Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cheyenne fell 0.3 percentage points in February 2019 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 March 2010 at 7.1% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Cheyenne unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Wyoming	3.9%	-0.1	-0.1
Cheyenne	3.3%	-0.3	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 March 2010 at 3,225. There are now 1,652 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Cheyenne employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Cheyenne	1,573	-155	-137

Number of Unemployed Persons

Cheyenne, Wyoming Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Wyoming Unemployment Rate	Cheyenne Unemployment Rate	Cheyenne Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.7%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.3%	1,573
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	3.6%	1,728
December 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.7%	1,747
November 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%	1,765
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.8%	1,792
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	1,875
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.0%	1,853
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.9%	1,817
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	3.8%	1,775
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.6%	1,707
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.5%	1,690