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News Releases: Occupational Employment and Wages in Casper — May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wages in Cheyenne — May 2025 Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming — Fourth Quarter 2025
Wyoming Economy at a Glance:
Aug
05
Workers in the Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.93 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54.
Aug
05
Workers in the Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.33 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54.
Jul
31
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wyoming were 19,197, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
287.6 | 287.0 | 285.9 | 285.2 | 285.0 | (p)285.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
277.6 | 277.3 | 276.9 | 276.6 | 276.5 | (p)276.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
10.1 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | (p)8.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)3.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
294.6 | 296.5 | 295.0 | 295.3 | 295.1 | (p)295.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | (p)0.9 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
15.1 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | (p)15.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.4 | -2.5 | -1.3 | -0.6 | 0.0 | (p)2.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
24.0 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.9 | (p)24.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 6.7 | (p)8.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
10.3 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | (p)10.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -1.9 | -1.9 | (p)0.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
52.6 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.4 | 52.3 | (p)52.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | (p)-1.3 |
Information(3) |
|
3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | -3.2 | 0.0 | -6.5 | (p)-3.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | (p)11.4 |
12-month % change |
|
4.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.9 | (p)22.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 | (p)1.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
30.2 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 29.8 | (p)29.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | (p)0.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
38.5 | 40.0 | 39.2 | 39.3 | 39.7 | (p)39.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | (p)3.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.1 | (p)16.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -1.2 | (p)-1.8 |
Government(3) |
|
71.3 | 71.3 | 70.8 | 71.1 | 71.2 | (p)71.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.8 | (p)-0.7 |
|
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