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Local Area Unemployment Statistics


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.