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Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming — Fourth Quarter 2025

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Business Employment Dynamics in Wyoming - Fourth Quarter 2025

From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wyoming were 19,197, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 17,023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 2,174 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 1,362. (See chart 1.)

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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Wyoming, December 2020-December 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period Gross job gains Gross job losses

Dec 2020

19,403 15,102

Mar 2021

18,630 16,426

Jun 2021

17,642 16,738

Sep 2021

18,162 16,906

Dec 2021

20,592 15,927

Mar 2022

19,098 17,420

Jun 2022

17,500 18,935

Sep 2022

19,057 17,423

Dec 2022

19,307 16,684

Mar 2023

19,304 16,766

Jun 2023

18,053 18,443

Sep 2023

17,533 17,544

Dec 2023

19,071 17,853

Mar 2024

18,050 18,160

Jun 2024

17,580 18,900

Sep 2024

18,886 17,974

Dec 2024

19,063 17,817

Mar 2025

17,407 18,842

Jun 2025

17,712 19,124

Sep 2025

16,409 17,771

Dec 2025

19,197 17,023

The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job gains

In the fourth quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 9.0 percent of private-sector employment in Wyoming; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.9 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Wyoming, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 15,054 in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 2,243 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 4,143 jobs gained in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 545 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Wyoming, December 2020-December 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period Wyoming United States

Dec 2020

9.9 7.4

Mar 2021

9.3 7.0

Jun 2021

8.8 6.8

Sep 2021

9.0 7.3

Dec 2021

10.0 7.7

Mar 2022

9.2 6.7

Jun 2022

8.4 6.5

Sep 2022

9.2 6.9

Dec 2022

9.2 6.3

Mar 2023

9.0 6.3

Jun 2023

8.4 6.2

Sep 2023

8.3 5.9

Dec 2023

8.9 6.0

Mar 2024

8.4 5.9

Jun 2024

8.2 5.8

Sep 2024

8.9 5.8

Dec 2024

8.9 5.9

Mar 2025

8.1 5.6

Jun 2025

8.3 5.7

Sep 2025

7.7 5.6

Dec 2025

9.0 5.9
Gross job losses

In the fourth quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 8.0 percent of private-sector employment in Wyoming; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.5 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Wyoming, contracting establishments lost 14,355 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of 192 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 2,668 jobs, a decrease of 940 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Wyoming, December 2020-December 2025, seasonally adjusted
Period Wyoming United States

Dec 2020

7.7 5.7

Mar 2021

8.3 5.5

Jun 2021

8.3 5.9

Sep 2021

8.4 6.0

Dec 2021

7.8 5.4

Mar 2022

8.3 5.5

Jun 2022

9.1 6.2

Sep 2022

8.4 5.9

Dec 2022

7.9 5.9

Mar 2023

7.8 5.5

Jun 2023

8.7 5.9

Sep 2023

8.2 5.9

Dec 2023

8.3 5.7

Mar 2024

8.4 5.5

Jun 2024

8.8 5.9

Sep 2024

8.5 5.8

Dec 2024

8.3 5.7

Mar 2025

8.7 5.4

Jun 2025

8.9 6.0

Sep 2025

8.4 5.7

Dec 2025

8.0 5.5
Industries

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 3 of the 5 published industry sectors in Wyoming in the fourth quarter of 2025. Construction had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 1,175 jobs. This was the result of 3,363 gross job gains and 2,188 gross job losses. The leisure and hospitality industry had a net gain of 858 jobs.

For more information

The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for First Quarter 2026 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (MT).

Revisions to Business Employment Dynamics (BED) Data

The release of First Quarter 2026 Business Employment Dynamics data, scheduled for October 28, 2026, will incorporate annual revisions in accordance with standard procedures. The revisions will include the previous four quarters of not seasonally adjusted data and five years of seasonally adjusted data.


Technical Note The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records. More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Wyoming, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains and losses
(3 months ended) 		Gross job gains and losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025 		Sept.
2025 		Dec.
2025 		Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025 		Sept.
2025 		Dec.
2025

Total private (1)

Gross job gains

19,063 17,407 17,712 16,409 19,197 8.9 8.1 8.3 7.7 9.0

At expanding establishments

15,263 13,953 14,271 12,811 15,054 7.1 6.5 6.7 6.0 7.1

At opening establishments

3,800 3,454 3,441 3,598 4,143 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9

Gross job losses

17,817 18,842 19,124 17,771 17,023 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.0

At contracting establishments

15,051 15,176 15,836 14,163 14,355 7.0 7.0 7.4 6.7 6.7

At closing establishments

2,766 3,666 3,288 3,608 2,668 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.3

Net employment change (2)

1,246 -1,435 -1,412 -1,362 2,174 0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 1.0

Construction

Gross job gains

3,016 3,111 2,691 1,982 3,363 12.7 12.7 11.3 8.8 14.7

At expanding establishments

2,247 2,545 2,199 1,509 2,590 9.5 10.4 9.2 6.7 11.3

At opening establishments

769 566 492 473 773 3.2 2.3 2.1 2.1 3.4

Gross job losses

2,783 2,935 3,130 3,008 2,188 11.7 12.0 13.1 13.4 9.6

At contracting establishments

2,379 2,393 2,526 2,499 1,855 10.0 9.8 10.6 11.1 8.1

At closing establishments

404 542 604 509 333 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.3 1.5

Net employment change (2)

233 176 -439 -1,026 1,175 1.0 0.7 -1.8 -4.6 5.1

Retail trade

Gross job gains

1,884 1,802 1,688 1,638 1,569 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.5 5.2

At expanding establishments

1,467 1,566 1,498 1,467 1,336 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.4

At opening establishments

417 236 190 171 233 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8

Gross job losses

1,640 1,627 1,915 1,778 1,632 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.9 5.4

At contracting establishments

1,476 1,411 1,734 1,539 1,500 4.9 4.6 5.7 5.1 5.0

At closing establishments

164 216 181 239 132 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.4

Net employment change (2)

244 175 -227 -140 -63 0.9 0.6 -0.8 -0.4 -0.2

Financial activities

Gross job gains

717 608 685 739 673 6.4 5.4 6.1 6.5 5.9

At expanding establishments

504 474 458 500 464 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.1

At opening establishments

213 134 227 239 209 1.9 1.2 2.0 2.1 1.8

Gross job losses

640 646 767 610 719 5.7 5.7 6.8 5.4 6.3

At contracting establishments

464 448 543 448 534 4.1 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.7

At closing establishments

176 198 224 162 185 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.6

Net employment change (2)

77 -38 -82 129 -46 0.7 -0.3 -0.7 1.1 -0.4

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

2,089 2,110 2,461 2,253 2,332 9.5 9.6 11.3 10.4 10.6

At expanding establishments

1,302 1,448 1,584 1,483 1,581 5.9 6.6 7.3 6.8 7.2

At opening establishments

787 662 877 770 751 3.6 3.0 4.0 3.6 3.4

Gross job losses

2,485 2,233 2,284 2,468 2,175 11.3 10.3 10.5 11.3 9.9

At contracting establishments

1,851 1,586 1,571 1,680 1,513 8.4 7.3 7.2 7.7 6.9

At closing establishments

634 647 713 788 662 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.0

Net employment change (2)

-396 -123 177 -215 157 -1.8 -0.7 0.8 -0.9 0.7

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

5,876 4,452 4,897 4,406 5,876 15.0 11.3 12.8 11.6 15.0

At expanding establishments

5,284 3,594 4,340 3,758 5,040 13.5 9.1 11.3 9.9 12.9

At opening establishments

592 858 557 648 836 1.5 2.2 1.5 1.7 2.1

Gross job losses

5,275 5,672 5,383 4,305 5,018 13.4 14.5 14.0 11.3 12.9

At contracting establishments

4,749 5,091 4,950 3,513 4,661 12.1 13.0 12.9 9.2 12.0

At closing establishments

526 581 433 792 357 1.3 1.5 1.1 2.1 0.9

Net employment change (2)

601 -1,220 -486 101 858 1.6 -3.2 -1.2 0.3 2.1

(1) Includes unclassified sector not shown separately.
(2) The net employment change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.

Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
Category Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended) 		Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025 		Sept.
2025 		Dec.
2025 		Dec.
2024 		Mar.
2025 		June
2025 		Sept.
2025 		Dec.
2025

United States(1)

5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.4 6.0 5.7 5.5

Alabama

5.8 5.3 5.5 5.4 6.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4

Alaska

10.3 10.0 9.9 7.5 11.8 9.5 8.1 10.3 10.0 9.3

Arizona

6.1 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.5 5.4

Arkansas

5.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 6.0 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.0

California

6.7 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.0 6.1

Colorado

6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.8 7.1 6.5 6.4

Connecticut

5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.5

Delaware

6.1 5.9 5.9 5.3 5.5 6.3 5.3 6.1 6.1 5.5

District of Columbia

5.0 4.8 5.7 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.0

Florida

6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.7

Georgia

6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.5

Hawaii

5.3 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.7

Idaho

8.2 7.3 7.7 6.7 8.1 6.8 7.3 7.2 7.6 6.3

Illinois

5.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.0 5.3

Indiana

5.5 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.1 5.1

Iowa

5.6 5.8 5.6 4.8 6.3 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.4

Kansas

5.9 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.4 6.3 5.8 5.3

Kentucky

5.3 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.5 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.0

Louisiana

6.2 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.0 5.9

Maine

7.0 7.4 7.2 6.2 6.8 7.1 6.3 7.4 7.0 7.0

Maryland

6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.5 5.6

Massachusetts

5.3 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.9 5.6

Michigan

5.4 5.2 5.8 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.9 5.3

Minnesota

5.5 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5

Mississippi

6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.5 6.1 5.8

Missouri

5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 6.1 5.3 5.2 6.1 5.9 5.5

Montana

8.4 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.4 7.8 7.5 8.3 7.9 7.4

Nebraska

5.6 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8 5.2

Nevada

6.1 5.4 6.2 6.9 6.2 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.2 5.4

New Hampshire

6.3 6.5 6.3 5.6 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.8 5.7

New Jersey

6.0 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.3

New Mexico

6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.0

New York

5.7 6.6 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.0 7.0 5.8 5.6

North Carolina

6.1 5.4 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.1

North Dakota

6.5 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.4

Ohio

5.4 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.3 5.0

Oklahoma

6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.2 5.5 5.3 6.2 6.4 5.1

Oregon

6.2 5.8 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.0

Pennsylvania

5.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.2 4.7

Rhode Island

7.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.7 6.2

South Carolina

6.4 6.1 5.8 6.3 6.7 5.9 5.5 6.6 6.5 5.5

South Dakota

6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.6

Tennessee

5.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.2

Texas

5.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.3 4.9

Utah

6.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.4 6.1

Vermont

6.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.8 7.5 7.8 7.0

Virginia

5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.1

Washington

5.8 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.3

West Virginia

6.5 6.4 5.5 5.8 5.9 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0

Wisconsin

5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.6 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.1

Wyoming

8.9 8.1 8.3 7.7 9.0 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.4 8.0

Puerto Rico

4.3 6.3 7.0 5.4 4.4 5.4 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.2

Virgin Islands

5.2 5.4 15.0 7.1 9.1 10.8 7.6 9.5 8.4 7.2

(1) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. The sum of the states will not necessarily add to the U.S. total because of the independent seasonal adjustment of each state.

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