Economic Analysis Division

Dr. Wenlin Liu, Chief Economist with the State of Wyoming, credits the pandemic for the trend of people moving from large cities with higher costs to less populated, lower-cost areas. That migration pattern has slowed down significantly, though.

Since the 2020 Census (April 1, 2020), Wyoming’s population has increased .8 percent. This is due to net migration, not natural change.

By September, Natrona County recovered about 62% of the 3,900 jobs lost during the worst parts of the pandemic.

Based on data from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division, the state has seen a continued increase in jobs over the past year as tax revenues are also increasing.

The unemployment rate in Wyoming has fallen down to 3.8%, after reaching a high of 8.6% in May 2020, as inflation continues to rise.

Wyoming saw the highest visitation rates in the second quarter to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this year, while the Delta variant has slowed some of the employment gains.

The Wyoming Economic Indicator report was released for the month of August, and it details various unemployment rates for Casper, Wyoming, and beyond.