Wyoming Job Growth

There were 290,200 jobs in Wyoming in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 278,068 employed persons for the month. Wyoming added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 423 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	290,200	+200	+4,800
CPS	278,068	-423	+499

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 10,600 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 281,500 in December 2009, Wyoming has gained 8,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 293,681 in August 2014. 15,613 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey. From a October 2018 low of 277,224, Wyoming has added 844 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	290,200	200	278,068	-423
June 2019	290,000	-100	278,491	-476
May 2019	290,100	800	278,967	-272
April 2019	289,300	-200	279,239	172
March 2019	289,500	200	279,067	527
February 2019	289,300	100	278,540	717
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