"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.
| Table: 2026 Wyoming Preliminary Labor Force Estimates | |||||||||||||
| Wyoming | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 285,323 | 286,281 | 285,802 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 272,453 | 274,080 | 273,267 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 12,870 | 12,201 | 12,536 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| Natrona County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 41,452 | 41,546 | 41,499 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 39,582 | 39,768 | 39,675 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,870 | 1,778 | 1,824 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| Casper City | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 30,470 | 30,528 | 30,499 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 29,111 | 29,247 | 29,179 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,359 | 1,281 | 1,320 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| Laramie County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 48,267 | 48,520 | 48,394 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 46,098 | 46,491 | 46,295 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 2,169 | 2,029 | 2,099 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| Cheyenne City | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 32,827 | 32,997 | 32,912 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 31,399 | 31,666 | 31,533 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,428 | 1,331 | 1,380 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | ||||||||||
| Albany County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 21,432 | 22,683 | 22,058 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 20,608 | 21,917 | 21,263 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 824 | 766 | 795 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||||||||||
| Laramie City | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 18,684 | 19,787 | 19,236 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 17,984 | 19,126 | 18,555 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 700 | 661 | 681 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||||||||||
| Big Horn County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 4,889 | 4,825 | 4,857 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 4,611 | 4,550 | 4,581 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 278 | 275 | 277 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||||||||||
| Campbell County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 23,646 | 23,570 | 23,608 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 22,680 | 22,643 | 22,662 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 966 | 927 | 947 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
| Gillette City | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 16,475 | 16,438 | 16,457 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 15,792 | 15,766 | 15,779 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 683 | 672 | 678 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
| Carbon County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 5,772 | 5,721 | 5,747 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 5,459 | 5,411 | 5,435 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 313 | 310 | 312 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| Converse County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 6,594 | 6,540 | 6,567 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 6,332 | 6,287 | 6,310 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 262 | 253 | 258 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
| Crook County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 3,721 | 3,642 | 3,682 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 3,566 | 3,503 | 3,535 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 155 | 139 | 147 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | ||||||||||
| Fremont County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 17,162 | 17,143 | 17,153 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 16,180 | 16,177 | 16,179 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 982 | 966 | 974 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||||||||||
| Goshen County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 5,242 | 5,228 | 5,235 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 5,020 | 5,022 | 5,021 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 222 | 206 | 214 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
| Hot Springs County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 2,191 | 2,163 | 2,177 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 2,096 | 2,079 | 2,088 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 95 | 84 | 90 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
| Johnson County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 4,156 | 4,069 | 4,113 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 3,982 | 3,910 | 3,946 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 174 | 159 | 167 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 10,366 | 10,365 | 10,366 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 9,926 | 9,937 | 9,932 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 440 | 428 | 434 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||||||||||
| Niobrara County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 826 | 805 | 816 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 777 | 762 | 770 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 49 | 43 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| Park County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 13,386 | 13,334 | 13,360 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 12,682 | 12,674 | 12,678 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 704 | 660 | 682 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||||||||||
| Platte County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 3,448 | 3,452 | 3,450 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 3,263 | 3,271 | 3,267 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 185 | 181 | 183 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||||||||||
| Sheridan County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 15,706 | 15,746 | 15,726 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 15,044 | 15,129 | 15,087 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 662 | 617 | 640 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||||||||||
| Sublette County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 4,074 | 4,061 | 4,068 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 3,872 | 3,876 | 3,874 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 202 | 185 | 194 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||||||||||
| Sweetwater County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 20,036 | 20,082 | 20,059 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 18,941 | 19,037 | 18,989 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 1,095 | 1,045 | 1,070 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| Teton County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 16,079 | 15,996 | 16,038 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 15,602 | 15,554 | 15,578 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 477 | 442 | 460 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||||||||||
| Uinta County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 10,046 | 10,053 | 10,050 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 9,611 | 9,621 | 9,616 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 435 | 432 | 434 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||||||||||
| Washakie County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 3,788 | 3,716 | 3,752 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 3,615 | 3,565 | 3,590 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 173 | 151 | 162 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
| Weston County | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | AVG | |
| Labor Force | 3,043 | 3,017 | 3,030 | ||||||||||
| Employment | 2,906 | 2,895 | 2,901 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment | 137 | 122 | 130 | ||||||||||
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | ||||||||||
| Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. | |||||||||||||
| Revised by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/23/26. | |||||||||||||
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