Wyoming Job Growth

There were 287,100 jobs in Wyoming in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 290,781 employed persons for the month. Wyoming lost 600 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 37 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	287,100	-600	+2,300
CPS	290,781	-37	+5,306

Wyoming Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Wyoming as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Wyoming

CES employment peaked in October 2008 for Wyoming at 300,400. Since then 13,300 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 280,300 in January 2010, Wyoming has gained 6,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 290,818 in March 2012. 37 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	287,100	-600	290,781	-37
March 2012	287,700	-900	290,818	14
February 2012	288,600	1,900	290,804	912
January 2012	286,700	-400	289,892	865
December 2011	287,100	100	289,027	748
November 2011	287,000	800	288,279	793
October 2011	286,200	200	287,486	853
September 2011	286,000	-300	286,633	761
August 2011	286,300	-1,000	285,872	470
July 2011	287,300	1,600	285,402	109
June 2011	285,700	-400	285,293	-105
May 2011	286,100	1,300	285,398	-77
April 2011	284,800	-200	285,475	173