Cheyenne, Wyoming Job Growth

There were 46,900 jobs in Cheyenne, Wyoming in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 45,570 employed persons for the month. Cheyenne added 200 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 170 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Cheyenne job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	46,900	+200	+500
CPS	45,570	+170	-378

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

Cheyenne, Wyoming Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Cheyenne peaked in January 2015 at 47,400. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Cheyenne according to the employer survey. From a trough of 46,100 in January 2018, Cheyenne has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 47,385 for Cheyenne in December 2016. 1,815 jobs have been lost in Cheyenne since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 44,773, Cheyenne has added 797 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Cheyenne, Wyoming Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	46,900	200	45,570	170
November 2018	46,700	0	45,400	274
October 2018	46,700	-200	45,126	353
September 2018	46,900	100	44,773	-221
August 2018	46,800	100	44,994	89
July 2018	46,700	200	44,905	-197
June 2018	46,500	200	45,102	-455
May 2018	46,300	-300	45,557	-435
April 2018	46,600	200	45,992	-90
March 2018	46,400	100	46,082	123
February 2018	46,300	200	45,959	211
January 2018	46,100	-300	45,748	-200