Wyoming Job Growth

There were 288,500 jobs in Wyoming in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 273,794 employed persons for the month. Wyoming lost 0 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 72 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Wyoming job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	288,500	0	+6,000
CPS	273,794	+72	-6,395

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 12,100 jobs have been lost in Wyoming according to the employer survey. From a trough of 279,700 in October 2016, Wyoming has gained 8,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Wyoming reached a maximum of 294,119 in August 2014. 20,325 jobs have been lost in Wyoming since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 273,722, Wyoming has added 72 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	288,500	0	273,794	72
September 2018	288,500	900	273,722	-719
August 2018	287,600	400	274,441	-1,324
July 2018	287,200	800	275,765	-1,336
June 2018	286,400	800	277,101	-1,350
May 2018	285,600	-300	278,451	-903
April 2018	285,900	1,200	279,354	-501
March 2018	284,700	-700	279,855	-75
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