Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cheyenne fell 1.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Wyoming rate. The unemployment rate in Cheyenne peaked in April 2020 at 9.2% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cheyenne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Wyoming	8.8%	-0.8	+5.3
Cheyenne	8.0%	-1.2	+4.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Cheyenne, Wyoming, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Cheyenne peaked in April 2020 at 4,611. There are now 577 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cheyenne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cheyenne	4,034	-577	+2,354

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wyoming Unemployment Rate	Cheyenne Unemployment Rate	Cheyenne Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	8.8%	8.0%	4,034
April 2020	14.7%	9.6%	9.2%	4,611
March 2020	4.4%	3.8%	3.6%	1,737
February 2020	3.5%	3.7%	3.4%	1,674
January 2020	3.6%	3.7%	3.5%	1,692
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.5%	1,696
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.5%	1,711
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.6%	1,721
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.6%	1,726
August 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	1,724
July 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	1,713