Wyoming unemployment rate falls to 3.4% in May 2026
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Wednesday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly from 3.5% in April to 3.4% in May.
Wyoming’s unemployment rate remains much lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.3%.
Most county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and fell from April to May. Unemployment rates usually decrease in May as the warmer days of late spring bring seasonal job gains in leisure and hospitality, government, construction, professional and business services and retail trade.
From May 2025 to May 2026, jobless rates fell in nearly every county.
In May, the highest unemployment rates were found in Niobrara County at 3.6%, Sweetwater County at 3.5% and Big Horn County at 3.4%. The lowest rates were reported in Crook and Albany counties, both at 2.3%, and Johnson County at 2.4%.
Current Employment Statistics estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 296,600 in May 2025 to 297,700 in May 2026, an increase of 1,100 jobs (0.4%).
June unemployment data will be published on July 22.
This story was published on June 25, 2026.
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