Counties in Wyoming by covered employment (QCEW)

Laramie County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 23 counties in 2015, at 46,123 jobs. Niobrara County had the lowest, at 907 jobs. The median was 6,460 jobs and the figure for Wyoming was 282,667 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest46,123Laramie County
Median6,46023 counties
Wyoming282,667History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 15,680 jobsBig Horn County: 4,334 jobsCampbell County: 27,899 jobsCarbon County: 7,405 jobsConverse County: 6,460 jobsCrook County: 2,340 jobsFremont County: 16,242 jobsGoshen County: 4,505 jobsHot Springs County: 2,020 jobsJohnson County: 3,153 jobsLaramie County: 46,123 jobsLincoln County: 5,955 jobsNatrona County: 41,852 jobsNiobrara County: 907 jobsPark County: 13,913 jobsPlatte County: 3,692 jobsSheridan County: 13,433 jobsSublette County: 4,447 jobsSweetwater County: 23,590 jobsTeton County: 19,497 jobsUinta County: 8,720 jobsWashakie County: 3,799 jobsWeston County: 2,345 jobs
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  • 3,400 to 4,500
  • 4,500 to 9,700
  • 9,700 to 18K
  • 18K and over
jobs, 2015. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Laramie County: 46,123 jobsLaramie County46,123Natrona County: 41,852 jobsNatrona County41,852Campbell County: 27,899 jobsCampbell County27,899Sweetwater County: 23,590 jobsSweetwater County23,590Teton County: 19,497 jobsTeton County19,497Fremont County: 16,242 jobsFremont County16,242Albany County: 15,680 jobsAlbany County15,680Park County: 13,913 jobsPark County13,913Sheridan County: 13,433 jobsSheridan County13,433Uinta County: 8,720 jobsUinta County8,720Carbon County: 7,405 jobsCarbon County7,405Converse County: 6,460 jobsConverse County6,460Lincoln County: 5,955 jobsLincoln County5,955Goshen County: 4,505 jobsGoshen County4,505Sublette County: 4,447 jobsSublette County4,447Big Horn County: 4,334 jobsBig Horn County4,334Washakie County: 3,799 jobsWashakie County3,799Platte County: 3,692 jobsPlatte County3,692Johnson County: 3,153 jobsJohnson County3,153Weston County: 2,345 jobsWeston County2,345Crook County: 2,340 jobsCrook County2,340Hot Springs County: 2,020 jobsHot Springs County2,020Niobrara County: 907 jobsNiobrara County907Laramie County: 46,123 jobsLaramie County46,123Natrona County: 41,852 jobsNatrona County41,852Campbell County: 27,899 jobsCampbell County27,899Sweetwater County: 23,590 jobsSweetwater County23,590Teton County: 19,497 jobsTeton County19,497Fremont County: 16,242 jobsFremont County16,242Albany County: 15,680 jobsAlbany County15,680Park County: 13,913 jobsPark County13,913Sheridan County: 13,433 jobsSheridan County13,433Uinta County: 8,720 jobsUinta County8,720Carbon County: 7,405 jobsCarbon County7,405Converse County: 6,460 jobsConverse County6,460Lincoln County: 5,955 jobsLincoln County5,955Goshen County: 4,505 jobsGoshen County4,505Sublette County: 4,447 jobsSublette County4,447Big Horn County: 4,334 jobsBig Horn County4,334Washakie County: 3,799 jobsWashakie County3,799Platte County: 3,692 jobsPlatte County3,692Johnson County: 3,153 jobsJohnson County3,153Weston County: 2,345 jobsWeston County2,345Crook County: 2,340 jobsCrook County2,340Hot Springs County: 2,020 jobsHot Springs County2,020Niobrara County: 907 jobsNiobrara County907
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
jobs
Change on 2014
1Laramie County46,123+0.5%
2Natrona County41,852-1.8%
3Campbell County27,899-2.1%
4Sweetwater County23,590-2.8%
5Teton County19,497+3.5%
6Fremont County16,242-1.8%
7Albany County15,680+1.6%
8Park County13,913+0.6%
9Sheridan County13,433+1.2%
10Uinta County8,720-2%
11Carbon County7,405+1%
12Converse County6,460-0.4%
13Lincoln County5,955+3.6%
14Goshen County4,505-0.4%
15Sublette County4,447-8.6%
16Big Horn County4,334-0.4%
17Washakie County3,799+0.4%
18Platte County3,692+3.7%
19Johnson County3,153-8.2%
20Weston County2,345+0.6%
21Crook County2,340-0.5%
22Hot Springs County2,020-3.3%
23Niobrara County907-4.1%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Wyoming by covered employment (QCEW), 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2015. 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, Counties in Wyoming by covered employment (QCEW), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2015/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Laramie County, with 46,123 jobs in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Niobrara County, with 907 jobs in 2015.

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