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Workers' compensation in Wyoming: market data
What public records say about the market for workers' compensation in Wyoming: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections | 6 inspections | FY2025 | Wyoming state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:WY · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA inspections | 162 inspections | FY2025 | Wyoming state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:WY · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Fatal work injuries | 37 deaths | 2024 | Wyoming state | work-injuries v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23740010 record wi:cfoi:WY:total:2024 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Fatal work injury rate | 13.9 per 100,000 full-time workers | 2024 | Wyoming state | work-injuries v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23740010 record wi:cfoi:WY:total:2024 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Recorded work injury and illness rate (private industry) | 2.5 cases per 100 full-time workers | 2024 | Wyoming state | work-injuries v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23740010 record wi:soii:WY:000000:2024 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections Wyoming · record wage-enforcement:WY | 11 FY2024 | 6 FY2025 | falling (-45.5%) |
| OSHA inspections Wyoming · record wage-enforcement:WY | 98 FY2024 | 162 FY2025 | rising (+65.3%) |
| Fatal work injuries Wyoming · record wi:cfoi:WY:total:2024 | 45 2023 | 37 2024 | falling (-17.8%) |
| Fatal work injury rate Wyoming · record wi:cfoi:WY:total:2024 | 16 2023 | 13.9 2024 | falling (-13.1%) |
| Recorded work injury and illness rate (private industry) Wyoming · record wi:soii:WY:000000:2024 | 2.7 2023 | 2.5 2024 | falling (-7.4%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 166 lawyers a year | 2025 | Wyoming state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record wy-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 0 counties | 2026-Q1 | Wyoming state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-56 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 0 counties | 2026-Q1 | Wyoming state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-56 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 0 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Wyoming state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-56 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 465 firms | 2022 | Wyoming state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-wy-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 290,796,000 US dollars | 2022 | Wyoming state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-wy-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 8.41 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Wyoming state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-56 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 527 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Wyoming state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-56 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 495 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Wyoming state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-56 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 900 jobs | May 2025 | Wyoming state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:WY:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 100,130 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Wyoming state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:WY:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Wyoming with the most osha fatality or catastrophe inspections, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Converse County, WY | 1 record wage-enforcement:56009 | 3 record law-offices-56009 | 0.33 |
| Sublette County, WY | 1 record wage-enforcement:56035 | 5 record law-offices-56035 | 0.2 |
| Lincoln County, WY | 1 record wage-enforcement:56023 | 14 record law-offices-56023 | 0.07 |
| Sweetwater County, WY | 1 record wage-enforcement:56037 | 20 record law-offices-56037 | 0.05 |
| Campbell County, WY | 1 record wage-enforcement:56005 | 23 record law-offices-56005 | 0.04 |
| Albany County, WY | 0 record wage-enforcement:56001 | 52 record law-offices-56001 | 0 |
| Big Horn County, WY | 0 record wage-enforcement:56003 | 2 record law-offices-56003 | 0 |
| Carbon County, WY | 0 record wage-enforcement:56007 | 9 record law-offices-56007 | 0 |
| Crook County, WY | 0 record wage-enforcement:56011 | 3 record law-offices-56011 | 0 |
| Fremont County, WY | 0 record wage-enforcement:56013 | 21 record law-offices-56013 | 0 |
OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections (wage-enforcement v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = wage-enforcement.osha_fatality_catastrophe_inspections / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 9,185 ±747 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Wyoming state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:WY:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 9,185 ±830 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Wyoming state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-wy · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Wyoming have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or pre-approval. A lawyer may communicate information about services through any media (7.2(a)). Rules 7.1 to 7.3 contain no clause requiring ads to be filed or reviewed. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Any communication made under Rule 7.2 must include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content (7.2(d)). No set disclaimer is required. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The rules set no waiting period. Live person-to-person solicitation for pecuniary gain is barred unless the person is a lawyer, has a relationship with the lawyer or firm, or routinely uses such services for business (7.3(b)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A communication is false or misleading if it has a material misrepresentation of fact or law or omits a fact needed to keep it from misleading (7.1). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not compensate, give or promise anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer's services. Exceptions: reasonable ad costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service, buying a… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Interception of communications is prohibited, but not by a person who is a party to the communication or when one party has given prior consent, unless done to commit a criminal or tortious act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Unsolicited telephonic sales calls using an automated dialing system or a recorded message are prohibited (with exceptions such as an established business relationship). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Wyoming: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee if the split matches the services each performs, or if each lawyer takes joint responsibility for the case, and the total fee is reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fee cap | P primary source | The statute says a hearing examiner may appoint and pay a worker's lawyer an hourly fee set by the state, never more than the benefits at issue. official source · fees v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739965 · checked 2026-10-25 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: labor and employment legal services | 151 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110A:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Wage-and-hour and OSHA enforcement by county, state, act and industry (U.S. Department of Labor) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226); Workplace injuries and fatal work injuries by state and industry (BLS SOII and CFOI) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23740010); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/wyoming/workers-compensation/
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How this page is built
Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.