Unemployment benefits in Rawlins
Unemployment insurance in Rawlins is a Wyoming program, filed with the state agency rather than with Carbon County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Rawlins case goes
Claims from Rawlins go to the Wyoming unemployment agency, not to a Carbon County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Rawlins has about 7,952 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Highest quarter ÷ 25
Maximum
$651 · up to 26 weeks
Does Rawlins have its own rule?
No. Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-303; Wyoming DWS applies across Wyoming, so a claim from Rawlins is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-303; Wyoming DWS — Wyoming Department of Workforce Services — unemployment insurance. Wyoming pays 4% of your highest quarter (÷ 25), capped at $651 for 2026 — the maximum tracks 55% of the state average weekly wage.
Last checked 2026-09-02. Read the source →
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