Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

by: Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor

The lowest unemployment rates were found in Albany (5.4%), Sublette (5.6%), and Hot Springs (6.3%) counties.

Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rates
REGION
Feb
Jan
Feb
Feb
Jan
Feb
Feb
Jan
Feb
Feb
Jan
Feb
  County
2010
2010
2009
2010
2010
2009
2010
2010
2009
2010
2010
2009
(p)
(r)
(b)
(p)
(r)
(b)
(p)
(r)
(b)
(p)
(r)
(b)
NORTHWEST 44,394 44,572 43,625 40,437 40,278 40,557 3,957 4,294 3,068 8.9 9.6 7.0
Big Horn 4,931 5,002 4,762 4,470 4,464 4,338 461 538 424 9.3 10.8 8.9
Fremont 18,803 18,821 18,718 17,010 16,899 17,334 1,793 1,922 1,384 9.5 10.2 7.4
Hot Springs 2,403 2,410 2,438 2,252 2,240 2,305 151 170 133 6.3 7.1 5.5
Park 13,996 14,005 13,477 12,785 12,708 12,609 1,211 1,297 868 8.7 9.3 6.4
Washakie 4,261 4,334 4,230 3,920 3,967 3,971 341 367 259 8.0 8.5 6.1
NORTHEAST 54,942 55,250 54,509 50,555 50,644 51,741 4,387 4,606 2,768 8.0 8.3 5.1
Campbell 28,310 28,671 27,883 26,328 26,535 26,782 1,982 2,136 1,101 7.0 7.5 3.9
Crook 3,432 3,417 3,448 3,193 3,164 3,273 239 253 175 7.0 7.4 5.1
Johnson 3,928 3,885 3,964 3,511 3,471 3,694 417 414 270 10.6 10.7 6.8
Sheridan 16,099 16,093 15,989 14,604 14,551 14,953 1,495 1,542 1,036 9.3 9.6 6.5
Weston 3,173 3,184 3,225 2,919 2,923 3,039 254 261 186 8.0 8.2 5.8
SOUTHWEST 61,463 61,868 63,891 56,296 56,519 60,452 5,167 5,349 3,439 8.4 8.6 5.4
Lincoln 8,064 8,122 8,116 7,175 7,228 7,451 889 894 665 11.0 11.0 8.2
Sublette 7,016 7,058 7,207 6,622 6,648 6,967 394 410 240 5.6 5.8 3.3
Sweetwater 22,801 22,914 24,188 20,891 20,902 23,067 1,910 2,012 1,121 8.4 8.8 4.6
Teton 12,658 12,725 13,139 11,646 11,696 12,355 1,012 1,029 784 8.0 8.1 6.0
Uinta 10,924 11,049 11,241 9,962 10,045 10,612 962 1,004 629 8.8 9.1 5.6
SOUTHEAST 73,996 73,634 73,324 68,476 67,742 69,339 5,520 5,892 3,985 7.5 8.0 5.4
Albany 19,900 19,382 19,519 18,834 18,278 18,845 1,066 1,104 674 5.4 5.7 3.5
Goshen 6,115 6,113 6,079 5,725 5,693 5,740 390 420 339 6.4 6.9 5.6
Laramie 42,778 42,963 42,496 39,121 39,048 39,836 3,657 3,915 2,660 8.5 9.1 6.3
Niobrara 1,234 1,222 1,262 1,152 1,129 1,196 82 93 66 6.6 7.6 5.2
Platte 3,969 3,954 3,968 3,644 3,594 3,722 325 360 246 8.2 9.1 6.2
CENTRAL 54,081 54,640 55,353 49,646 49,825 52,370 4,435 4,815 2,983 8.2 8.8 5.4
Carbon 7,419 7,484 7,631 6,765 6,775 7,087 654 709 544 8.8 9.5 7.1
Converse 7,338 7,398 7,269 6,842 6,851 6,893 496 547 376 6.8 7.4 5.2
Natrona 39,324 39,758 40,453 36,039 36,199 38,390 3,285 3,559 2,063 8.4 9.0 5.1
STATEWIDE 288,875 289,961 290,700 265,409 265,006 274,458 23,466 24,955 16,242 8.1 8.6 5.6
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 7.5 7.6 4.8
U.S. 10.4 10.6 8.9
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 9.7 9.7 8.2
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 03/2010. Run Date 3/2010.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.