Wyoming Job Growth

There were 288,600 jobs in Wyoming in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 282,546 employed persons for the month. Wyoming lost 100 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 689 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	288,600	-100	-1,100
CPS	282,546	+689	+1,307

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 300,800. Since then 12,200 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 281,500 in December 2009, Wyoming has gained 7,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 293,681 in August 2014. 11,135 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey. From a March 2018 low of 279,766, Wyoming has added 2,780 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	288,600	-100	282,546	689
December 2019	288,700	-300	281,857	1
November 2019	289,000	-500	281,856	-44
October 2019	289,500	-500	281,900	-61
September 2019	290,000	-1,200	281,961	-34
August 2019	291,200	900	281,995	-3
July 2019	290,300	-100	281,998	92
June 2019	290,400	-100	281,906	124
May 2019	290,500	700	281,782	138
April 2019	289,800	-300	281,644	123
March 2019	290,100	-300	281,521	121
February 2019	290,400	700	281,400	161