Laramie County, WY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLaramie County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
46,833
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
100,661
people in Laramie County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,884
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Laramie County ranks
Where Laramie County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #10Fastest-growing job markets in the Mountain West+5.5% · of 28
- #13Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mountain West20% · of 40
- #18Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mountain West3.0% · of 55
- #22Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mountain West41% · of 55
Laramie 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 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+1,041 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Laramie 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.
Laramie County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Laramie 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 Laramie 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.
- Air National Guard Units6 open roles
- Michels5 open roles
- Bechtel4 open roles
- American Civil Constructors3 open roles
- Bechtel Plant Machinery3 open roles
- Granite Construction3 open roles
- Mortenson3 open roles
- Quanta Services3 open roles
- Quantum Strides3 open roles
- Army National Guard Units2 open roles
Conferences in Laramie County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Laramie County. 1 with dates announced.
- WAM Winter Workshop
Jan 20 to Jan 22, 2027 · Cheyenne, WY
Paid ticket, price not listed
- Wyoming Library Association Annual Conference
Dates not announced · Cheyenne, WY
Paid ticket, price not listed
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Laramie 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
Cities in Laramie 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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