Casper, Wyoming Job Growth

There were 38,900 jobs in Casper, Wyoming in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 37,379 employed persons for the month. Casper added 100 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 195 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Casper job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	38,900	+100	+800
CPS	37,379	+195	-96

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 43,900. Since then 5,000 jobs have been lost in Casper according to the employer survey. From a trough of 37,600 in November 2016, Casper has gained 1,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 42,145 for Casper in February 2015. 4,766 jobs have been lost in Casper since then according to the household survey. From a November 2017 low of 36,513, Casper has added 866 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Casper, Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	38,900	100	37,379	195
January 2018	38,800	200	37,184	481
December 2017	38,600	100	36,703	190
November 2017	38,500	0	36,513	-325
October 2017	38,500	-400	36,838	-265
September 2017	38,900	-100	37,103	-179
August 2017	39,000	300	37,282	323
July 2017	38,700	0	36,959	58
June 2017	38,700	200	36,901	-249
May 2017	38,500	100	37,150	-561
April 2017	38,400	100	37,711	-99
March 2017	38,300	200	37,810	335