Wyoming unemployment rate
State unemployment, employed residents, broader underutilization, and employment growth.
Wyoming over time
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Major events & context · A curated selection, including uncertain effects. Milestone dates do not establish that an event caused a Wyoming change.
Colors show the latest recorded status. Passing one chamber is not enactment. A number groups actions with the same date, body and status.
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Wyoming · 2024: 3.1% · Rank #38 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: 4%
Unemployed residents as a percentage of the civilian labor force, using BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages. LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle. Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state. Annual averages smooth within-year changes. Annual observations use December 31; monthly observations use the first of the month. Lines connect consecutive readings and do not supply values between them. Missing observations break the lines.
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| Period | Wyoming | Rank | U.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1% | #38 of 50 | 4% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | #34 of 50 | Not available |
| 2022 | 3.4% | #23 of 50 | Not available |
| 2021 | 4.5% | #28 of 50 | Not available |
| 2020 | 5.9% | #40 of 50 | Not available |
| 2019 | 3.7% | #17 of 50 | Not available |
| 2018 | 4.1% | #15 of 50 | Not available |
| 2017 | 4.3% | #24 of 50 | Not available |
| 2016 | 5.3% | #12 of 50 | Not available |
| 2015 | 4.2% | #38 of 50 | Not available |
How major events are selected
The timeline combines the corresponding national fact’s reviewed event catalog, labeled National context, with individually reviewed state milestones. State events use primary sources and distinguish signing, effective and filing dates. Each milestone keeps its source-check date, geographical limits and evidence limits. This curated selection is not a complete history.
Date ranges affect events and actions. Action type, status and official-name search affect government records only. Events remain separate from action counts. An event after the latest observation extends context without creating a new reading.
Employment and unemployment over time
LAUS annual averages measure state residents. Compare unemployment rates or the number of employed residents.
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Annual unemployment rate
Unemployed residents as a percentage of the civilian labor force, using BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages.
LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle. Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state. Annual averages smooth within-year changes.
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| Period | Wyoming | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.2% | |
| 2016 | 5.3% | |
| 2017 | 4.3% | |
| 2018 | 4.1% | |
| 2019 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 5.9% | |
| 2021 | 4.5% | |
| 2022 | 3.4% | |
| 2023 | 2.9% | |
| 2024 | 3.1% |
Compare states on the graph
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Compare Wyoming with every state · 50 ranked
| Rank | State | Value | Comparison notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nevada | 5.4% | — |
| #2 | California | 5.3% | — |
| #3 | Illinois | 5% | — |
| #4 | Kentucky | 4.8% | — |
| #5 | Michigan | 4.7% | — |
| #6 | New Jersey | 4.6% | — |
| #7 | Alaska | 4.5% | — |
| #7 | Washington | 4.5% | — |
| #9 | Ohio | 4.4% | — |
| #10 | Louisiana | 4.3% | — |
| #10 | Oregon | 4.3% | — |
| #12 | New York | 4.2% | — |
| #12 | Rhode Island | 4.2% | — |
| #14 | Colorado | 4.1% | — |
| #14 | New Mexico | 4.1% | — |
| #14 | South Carolina | 4.1% | — |
| #14 | Texas | 4.1% | — |
| #14 | West Virginia | 4.1% | — |
| #19 | Indiana | 4% | — |
| #19 | Massachusetts | 4% | — |
| #21 | Delaware | 3.9% | — |
| #22 | Pennsylvania | 3.8% | — |
| #23 | Arizona | 3.7% | — |
| #23 | Missouri | 3.7% | — |
| #23 | North Carolina | 3.7% | — |
| #26 | Idaho | 3.6% | — |
| #27 | Arkansas | 3.5% | — |
| #27 | Kansas | 3.5% | — |
| #29 | Florida | 3.4% | — |
| #29 | Georgia | 3.4% | — |
| #29 | Tennessee | 3.4% | — |
| #32 | Connecticut | 3.3% | — |
| #32 | Utah | 3.3% | — |
| #34 | Iowa | 3.2% | — |
| #34 | Maryland | 3.2% | — |
| #34 | Mississippi | 3.2% | — |
| #34 | Oklahoma | 3.2% | — |
| #38 | Minnesota | 3.1% | — |
| #38 | Wyoming · your comparison | 3.1% | — |
| #40 | Alabama | 3% | — |
| #40 | Maine | 3% | — |
| #40 | Montana | 3% | — |
| #40 | Wisconsin | 3% | — |
| #44 | Virginia | 2.9% | — |
| #45 | Hawaii | 2.8% | — |
| #46 | Nebraska | 2.7% | — |
| #47 | New Hampshire | 2.6% | — |
| #48 | North Dakota | 2.4% | — |
| #49 | Vermont | 2.3% | — |
| #50 | South Dakota | 1.8% | — |
All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
Behind the unemployment rate
The reviewed 2025 CPS snapshot includes both U-3 and the broader U-6 measure. It is separate from the LAUS annual history.
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
U-1 · unemployed 15 weeks or longer
Unemployed 15 weeks or longer as a share of the civilian labor force.
2025 CPS averages exclude October because data were not collected during the federal shutdown. Not strictly comparable with other-year averages. These directly surveyed CPS estimates differ from LAUS model-based estimates. All states use the same 11 months here.
Compare states on the graph
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Compare Wyoming with every state · 50 ranked
| Rank | State | Value | Comparison notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | 2.4% | — |
| #2 | Oregon | 2.2% | — |
| #3 | Illinois | 2.1% | — |
| #3 | New York | 2.1% | — |
| #5 | Connecticut | 2% | — |
| #5 | Rhode Island | 2% | — |
| #5 | Washington | 2% | — |
| #8 | Massachusetts | 1.9% | — |
| #8 | Nevada | 1.9% | — |
| #8 | New Jersey | 1.9% | — |
| #11 | Delaware | 1.8% | — |
| #11 | Virginia | 1.8% | — |
| #13 | Louisiana | 1.7% | — |
| #13 | Michigan | 1.7% | — |
| #13 | West Virginia | 1.7% | — |
| #16 | Alaska | 1.6% | — |
| #16 | Florida | 1.6% | — |
| #16 | Mississippi | 1.6% | — |
| #16 | New Mexico | 1.6% | — |
| #16 | Ohio | 1.6% | — |
| #16 | Pennsylvania | 1.6% | — |
| #22 | Colorado | 1.5% | — |
| #22 | Kentucky | 1.5% | — |
| #22 | Maryland | 1.5% | — |
| #22 | Texas | 1.5% | — |
| #26 | Arizona | 1.4% | — |
| #26 | Georgia | 1.4% | — |
| #28 | Arkansas | 1.3% | — |
| #28 | Iowa | 1.3% | — |
| #28 | North Carolina | 1.3% | — |
| #28 | Oklahoma | 1.3% | — |
| #28 | South Carolina | 1.3% | — |
| #33 | Kansas | 1.2% | — |
| #33 | Minnesota | 1.2% | — |
| #33 | New Hampshire | 1.2% | — |
| #33 | Wisconsin | 1.2% | — |
| #37 | Tennessee | 1.1% | — |
| #37 | Utah | 1.1% | — |
| #39 | Idaho | 1% | — |
| #39 | Indiana | 1% | — |
| #39 | Nebraska | 1% | — |
| #42 | Alabama | 0.9% | — |
| #42 | Maine | 0.9% | — |
| #42 | Missouri | 0.9% | — |
| #42 | Wyoming · your comparison | 0.9% | — |
| #46 | Hawaii | 0.7% | — |
| #46 | Montana | 0.7% | — |
| #46 | South Dakota | 0.7% | — |
| #46 | Vermont | 0.7% | — |
| #50 | North Dakota | 0.6% | — |
All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
Output and jobs
Annual real output growth and BEA job growth provide economic context. Neither is the unemployment rate.
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Annual real GDP growth
Change in annual real GDP from the prior year.
Annual estimates; the downloaded BEA snapshot is retained with a source hash. Revisions can change historical values and ranks.
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| Period | Wyoming | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2% | |
| 2016 | -5.5% | |
| 2017 | -0.6% | |
| 2018 | 0.9% | |
| 2019 | 1.6% | |
| 2020 | -5.5% | |
| 2021 | 2% | |
| 2022 | 0.4% | |
| 2023 | 5.4% | |
| 2024 | 1.9% | |
| 2025 | 0.1% |
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Compare Wyoming with every state · 50 ranked
| Rank | State | Value | Comparison notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Delaware | 5.1% | — |
| #2 | Alaska | 4.7% | — |
| #3 | California | 3.5% | — |
| #4 | South Carolina | 3.3% | — |
| #5 | Washington | 3.2% | — |
| #6 | Idaho | 3.1% | — |
| #7 | Kentucky | 3% | — |
| #8 | Georgia | 2.9% | — |
| #9 | Texas | 2.8% | — |
| #10 | West Virginia | 2.8% | — |
| #11 | Florida | 2.8% | — |
| #12 | Rhode Island | 2.8% | — |
| #13 | Utah | 2.7% | — |
| #14 | Illinois | 2.6% | — |
| #15 | New York | 2.5% | — |
| #16 | Connecticut | 2.5% | — |
| #17 | Ohio | 2.4% | — |
| #18 | Virginia | 2.3% | — |
| #19 | Oklahoma | 2.2% | — |
| #20 | Michigan | 2.2% | — |
| #21 | Tennessee | 2.1% | — |
| #22 | New Jersey | 2% | — |
| #23 | Nevada | 2% | — |
| #24 | Montana | 2% | — |
| #25 | Alabama | 2% | — |
| #26 | Vermont | 1.9% | — |
| #27 | Colorado | 1.9% | — |
| #28 | Indiana | 1.9% | — |
| #29 | Pennsylvania | 1.8% | — |
| #30 | North Carolina | 1.8% | — |
| #31 | New Mexico | 1.8% | — |
| #32 | South Dakota | 1.8% | — |
| #33 | New Hampshire | 1.7% | — |
| #34 | Louisiana | 1.5% | — |
| #35 | Hawaii | 1.5% | — |
| #36 | Arizona | 1.5% | — |
| #37 | Maine | 1.4% | — |
| #38 | Oregon | 1.4% | — |
| #39 | Massachusetts | 1.3% | — |
| #40 | Mississippi | 1.3% | — |
| #41 | Nebraska | 1.3% | — |
| #42 | Missouri | 1.2% | — |
| #43 | Kansas | 1% | — |
| #44 | Arkansas | 0.9% | — |
| #45 | Wisconsin | 0.8% | — |
| #46 | Maryland | 0.8% | — |
| #47 | Minnesota | 0.7% | — |
| #48 | North Dakota | 0.5% | — |
| #49 | Wyoming · your comparison | 0.1% | — |
| #50 | Iowa | -0.4% | — |
All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
Job openings, hires, layoffs, and worker groups
A state unemployment rate does not capture all unused labor or job-market turnover.
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Openings · number
Number of jobs or monthly employment flows; published thousands converted to individual units.
Seasonally adjusted state JOLTS estimates, July–December 2025 as printed in the captured table. Recent estimates are preliminary and revisions can change ranks. Openings are a month-end stock; hires, quits, and layoffs are monthly flows, not distinct workers.
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| Period | Wyoming | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 15,000 | |
| August 2025 | 14,000 | |
| September 2025 | 14,000 | |
| October 2025 | 15,000 | |
| November 2025 | 12,000 | |
| December 2025 | 11,000 |
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Color shows this measure’s value, not an overall state score. Select a state on the map, graph or dropdown to read its value, rank and comparison limits below.
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Compare Wyoming with every state · 50 ranked
| Rank | State | Value | Comparison notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | 674,000 | — |
| #2 | Texas | 608,000 | — |
| #3 | New York | 431,000 | — |
| #4 | Florida | 404,000 | — |
| #5 | Ohio | 287,000 | — |
| #6 | Georgia | 279,000 | — |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | 235,000 | — |
| #8 | Michigan | 221,000 | — |
| #9 | Virginia | 213,000 | — |
| #10 | North Carolina | 212,000 | — |
| #11 | Illinois | 211,000 | — |
| #12 | New Jersey | 172,000 | — |
| #13 | Tennessee | 143,000 | — |
| #14 | Minnesota | 135,000 | — |
| #15 | Massachusetts | 129,000 | — |
| #16 | Missouri | 128,000 | — |
| #17 | Maryland | 127,000 | — |
| #18 | Indiana | 123,000 | — |
| #19 | Arizona | 121,000 | — |
| #20 | Wisconsin | 115,000 | — |
| #21 | Washington | 110,000 | — |
| #22 | South Carolina | 103,000 | — |
| #23 | Louisiana | 101,000 | — |
| #23 | Oklahoma | 101,000 | — |
| #25 | Colorado | 100,000 | — |
| #26 | Kentucky | 92,000 | — |
| #27 | Alabama | 91,000 | — |
| #28 | Oregon | 72,000 | — |
| #29 | Connecticut | 67,000 | — |
| #30 | Utah | 64,000 | — |
| #31 | Kansas | 61,000 | — |
| #32 | Arkansas | 60,000 | — |
| #33 | Mississippi | 59,000 | — |
| #34 | Iowa | 57,000 | — |
| #35 | Nevada | 52,000 | — |
| #36 | West Virginia | 42,000 | — |
| #37 | Nebraska | 38,000 | — |
| #38 | Idaho | 34,000 | — |
| #39 | New Mexico | 32,000 | — |
| #40 | Maine | 28,000 | — |
| #41 | Delaware | 23,000 | — |
| #42 | Montana | 22,000 | — |
| #42 | New Hampshire | 22,000 | — |
| #42 | Rhode Island | 22,000 | — |
| #45 | South Dakota | 20,000 | — |
| #46 | Hawaii | 19,000 | — |
| #47 | North Dakota | 18,000 | — |
| #48 | Alaska | 16,000 | — |
| #49 | Vermont | 11,000 | — |
| #49 | Wyoming · your comparison | 11,000 | — |
All 50 states are listed, including states without a comparable observation. Ranks use stored source precision; displayed values may round to the same number.
What candidates are saying
Explore statements about unemployment, jobs and workforce issues from FactVote’s Wyoming candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
No retained statements match these filters. This does not mean a candidate has never discussed the issue.
How statements are selected
This section matches specific unemployment, jobs and workforce issues terms in retained, attributed source text from published Wyoming candidate profiles. A profile heading or biography alone does not qualify. The Florida geography is fixed; saved state preferences cannot change these results. A mention can concern a community or group rather than Florida’s statewide measure.
Matching is automatic and does not establish a candidate’s stance, the accuracy of a claim, or an effect on the measured result. Results are grouped by recorded race, then by candidate name. Within each candidate, the matching issue mentions appear first. Only candidates with matching retained statements are shown; this is not a complete race roster. Repeated identical text for the same candidate is shown once. Coverage follows the existing state profiles and is not a complete record of all candidates or everything they have said. Review dates are not statement dates.
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current Wyoming legislators and Wyoming’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from Wyoming’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
0 matching sponsorships or proposals · 0 Wyoming incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
No retained proposals match these filters. A missing record does not mean an incumbent has taken no action.
What sponsorship and proposal counts tell us
Only current Wyoming officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.
Enacted bills, adopted resolutions and unsuccessful measures remain visible as proposal history. Passing one chamber is not enactment. These counts do not measure effectiveness or prove that an action changed a Wyoming statistic. Collection reviewed Sep 11, 2026.