Albany County, WY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meAlbany County economy
2.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.3% the month before
22,949
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,713
people in Albany County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,881
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Albany County ranks
Where Albany County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Albany County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Learn and get funded in Albany County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Albany County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Albany County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Albany County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- University of Wyoming27 open roles
- Apex Companies2 open roles
- American Heart Association1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
- Love's Travel Stops1 open role
- Mountain Cement1 open role
- Townsquare Media1 open role
Colleges in Albany County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming | Laramie | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Albany County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Wyoming? How to file for unemployment in Wyoming (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Wyoming Workforce Development Council
Serves all of Wyoming
Laramie Workforce Center
Laramie · Affiliate · 307-742-2153
8am - 5pm Monday - Friday
Cities in Albany County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Wyoming’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Wyoming unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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