Counties in Wyoming by covered employment (QCEW)

Laramie County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 23 counties in 2019, at 46,846 jobs. Niobrara County had the lowest, at 868 jobs. The median was 7,044 jobs and the figure for Wyoming was 277,114 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest46,846Laramie County
Median7,04423 counties
Wyoming277,114History

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 15,674 jobsBig Horn County: 4,120 jobsCampbell County: 25,178 jobsCarbon County: 7,044 jobsConverse County: 7,346 jobsCrook County: 2,468 jobsFremont County: 15,215 jobsGoshen County: 4,154 jobsHot Springs County: 1,860 jobsJohnson County: 3,227 jobsLaramie County: 46,846 jobsLincoln County: 6,501 jobsNatrona County: 39,132 jobsNiobrara County: 868 jobsPark County: 13,739 jobsPlatte County: 3,563 jobsSheridan County: 13,435 jobsSublette County: 3,978 jobsSweetwater County: 22,293 jobsTeton County: 21,429 jobsUinta County: 8,292 jobsWashakie County: 3,518 jobsWeston County: 2,345 jobs
  • Under 3,300
  • 3,300 to 4,100
  • 4,100 to 9,300
  • 9,300 to 19K
  • 19K and over
jobs, 2019. 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, 2019

Laramie County: 46,846 jobsLaramie County46,846Natrona County: 39,132 jobsNatrona County39,132Campbell County: 25,178 jobsCampbell County25,178Sweetwater County: 22,293 jobsSweetwater County22,293Teton County: 21,429 jobsTeton County21,429Albany County: 15,674 jobsAlbany County15,674Fremont County: 15,215 jobsFremont County15,215Park County: 13,739 jobsPark County13,739Sheridan County: 13,435 jobsSheridan County13,435Uinta County: 8,292 jobsUinta County8,292Converse County: 7,346 jobsConverse County7,346Carbon County: 7,044 jobsCarbon County7,044Lincoln County: 6,501 jobsLincoln County6,501Goshen County: 4,154 jobsGoshen County4,154Big Horn County: 4,120 jobsBig Horn County4,120Sublette County: 3,978 jobsSublette County3,978Platte County: 3,563 jobsPlatte County3,563Washakie County: 3,518 jobsWashakie County3,518Johnson County: 3,227 jobsJohnson County3,227Crook County: 2,468 jobsCrook County2,468Weston County: 2,345 jobsWeston County2,345Hot Springs County: 1,860 jobsHot Springs County1,860Niobrara County: 868 jobsNiobrara County868Laramie County: 46,846 jobsLaramie County46,846Natrona County: 39,132 jobsNatrona County39,132Campbell County: 25,178 jobsCampbell County25,178Sweetwater County: 22,293 jobsSweetwater County22,293Teton County: 21,429 jobsTeton County21,429Albany County: 15,674 jobsAlbany County15,674Fremont County: 15,215 jobsFremont County15,215Park County: 13,739 jobsPark County13,739Sheridan County: 13,435 jobsSheridan County13,435Uinta County: 8,292 jobsUinta County8,292Converse County: 7,346 jobsConverse County7,346Carbon County: 7,044 jobsCarbon County7,044Lincoln County: 6,501 jobsLincoln County6,501Goshen County: 4,154 jobsGoshen County4,154Big Horn County: 4,120 jobsBig Horn County4,120Sublette County: 3,978 jobsSublette County3,978Platte County: 3,563 jobsPlatte County3,563Washakie County: 3,518 jobsWashakie County3,518Johnson County: 3,227 jobsJohnson County3,227Crook County: 2,468 jobsCrook County2,468Weston County: 2,345 jobsWeston County2,345Hot Springs County: 1,860 jobsHot Springs County1,860Niobrara County: 868 jobsNiobrara County868
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

RankCounties2019
jobs
Change on 2018
1Laramie County46,846+1.8%
2Natrona County39,132+1.6%
3Campbell County25,178+1.6%
4Sweetwater County22,293+0.1%
5Teton County21,429+2.2%
6Albany County15,674+0.9%
7Fremont County15,215+0.4%
8Park County13,739+0.1%
9Sheridan County13,435+0.9%
10Uinta County8,292+0.9%
11Converse County7,346+23.4%
12Carbon County7,044+2.5%
13Lincoln County6,501+2.9%
14Goshen County4,154-3.5%
15Big Horn County4,120+2.5%
16Sublette County3,978-3%
17Platte County3,563-1.3%
18Washakie County3,518-2.8%
19Johnson County3,227-0.4%
20Crook County2,468+1.6%
21Weston County2,345+3.3%
22Hot Springs County1,860-1.3%
23Niobrara County868-2.6%

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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/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Laramie County, with 46,846 jobs in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Niobrara County, with 868 jobs in 2019.

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