Table 7: Wyoming Local Area Unemployment Annual Averages, 2000-2002

Table 7: Wyoming Local Area Unemployment (LAUS) Annual Averages, 2000-2002

	2000	2001	2002		2000	2001	2002
WYOMING				LINCOLN COUNTY
Labor Force	268,059	272,408	270,290	Labor Force	6,596	6,798	6,695
Employment	257,699	261,694	258,943	Employment	6,253	6,433	6,283
Unemployment	10,360	10,714	11,347	Unemployment	343	365	412
Unemployment Rate	3.9	3.9	4.2	Unemployment Rate	5.2	5.4	6.2
ALBANY COUNTY				NATRONA COUNTY
Labor Force	18,740	19,279	19,005	Labor Force	34,475	35,367	35,241
Employment	18,441	18,898	18,634	Employment	32,984	33,932	33,634
Unemployment	299	381	371	Unemployment	1,491	1,435	1,607
Unemployment Rate	1.6	2.0	2.0	Unemployment Rate	4.3	4.1	4.6
BIG HORN COUNTY				NIOBRARA COUNTY
Labor Force	6,017	5,980	5,747	Labor Force	1,303	1,245	1,187
Employment	5,683	5,683	5,441	Employment	1,268	1,203	1,141
Unemployment	334	297	306	Unemployment	35	42	46
Unemployment Rate	5.6	5.0	5.3	Unemployment Rate	2.7	3.4	3.9
CAMPBELL COUNTY				PARK COUNTY
Labor Force	20,704	22,355	22,806	Labor Force	15,505	15,571	15,418
Employment	20,011	21,701	22,026	Employment	14,877	14,887	14,719
Unemployment	693	654	780	Unemployment	628	684	699
Unemployment Rate	3.3	2.9	3.4	Unemployment Rate	4.1	4.4	4.5
CARBON COUNTY				PLATTE COUNTY
Labor Force	8,357	8,275	8,038	Labor Force	4,685	4,464	4,415
Employment	8,020	7,909	7,672	Employment	4,516	4,291	4,219
Unemployment	337	366	366	Unemployment	169	173	196
Unemployment Rate	4.0	4.4	4.6	Unemployment Rate	3.6	3.9	4.4
CONVERSE COUNTY				SHERIDAN COUNTY
Labor Force	6,802	6,628	6,252	Labor Force	14,186	14,182	14,303
Employment	6,499	6,349	5,976	Employment	13,600	13,614	13,745
Unemployment	303	279	276	Unemployment	586	568	558
Unemployment Rate	4.5	4.2	4.4	Unemployment Rate	4.1	4.0	3.9
CROOK COUNTY				SUBLETTE COUNTY
Labor Force	3,166	2,994	2,930	Labor Force	3,246	3,377	3,501
Employment	3,037	2,880	2,823	Employment	3,166	3,307	3,411
Unemployment	129	114	107	Unemployment	80	70	90
Unemployment Rate	4.1	3.8	3.7	Unemployment Rate	2.5	2.1	2.6
FREMONT COUNTY				SWEETWATER COUNTY
Labor Force	18,263	18,760	18,555	Labor Force	20,295	20,592	19,790
Employment	17,094	17,564	17,398	Employment	19,318	19,646	18,851
Unemployment	1,169	1,196	1,157	Unemployment	977	946	939
Unemployment Rate	6.4	6.4	6.2	Unemployment Rate	4.8	4.6	4.7
GOSHEN COUNTY				TETON COUNTY
Labor Force	6,651	6,437	6,190	Labor Force	12,340	12,674	12,362
Employment	6,451	6,204	5,964	Employment	12,127	12,388	11,986
Unemployment	200	233	226	Unemployment	213	286	376
Unemployment Rate	3.0	3.6	3.7	Unemployment Rate	1.7	2.3	3.0
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY				UINTA COUNTY
Labor Force	2,460	2,470	2,355	Labor Force	10,621	11,048	11,345
Employment	2,377	2,364	2,245	Employment	10,041	10,495	10,695
Unemployment	83	106	110	Unemployment	580	553	650
Unemployment Rate	3.4	4.3	4.7	Unemployment Rate	5.5	5.0	5.7
JOHNSON COUNTY				WASHAKIE COUNTY
Labor Force	3,973	3,915	3,982	Labor Force	4,759	4,631	4,529
Employment	3,860	3,795	3,872	Employment	4,511	4,422	4,291
Unemployment	113	120	110	Unemployment	248	209	238
Unemployment Rate	2.8	3.1	2.8	Unemployment Rate	5.2	4.5	5.3
LARAMIE COUNTY				WESTON COUNTY
Labor Force	41,510	42,020	42,361	Labor Force	3,403	3,350	3,287
Employment	40,313	40,524	40,758	Employment	3,252	3,206	3,162
Unemployment	1,197	1,496	1,603	Unemployment	151	144	125
Unemployment Rate	2.9	3.6	3.8	Unemployment Rate	4.4	4.3	3.8