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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sweetwater County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sweetwater County was 20,348 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.7% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 23 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs20,348
Change on 2024-1.7%
Rank5th of 23Counties in Wyoming ranked
Series high25,6102008
Series low18,5712002

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Sweetwater County, 2001 to 2025

18K20K22K24K26K20012005200920132017202120252001: 18,855 jobs2002: 18,571 jobs2003: 19,453 jobs2004: 20,439 jobs2005: 21,850 jobs2006: 23,889 jobs2007: 24,757 jobs2008: 25,610 jobs2009: 23,920 jobs2010: 23,668 jobs2011: 24,580 jobs2012: 24,877 jobs2013: 24,630 jobs2014: 24,269 jobs2015: 23,590 jobs2016: 22,340 jobs2017: 22,214 jobs2018: 22,275 jobs2019: 22,293 jobs2020: 20,121 jobs2021: 19,796 jobs2022: 20,342 jobs2023: 20,866 jobs2024: 20,698 jobs2025: 20,348 jobs18K20K22K24K26K2001201020252001: 18,855 jobs2002: 18,571 jobs2003: 19,453 jobs2004: 20,439 jobs2005: 21,850 jobs2006: 23,889 jobs2007: 24,757 jobs2008: 25,610 jobs2009: 23,920 jobs2010: 23,668 jobs2011: 24,580 jobs2012: 24,877 jobs2013: 24,630 jobs2014: 24,269 jobs2015: 23,590 jobs2016: 22,340 jobs2017: 22,214 jobs2018: 22,275 jobs2019: 22,293 jobs2020: 20,121 jobs2021: 19,796 jobs2022: 20,342 jobs2023: 20,866 jobs2024: 20,698 jobs2025: 20,348 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
202520,348
202420,698
202320,866
202220,342
202119,796
202020,121
201922,293
201822,275
201722,214
201622,340
201523,590
201424,269
201324,630
201224,877
201124,580
201023,668
200923,920
200825,610
200724,757
200623,889
200521,850
200420,439
200319,453
200218,571
200118,855

Compared with Wyoming and United States

Place2025
Sweetwater County20,348
Wyoming282,252
United States155,732,363

Sweetwater County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 17,110 jobsBig Horn County: 4,295 jobsCampbell County: 24,657 jobsCarbon County: 6,365 jobsConverse County: 6,442 jobsCrook County: 2,715 jobsFremont County: 15,457 jobsGoshen County: 4,109 jobsHot Springs County: 1,897 jobsJohnson County: 3,363 jobsLaramie County: 49,124 jobsLincoln County: 7,326 jobsNatrona County: 40,157 jobsNiobrara County: 789 jobsPark County: 13,985 jobsPlatte County: 3,337 jobsSheridan County: 14,727 jobsSublette County: 3,877 jobsSweetwater County: 20,348 jobsTeton County: 23,921 jobsUinta County: 8,291 jobsWashakie County: 3,592 jobsWeston County: 2,356 jobs
  • Under 3,300
  • 3,300 to 4,300
  • 4,300 to 9,400
  • 9,400 to 19K
  • 19K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Sweetwater County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Sweetwater County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Sweetwater County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/sweetwater-county-wyoming. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Sweetwater County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/sweetwater-county-wyoming.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Sweetwater County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/sweetwater-county-wyoming (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Sweetwater County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Sweetwater County was 20,348 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.7% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 23 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Sweetwater County?

25,610 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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