The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from January to February at 3.6%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate has been slowly trending upward, but remains much lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.4% in February 2026.
From January to February, most county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and decreased slightly. The largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Niobrara (down from 5.9% to 5.3%), Weston (down from 4.5% to 4.0%), and Washakie (down from 4.6% to 4.1%) counties.
From February 2025 to February 2026, unemployment rates rose in 19 counties, remained unchanged in two counties, and fell in two counties. The largest increases were reported in Sweetwater (up from 3.9% to 5.2%), Carbon (up from 4.3% to 5.4%), and Fremont (up from 4.7% to 5.6%) counties. Unemployment rates held steady in Campbell (3.9%) and Sheridan (3.9%) counties. Jobless rates fell very slightly in Crook (down from 3.9% to 3.8%) and Park (down from 5.0% to 4.9%) counties.
In February 2026, the lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 2.8%, Albany County at 3.4%, and Crook County at 3.8%. The highest unemployment rates were reported in Big Horn County at 5.7%, Fremont County at 5.6%, and Carbon County at 5.4%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 287,500 in February 2025 to 288,400 in February 2026, an increase of 900 jobs (0.3%).
March unemployment data will be published on May 7, 2026.
Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Labor Force Estimates
Change
Month Year
February-26 January-26 February-25 absolute percent absolute percent
Total Civilian Labor Force 288,501 288,454 290,232 47 0.0% -1,731 -0.6%
Employed 278,088 278,210 280,852 -122 0.0% -2,764 -1.0%
Unemployed 10,413 10,244 9,380 169 1.6% 1,033 11.0%
Unemployment Rate 3.6 3.6 3.2
| 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 February 2026
County Rate*
Teton County, WY 2.8
Albany County, WY 3.4
Crook County, WY 3.8
Campbell County, WY 3.9
Converse County, WY 3.9
Goshen County, WY 3.9
Hot Springs County, WY 3.9
Johnson County, WY 3.9
Sheridan County, WY 3.9
Weston County, WY 4.0
Lincoln County, WY 4.1
Washakie County, WY 4.1
Laramie County, WY 4.2
Natrona County, WY 4.3
Uinta County, WY 4.3
Wyoming 4.3
Sublette County, WY 4.6
Park County, WY 4.9
Platte County, WY 5.2
Sweetwater County, WY 5.2
Niobrara County, WY 5.3
Carbon County, WY 5.4
Fremont County, WY 5.6
Big Horn County, WY 5.7
*preliminary
Table 2: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-month
rate changes ranked from lowest to highest February 2026
Month ago Over-the-Month
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Niobrara County, WY 5.9 5.3 -0.6
Washakie County, WY 4.6 4.1 -0.5
Weston County, WY 4.5 4.0 -0.5
Albany County, WY 3.8 3.4 -0.4
Crook County, WY 4.2 3.8 -0.4
Hot Springs County, WY 4.3 3.9 -0.4
Park County, WY 5.3 4.9 -0.4
Sublette County, WY 5.0 4.6 -0.4
Goshen County, WY 4.2 3.9 -0.3
Johnson County, WY 4.2 3.9 -0.3
Laramie County, WY 4.5 4.2 -0.3
Sheridan County, WY 4.2 3.9 -0.3
Sweetwater County, WY 5.5 5.2 -0.3
Campbell County, WY 4.1 3.9 -0.2
Natrona County, WY 4.5 4.3 -0.2
Platte County, WY 5.4 5.2 -0.2
Teton County, WY 3.0 2.8 -0.2
Wyoming 4.5 4.3 -0.2
Converse County, WY 4.0 3.9 -0.1
Fremont County, WY 5.7 5.6 -0.1
Lincoln County, WY 4.2 4.1 -0.1
Big Horn County, WY 5.7 5.7 0.0
Carbon County, WY 5.4 5.4 0.0
Uinta County, WY 4.3 4.3 0.0
*preliminary
Table 3: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-year
changes ranked from lowest to highest for February 2026
Year ago Over-the-Year
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Crook County, WY 3.9 3.8 -0.1
Park County, WY 5.0 4.9 -0.1
Campbell County, WY 3.9 3.9 0.0
Sheridan County, WY 3.9 3.9 0.0
Weston County, WY 3.9 4.0 0.1
Niobrara County, WY 5.1 5.3 0.2
Sublette County, WY 4.4 4.6 0.2
Goshen County, WY 3.6 3.9 0.3
Johnson County, WY 3.6 3.9 0.3
Uinta County, WY 4.0 4.3 0.3
Hot Springs County, WY 3.5 3.9 0.4
Teton County, WY 2.4 2.8 0.4
Albany County, WY 2.9 3.4 0.5
Laramie County, WY 3.7 4.2 0.5
Platte County, WY 4.7 5.2 0.5
Wyoming 3.8 4.3 0.5
Converse County, WY 3.3 3.9 0.6
Washakie County, WY 3.5 4.1 0.6
Big Horn County, WY 5.0 5.7 0.7
Lincoln County, WY 3.4 4.1 0.7
Natrona County, WY 3.6 4.3 0.7
Fremont County, WY 4.7 5.6 0.9
Carbon County, WY 4.3 5.4 1.1
Sweetwater County, WY 3.9 5.2 1.3
*preliminary
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning April 23, 2026 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |