Wyoming unemployment rate unchanged at 3.6% in February

\CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from January to February at 3.6%, theResearch & Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Thursday.

Wyoming’s unemployment rate has been slowly trending upward but remains lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 4.4% in February.

From February 2025 to February 2026, unemployment rates rose in 19 counties, remained unchanged in two counties and fell in two counties.

The largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Niobrara (down from 5.9% to 5.3%), Weston (down from 4.5% to 4.0%) and Washakie (down from 4.6% to 4.1%) counties.

In February 2026, the lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 2.8%, Albany County at 3.4% and Crook County at 3.8%. The highest unemployment rates were reported in Big Horn County at 5.7%, Fremont County at 5.6% and Carbon County at 5.4%.

Current Employment Statistics estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 287,500 in February 2025 to 288,400 in February 2026, an increase of 900 jobs (0.3%).

This story was published on April 24, 2026.