NextChapter

Albany County, WY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Albany County’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 36 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Albany County economy

  • 2.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.4% the month before

  • 22,456

    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

Albany County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Albany County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN 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.

  1. University of Wyoming28 open roles
  2. American Heart Association1 open role
  3. AO Garcia Agency1 open role
  4. Charter Communications1 open role
  5. Forsgren Associates1 open role
  6. Gecko Hospitality1 open role
  7. Shamrock Foods1 open role
  8. Strategic Government Resources1 open role
  9. Townsquare Media1 open role
  10. WWC Engineering1 open role

Colleges in Albany County

Colleges in Albany County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of WyomingLaramiePublic 4-year10,000–19,999

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.

  • Laramie Workforce Center

    Laramie · Affiliate · 307-742-2153

    8am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Cities in Albany County

Other Wyoming counties

All of Wyoming

Laid off or looking for work in Albany County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Wyoming’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.