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Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cheyenne fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Wyoming rate. The unemployment rate in Cheyenne peaked in May 2020 at 8.0% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Cheyenne 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
Cheyenne 3.3% 0.0 +0.1
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: Cheyenne, Wyoming, National

Cheyenne, Wyoming monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cheyenne peaked in May 2020 at 4,064. There are now 2,399 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,509 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 156. Cheyenne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Cheyenne 1,665 +17 +60

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Wyoming
Unemployment Rate
Cheyenne
Unemployment Rate
Cheyenne
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.3% 1,665
December
2022
3.5% 3.9% 3.3% 1,648
November
2022
3.6% 3.9% 3.3% 1,634
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.3% 1,631
September
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.2% 1,591
August
2022
3.7% 3.7% 3.1% 1,541
July
2022
3.5% 3.5% 3.0% 1,509
June
2022
3.6% 3.4% 3.0% 1,515
May
2022
3.6% 3.3% 3.0% 1,514
April
2022
3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 1,526
March
2022
3.6% 3.3% 3.1% 1,526

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.