United States Employment Snapshot



Wyoming Employment Snapshot





Wyoming Payroll Employment


  • Wyoming remained unchanged with 0 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Wyoming added 900 jobs. Wyoming nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 5 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Wyoming is tied for 15th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Wyoming lost 100 private sector jobs, or 0 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Wyoming added 100 jobs. Wyoming private sector payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Wyoming is tied for 19th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Other Services (200) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (100).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Leisure and Hospitality (-200) and Mining and Logging (-300).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Construction (1,400) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (1,100).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (-200) and Mining and Logging (-400).



Wyoming Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.