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Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment:
National, Statewide, Regional, and Counties

Wyoming's labor force increased over the month (from 252,709 in February 1997 to 255,153 in March 1997); this is a typical seasonal increase. However, the labor force has actually decreased slightly over the year (from 255,756 in March 1996 to 255,153 in March 1997); historically, this is not typical.

LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYED NUMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
REGION-or-County Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b) Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b) Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b)
NORTHWEST 44,902 44,461 44,875 3,224 3,315 3,334 7.2 7.5 7.4
Big Horn 5,322 5,105 5,343 395 342 479 7.4 6.7 9.0
Fremont 17,932 17,730 18,185 1,567 1,646 1,657 8.7 9.3 9.1
Hot Springs 2,642 2,553 2,419 124 104 114 4.7 4.1 4.7
Park 14,338 14,379 14,142 825 918 742 5.8 6.4 5.2
Washakie 4,668 4,694 4,786 313 305 342 6.7 6.5 7.1
NORTHEAST 42,351 41,674 42,160 2,579 2,576 2,363 6.1 6.2 5.6
Campbell 18,629 18,563 18,443 1,090 1,115 945 5.9 6.0 5.1
Crook 2,982 2,855 3,040 176 160 170 5.9 5.6 5.6
Johnson 3,752 3,579 3,595 216 211 178 5.8 5.9 5.0
Sheridan 13,652 13,424 13,633 874 865 842 6.4 6.4 6.2
Weston 3,336 3,253 3,449 223 225 228 6.7 6.9 6.6
LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYED NUMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
REGION-or-County Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b) Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b) Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b)
SOUTHWEST 50,257 49,952 51,598 2,789 2,897 3,545 5.5 5.8 6.9
Lincoln 6,421 6,297 6,398 481 444 636 7.5 7.1 9.9
Sublette 2,815 2,765 2,876 120 115 176 4.3 4.2 6.1
Sweetwater 20,889 20,697 21,648 1,285 1,346 1,511 6.2 6.5 7.0
Teton 9,650 9,651 9,755 265 276 328 2.7 2.9 3.4
Uinta 10,482 10,542 10,921 638 716 894 6.1 6.8 8.2
SOUTHEAST 69,041 68,589 68,776 2,465 2,775 2,660 3.6 4.0 3.9
Albany 17,486 17,443 17,119 407 395 334 2.3 2.3 2.0
Goshen 6,340 6,211 6,626 342 415 437 5.4 6.7 6.6
Laramie 39,641 39,567 39,423 1,479 1,699 1,657 3.7 4.3 4.2
Niobrara 1,301 1,239 1,308 27 25 39 2.1 2.0 3.0
Platte 4,273 4,129 4,300 210 241 193 4.9 5.8 4.5
LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYED NUMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
REGION-or-County Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b) Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b) Mar 97(p) Feb 97 (r) Mar 96 (b)
CENTRAL 48,602 48,033 48,347 3,010 3,098 3,388 6.2 6.4 7.0
Carbon 8,228 8,067 8,552 498 513 566 6.1 6.4 6.6
Converse 6,674 6,590 6,541 454 474 398 6.8 7.2 6.1
Natrona 33,700 33,376 33,254 2,058 2,111 2,424 6.1 6.3 7.3
STATEWIDE 255,153 252,709 255,756 14,068 14,659 15,290 5.5 5.8 6.0
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 4.5 4.4 4.9
U.S. 5.5 5.7 5.8
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 5.2 5.3 5.5

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Benchmarked 03/96. Run Date 04/97.


(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.


NOTE: The 1996 annual average unemployment rate for Wyoming was estimated at 5.0 percent. A 90 percent confidence interval around this estimate suggests that in 9 out of 10 cases the actual rate would fall between 4.4 and 5.6 percent.


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