The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from November to December at 3.4%.

Wyoming’s unemployment rate was just barely lower than its December 2024 level of 3.5% and much lower than the December 2025 U.S. rate of 4.4%.

From November to December, most county unemployment rates changed very little. Teton County was the exception. Its jobless rate fell from 4.7% to 2.6% as the winter tourist season ramped up.

Unemployment rates also fell in Platte (down from 4.9% to 4.6%), and Lincoln (down from 3.4% to 3.1%) counties. Jobless rates rose somewhat in Carbon (up from 4.2% to 4.6%), Niobrara (up from 4.2% to 4.5%), and Crook (up from 3.1% to 3.3%) counties.

From December 2024 to December 2025, most unemployment rates decreased slightly or remained stable.

In December 2025, the lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 2.6%, Albany County at 2.8%, and Lincoln County at 3.1%. The highest unemployment rates were reported in Carbon and Platte counties, both at 4.6%.

Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates show that total non-farm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) fell from 294,700 in December 2024 to 293,900 in December 2025, a decrease of 800 jobs (-0.3%).