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Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 9
Wyoming
County Unemployment Rates
by:
Brad
Payne, Economist
As expected, most county unemployment rates decreased slightly in July.
Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||||||
REGION | Jul | Jun | Jul | Jul | Jun | Jul | Jul | Jun | Jul | Jul | Jun | Jul | |||
County | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2003 | |||
(p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | ||||
NORTHWEST | 49,495 | 49,469 | 50,108 | 47,759 | 47,533 | 48,077 | 1,736 | 1,936 | 2,031 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | |||
Big Horn | 5,787 | 6,003 | 5,850 | 5,580 | 5,773 | 5,633 | 207 | 230 | 217 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |||
Fremont | 18,573 | 18,679 | 18,650 | 17,706 | 17,706 | 17,636 | 867 | 973 | 1,014 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | |||
Hot Springs | 2,249 | 2,328 | 2,346 | 2,195 | 2,271 | 2,289 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |||
Park | 18,295 | 17,864 | 18,476 | 17,816 | 17,337 | 17,880 | 479 | 527 | 596 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |||
Washakie | 4,591 | 4,595 | 4,786 | 4,462 | 4,446 | 4,639 | 129 | 149 | 147 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | |||
NORTHEAST | 49,190 | 49,614 | 48,686 | 47,958 | 48,238 | 46,970 | 1,232 | 1,376 | 1,716 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |||
Campbell | 23,452 | 23,269 | 23,051 | 22,780 | 22,560 | 22,186 | 672 | 709 | 865 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | |||
Crook | 3,156 | 3,327 | 3,141 | 3,061 | 3,212 | 3,035 | 95 | 115 | 106 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |||
Johnson | 4,383 | 4,487 | 4,349 | 4,335 | 4,414 | 4,247 | 48 | 73 | 102 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | |||
Sheridan | 15,041 | 15,353 | 14,997 | 14,697 | 14,961 | 14,463 | 344 | 392 | 534 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | |||
Weston | 3,158 | 3,178 | 3,148 | 3,085 | 3,091 | 3,039 | 73 | 87 | 109 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | |||
SOUTHWEST | 59,095 | 57,593 | 58,755 | 57,454 | 55,764 | 56,496 | 1,641 | 1,829 | 2,259 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | |||
Lincoln | 7,830 | 7,910 | 7,979 | 7,540 | 7,601 | 7,599 | 290 | 309 | 380 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | |||
Sublette | 4,264 | 4,185 | 4,271 | 4,191 | 4,104 | 4,167 | 73 | 81 | 104 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.4 | |||
Sweetwater | 20,844 | 20,792 | 20,506 | 20,251 | 20,160 | 19,630 | 593 | 632 | 876 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | |||
Teton | 14,666 | 13,232 | 14,775 | 14,402 | 12,891 | 14,472 | 264 | 341 | 303 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | |||
Uinta | 11,491 | 11,474 | 11,224 | 11,070 | 11,008 | 10,628 | 421 | 466 | 596 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 | |||
SOUTHEAST | 75,872 | 76,139 | 75,638 | 73,353 | 73,569 | 73,131 | 2,519 | 2,570 | 2,507 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |||
Albany | 18,674 | 19,282 | 18,789 | 18,321 | 18,921 | 18,431 | 353 | 361 | 358 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |||
Goshen | 6,116 | 6,342 | 6,097 | 5,919 | 6,150 | 5,891 | 197 | 192 | 206 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | |||
Laramie | 45,432 | 44,634 | 45,108 | 43,675 | 42,835 | 43,385 | 1,757 | 1,799 | 1,723 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | |||
Niobrara | 1,224 | 1,260 | 1,215 | 1,201 | 1,242 | 1,190 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | |||
Platte | 4,426 | 4,621 | 4,429 | 4,237 | 4,421 | 4,234 | 189 | 200 | 195 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | |||
CENTRAL | 51,878 | 51,917 | 52,317 | 50,166 | 50,047 | 49,980 | 1,712 | 1,870 | 2,337 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | |||
Carbon | 8,187 | 8,371 | 8,310 | 7,942 | 8,082 | 7,950 | 245 | 289 | 360 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | |||
Converse | 6,546 | 6,533 | 6,861 | 6,320 | 6,299 | 6,576 | 226 | 234 | 285 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | |||
Natrona | 37,145 | 37,013 | 37,146 | 35,904 | 35,666 | 35,454 | 1,241 | 1,347 | 1,692 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | |||
STATEWIDE | 285,529 | 284,732 | 285,506 | 276,690 | 275,149 | 274,655 | 8,839 | 9,583 | 10,851 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | |||
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted ............................................................................................................... | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||
U.S..................................................................................................................................................... | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted........................................................................................................................ | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | ||||||||||||
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 03/04. Run Date 08/04. | |||||||||||||||
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. | |||||||||||||||
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | |||||||||||||||
NOTE: The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 2003 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 4.4 percent. | |||||||||||||||
The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 of 10 cases, the interval 3.9 to 4.9 percent would contain the actual rate. |
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