Unemployment dips

Weston County employment numbers rise in September

Weston County’s unemployment rate declined to 2.6% in September, down from a revised 2.9% in August and slightly below the 2.7% recorded in September 2025, according to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.

The department’s Oct. 21 report estimates that 79 county residents were unemployed in September, down from 87 in August and 84 a year earlier. The August unemployment rate was initially reported at 2.7%.

The number of employed county residents increased from 2,881 in August to 2,961 in September, although that remained below the 2,980 employed in September 2025. The county’s labor force grew from 2,968 in August to 3,040 in September, compared with 3,064 a year earlier.

“From August to September, most county unemployment rates changed very little,” the report says.

Statewide, Wyoming’s unadjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.7% from August to September, down from 2.8% a year earlier. The U.S. unadjusted unemployment rate was 4.0% in September and 4.3% a year prior. The state’s seasonally adjusted rate held at 3.0% for September, below the national seasonally adjusted rate of 4.2% for that month. Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in September 2025.

Wyoming’s total nonfarm employment increased by 1,300 jobs, or 0.4%, from September 2025 to September 2026.