Counties with the highest unemployment in Wyoming
While today's unemployment rates are significantly lower than the COVID-19 pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, the fear of job losses remains as workers stare down an uncertain economic future.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rates in Wyoming using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Counties are ranked by their preliminary unemployment rate in February 2024, with initial ties broken by the number of unemployed people within that county, though some ties may remain. County-level unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.
Experts are mixed in their views of a potential recession. The return of student loan payments, continually high gas prices, persistent inflation, and insurance price escalations are just a few of the factors that could limit consumer spending and potentially prompt another recession.
The last economic recession before the pandemic—the Great Recession of 2007-09—sent unemployment rates up to 10% as of October 2009, and a full recovery took years.
But as of March 2024, the national unemployment rate remains relatively low at 3.8%—down slightly from the previous month. Regional and state employment varies widely depending on local economies. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum, ranging from just 2% in North Dakota to 5.3% in California.
Read on to see the counties with the highest unemployment in Wyoming.
#23. Teton County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.1%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 17,125 people (359 unemployed)
#22. Weston County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 2.8%
--- 1-month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: No change
- Total labor force: 3,862 people (107 unemployed)
#21. Niobrara County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.0%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.8 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 1.7 percentage points
- Total labor force: 1,103 people (33 unemployed)
#20. Converse County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.0%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Up 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 7,540 people (223 unemployed)
#19. Albany County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.0%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 22,124 people (665 unemployed)
#18. Crook County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.1%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,690 people (113 unemployed)
#17. Goshen County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.2%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 6,238 people (200 unemployed)
#16. Platte County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.3%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.3 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.7 percentage points
- Total labor force: 4,069 people (133 unemployed)
#15. Campbell County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.4%
--- 1-month change: No change
--- 1-year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 23,392 people (786 unemployed)
#14. Hot Springs County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.5%
--- 1-month change: Up 0.3 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Up 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 2,305 people (81 unemployed)
#13. Sheridan County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.5%
--- 1-month change: No change
--- 1-year change: Down 0.5 percentage points
- Total labor force: 16,094 people (567 unemployed)
#12. Carbon County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.7%
--- 1-month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.7 percentage points
- Total labor force: 6,793 people (249 unemployed)
#11. Lincoln County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.7%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.5 percentage points
- Total labor force: 9,689 people (359 unemployed)
#10. Laramie County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.7%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.2 percentage points
- Total labor force: 48,894 people (1,827 unemployed)
#9. Johnson County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.8%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 4,168 people (158 unemployed)
#8. Natrona County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.8%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.5 percentage points
- Total labor force: 39,277 people (1,511 unemployed)
#7. Uinta County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 3.9%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.2 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.4 percentage points
- Total labor force: 8,919 people (350 unemployed)
#6. Park County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.1%
--- 1-month change: Up 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 14,838 people (601 unemployed)
#5. Sublette County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.2%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.6 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,802 people (158 unemployed)
#4. Fremont County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.2%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.1 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.8 percentage points
- Total labor force: 18,860 people (798 unemployed)
#3. Sweetwater County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.2%
--- 1-month change: No change
--- 1-year change: Down 0.5 percentage points
- Total labor force: 20,283 people (844 unemployed)
#2. Big Horn County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.4%
--- 1-month change: Down 0.4 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.3 percentage points
- Total labor force: 4,920 people (217 unemployed)
#1. Washakie County
- February unemployment rate (preliminary): 4.5%
--- 1-month change: Up 0.6 percentage points
--- 1-year change: Down 0.1 percentage points
- Total labor force: 3,754 people (170 unemployed)
This story features data reporting by Paxtyn Merten and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.
