• Lincoln at 2.4, Teton at 1.6.

SVI Media & Workforce Services

The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services report this week that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.0% in August to 3.1% in September. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was modestly higher than its September 2023 level of 2.9%, but much lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 4.1%.

From August to September, county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and decreased. The largest decreases occurred in Platte (down from 3.6% to 2.7%), Goshen (down from 3.4% to 2.6%), and Johnson (down from 3.1% to 2.4%) counties.

In September, unemployment rates were higher than their year-ago levels in every county. The largest increases were reported in Big Horn (up from 2.4% to 3.0%) and Carbon (up from 2.1% to 2.7%) counties.

Uinta County, at 3.1%, had the highest unemployment rate in September. It was followed by Big Horn County, Sublette County, and Sweetwater County, each at 3.0%. The lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 1.6%, and Crook and Niobrara counties, each at 2.0%.

Lincoln County’s unemployment rate was 2.4% in September of 2024. For that time period, 242 people were listed as unemployed an a labor force fo 9,996.