Big Horn County, WY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Big Horn County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Big Horn County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
5,091
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,737
people in Big Horn County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,547
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Big Horn County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 7.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 4.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.4 points from a year ago

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Big Horn County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Big Horn 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.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Big Horn 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).

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Sources: 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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