Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2009

by: Carola Cowan, Bureau of Labor Statistics Program Supervisor

The highest rates were found in Big Horn (7.9%), Fremont (7.7%), and Lincoln (7.1%) counties.

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
  REGION Jul Jun Jul Jul Jun Jul Jul Jun Jul   Jul Jun Jul
  County 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008   2009 2009 2008
(p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
NORTHWEST 46,337 46,315 46,804 43,355 43,355 45,250 2,982 2,960 1,554   6.4 6.4 3.3
Big Horn 5,015 5,046 5,090 4,619 4,650 4,882 396 396 208   7.9 7.8 4.1
Fremont 18,600 18,832 18,513 17,162 17,444 17,808 1,438 1,388 705   7.7 7.4 3.8
Hot Springs 2,449 2,426 2,498 2,311 2,278 2,419 138 148 79   5.6 6.1 3.2
Park 15,964 15,748 16,304 15,209 14,967 15,874 755 781 430   4.7 5.0 2.6
Washakie 4,309 4,263 4,399 4,054 4,016 4,267 255 247 132   5.9 5.8 3.0
NORTHEAST 54,896 55,800 54,322 51,814 52,798 52,985 3,082 3,002 1,337   5.6 5.4 2.5
Campbell 27,820 28,090 26,957 26,348 26,706 26,432 1,472 1,384 525   5.3 4.9 1.9
Crook 3,421 3,589 3,538 3,240 3,408 3,430 181 181 108   5.3 5.0 3.1
Johnson 4,150 4,302 4,263 3,873 4,014 4,101 277 288 162   6.7 6.7 3.8
Sheridan 16,351 16,560 16,392 15,396 15,605 15,950 955 955 442   5.8 5.8 2.7
Weston 3,154 3,259 3,172 2,957 3,065 3,072 197 194 100   6.2 6.0 3.2
SOUTHWEST 68,552 67,619 68,426 64,520 63,765 66,838 4,032 3,854 1,588   5.9 5.7 2.3
Lincoln 8,379 8,597 8,360 7,786 8,020 8,086 593 577 274   7.1 6.7 3.3
Sublette 7,303 7,526 7,374 6,957 7,207 7,269 346 319 105   4.7 4.2 1.4
Sweetwater 24,832 24,623 23,923 23,223 23,109 23,353 1,609 1,514 570   6.5 6.1 2.4
Teton 16,080 15,461 16,971 15,395 14,743 16,675 685 718 296   4.3 4.6 1.7
Uinta 11,958 11,412 11,798 11,159 10,686 11,455 799 726 343   6.7 6.4 2.9
SOUTHEAST 70,797 70,646 72,203 66,883 66,867 69,732 3,914 3,779 2,471   5.5 5.3 3.4
Albany 17,862 18,026 18,087 17,101 17,272 17,631 761 754 456   4.3 4.2 2.5
Goshen 5,721 5,962 6,004 5,414 5,653 5,765 307 309 239   5.4 5.2 4.0
Laramie 42,387 41,503 43,061 39,817 39,058 41,491 2,570 2,445 1,570   6.1 5.9 3.6
Niobrara 1,138 1,230 1,227 1,081 1,169 1,184 57 61 43   5.0 5.0 3.5
Platte 3,689 3,925 3,824 3,470 3,715 3,661 219 210 163   5.9 5.4 4.3
CENTRAL 56,144 55,554 56,721 52,531 52,180 55,151 3,613 3,374 1,570   6.4 6.1 2.8
Carbon 8,409 8,158 8,443 7,873 7,631 8,194 536 527 249   6.4 6.5 2.9
Converse 7,312 7,329 7,379 6,920 6,947 7,183 392 382 196   5.4 5.2 2.7
Natrona 40,423 40,067 40,899 37,738 37,602 39,774 2,685 2,465 1,125   6.6 6.2 2.8
STATEWIDE 296,728 295,931 298,474 279,104 278,964 289,956 17,624 16,967 8,518   5.9 5.7 2.9
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 6.5 5.9 3.3
U.S.. 9.7 9.7 6.0
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 9.4 9.5 5.8
     
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 02/2009.  Run Date 09/2009.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.   (r) Revised  (b) Benchmarked.