© 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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