Table: Average Monthly Employment by Region and County 1980 -1988

	1980*	1981*	1982*	1983*	1984*	1985*	1986	1987	1988	80-81%	81-82%	82-83%	83-84%	84-85%	86-87%	87-88%
TOTAL	197,537	208,770	204,549	188,942	190,330	192,762	192,298	178,087	181,103	5.7	-2.0	-7.5	0.7	1.3	-7.4	1.7
NORTHWEST	33,062	33,140	32,197	30,870	30,402	29,195	28,436	27,885	28,886	0.2	-2.0	-4.1	-1.5	-4.0	-1.9	3.6
--BIG HORN	3,573	3,586	3,743	3,088	3,079	2,978	2,760	2,758	2,936	0.4	-2.8	-17.5	-0.3	-3.3	-0.1	6.5
--FREMONT	14,960	14,368	13,487	12,985	12,290	11,728	11,257	11,037	11,548	-4.0	4.4	-3.7	-5.4	-4.6	-2.0	4.6
--HOT SPRINGS	2,127	2,015	1,977	1,983	2,096	2,125	1,999	1,970	1,974	-5.3	-6.1	0.3	5.7	1.4	-1.5	0.2
--PARK	8,856	9,449	9,419	9,400	9,391	8,893	9,056	8,964	9,308	6.7	-1.9	-0.2	-0.1	-5.3	-1.0	3.8
--WASHAKIE	3,546	3,722	3,571	3,414	3,546	3,471	3,364	3,156	3,120	5.0	-0.3	-4.4	3.9	-2.1	-6.2	-1.1
NORTHEAST	27,837	32,251	33,066	32,016	30,998	31,407	29,459	27,635	28,074	15.9	-4.1	-3.2	-3.2	1.3	-6.2	1.6
--CAMPBELL	13,406	17,006	17,824	15,811	16,036	16,910	14,849	13,559	13,442	26.9	2.5	-11.3	1.4	5.5	-8.7	-0.9
--CROOK	1,445	1,537	1,590	1,575	1,596	1,712	1,721	1,720	1,745	6.4	4.8	-0.9	1.3	7.3	-0.1	1.5
--JOHNSON	2,285	2,282	2,270	2,231	2,270	2,185	2,129	2,039	2,183	-0.1	3.4	-1.7	1.7	-3.7	-4.2	7.1
--SHERIDAN	8,153	8,540	8,683	8,867	8,552	8,239	8,456	8,145	8,476	4.7	-0.5	2.1	-3.6	-3.7	-3.7	4.1
--WESTON	2,548	2,886	2,699	3,532	2,544	2,361	2,304	2,172	2,228	13.3	1.7	30.9	-28.0	-7.2	-5.7	2.6
SOUTHWEST	37,999	42,473	42,365	38,450	39,191	44,269	44,563	38,440	38,700	11.8	-6.5	-9.2	1.9	13.0	-13.7	0.7
--LINCOLN	4,461	4,831	4,419	4,336	4,897	7,851	7,874	4,597	4,351	8.3	-0.3	-1.9	12.9	60.3	-41.6	-5.4
--SUBLETTE	1,624	1,654	1,672	1,518	1,636	2,557	2,714	1,738	1,623	1.8	-8.5	-9.2	7.8	56.3	-36.0	-6.6
--SWEETWATER	21,096	23,203	22,214	18,574	18,074	18,801	18,816	17,038	17,046	10.0	1.1	-16.4	-2.7	4.0	-9.4	0.0
--TETON	5,712	6,151	6,253	6,354	6,428	6,854	7,467	8,043	8,756	7.7	-4.3	1.6	1.2	6.6	7.7	8.9
--UINTA	5,106	6,634	7,807	7,668	8,156	8,206	7,692	7,024	6,924	29.9	1.7	-1.8	6.4	0.6	-8.7	-1.4
SOUTHEAST	44,747	44,853	44,537	43,431	44,353	44,632	47,937	47,395	48,121	0.2	17.7	-2.5	2.1	0.6	-1.1	1.5
--ALBANY	10,731	10,663	10,692	11,052	11,340	11,281	11,257	11,130	11,331	-0.6	-0.7	3.4	2.6	-0.5	-1.1	1.8
--GOSHEN	3,420	3,407	3,366	3,507	3,614	3,683	3,672	3,600	3,560	-0.4	0.3	4.2	3.1	1.9	-2.0	-1.1
--LARAMIE	26,201	27,148	27,325	25,941	26,366	26,637	29,543	29,172	29,739	3.6	-1.2	-5.1	1.6	1.0	-1.3	1.9
--NIOBRARA	733	794	743	815	812	836	834	821	744	8.3	0.7	9.7	-0.4	3.0	-1.6	-9.4
--PLATTE	3,662	2,841	2,411	2,116	2,221	2,195	2,631	2,672	2,747	-22.4	-6.4	-12.2	5.0	-1.2	1.6	2.8
CENTRAL	53,892	56,052	52,385	45,177	45,384	43,259	39,599	36,731	37,320	4.0	-15.1	-13.8	0.5	-4.7	-7.2	1.6
--CARBON	10,359	9,744	8,689	7,735	7,620	7,177	6,883	6,405	6,486	-5.9	-6.5	-11.0	-1.5	-5.8	-6.9	1.3
--CONVERSE	5,931	5,867	5,220	4,614	4,788	4,832	4,406	4,160	4,010	-1.1	-10.8	-11.6	3.8	0.9	-5.6	-3.6
--NATRONA	37,602	40,441	38,476	32,828	32,976	31,250	28,310	26,166	26,824	7.6	-11.0	-14.7	0.5	-5.2	-7.6	2.5

*Federal Employment not included