Casper, Wyoming Job Growth

There were 39,600 jobs in Casper, Wyoming in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 37,621 employed persons for the month. Casper added 200 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 82 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Casper job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	39,600	+200	+700
CPS	37,621	+82	+282

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Casper, Wyoming Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Casper 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 for Casper, Wyoming

CES employment for Casper peaked in February 2015 at 44,000. Since then 4,400 jobs have been lost in Casper according to the employer survey. From a trough of 37,700 in November 2016, Casper has gained 1,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 41,994 for Casper in December 2014. 4,373 jobs have been lost in Casper since then according to the household survey. From a November 2018 low of 37,133, Casper has added 488 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Casper, Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	39,600	200	37,621	82
March 2019	39,400	-100	37,539	119
February 2019	39,500	-100	37,420	146
January 2019	39,600	300	37,274	131
December 2018	39,300	300	37,143	10
November 2018	39,000	200	37,133	-1
October 2018	38,800	-100	37,134	-39
September 2018	38,900	0	37,173	-61
August 2018	38,900	-300	37,234	-69
July 2018	39,200	300	37,303	-44
June 2018	38,900	-100	37,347	-8
May 2018	39,000	100	37,355	16