© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 4

 

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
by: Brad Payne, Economist

The counties with the largest over-the-year employment growth were Natrona (1,286), Campbell (678), Park (578), and Sweetwater (543).

 

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
REGION Feb Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb
County 2004 2004 2003 2004 2004 2003 2004 2004 2003 2004 2004 2003
(p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
                               
                               
NORTHWEST 46,082 46,054 45,289 43,346 43,133 42,067 2,736 2,921 3,222 5.9 6.3 7.1
Big Horn 5,782 5,820 5,699 5,458 5,467 5,318 324 353 381 5.6 6.1 6.7
Fremont 18,654 18,621 18,400 17,306 17,190 16,829 1,348 1,431 1,571 7.2 7.7 8.5
Hot Springs 2,172 2,162 2,177 2,075 2,053 2,060 97 109 117 4.5 5.0 5.4
Park 14,957 14,903 14,497 14,192 14,070 13,614 765 833 883 5.1 5.6 6.1
Washakie 4,517 4,548 4,516 4,315 4,353 4,246 202 195 270 4.5 4.3 6.0
                               
NORTHEAST 47,578 47,324 46,990 45,568 45,190 44,408 2,010 2,134 2,582 4.2 4.5 5.5
Campbell 22,920 22,819 22,532 22,044 21,900 21,366 876 919 1,166 3.8 4.0 5.2
Crook 2,879 2,870 2,859 2,721 2,705 2,689 158 165 170 5.5 5.7 5.9
Johnson 3,934 3,919 3,876 3,778 3,750 3,671 156 169 205 4.0 4.3 5.3
Sheridan 14,697 14,601 14,550 14,009 13,836 13,700 688 765 850 4.7 5.2 5.8
Weston 3,148 3,115 3,173 3,016 2,999 2,982 132 116 191 4.2 3.7 6.0
                               
SOUTHWEST 54,180 54,161 53,329 51,881 51,701 50,249 2,299 2,460 3,080 4.2 4.5 5.8
Lincoln 7,396 7,356 7,205 6,937 6,906 6,640 459 450 565 6.2 6.1 7.8
Sublette 3,660 3,667 3,403 3,567 3,568 3,294 93 99 109 2.5 2.7 3.2
Sweetwater 20,343 20,203 20,087 19,554 19,331 19,011 789 872 1,076 3.9 4.3 5.4
Teton 11,690 11,731 11,753 11,287 11,305 11,247 403 426 506 3.4 3.6 4.3
Uinta 11,091 11,204 10,881 10,536 10,591 10,057 555 613 824 5.0 5.5 7.6
                               
SOUTHEAST 75,241 74,810 75,308 72,138 71,518 72,136 3,103 3,292 3,172 4.1 4.4 4.2
Albany 20,197 19,747 20,081 19,701 19,263 19,620 496 484 461 2.5 2.5 2.3
Goshen 6,064 6,033 6,157 5,769 5,744 5,823 295 289 334 4.9 4.8 5.4
Laramie 43,585 43,687 43,613 41,600 41,502 41,564 1,985 2,185 2,049 4.6 5.0 4.7
Niobrara 1,102 1,100 1,169 1,066 1,053 1,103 36 47 66 3.3 4.3 5.6
Platte 4,293 4,243 4,288 4,002 3,956 4,026 291 287 262 6.8 6.8 6.1
                               
CENTRAL 50,899 50,474 50,138 48,460 47,869 47,153 2,439 2,605 2,985 4.8 5.2 6.0
Carbon 7,693 7,763 7,871 7,264 7,272 7,254 429 491 617 5.6 6.3 7.8
Converse 6,327 6,288 6,408 6,001 5,958 5,990 326 330 418 5.2 5.2 6.5
Natrona 36,879 36,423 35,859 35,195 34,639 33,909 1,684 1,784 1,950 4.6 4.9 5.4
                               
STATEWIDE 273,979 272,821 271,052 261,394 259,410 256,012 12,585 13,411 15,040 4.6 4.9 5.5
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted .............................................................................................................................................. 3.5 3.9 4.5
U.S.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6.0 6.3 6.4
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.......................................................................................................................................................... 5.6 5.6 5.9
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 03/04.  Run Date 03/04.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.
NOTE:  The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 2003 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 4.4 percent. 
The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 of 10 cases, the interval 3.9 to 4.9 percent would contain the actual rate.


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