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Table:  Change in Wyoming's Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rates by Region and County, Second Quarter 2002
  Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
       
REGION/ Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter Change Second Quarter
County 2002 2001 Number Percent 2002 2001 Number Percent 2002 2001 Number Percent 2002 2001 Change
               
NORTHWEST 48,084 47,413 671 1.4 45,615 44,924 690 1.5 2,469 2,489 -20 -0.8 5.1 5.2 -0.1
Big Horn  5,899 6,001 -102 -1.7 5,600 5,714 -114 -2.0 299 287 12 4.1 5.1 4.8 0.3
Fremont 19,045 18,527 518 2.8 17,954 17,335 619 3.6 1,091 1,192 -101 -8.4 5.7 6.4 -0.7
Hot Springs 2,480 2,493 -13 -0.5 2,365 2,384 -19 -0.8 115 109 6 5.5 4.7 4.4 0.3
Park 16,159 15,745 414 2.6 15,467 15,086 381 2.5 692 659 33 5.0 4.3 4.2 0.1
Washakie 4,501 4,647 -146 -3.1 4,230 4,406 -176 -4.0 271 241 30 12.6 6.0 5.2 0.8
               
NORTHEAST 47,381 46,667 713 1.5 45,713 45,208 505 1.1 1,667 1,459 208 14.3 3.5 3.1 0.4
Campbell 22,742 22,010 733 3.3 21,954 21,412 542 2.5 789 598 191 32.0 3.5 2.7 0.8
Crook 2,993 3,068 -74 -2.4 2,886 2,954 -68 -2.3 108 114 -6 -5.6 3.6 3.7 -0.1
Johnson 4,117 3,922 195 5.0 4,000 3,820 180 4.7 117 102 15 14.8 2.8 2.6 0.2
Sheridan 14,155 14,339 -184 -1.3 13,628 13,822 -194 -1.4 527 517 10 1.9 3.7 3.6 0.1
Weston 3,373 3,329 44 1.3 3,245 3,200 45 1.4 127 129 -1 -1.0 3.8 3.9 -0.1
               
SOUTHWEST 54,715 54,082 632 1.2 52,163 51,999 164 0.3 2,552 2,083 468 22.5 4.7 3.9 0.8
Lincoln 6,729 6,738 -9 -0.1 6,345 6,430 -85 -1.3 384 308 76 24.7 5.7 4.6 1.1
Sublette 3,494 3,338 156 4.7 3,400 3,276 124 3.8 94 63 32 50.5 2.7 1.9 0.8
Sweetwater 20,579 20,501 78 0.4 19,648 19,627 21 0.1 931 874 57 6.5 4.5 4.3 0.3
Teton 12,708 12,497 211 1.7 12,246 12,168 78 0.6 462 329 133 40.3 3.6 2.6 1.0
Uinta 11,205 11,008 197 1.8 10,524 10,498 26 0.2 681 510 171 33.6 6.1 4.6 1.4
               
SOUTHEAST 73,370 73,460 -89 -0.1 71,011 71,359 -349 -0.5 2,360 2,100 259 12.3 3.2 2.9 0.4
Albany 19,517 19,261 256 1.3 19,131 18,916 215 1.1 386 345 41 12.0 2.0 1.8 0.2
Goshen 6,323 6,480 -157 -2.4 6,103 6,250 -146 -2.3 220 230 -10 -4.5 3.5 3.6 -0.1
Laramie 41,774 41,860 -86 -0.2 40,236 40,514 -278 -0.7 1,538 1,346 192 14.3 3.7 3.2 0.5
Niobrara 1,229 1,259 -30 -2.4 1,180 1,228 -48 -3.9 49 31 18 57.0 4.0 2.5 1.5
Platte 4,527 4,600 -73 -1.6 4,360 4,452 -91 -2.1 167 148 19 12.6 3.7 3.2 0.5
               
CENTRAL 49,845 49,980 -136 -0.3 47,616 48,030 -414 -0.9 2,228 1,950 278 14.3 4.5 3.9 0.6
Carbon 8,258 8,226 32 0.4 7,891 7,910 -19 -0.2 367 316 51 16.3 4.4 3.8 0.6
Converse 6,479 6,554 -76 -1.2 6,228 6,289 -61 -1.0 251 265 -14 -5.4 3.9 4.0 -0.2
Natrona 35,108 35,200 -92 -0.3 33,498 33,831 -333 -1.0 1,610 1,369 241 17.6 4.6 3.9 0.7
               
STATEWIDE 273,392 271,602 1,790 0.7 262,118 261,521 597 0.2 11,274 10,081 1,193 11.8 4.1 3.7 0.4
Table:  Change in Wyoming's Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rates by Region and County, First Quarter 2002
  Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate
             
REGION/
County		 First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Change First Quarter Percent
2002 2001 Number Percent 2002 2001 Number Percent 2002 2001 Number Percent 2002 2001 Change
                         
NORTHWEST 48,084 47,413 671 1.4 45,615 44,924 690 1.5 2,469 2,489 -20 -0.8 5.1 5.2 -0.1
Big Horn 5,899 6,001 -102 -1.7 5,600 5,714 -114 -2.0 299 287 12 4.1 5.1 4.8 0.3
Fremont 19,045 18,527 518 2.8 17,954 17,335 619 3.6 1,091 1,192 -101 -8.4 5.7 6.4 -0.7
Hot Springs 2,480 2,493 -13 -0.5 2,365 2,384 -19 -0.8 115 109 6 5.5 4.7 4.4 0.3
Park 16,159 15,745 414 2.6 15,467 15,086 381 2.5 692 659 33 5.0 4.3 4.2 0.1
Washakie 4,501 4,647 -146 -3.1 4,230 4,406 -176 -4.0 271 241 30 12.6 6.0 5.2 0.8
                         
NORTHEAST 47,381 46,667 713 1.5 45,713 45,208 505 1.1 1,667 1,459 208 14.3 3.5 3.1 0.4
Campbell 22,742 22,010 733 3.3 21,954 21,412 542 2.5 789 598 191 32.0 3.5 2.7 0.8
Crook 2,993 3,068 -74 -2.4 2,886 2,954 -68 -2.3 108 114 -6 -5.6 3.6 3.7 -0.1
Johnson 4,117 3,922 195 5.0 4,000 3,820 180 4.7 117 102 15 14.8 2.8 2.6 0.2
Sheridan 14,155 14,339 -184 -1.3 13,628 13,822 -194 -1.4 527 517 10 1.9 3.7 3.6 0.1
Weston 3,373 3,329 44 1.3 3,245 3,200 45 1.4 127 129 -1 -1.0 3.8 3.9 -0.1
                         
SOUTHWEST 54,715 54,082 632 1.2 52,163 51,999 164 0.3 2,552 2,083 468 22.5 4.7 3.9 0.8
Lincoln 6,729 6,738 -9 -0.1 6,345 6,430 -85 -1.3 384 308 76 24.7 5.7 4.6 1.1
Sublette 3,494 3,338 156 4.7 3,400 3,276 124 3.8 94 63 32 50.5 2.7 1.9 0.8
Sweetwater 20,579 20,501 78 0.4 19,648 19,627 21 0.1 931 874 57 6.5 4.5 4.3 0.3
Teton 12,708 12,497 211 1.7 12,246 12,168 78 0.6 462 329 133 40.3 3.6 2.6 1.0
Uinta 11,205 11,008 197 1.8 10,524 10,498 26 0.2 681 510 171 33.6 6.1 4.6 1.4
                         
SOUTHEAST 73,370 73,460 -89 -0.1 71,011 71,359 -349 -0.5 2,360 2,100 259 12.3 3.2 2.9 0.4
Albany 19,517 19,261 256 1.3 19,131 18,916 215 1.1 386 345 41 12.0 2.0 1.8 0.2
Goshen 6,323 6,480 -157 -2.4 6,103 6,250 -146 -2.3 220 230 -10 -4.5 3.5 3.6 -0.1
Laramie 41,774 41,860 -86 -0.2 40,236 40,514 -278 -0.7 1,538 1,346 192 14.3 3.7 3.2 0.5
Niobrara 1,229 1,259 -30 -2.4 1,180 1,228 -48 -3.9 49 31 18 57.0 4.0 2.5 1.5
Platte 4,527 4,600 -73 -1.6 4,360 4,452 -91 -2.1 167 148 19 12.6 3.7 3.2 0.5
                         
CENTRAL 49,845 49,980 -136 -0.3 47,616 48,030 -414 -0.9 2,228 1,950 278 14.3 4.5 3.9 0.6
Carbon 8,258 8,226 32 0.4 7,891 7,910 -19 -0.2 367 316 51 16.3 4.4 3.8 0.6
Converse 6,479 6,554 -76 -1.2 6,228 6,289 -61 -1.0 251 265 -14 -5.4 3.9 4.0 -0.2
Natrona 35,108 35,200 -92 -0.3 33,498 33,831 -333 -1.0 1,610 1,369 241 17.6 4.6 3.9 0.7
                         
STATEWIDE 273,392 271,602 1,790 0.7 262,118 261,521 597 0.2 11,274 10,081 1,193 11.8 4.1 3.7 0.4



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