Which counties in Wyoming are adding jobs fastest?

Sheridan County (+29.6%), Lincoln County (+24.0%) and Crook County (+16.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Wyoming between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Wyoming counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Sheridan County	+29.6%	14,285	33,241
2	Lincoln County	+24.0%	5,610	21,180
3	Crook County	+16.5%	1,769	7,852
4	Teton County	+11.2%	20,220	23,333
5	Albany County	+9.2%	10,670	38,558
6	Laramie County	+8.6%	37,182	102,938
7	Johnson County	+7.2%	2,602	8,908
8	Park County	+3.9%	10,172	31,171
9	Washakie County	−0.8%	2,556	7,597
10	Fremont County	−0.8%	10,022	39,464
11	Natrona County	−1.2%	31,602	80,526
12	Sweetwater County	−2.2%	15,361	41,267
13	Carbon County	−3.5%	4,062	14,013
14	Campbell County	−3.5%	19,308	48,145
15	Big Horn County	−5.3%	2,341	12,024
16	Platte County	−5.4%	2,058	8,634
17	Sublette County	−5.9%	2,642	8,929
18	Hot Springs County	−8.2%	1,424	4,600
19	Weston County	−8.3%	1,580	6,840
20	Converse County	−10.0%	4,169	13,824
21	Goshen County	−16.6%	2,479	12,640
22	Niobrara County	−21.0%	334	2,341
23	Uinta County	−22.5%	5,835	20,728

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Wyoming has the fastest job growth?

Sheridan County: +29.6%, ahead of Lincoln County (+24.0%) and Crook County (+16.5%), of 23 Wyoming counties ranked.

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