Wyoming’s unemployment rate drops slightly to 3.5% in April

CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly from 3.6% in March to 3.5% in April, according to the Research and Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.

Wyoming’s unemployment rate was modestly higher than its year-earlier level of 3.2%, but considerably lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.3%, the department reported Tuesday.

From March to April, most county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and decreased. Jobless rates often fall in April as milder weather brings seasonal job gains in construction, professional and business services, and retail trade. 

The largest decreases occurred in Hot Springs (down from 4.2% to 2.9%), Park (down from 4.6% to 3.4%), Platte (down from 4.5% to 3.5%) and Carbon (down from 4.4% to 3.4%) counties. Teton County’s unemployment rate rose from 2.7% to 4.1% as the end of the ski season brought seasonal layoffs.

From April 2025 to April 2026, unemployment rates fell in 15 counties, rose in six counties and remained unchanged in two counties.

In April, the lowest unemployment rates were reported in Albany and Crook counties, each at 2.5%. The highest rates were found in Niobrara County at 4.6% and Teton County at 4.1%.

Current Employment Statistics estimates show that total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 290,300 in April 2025 to 291,600 in April 2026, an increase of 1,300 jobs (0.4%).

May unemployment data will be published on June 24.

This story was published on May 27, 2026.