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Wyoming Job Growth

There were 272,600 jobs in Wyoming in August 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 280,238 employed persons for the month. Wyoming lost 400 jobs in August 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 4 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey August 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 272,600 -400 +4,100
CPS 280,238 -4 +1,960

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 28,200 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 262,100 in May 2020, Wyoming has gained 10,499 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 290,474 in December 2014. 10,236 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 274,922, Wyoming has added 5,316 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through August 2021

Wyoming Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
August 2021 272,600 -400 280,238 -4
July 2021 273,000 600 280,242 25
June 2021 272,400 -300 280,217 -73
May 2021 272,700 -2,900 280,290 107
April 2021 275,600 1,300 280,183 295
March 2021 274,300 500 279,888 94
February 2021 273,800 800 279,794 -208
January 2021 273,000 -700 280,002 656
December 2020 273,700 500 279,346 -163
November 2020 273,200 700 279,509 -111
October 2020 272,500 2,100 279,620 441
September 2020 270,400 1,900 279,179 901

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