Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
County unemployment rates increased from February to March. The highest rates were found in Big Horn (8.7%), Lincoln (8.0%), and Fremont (7.0%) counties.
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Unemployment Rates |
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Mar |
Feb |
Mar |
Mar |
Feb |
Mar |
Mar |
Feb |
Mar |
Mar |
Feb |
Mar |
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2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
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(p) |
(r) |
(b) |
(p) |
(r) |
(b) |
(p) |
(r) |
(b) |
(p) |
(r) |
(b) |
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| NORTHWEST | 43,521 | 43,337 | 43,192 | 40,627 | 40,739 | 41,152 | 2,894 | 2,598 | 2,040 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
4.7 |
| Big Horn | 5,056 | 4,985 | 4,830 | 4,614 | 4,624 | 4,582 | 442 | 361 | 248 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
5.1 |
| Fremont | 18,403 | 18,332 | 18,305 | 17,118 | 17,155 | 17,449 | 1,285 | 1,177 | 856 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
4.7 |
| Hot Springs | 2,344 | 2,325 | 2,399 | 2,218 | 2,213 | 2,296 | 126 | 112 | 103 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
4.3 |
| Park | 13,448 | 13,390 | 13,516 | 12,647 | 12,660 | 12,913 | 801 | 730 | 603 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
4.5 |
| Washakie | 4,270 | 4,305 | 4,142 | 4,030 | 4,087 | 3,912 | 240 | 218 | 230 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
5.6 |
| NORTHEAST | 53,839 | 53,932 | 53,478 | 51,181 | 51,611 | 51,847 | 2,658 | 2,321 | 1,631 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
3.0 |
| Campbell | 27,342 | 27,501 | 27,063 | 26,237 | 26,581 | 26,421 | 1,105 | 920 | 642 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
2.4 |
| Crook | 3,371 | 3,350 | 3,457 | 3,193 | 3,204 | 3,319 | 178 | 146 | 138 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
4.0 |
| Johnson | 4,031 | 3,994 | 3,933 | 3,785 | 3,769 | 3,764 | 246 | 225 | 169 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
4.3 |
| Sheridan | 15,905 | 15,893 | 15,777 | 14,947 | 15,018 | 15,210 | 958 | 875 | 567 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
3.6 |
| Weston | 3,190 | 3,194 | 3,248 | 3,019 | 3,039 | 3,133 | 171 | 155 | 115 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
3.5 |
| SOUTHWEST | 64,125 | 64,285 | 64,615 | 60,808 | 61,379 | 62,792 | 3,317 | 2,906 | 1,823 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
2.8 |
| Lincoln | 7,873 | 7,884 | 8,425 | 7,244 | 7,317 | 8,092 | 629 | 567 | 333 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
4.0 |
| Sublette | 7,079 | 7,051 | 6,821 | 6,842 | 6,854 | 6,702 | 237 | 197 | 119 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1.7 |
| Sweetwater | 24,122 | 24,093 | 24,222 | 22,987 | 23,146 | 23,581 | 1,135 | 947 | 641 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
2.6 |
| Teton | 13,637 | 13,814 | 13,909 | 12,940 | 13,152 | 13,575 | 697 | 662 | 334 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
2.4 |
| Uinta | 11,414 | 11,443 | 11,238 | 10,795 | 10,910 | 10,842 | 619 | 533 | 396 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
3.5 |
| SOUTHEAST | 71,545 | 72,047 | 73,212 | 68,058 | 68,695 | 70,405 | 3,487 | 3,352 | 2,807 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
3.8 |
| Albany | 19,194 | 19,267 | 19,248 | 18,551 | 18,712 | 18,731 | 643 | 555 | 517 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
2.7 |
| Goshen | 5,914 | 5,944 | 6,120 | 5,624 | 5,660 | 5,857 | 290 | 284 | 263 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
4.3 |
| Laramie | 41,430 | 41,882 | 42,572 | 39,151 | 39,631 | 40,781 | 2,279 | 2,251 | 1,791 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
4.2 |
| Niobrara | 1,201 | 1,189 | 1,265 | 1,144 | 1,135 | 1,203 | 57 | 54 | 62 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
4.9 |
| Platte | 3,806 | 3,765 | 4,007 | 3,588 | 3,557 | 3,833 | 218 | 208 | 174 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
4.3 |
| CENTRAL | 55,918 | 55,799 | 56,005 | 53,045 | 53,294 | 54,190 | 2,873 | 2,505 | 1,815 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
3.2 |
| Carbon | 7,837 | 7,822 | 8,387 | 7,322 | 7,361 | 8,077 | 515 | 461 | 310 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
3.7 |
| Converse | 7,221 | 7,227 | 7,303 | 6,861 | 6,913 | 7,078 | 360 | 314 | 225 | 5.0 | 4.3 |
3.1 |
| Natrona | 40,860 | 40,750 | 40,315 | 38,862 | 39,020 | 39,035 | 1,998 | 1,730 | 1,280 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
3.2 |
| STATEWIDE | 288,952 | 289,404 | 290,501 | 273,721 | 275,720 | 280,385 | 15,231 | 13,684 | 10,116 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
3.5 |
| Statewide Seasonally Adjusted | 4.5 | 3.9 |
2.9 |
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| U.S | 9.0 | 8.9 |
5.2 |
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| U.S. Seasonally Adjusted | 8.5 | 8.1 |
5.1 |
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| Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2009. Run Date 04/2009. |
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| Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. | ||||||||||||
| (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | ||||||||||||
Last modified on by Phil Ellsworth.
