Sheridan And Johnson County Unemployment Numbers Decrease From June To July 2024

While Wyoming’s unemployment rate held steady from June to July 2024, the rate in North-Central Wyoming decreased, thanks to an increase in the number of seasonal jobs.

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Wyoming stayed at 2.9% in July.

It was at 2.8% in July 2023.

The rate for the rest of the country increased for the 3rd straight month, and is now at 4.3%.

It was at 4.1% last month and at 3.5% last year.

Sheridan County’s rate from June to July dropped from 2.7% to 2.6%.

Johnson County’s rate dropped from 2.8% to 2.5%.

For both counties, those numbers are higher than they were 1 year ago, when the rate for both was at 2.2%.

The Department says job gains occurred in the leisure & hospitality, construction, and professional & business services categories.

Teton County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state for July at 1.5%, while Uinta County had the highest at 3.4%.

Non-farm employment in the Cowboy State increased by 1,200 jobs from July 2023 to July 2024.

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