1978 WYOMING BENCHMARK LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | |||||||||||||
ALBANY COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN
FEB
| MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
AVERAGE | | |
LABOR FORCE | 11,650 | 11,702 | 11,878 | 12,310 | 12,788 | 13,284 | 12,897 | 13,165 | 13,659 | 13,126 | 13,122 | 12,901 | 12,707 |
EMPLOYMENT | 11,253 | 11,323 | 11,470 | 11,898 | 12,395 | 12,823 | 12,517 | 12,813 | 13,218 | 12,758 | 12,630 | 12,466 | 12,297 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 397 | 379 | 408 | 412 | 393 | 461 | 380 | 352 | 441 | 368 | 492 | 435 | 410 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
BIG HORN COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 4,378 | 4,458 | 4,638 | 4,991 | 5,194 | 5,653 | 5,452 | 5,393 | 5,561 | 5,299 | 5,076 | 4,973 | 5,086 |
EMPLOYMENT | 4,219 | 4,301 | 4,436 | 4,788 | 5,002 | 5,418 | 5,261 | 5,223 | 5,424 | 5,178 | 4,922 | 4,829 | 4,917 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 159 | 157 | 202 | 203 | 192 | 235 | 191 | 170 | 137 | 121 | 154 | 144 | 172 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | CAMPBELL COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 11,005 | 11,022 | 11,139 | 11,587 | 11,889 | 12,647 | 12,802 | 12,556 | 12,802 | 12,765 | 12,811 | 12,441 | 12,122 |
EMPLOYMENT | 10,456 | 10,630 | 10,825 | 11,242 | 11,562 | 12,201 | 12,302 | 12,269 | 12,376 | 12,475 | 12,251 | 11,988 | 11,715 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 549 | 392 | 314 | 345 | 327 | 446 | 500 | 287 | 426 | 290 | 560 | 453 | 407 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 5.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
CARBON COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 7,858 | 7,909 | 8,185 | 8,725 | 9,159 | 9,934 | 9,692 | 10,016 | 9,945 | 9,304 | 9,226 | 9,231 | 9,099 |
EMPLOYMENT | 7,583 | 7,682 | 7,943 | 8,511 | 8,979 | 9,735 | 9,502 | 9,828 | 9,541 | 9,166 | 8,974 | 8,899 | 8,862 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 275 | 227 | 242 | 214 | 180 | 199 | 190 | 188 | 404 | 138 | 252 | 332 | 237 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
CONVERSE COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 5,363 | 5,433 | 5,502 | 5,830 | 5,952 | 6,205 | 6,197 | 6,346 | 6,502 | 6,251 | 6,379 | 6,134 | 6,008 |
EMPLOYMENT | 5,146 | 5,254 | 5,374 | 5,694 | 5,802 | 6,074 | 6,060 | 6,178 | 6,266 | 6,078 | 6,145 | 5,967 | 5,837 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 217 | 179 | 128 | 136 | 150 | 131 | 137 | 168 | 236 | 173 | 234 | 167 | 171 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
CROOK COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 2,003 | 2,120 | 2,118 | 2,396 | 2,485 | 2,794 | 2,727 | 2,735 | 2,866 | 2,883 | 2,591 | 2,472 | 2,516 |
EMPLOYMENT | 1,924 | 2,035 | 2,049 | 2,349 | 2,435 | 2,721 | 2,683 | 2,670 | 2,652 | 2,620 | 2,494 | 2,417 | 2,421 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 79 | 85 | 69 | 47 | 50 | 73 | 44 | 65 | 214 | 263 | 97 | 55 | 95 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
FREMONT COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 14,873 | 14,954 | 15,274 | 16,216 | 16,608 | 17,353 | 16,924 | 17,066 | 17,409 | 16,760 | 17,208 | 16,519 | 16,430 |
EMPLOYMENT | 14,178 | 14,231 | 14,659 | 15,589 | 15,948 | 16,601 | 16,402 | 16,424 | 16,753 | 16,149 | 15,935 | 15,821 | 15,724 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 695 | 723 | 615 | 627 | 660 | 752 | 522 | 642 | 656 | 611 | 1,273 | 698 | 706 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
GOSHEN COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 5,288 | 5,246 | 5,314 | 5,615 | 5,794 | 6,390 | 6,060 | 6,098 | 6,120 | 6,146 | 6,140 | 5,989 | 5,850 |
EMPLOYMENT | 5,064 | 4,920 | 5,024 | 5,408 | 5,622 | 6,212 | 5,894 | 5,954 | 5,999 | 6,031 | 5,919 | 5,832 | 5,657 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 224 | 326 | 290 | 207 | 172 | 178 | 166 | 144 | 121 | 115 | 221 | 157 | 193 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | HOT SPRINGS COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 2,070 | 2,091 | 2,176 | 2,336 | 2,450 | 2,331 | 2,400 | 2,467 | 2,541 | 2,337 | 2,310 | 2,286 | 2,316 |
EMPLOYMENT | 2,023 | 2,043 | 2,125 | 2,300 | 2,409 | 2,288 | 2,368 | 2,387 | 2,459 | 2,287 | 2,252 | 2,214 | 2,263 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 47 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 80 | 82 | 50 | 58 | 72 | 53 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
JOHNSON COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 2,687 | 2,683 | 2,763 | 3,082 | 3,306 | 3,698 | 3,626 | 3,623 | 3,606 | 3,401 | 3,248 | 3,122 | 3,237 |
EMPLOYMENT | 2,570 | 2,543 | 2,637 | 3,007 | 3,212 | 3,632 | 3,522 | 3,566 | 3,563 | 3,339 | 3,140 | 3,038 | 3,147 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 117 | 140 | 126 | 75 | 94 | 66 | 104 | 57 | 43 | 62 | 108 | 84 | 90 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
LARAMIE COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 26,823 | 26,905 | 27,148 | 28,218 | 28,570 | 30,011 | 29,673 | 29,409 | 29,750 | 29,382 | 29,496 | 29,345 | 28,728 |
EMPLOYMENT | 25,717 | 25,889 | 26,332 | 27,350 | 27,752 | 28,851 | 28,649 | 28,539 | 28,807 | 28,487 | 28,422 | 28,337 | 27,761 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 1,106 | 1,016 | 816 | 868 | 818 | 1,160 | 1,024 | 870 | 943 | 895 | 1,074 | 1,008 | 967 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | LINCOLN COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 4,100 | 4,125 | 4,142 | 4,269 | 4,432 | 4,990 | 4,720 | 4,752 | 4,979 | 4,580 | 4,431 | 4,628 | 4,512 |
EMPLOYMENT | 3,779 | 3,806 | 3,831 | 3,995 | 4,183 | 4,734 | 4,480 | 4,530 | 4,727 | 4,389 | 4,187 | 4,348 | 4,249 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 321 | 319 | 311 | 274 | 249 | 256 | 240 | 222 | 252 | 191 | 244 | 280 | 263 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
NATRONA COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 31,995 | 32,061 | 32,784 | 34,210 | 34,725 | 35,310 | 35,607 | 35,686 | 36,240 | 37,541 | 37,843 | 37,951 | 35,163 |
EMPLOYMENT | 31,038 | 31,258 | 31,966 | 33,413 | 33,906 | 34,460 | 34,481 | 34,775 | 35,386 | 36,504 | 36,766 | 36,924 | 34,240 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 957 | 803 | 818 | 797 | 819 | 850 | 1,126 | 911 | 854 | 1,037 | 1,077 | 1,027 | 923 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
NIOBRARA COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 1,275 | 1,342 | 1,408 | 1,437 | 1,489 | 1,610 | 1,561 | 1,594 | 1,634 | 1,378 | 1,272 | 1,231 | 1,436 |
EMPLOYMENT | 1,201 | 1,253 | 1,323 | 1,381 | 1,458 | 1,571 | 1,538 | 1,558 | 1,570 | 1,260 | 1,223 | 1,186 | 1,377 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 74 | 89 | 85 | 56 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 36 | 64 | 118 | 49 | 45 | 59 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | PARK COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 9,040 | 9,179 | 9,377 | 10,109 | 11,228 | 14,356 | 14,715 | 14,553 | 12,625 | 11,034 | 10,604 | 10,299 | 11,427 |
EMPLOYMENT | 8,636 | 8,770 | 9,014 | 9,781 | 10,963 | 13,957 | 14,280 | 14,253 | 14,267 | 10,760 | 10,188 | 9,892 | 11,063 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 404 | 409 | 363 | 328 | 265 | 399 | 435 | 300 | 358 | 274 | 416 | 407 | 363 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
PLATTE COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 3,750 | 3,759 | 3,969 | 4,618 | 4,977 | 5,157 | 4,989 | 5,193 | 5,430 | 5,330 | 5,289 | 5,094 | 4,796 |
EMPLOYMENT | 3,610 | 3,634 | 3,870 | 4,503 | 4,835 | 5,022 | 4,851 | 5,051 | 5,301 | 5,199 | 5,098 | 4,929 | 4,659 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 140 | 125 | 99 | 115 | 142 | 135 | 138 | 142 | 129 | 131 | 191 | 165 | 138 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
SHERIDAN COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 8,892 | 9,010 | 9,229 | 9,939 | 10,124 | 10,536 | 10,548 | 10,697 | 10,671 | 10,376 | 10,406 | 10,150 | 10,048 |
EMPLOYMENT | 8,497 | 8,571 | 8,824 | 9,578 | 9,802 | 10,218 | 10,281 | 10,410 | 10,450 | 10,151 | 9,949 | 9,748 | 9,707 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 395 | 439 | 405 | 361 | 322 | 318 | 267 | 287 | 221 | 225 | 457 | 402 | 342 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | SUBLETTE COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 1,634 | 1,709 | 1,866 | 2,006 | 2,063 | 2,309 | 2,230 | 2,273 | 2,222 | 2,159 | 2,053 | 1,996 | 2,043 |
EMPLOYMENT | 1,582 | 1,659 | 1,756 | 1,956 | 2,004 | 2,236 | 2,178 | 2,211 | 2,156 | 2,109 | 1,992 | 1,947 | 1,982 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 52 | 50 | 110 | 50 | 59 | 73 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 50 | 61 | 49 | 61 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.2 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
SWEETWATER COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 16,676 | 16,771 | 17,031 | 17,595 | 18,010 | 18,626 | 18,364 | 18,914 | 18,964 | 18,380 | 18,985 | 18,467 | 18,065 |
EMPLOYMENT | 15,932 | 16,077 | 16,464 | 17,052 | 17,459 | 17,909 | 17,684 | 18,287 | 18,334 | 17,852 | 18,229 | 17,862 | 17,428 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 744 | 694 | 567 | 543 | 551 | 717 | 680 | 627 | 630 | 528 | 756 | 605 | 637 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | TETON COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 4,342 | 4,341 | 4,366 | 4,609 | 5,102 | 7,588 | 8,003 | 7,971 | 6,751 | 5,314 | 4,953 | 5,387 | 5,727 |
EMPLOYMENT | 3,968 | 3,948 | 4,000 | 4,207 | 4,781 | 7,342 | 7,773 | 7,744 | 6,459 | 4,999 | 4,529 | 4,972 | 5,394 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 374 | 393 | 366 | 402 | 321 | 246 | 230 | 227 | 292 | 315 | 424 | 415 | 334 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
UINTA COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 3,793 | 3,892 | 3,979 | 4,307 | 4,346 | 4,598 | 4,632 | 4,734 | 4,666 | 4,419 | 4,425 | 4,400 | 4,349 |
EMPLOYMENT | 3,667 | 3,749 | 3,849 | 4,138 | 4,191 | 4,443 | 4,491 | 4,581 | 4,486 | 4,328 | 4,270 | 4,280 | 4,206 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 126 | 143 | 130 | 169 | 155 | 155 | 141 | 153 | 180 | 91 | 155 | 120 | 143 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | WASHAKIE COUNTY | ANNUAL |
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 3,897 | 3,926 | 3,945 | 4,163 | 4,386 | 4,935 | 4,761 | 4,687 | 4,751 | 4,787 | 4,656 | 4,561 | 4,455 |
EMPLOYMENT | 3,754 | 3,760 | 3,783 | 4,032 | 4,275 | 4,739 | 4,596 | 4,579 | 4,582 | 4,649 | 4,492 | 4,447 | 4,307 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 143 | 166 | 162 | 131 | 111 | 196 | 165 | 108 | 169 | 138 | 164 | 114 | 147 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
WESTON COUNTY | ANNUAL | ||||||||||||
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | AVERAGE | |
LABOR FORCE | 2,458 | 2,513 | 2,585 | 2,720 | 2,839 | 3,026 | 3,091 | 3,065 | 3,046 | 3,093 | 3,034 | 3,065 | 2,878 |
EMPLOYMENT | 2,354 | 2,387 | 2,495 | 2,634 | 2,765 | 2,946 | 2,987 | 2,994 | 2,977 | 3,018 | 2,957 | 2,949 | 2,789 |
UNEMPLOYMENT | 104 | 126 | 90 | 86 | 74 | 80 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 116 | 90 |
UNEMPL. RATE | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
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