Counties in Wyoming by covered employment (QCEW)

Laramie County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 23 counties in 2022, at 46,444 jobs. Niobrara County had the lowest, at 837 jobs. The median was 6,529 jobs and the figure for Wyoming was 272,234 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest46,444Laramie County
Median6,52923 counties
Wyoming272,234History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 16,588 jobsBig Horn County: 4,059 jobsCampbell County: 24,105 jobsCarbon County: 6,529 jobsConverse County: 6,139 jobsCrook County: 2,578 jobsFremont County: 15,281 jobsGoshen County: 4,103 jobsHot Springs County: 1,977 jobsJohnson County: 3,285 jobsLaramie County: 46,444 jobsLincoln County: 6,947 jobsNatrona County: 38,184 jobsNiobrara County: 837 jobsPark County: 13,836 jobsPlatte County: 3,378 jobsSheridan County: 13,821 jobsSublette County: 3,696 jobsSweetwater County: 20,342 jobsTeton County: 22,486 jobsUinta County: 8,086 jobsWashakie County: 3,511 jobsWeston County: 2,351 jobs
  • Under 3,300
  • 3,300 to 4,100
  • 4,100 to 9,200
  • 9,200 to 19K
  • 19K and over
jobs, 2022. 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, 2022

Laramie County: 46,444 jobsLaramie County46,444Natrona County: 38,184 jobsNatrona County38,184Campbell County: 24,105 jobsCampbell County24,105Teton County: 22,486 jobsTeton County22,486Sweetwater County: 20,342 jobsSweetwater County20,342Albany County: 16,588 jobsAlbany County16,588Fremont County: 15,281 jobsFremont County15,281Park County: 13,836 jobsPark County13,836Sheridan County: 13,821 jobsSheridan County13,821Uinta County: 8,086 jobsUinta County8,086Lincoln County: 6,947 jobsLincoln County6,947Carbon County: 6,529 jobsCarbon County6,529Converse County: 6,139 jobsConverse County6,139Goshen County: 4,103 jobsGoshen County4,103Big Horn County: 4,059 jobsBig Horn County4,059Sublette County: 3,696 jobsSublette County3,696Washakie County: 3,511 jobsWashakie County3,511Platte County: 3,378 jobsPlatte County3,378Johnson County: 3,285 jobsJohnson County3,285Crook County: 2,578 jobsCrook County2,578Weston County: 2,351 jobsWeston County2,351Hot Springs County: 1,977 jobsHot Springs County1,977Niobrara County: 837 jobsNiobrara County837Laramie County: 46,444 jobsLaramie County46,444Natrona County: 38,184 jobsNatrona County38,184Campbell County: 24,105 jobsCampbell County24,105Teton County: 22,486 jobsTeton County22,486Sweetwater County: 20,342 jobsSweetwater County20,342Albany County: 16,588 jobsAlbany County16,588Fremont County: 15,281 jobsFremont County15,281Park County: 13,836 jobsPark County13,836Sheridan County: 13,821 jobsSheridan County13,821Uinta County: 8,086 jobsUinta County8,086Lincoln County: 6,947 jobsLincoln County6,947Carbon County: 6,529 jobsCarbon County6,529Converse County: 6,139 jobsConverse County6,139Goshen County: 4,103 jobsGoshen County4,103Big Horn County: 4,059 jobsBig Horn County4,059Sublette County: 3,696 jobsSublette County3,696Washakie County: 3,511 jobsWashakie County3,511Platte County: 3,378 jobsPlatte County3,378Johnson County: 3,285 jobsJohnson County3,285Crook County: 2,578 jobsCrook County2,578Weston County: 2,351 jobsWeston County2,351Hot Springs County: 1,977 jobsHot Springs County1,977Niobrara County: 837 jobsNiobrara County837
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

RankCounties2022
jobs
Change on 2021
1Laramie County46,444-0.1%
2Natrona County38,184+3.9%
3Campbell County24,105+5.2%
4Teton County22,486+6.4%
5Sweetwater County20,342+2.8%
6Albany County16,588+3.6%
7Fremont County15,281+1.9%
8Park County13,836+1.5%
9Sheridan County13,821+2.4%
10Uinta County8,086+2.7%
11Lincoln County6,947+2.1%
12Carbon County6,529-5.4%
13Converse County6,139+4.7%
14Goshen County4,103+0.7%
15Big Horn County4,059-2.1%
16Sublette County3,696+0.9%
17Washakie County3,511-1.1%
18Platte County3,378+0.3%
19Johnson County3,285+2.8%
20Crook County2,578+4%
21Weston County2,351+2.7%
22Hot Springs County1,977+3.9%
23Niobrara County837-2.1%

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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.

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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/2022/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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/wyoming-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Laramie County, with 46,444 jobs in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Niobrara County, with 837 jobs in 2022.

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