Wyoming unemployment falls to 3.2% as statewide employment grows by 2,500 jobs
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in June from 3.4% in May, while nonfarm employment grew by 2,500 jobs over the year, according to a July 24 report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
The report presents a mixed statewide labor-market picture. The unemployment rate declined over the month and nonfarm payroll employment increased from a year earlier. At the same time, the estimated civilian labor force and the number of employed people were both lower than they were in June 2025.
The June figures are the latest statewide employment snapshot before the department’s scheduled release of July unemployment data on Aug. 24, 2026.
Unemployment rate matched last year’s level
Wyoming’s June unemployment rate was 3.2%, unchanged from June 2025. The seasonally adjusted rate was down from 3.4% in May. Seasonal adjustment accounts for recurring patterns in employment during the year, allowing month-to-month changes to be compared more consistently.
The number of unemployed people was estimated at 9,041 in June, down 250 from a year earlier. That decline is consistent with the lower unemployment rate over the month, but it occurred alongside a smaller labor force and fewer employed residents than in June 2025.
The total civilian labor force was estimated at 285,973 people in June, a decrease of 2,312 from a year earlier. Employment totaled 276,932, down 2,062 over the same period.
Payroll jobs rose as resident measures declined
Nonfarm employment increased from 301,600 jobs in June 2025 to 304,100 in June 2026. The gain was 2,500 jobs, or 0.8%.
That nonfarm figure measures jobs reported across Wyoming’s nonfarm economy. The labor-force, employment and unemployment estimates describe the status of people in the civilian labor force. Because the measures cover different parts of the labor market, an increase in nonfarm jobs does not mean that every employment measure rose or that every worker experienced the same conditions.
The report also noted seasonal employment effects in June, particularly in construction, leisure and hospitality, and professional and business services. The release does not by itself explain why the civilian labor force and employment totals declined year over year, and it does not establish how the 2,500-job increase was distributed among industries or locations.
For Wyoming workers and employers, the figures therefore provide a current baseline rather than a complete explanation of economic conditions. They show continued growth in the statewide nonfarm job count, but they do not support a conclusion that all sectors are performing equally well.
County unemployment rates varied
County-level rates also differed across Wyoming. Teton County reported the lowest unemployment rate at 1.7%. Niobrara County and Sweetwater County reported the highest rates, at 3.4% each.
Those figures describe local unemployment rates and should not be read as substitutes for the statewide employment measures. The statewide estimates cover Wyoming as a whole, while county rates show differences in reported unemployment conditions from one county to another.
The county results also do not identify the reasons for the variation. The approved June release provides the rates and the statewide labor-market totals, but it does not offer a cause for the year-over-year decline in the labor force and employment estimates.
Next statewide update scheduled for Aug. 24
The Department of Workforce Services has scheduled the release of July unemployment data for Aug. 24, 2026. That update is expected to provide the next statewide figures for unemployment, the civilian labor force and employment.
Until then, the June report shows Wyoming with a 3.2% seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, 304,100 nonfarm jobs and a year-over-year contraction in the estimated civilian labor force. The separate measures will need to be tracked together as the next monthly data become available.
Sources
- Wyoming Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.2% in June 2026, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
- Wyoming Labor Market Information, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
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