The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 3.2% in June to 3.0% in July. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is somewhat lower than its year-ago level of 3.3% and much lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.1%.
From June to July, most county jobless rates changed very little. The three areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were Niobrara (down from 3.4% to 3.1%), Sublette (down from 2.6% to 2.3%), and Weston (down from 2.6% to 2.3%) counties. On the other hand, Fremont County’s unemployment rate rose from 3.2% in June to 3.5% in July.
From July 2025 to July 2026, unemployment rates fell in 20 counties and increased slightly in three counties. The largest decreases occurred in Carbon (down from 3.5% to 2.5%), Big Horn (down from 3.9% to 3.0%), and Uinta (down from 3.3% to 2.5%) counties. Very slight increases were seen in Crook (up from 2.1% to 2.2%), Johnson (up from 2.2% to 2.3%), and Teton (up from 1.5% to 1.6%) counties.
In July, the highest unemployment rates were found in Fremont County at 3.5%, Sweetwater County at 3.4%, and Niobrara County at 3.1%. Teton County posted the lowest unemployment rate at 1.6%. It was followed by Lincoln, Crook, and Albany counties, all at 2.2%.
Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) remained unchanged from July 2025 to July 2026 at 300,800 jobs.
August unemployment data will be published on September 21, 2026.
Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Labor Force Estimates
Change
Month Year
July-26 June-26 July-25 absolute percent absolute percent
Total Civilian Labor Force 285,230 285,923 287,945 -693 -0.2% -2,715 -0.9%
Employed 276,587 276,882 278,570 -295 -0.1% -1,983 -0.7%
Unemployed 8,643 9,041 9,375 -398 -4.4% -732 -7.8%
Unemployment Rate 3.0 3.2 3.3
| 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 July 2026
County Rate*
Teton County, WY 1.6
Albany County, WY 2.2
Crook County, WY 2.2
Lincoln County, WY 2.2
Johnson County, WY 2.3
Sheridan County, WY 2.3
Sublette County, WY 2.3
Weston County, WY 2.3
Converse County, WY 2.4
Campbell County, WY 2.5
Carbon County, WY 2.5
Park County, WY 2.5
Uinta County, WY 2.5
Goshen County, WY 2.6
Hot Springs County, WY 2.6
Laramie County, WY 2.6
Natrona County, WY 2.6
Wyoming 2.6
Washakie County, WY 2.7
Big Horn County, WY 3.0
Platte County, WY 3.0
Niobrara County, WY 3.1
Sweetwater County, WY 3.4
Fremont County, WY 3.5
*preliminary
Table 2: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-month
rate changes ranked from lowest to highest July 2026
Month ago Over-the-Month
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Niobrara County, WY 3.4 3.1 -0.3
Sublette County, WY 2.6 2.3 -0.3
Weston County, WY 2.6 2.3 -0.3
Albany County, WY 2.3 2.2 -0.1
Big Horn County, WY 3.1 3.0 -0.1
Carbon County, WY 2.6 2.5 -0.1
Converse County, WY 2.5 2.4 -0.1
Laramie County, WY 2.7 2.6 -0.1
Sheridan County, WY 2.4 2.3 -0.1
Teton County, WY 1.7 1.6 -0.1
Uinta County, WY 2.6 2.5 -0.1
Campbell County, WY 2.5 2.5 0.0
Crook County, WY 2.2 2.2 0.0
Goshen County, WY 2.6 2.6 0.0
Lincoln County, WY 2.2 2.2 0.0
Natrona County, WY 2.6 2.6 0.0
Park County, WY 2.5 2.5 0.0
Platte County, WY 3.0 3.0 0.0
Sweetwater County, WY 3.4 3.4 0.0
Washakie County, WY 2.7 2.7 0.0
Wyoming 2.6 2.6 0.0
Hot Springs County, WY 2.5 2.6 0.1
Johnson County, WY 2.2 2.3 0.1
Fremont County, WY 3.2 3.5 0.3
*preliminary
Table 3: Wyoming counties not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates over-the-year
changes ranked from lowest to highest for July 2026
Year ago Over-the-Year
County Rate Rate* Rate Change
Carbon County, WY 3.5 2.5 -1.0
Big Horn County, WY 3.9 3.0 -0.9
Uinta County, WY 3.3 2.5 -0.8
Converse County, WY 3.0 2.4 -0.6
Albany County, WY 2.7 2.2 -0.5
Campbell County, WY 3.0 2.5 -0.5
Goshen County, WY 3.1 2.6 -0.5
Natrona County, WY 3.0 2.6 -0.4
Niobrara County, WY 3.5 3.1 -0.4
Sheridan County, WY 2.7 2.3 -0.4
Sublette County, WY 2.7 2.3 -0.4
Washakie County, WY 3.1 2.7 -0.4
Hot Springs County, WY 2.9 2.6 -0.3
Laramie County, WY 2.9 2.6 -0.3
Platte County, WY 3.3 3.0 -0.3
Wyoming 2.9 2.6 -0.3
Fremont County, WY 3.7 3.5 -0.2
Park County, WY 2.7 2.5 -0.2
Sweetwater County, WY 3.6 3.4 -0.2
Weston County, WY 2.5 2.3 -0.2
Lincoln County, WY 2.3 2.2 -0.1
Crook County, WY 2.1 2.2 0.1
Johnson County, WY 2.2 2.3 0.1
Teton County, WY 1.5 1.6 0.1
*preliminary
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Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research & Planning August 24, 2026 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist, 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor, 307-473-3804 |