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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Table: 2025 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates
Wyoming
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 294,896 291,438 292,118 288,589 289,068 293,616 293,200 290,454 291,212 N/A 289,950 291,454
Employment 282,142 280,683 281,451 279,985 279,880 282,762 285,049 282,693 282,929 N/A 278,991 281,657
Unemployment 12,754 10,755 10,667 8,604 9,188 10,854 8,151 7,761 8,283 N/A 10,959 9,798
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 N/A 3.8 3.4
Natrona County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 42,546 41,995 42,051 41,350 40,819 41,065 41,546 41,265 41,096 N/A 41,793 41,553
Employment 40,737 40,491 40,512 40,130 39,512 39,512 40,349 40,126 39,854 N/A 40,236 40,146
Unemployment 1,809 1,504 1,539 1,220 1,307 1,553 1,197 1,139 1,242 N/A 1,557 1,407
Unemployment Rate 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 N/A 3.7 3.4
Casper City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 31,407 30,997 31,017 30,517 30,124 30,334 30,663 30,474 30,378 N/A 30,882 30,679
Employment 30,083 29,902 29,917 29,635 29,179 29,179 29,797 29,632 29,431 N/A 29,713 29,647
Unemployment 1,324 1,095 1,100 882 945 1,155 866 842 947 N/A 1,169 1,033
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.5 3.5 2.9 3.1 3.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 N/A 3.8 3.4
Laramie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 49,636 49,002 49,098 48,267 47,749 48,166 48,142 47,914 48,029 N/A 48,582 48,459
Employment 47,447 47,188 47,295 46,865 46,207 46,363 46,780 46,535 46,593 N/A 46,728 46,800
Unemployment 2,189 1,814 1,803 1,402 1,542 1,803 1,362 1,379 1,436 N/A 1,854 1,658
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.7 3.7 2.9 3.2 3.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 N/A 3.8 3.4
Cheyenne City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 33,721 33,319 33,393 32,854 32,498 32,749 32,762 32,605 32,696 N/A 33,064 32,966
Employment 32,308 32,131 32,204 31,911 31,463 31,569 31,853 31,687 31,726 N/A 31,818 31,867
Unemployment 1,413 1,188 1,189 943 1,035 1,180 909 918 970 N/A 1,246 1,099
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.6 2.8 2.8 3.0 N/A 3.8 3.4
Albany County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 22,218 23,197 23,419 22,972 22,590 21,446 21,202 21,185 22,607 N/A 23,116 22,395
Employment 21,388 22,554 22,777 22,435 21,994 20,698 20,664 20,710 22,087 N/A 22,455 21,776
Unemployment 830 643 642 537 596 748 538 475 520 N/A 661 619
Unemployment Rate 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.6 3.5 2.5 2.2 2.3 N/A 2.9 2.8
Laramie City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 19,407 20,262 20,463 20,073 19,739 18,734 18,528 18,510 19,752 N/A 16,693 19,216
Employment 18,700 19,719 19,914 19,615 19,230 18,096 18,067 18,107 19,311 N/A 16,104 18,686
Unemployment 707 543 549 458 509 638 461 403 441 N/A 589 530
Unemployment Rate 3.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.6 3.4 2.5 2.2 2.2 N/A 3.5 2.8
Big Horn County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,060 4,920 4,872 4,968 5,030 5,378 5,347 5,128 5,175 N/A 5,041 5,092
Employment 4,790 4,673 4,637 4,773 4,835 5,133 5,156 4,947 4,992 N/A 4,825 4,876
Unemployment 270 247 235 195 195 245 191 181 183 N/A 216 216
Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.0 4.8 3.9 3.9 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 N/A 4.3 4.2
Campbell County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 24,227 23,939 24,268 23,914 23,635 23,669 23,475 23,328 23,435 N/A 23,979 23,787
Employment 23,261 23,028 23,382 23,215 22,913 22,800 22,796 22,737 22,771 N/A 23,152 23,006
Unemployment 966 911 886 699 722 869 679 591 664 N/A 827 781
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.9 3.1 3.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 N/A 3.4 3.3
Gillette City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,859 16,673 16,921 16,665 16,457 16,480 16,346 16,236 16,314 N/A 20,190 16,914
Employment 16,180 16,018 16,264 16,148 15,938 15,860 15,857 15,816 15,839 N/A 19,633 16,355
Unemployment 679 655 657 517 519 620 489 420 475 N/A 557 559
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.1 3.2 3.8 3.0 2.6 2.9 N/A 2.8 3.3
Carbon County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,296 6,110 5,944 5,945 6,123 6,347 6,247 6,195 6,161 N/A 5,979 6,135
Employment 5,982 5,861 5,689 5,738 5,908 6,070 6,039 5,999 5,973 N/A 5,725 5,898
Unemployment 314 249 255 207 215 277 208 196 188 N/A 254 236
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.1 4.3 3.5 3.5 4.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 N/A 4.2 3.9
Converse County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 6,732 6,548 6,503 6,494 6,480 6,663 6,656 6,537 6,554 N/A 6,638 6,581
Employment 6,464 6,333 6,290 6,318 6,278 6,410 6,464 6,359 6,368 N/A 6,415 6,370
Unemployment 268 215 213 176 202 253 192 178 186 N/A 223 211
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.1 3.8 2.9 2.7 2.8 N/A 3.4 3.2
Crook County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,900 3,745 3,784 3,888 4,029 4,091 4,039 3,825 3,838 N/A 3,875 3,901
Employment 3,739 3,605 3,653 3,793 3,927 3,980 3,956 3,736 3,752 N/A 3,756 3,790
Unemployment 161 140 131 95 102 111 83 89 86 N/A 119 112
Unemployment Rate 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.2 N/A 3.1 2.9
Fremont County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 17,731 17,371 17,672 17,570 17,605 17,860 17,470 17,436 17,563 N/A 17,609 17,589
Employment 16,765 16,569 16,884 16,931 16,973 17,076 16,857 16,892 16,967 N/A 16,848 16,876
Unemployment 966 802 788 639 632 784 613 544 596 N/A 761 713
Unemployment Rate 5.4 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.6 4.4 3.5 3.1 3.4 N/A 4.3 4.0
Goshen County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 5,467 5,329 5,427 5,481 5,513 5,580 5,543 5,307 5,338 N/A 5,422 5,441
Employment 5,240 5,142 5,249 5,325 5,333 5,352 5,381 5,140 5,176 N/A 5,227 5,257
Unemployment 227 187 178 156 180 228 162 167 162 N/A 195 184
Unemployment Rate 4.2 3.5 3.3 2.8 3.3 4.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 N/A 3.6 3.4
Hot Springs County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 2,267 2,207 2,253 2,261 2,281 2,319 2,297 2,228 2,208 N/A 2,269 2,259
Employment 2,177 2,132 2,171 2,191 2,207 2,228 2,232 2,160 2,142 N/A 2,189 2,183
Unemployment 90 75 82 70 74 91 65 68 66 N/A 80 76
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.9 2.8 3.1 3.0 N/A 3.5 3.4
Johnson County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,351 4,181 4,172 4,258 4,438 4,621 4,637 4,372 4,321 N/A 4,271 4,362
Employment 4,177 4,037 4,043 4,166 4,324 4,482 4,537 4,279 4,224 N/A 4,138 4,241
Unemployment 174 144 129 92 114 139 100 93 97 N/A 133 122
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.4 3.1 2.2 2.6 3.0 2.2 2.1 2.2 N/A 3.1 2.8
Lincoln County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,907 10,735 10,551 10,352 10,544 11,027 10,741 10,601 10,795 N/A 10,471 10,672
Employment 10,475 10,380 10,181 10,078 10,248 10,680 10,506 10,373 10,537 N/A 10,119 10,358
Unemployment 432 355 370 274 296 347 235 228 258 N/A 352 315
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.3 3.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 N/A 3.4 3.0
Niobrara County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 885 840 868 881 905 916 880 812 852 N/A 862 870
Employment 831 800 831 855 872 882 851 784 822 N/A 826 835
Unemployment 54 40 37 26 33 34 29 28 30 N/A 36 35
Unemployment Rate 6.1 4.8 4.3 3.0 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.5 N/A 4.2 4.0
Park County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 14,150 14,001 13,907 14,056 15,057 15,779 15,574 15,242 14,911 N/A 13,532 14,621
Employment 13,430 13,337 13,290 13,603 14,586 15,226 15,172 14,857 14,500 N/A 12,939 14,094
Unemployment 720 664 617 453 471 553 402 385 411 N/A 593 527
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.7 4.4 3.2 3.1 3.5 2.6 2.5 2.8 N/A 4.4 3.6
Platte County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,521 3,445 3,473 3,489 3,515 3,632 3,552 3,421 3,485 N/A 3,537 3,507
Employment 3,329 3,284 3,318 3,363 3,378 3,474 3,435 3,297 3,355 N/A 3,371 3,360
Unemployment 192 161 155 126 137 158 117 124 130 N/A 166 147
Unemployment Rate 5.5 4.7 4.5 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.3 3.6 3.7 N/A 4.7 4.2
Sheridan County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 15,884 15,723 15,869 15,716 15,732 15,959 15,931 15,709 15,736 N/A 15,957 15,822
Employment 15,192 15,117 15,279 15,267 15,233 15,387 15,526 15,315 15,313 N/A 15,424 15,305
Unemployment 692 606 590 449 499 572 405 394 423 N/A 533 516
Unemployment Rate 4.4 3.9 3.7 2.9 3.2 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 N/A 3.3 3.3
Sublette County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 4,335 4,263 4,290 4,289 4,411 4,504 4,471 4,439 4,396 N/A 4,399 4,380
Employment 4,131 4,081 4,115 4,166 4,279 4,346 4,359 4,328 4,281 N/A 4,242 4,233
Unemployment 204 182 175 123 132 158 112 111 115 N/A 157 147
Unemployment Rate 4.7 4.3 4.1 2.9 3.0 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 N/A 3.6 3.4
Sweetwater County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 20,470 20,188 20,356 20,061 19,768 19,754 19,475 19,870 20,025 N/A 19,994 19,996
Employment 19,472 19,397 19,544 19,377 19,078 18,904 18,796 19,252 19,350 N/A 19,123 19,229
Unemployment 998 791 812 684 690 850 679 618 675 N/A 871 767
Unemployment Rate 4.9 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.5 4.3 3.5 3.1 3.4 N/A 4.4 3.8
Teton County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 16,943 16,708 16,162 15,283 15,640 17,570 18,791 18,667 17,612 N/A 15,318 16,869
Employment 16,494 16,335 15,769 14,834 15,171 17,165 18,527 18,396 17,328 N/A 14,598 16,462
Unemployment 449 373 393 449 469 405 264 271 284 N/A 720 408
Unemployment Rate 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.0 2.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 N/A 4.7 2.5
Uinta County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 10,156 9,989 10,144 10,027 10,093 10,152 10,130 10,124 10,144 N/A 10,238 10,120
Employment 9,693 9,586 9,764 9,708 9,740 9,740 9,806 9,809 9,818 N/A 9,854 9,752
Unemployment 463 403 380 319 353 412 324 315 326 N/A 384 368
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.5 4.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 N/A 3.8 3.6
Washakie County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,964 3,819 3,825 3,864 3,888 3,969 3,967 3,804 3,823 N/A 3,895 3,882
Employment 3,806 3,686 3,680 3,738 3,761 3,811 3,848 3,691 3,702 N/A 3,750 3,747
Unemployment 158 133 145 126 127 158 119 113 121 N/A 145 135
Unemployment Rate 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 N/A 3.7 3.5
Weston County
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AVG
Labor Force 3,250 3,185 3,208 3,203 3,226 3,150 3,085 3,045 3,109 N/A 3,171 3,163
Employment 3,122 3,069 3,095 3,116 3,124 3,042 3,012 2,971 3,024 N/A 3,050 3,063
Unemployment 128 116 113 87 102 108 73 74 85 N/A 121 101
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.5 2.7 3.2 3.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 N/A 3.8 3.2
N/A = Not available. Because of the federal government shutdown of 2025, October estimates were not produced. 
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. 
Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 1/6/26.