Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cheyenne fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Wyoming rate. The unemployment rate in Cheyenne peaked in October 2009 at 7.8% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cheyenne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Wyoming	5.3%	-0.1	-0.8
Cheyenne	6.0%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cheyenne, Wyoming, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cheyenne peaked in November 2009 at 3,428. There are now 680 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cheyenne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cheyenne	2,748	-12	-119

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wyoming Unemployment Rate	Cheyenne Unemployment Rate	Cheyenne Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.3%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.3%	6.0%	2,748
February 2012	8.3%	5.4%	6.1%	2,760
January 2012	8.3%	5.5%	6.4%	2,820
December 2011	8.5%	5.6%	6.7%	2,894
November 2011	8.7%	5.7%	6.8%	2,942
October 2011	8.9%	5.8%	6.8%	2,911
September 2011	9.0%	5.9%	6.8%	2,901
August 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.8%	2,915
July 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.7%	2,866
June 2011	9.1%	6.0%	6.7%	2,902
May 2011	9.0%	6.0%	6.7%	2,904
April 2011	9.0%	6.0%	6.7%	2,892