CHEYENNE – The Research and Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from July to August at 3%.
Wyoming’s unemployment rate is somewhat lower than its August 2025 level of 3.3% and much lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.1%.
From July to August, most county jobless rates rose slightly. The largest increases were found in Niobrara (up from 3.1% to 4%), Platte (up from 3% to 3.5%), Carbon (up from 2.5% to 2.9%) and Hot Springs (up from 2.5% to 2.9%) counties. Fremont County’s unemployment rate fell from 3.5% to 3.4%, and unemployment rates held steady in Sweetwater (3.4%), Converse (2.4%) and Albany (2.2%) counties.
Compared to a year earlier, unemployment rates rose in eight counties, fell in 14 counties and remained unchanged in Crook County. The largest increases occurred in Johnson (up from 2.2% to 2.5%) and Teton (up from 1.5% to 1.8%) counties. The largest decreases were seen in Goshen (down from 3.4% to 2.8%), Big Horn (down from 3.8% to 3.2%) and Uinta (down from 3.3% to 2.8%) counties.
In August, the lowest unemployment rates were reported in Teton County at 1...