Sheridan/Johnson County Unemployment Rates Unchanged In September 2026

Unemployment rates for September in both Sheridan and Johnson Counties are unchanged compared to the previous month.

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2026 was at 3.0%, which is unchanged from both July and August and down from 3.4% compared to September of last year.

The US Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was at 4.2%, which is up from 4.1% in August, and down from 4.4% compared to September 2025.

Rates in Sheridan County for September were at 2.5%, while Johnson County’s rate was at 2.4%.

Both of those rates are unchanged from the month before.

Sheridan County’s new rate is down compared to last year’s rate of 2.7%, while Johnson County’s new rate is up from last year’s rate of 2.2%.

The lowest unemployment rate in Wyoming for September was in Teton County at 1.8%, while the highest rate was in Niobrara County at 3.8%.

Non-farm employment numbers in the Cowboy State were up by 13-hundred jobs from September of ‘25 to September of ‘26.

Click here the latest report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.