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Platte County, WY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Platte County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Platte County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 3,415

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 8,606

    people in Platte County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $66,299

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Platte County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Platte 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 Platte 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. Albertsons Companies1 open role
  2. First State Bank1 open role
  3. Safeway1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Platte County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Wheatland Workforce Center

    Wheatland · Affiliate · 307-322-4741

    8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday thru Friday

Cities in Platte County

Other Wyoming counties

All of Wyoming

Laid off or looking for work in Platte 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.