2024 Week 17 2024 Week 16 2023 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 2,221 2,274 2,180 -53 -2.3 41 1.9
Albany 73 80 76 -7 -8.8 -3 -3.9
Big Horn 42 41 37 1 2.4 5 13.5
Campbell 162 172 107 -10 -5.8 55 51.4
Carbon 39 44 42 -5 -11.4 -3 -7.1
Converse 36 32 30 4 12.5 6 20.0
Crook 12 15 13 -3 -20.0 -1 -7.7
Fremont 125 130 146 -5 -3.8 -21 -14.4
Goshen 21 17 18 4 23.5 3 16.7
Hot Springs N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Johnson 19 21 16 -2 -9.5 3 18.8
Laramie 323 322 293 1 0.3 30 10.2
Lincoln 66 64 71 2 3.1 -5 -7.0
Natrona 288 304 244 -16 -5.3 44 18.0
Niobrara N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Park 81 100 89 -19 -19.0 -8 -9.0
Platte 13 13 23 0 0.0 -10 -43.5
Sheridan 75 77 94 -2 -2.6 -19 -20.2
Sublette 21 25 25 -4 -16.0 -4 -16.0
Sweetwater 124 135 130 -11 -8.1 -6 -4.6
Teton 233 154 264 79 51.3 -31 -11.7
Uinta 45 50 48 -5 -10.0 -3 -6.3
Washakie 27 33 35 -6 -18.2 -8 -22.9
Weston 9 12 9 -3 -25.0 0 0.0
Other State 380 421 358 -41 -9.7 22 6.1
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, 5/2/24.