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Casper, Wyoming Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Casper fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Wyoming rate. The unemployment rate in Casper peaked in May 2020 at 11.6% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Casper unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Wyoming 3.9% 0.0 +0.4
Casper 3.9% -0.1 -0.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Casper, Wyoming, National

Casper, Wyoming monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Casper, Wyoming Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Casper peaked in May 2020 at 4,769. There are now 3,242 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Casper employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Casper, Wyoming) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Casper 1,527 -7 -287

Number of Unemployed Persons

Casper, Wyoming Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Wyoming
Unemployment Rate
Casper
Unemployment Rate
Casper
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.9% 1,527
December
2022
3.5% 3.9% 4.0% 1,534
November
2022
3.6% 3.9% 4.0% 1,549
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.1% 1,569
September
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.1% 1,568
August
2022
3.7% 3.7% 4.0% 1,566
July
2022
3.5% 3.5% 4.1% 1,579
June
2022
3.6% 3.4% 4.2% 1,632
May
2022
3.6% 3.3% 4.3% 1,684
April
2022
3.6% 3.2% 4.4% 1,731
March
2022
3.6% 3.3% 4.5% 1,738

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.