Wyoming Job Growth

There were 284,500 jobs in Wyoming in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 279,847 employed persons for the month. Wyoming lost 900 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 83 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	284,500	-900	+3,500
CPS	279,847	-83	-1,952

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 300,600. Since then 16,100 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 279,700 in October 2016, Wyoming has gained 4,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 294,119 in August 2014. 14,272 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	284,500	-900	279,847	-83
February 2018	285,400	100	279,930	-39
January 2018	285,300	2,000	279,969	-231
December 2017	283,300	1,400	280,200	38
November 2017	281,900	-600	280,162	-27
October 2017	282,500	300	280,189	-192
September 2017	282,200	-200	280,381	-262
August 2017	282,400	700	280,643	-318
July 2017	281,700	300	280,961	-263
June 2017	281,400	-300	281,224	-221
May 2017	281,700	700	281,445	-187
April 2017	281,000	0	281,632	-167