Wyoming Job Growth

There were 289,100 jobs in Wyoming in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 278,534 employed persons for the month. Wyoming lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 711 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	289,100	-100	+4,500
CPS	278,534	+711	-91

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 11,700 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 281,500 in December 2009, Wyoming has gained 7,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 293,681 in August 2014. 15,147 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey. From a October 2018 low of 277,224, Wyoming has added 1,310 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	289,100	-100	278,534	711
January 2019	289,200	300	277,823	531
December 2018	288,900	400	277,292	36
November 2018	288,500	1,500	277,256	32
October 2018	287,000	1,500	277,224	-39
September 2018	285,500	200	277,263	-107
August 2018	285,300	-100	277,370	-199
July 2018	285,400	400	277,569	-204
June 2018	285,000	-100	277,773	-228
May 2018	285,100	100	278,001	-220
April 2018	285,000	400	278,221	-199
March 2018	284,600	0	278,420	-205