The local economy of Wyoming and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
3.0%
-0.3 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Teton County 1.8%, highest Niobrara County 4.0%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,287
+5.8%vs a year ago
275,190 jobs at 31,811 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
2,018
-5.8%this year vs last year
Most in Laramie County 466, Sheridan County 367.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+337
+0.7 per 1,000residents
22,314 moved in and 21,977 moved out. Most newcomers came from Colorado.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Wyoming gas price
$4.49
+$1.42vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Goshen County $4.16, highest Teton County $5.19. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Wyoming, October 9, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
24K
+2.9%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
212K
+2.0%vs 2022
Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance (16.0%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$12.4B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$58,628
Highest sector: Utilities $114,463.
Per employee per year
Share of Wyoming's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 19,157 | $22,688 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 11,942 | $80,182 |
| Traveler Accommodation | 7,450 | $39,659 |
| Support Activities for Mining | 6,495 | $95,772 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 5,471 | $31,915 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 4,923 | $67,020 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 4,532 | $26,860 |
| Gasoline Stations | 4,224 | $34,502 |
| Grocery Stores | 4,221 | $34,116 |
| Coal Mining | 4,030 | $107,189 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 3,682 | $75,941 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 3,618 | $78,079 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Wyoming, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Wyoming is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Wyoming, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Wyoming was 3.0% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 3.3% a year earlier. 276,474 people were employed out of a labor force of 284,980. Among its counties, Teton County had the lowest rate (1.8%) and Niobrara County the highest (4.0%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Wyoming was $1,287 in Q1 2026, up 5.8% from a year earlier, across 275,190 jobs at 31,811 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 183 new homes in Wyoming in August 2026 (132 single-family and 39 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 1,277, down 5.8% from the same months last year, and 2,018 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Laramie County (466), Sheridan County (367), Park County (213) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 22,314 people moved to Wyoming and 21,977 moved away, a net gain of 337 (+0.7 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from Colorado, California, Utah, and most people who left went to Colorado, Utah, Texas.
Regular gasoline in Wyoming averaged $4.49 per gallon on October 9, 2026, up $1.42 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.18. Among its counties, Goshen County had the lowest regular price ($4.16) and Teton County the highest ($5.19).
Health Care and Social Assistance (33,962 employees), Retail Trade (32,123 employees), Accommodation and Food Services (28,884 employees) were the largest sectors in Wyoming in 2023. In all, 23,865 business locations employed 212,203 people at an average pay of $58,628 a year.