1988 WYOMING BENCHMARK LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
NATRONA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 31,632 31,081 30,997 30,391 30,301 29,717 30,460 30,909 31,294 31,421 31,318 31,755 30,939
EMPLOYMENT 28,752 28,405 28,638 28,465 28,449 28,092 28,710 29,126 29,507 29,589 29,451 29,583 28,897
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,880 2,676 2,359 1,926 1,852 1,625 1,750 1,783 1,787 1,832 1,867 2,172 2,042
UNEMPL. RATE 9.1 8.6 7.6 6.3 6.1 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.8 6.6
CASPER CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 22,761 22,358 22,286 21,835 21,767 21,341 21,877 22,200 22,476 22,569 22,496 22,821 22,232
EMPLOYMENT 20,585 20,337 20,504 20,380 20,368 20,113 20,555 20,853 21,126 21,185 21,086 21,180 20,689
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,176 2,021 1,782 1,455 1,399 1,228 1,322 1,347 1,350 1,384 1,410 1,641 1,543
UNEMPL. RATE 9.6 9.0 8.0 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.3 7.2 6.9
LARAMIE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 36,654 36,078 36,061 35,848 35,257 35,250 37,098 35,815 35,864 36,652 37,154 37,126 36,239
EMPLOYMENT 34,035 33,739 34,008 34,165 33,686 33,743 35,360 34,034 34,170 34,879 35,130 35,125 34,340
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,619 2,339 2,053 1,683 1,571 1,507 1,738 1,781 1,694 1,773 2,024 2,001 1,899
UNEMPL. RATE 7.1 6.5 5.7 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.1
CHEYENNE CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 26,038 25,636 25,630 25,487 25,069 25,065 26,376 25,462 25,498 26,057 26,409 26,390 25,760
EMPLOYMENT 24,236 24,026 24,217 24,329 23,988 24,028 25,180 24,236 24,332 24,837 25,016 25,013 24,453
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,802 1,610 1,413 1,158 1,081 1,037 1,196 1,226 1,166 1,220 1,393 1,377 1,307
UNEMPL. RATE 6.9 6.3 5.5 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.1
ALBANY COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 15,446 15,558 15,642 16,023 15,976 15,119 15,023 15,226 16,332 16,291 16,449 16,523 15,800
EMPLOYMENT 14,613 14,792 14,978 15,456 15,444 14,685 14,607 14,754 15,755 15,722 15,885 15,868 15,213
UNEMPLOYMENT 833 766 664 567 532 434 416 472 577 569 564 655 587
UNEMPL. RATE 5.4 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.8
BIG HORN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 4,852 4,918 5,039 5,241 5,282 5,235 4,945 4,945 5,125 5,087 5,204 4,990 5,072
EMPLOYMENT 4,389 4,350 4,539 4,830 4,923 4,916 4,604 4,599 4,786 4,790 4,810 4,635 4,681
UNEMPLOYMENT 463 568 500 411 359 319 341 346 339 297 394 355 391
UNEMPL. RATE 9.5 11.5 9.9 7.8 6.8 6.1 6.9 7.0 6.6 5.8 7.6 7.1 7.7
CAMPBELL COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 15,693 15,656 15,723 15,780 15,856 15,570 15,674 15,366 15,322 15,591 15,507 15,284 15,585
EMPLOYMENT 14,430 14,312 14,566 14,811 14,862 14,664 14,789 14,393 14,294 14,400 14,297 14,222 14,503
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,263 1,344 1,157 969 994 906 885 973 1,028 1,191 1,210 1,062 1,082
UNEMPL. RATE 8.0 8.6 7.4 6.1 6.3 5.8 5.6 6.3 6.7 7.6 7.8 6.9 6.9
CARBON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 7,723 7,701 7,724 7,683 7,838 8,175 7,856 7,880 7,955 8,043 7,994 8,091 7,888
EMPLOYMENT 6,901 6,927 7,027 7,074 7,260 7,699 7,373 7,375 7,523 7,506 7,483 7,468 7,301
UNEMPLOYMENT 822 774 697 609 578 476 483 505 432 537 511 623 587
UNEMPL. RATE 10.6 10.1 9.0 7.9 7.4 5.8 6.1 6.4 5.4 6.7 6.4 7.7 7.4
CONVERSE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 5,544 5,635 5,678 5,756 5,883 5,772 5,700 5,810 5,702 5,532 5,700 5,449 5,680
EMPLOYMENT 4,961 5,103 5,190 5,329 5,516 5,423 5,322 5,406 5,324 5,182 5,307 5,010 5,256
UNEMPLOYMENT 583 532 488 427 367 349 378 404 378 350 393 439 424
UNEMPL. RATE 10.5 9.4 8.6 7.4 6.2 6.0 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.9 8.1 7.5
CROOK COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 2,985 2,956 2,949 3,066 3,143 3,332 3,207 3,223 3,404 3,254 3,091 2,939 3,129
EMPLOYMENT 2,690 2,684 2,689 2,872 2,972 3,156 3,060 3,095 3,238 3,077 2,913 2,763 2,934
UNEMPLOYMENT 295 272 260 194 171 176 147 128 166 177 178 176 195
UNEMPL. RATE 9.9 9.2 8.8 6.3 5.4 5.3 4.6 4.0 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.2
FREMONT COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 16,191 16,150 16,158 16,357 16,451 16,334 16,425 16,500 16,546 16,420 16,400 16,257 16,349
EMPLOYMENT 14,390 14,500 14,696 15,042 15,266 15,204 15,263 15,324 15,472 15,296 15,235 14,673 15,030
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,801 1,650 1,462 1,315 1,185 1,130 1,162 1,176 1,074 1,124 1,165 1,584 1,319
UNEMPL. RATE 11.1 10.2 9.0 8.0 7.2 6.9 7.1 7.1 6.5 6.8 7.1 9.7 8.1
GOSHEN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 6,117 6,223 6,253 6,572 6,444 6,418 6,028 5,967 6,015 6,504 6,553 6,381 6,290
EMPLOYMENT 5,460 5,593 5,728 6,142 6,097 6,115 5,689 5,609 5,785 6,289 6,296 6,054 5,905
UNEMPLOYMENT 657 630 525 430 347 303 339 358 230 215 257 327 385
UNEMPL. RATE 10.7 10.1 8.4 6.5 5.4 4.7 5.6 6.0 3.8 3.3 3.9 5.1 6.1
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 2,891 2,859 2,898 3,041 3,061 3,033 2,884 2,875 2,911 2,948 2,908 2,915 2,935
EMPLOYMENT 2,688 2,676 2,736 2,910 2,914 2,910 2,760 2,732 2,760 2,798 2,778 2,739 2,783
UNEMPLOYMENT 203 183 162 131 147 123 124 143 151 150 130 176 152
UNEMPL. RATE 7.0 6.4 5.6 4.3 4.8 4.1 4.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.5 6.0 5.2
JOHNSON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,375 3,404 3,390 3,592 3,790 4,009 3,806 3,800 3,711 3,659 3,533 3,414 3,624
EMPLOYMENT 3,094 3,141 3,140 3,391 3,615 3,868 3,641 3,630 3,537 3,492 3,328 3,209 3,424
UNEMPLOYMENT 281 263 250 201 175 141 165 170 174 167 205 205 200
UNEMPL. RATE 8.3 7.7 7.4 5.6 4.6 3.5 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 5.8 6.0 5.5
LINCOLN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 6,056 5,892 5,894 6,018 6,365 6,251 6,025 6,249 6,240 6,086 5,916 5,823 6,068
EMPLOYMENT 5,212 5,194 5,281 5,549 5,899 5,873 5,616 5,833 5,816 5,667 5,495 5,258 5,558
UNEMPLOYMENT 844 698 613 469 466 378 409 416 424 419 421 565 510
UNEMPL. RATE 13.9 11.8 10.4 7.8 7.3 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.1 9.7 8.4
NIOBRARA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 1,476 1,510 1,517 1,608 1,651 1,617 1,546 1,552 1,524 1,530 1,509 1,463 1,542
EMPLOYMENT 1,335 1,378 1,388 1,514 1,574 1,546 1,477 1,490 1,461 1,469 1,433 1,375 1,453
UNEMPLOYMENT 141 132 129 94 77 71 69 62 63 61 76 88 89
UNEMPL. RATE 9.6 8.7 8.5 5.8 4.7 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.8
PARK COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 12,581 12,420 12,418 12,828 13,316 15,235 15,635 15,194 13,654 13,008 12,683 12,852 13,485
EMPLOYMENT 11,530 11,405 11,615 12,093 12,674 14,692 15,013 14,519 13,091 12,215 11,928 12,156 12,744
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,051 1,015 803 735 642 543 622 675 563 793 755 696 741
UNEMPL. RATE 8.4 8.2 6.5 5.7 4.8 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.1 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.5
PLATTE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 4,335 4,391 4,449 4,657 4,796 4,759 4,546 4,590 4,522 4,409 4,411 4,447 4,526
EMPLOYMENT 3,920 3,982 4,078 4,386 4,570 4,541 4,288 4,294 4,314 4,161 4,098 4,062 4,224
UNEMPLOYMENT 415 409 371 271 226 218 258 296 208 248 313 385 302
UNEMPL. RATE 9.6 9.3 8.3 5.8 4.7 4.6 5.7 6.4 4.6 5.6 7.1 8.7 6.7
SHERIDAN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 12,291 12,410 12,355 12,713 12,960 12,863 12,725 12,448 12,650 12,802 12,575 12,612 12,617
EMPLOYMENT 11,325 11,459 11,562 12,088 12,353 12,336 12,123 11,725 12,077 12,143 11,905 11,880 11,915
UNEMPLOYMENT 966 951 793 625 607 527 602 723 573 659 670 732 702
UNEMPL. RATE 7.9 7.7 6.4 4.9 4.7 4.1 4.7 5.8 4.5 5.1 5.3 5.8 5.9
SUBLETTE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 2,627 2,612 2,649 2,673 2,744 2,928 2,864 2,815 2,838 2,700 2,669 2,666 2,732
EMPLOYMENT 2,317 2,311 2,391 2,469 2,576 2,745 2,688 2,658 2,674 2,574 2,544 2,480 2,536
UNEMPLOYMENT 310 301 258 204 168 183 176 157 164 126 125 186 196
UNEMPL. RATE 11.8 11.5 9.7 7.6 6.1 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.8 4.7 4.7 7.0 7.2
SWEETWATER COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 19,389 19,440 19,453 19,369 19,547 19,390 19,179 18,693 19,407 19,077 19,140 19,125 19,268
EMPLOYMENT 17,355 17,531 17,797 17,979 18,284 18,031 17,720 17,136 18,075 17,664 17,808 17,603 17,749
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,034 1,909 1,656 1,390 1,263 1,359 1,459 1,557 1,332 1,413 1,332 1,522 1,519
UNEMPL. RATE 10.5 9.8 8.5 7.2 6.5 7.0 7.6 8.3 6.9 7.4 7.0 8.0 7.9
TETON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 8,767 8,903 8,734 8,693 9,075 13,530 14,409 14,076 11,394 9,218 8,558 9,425 10,399
EMPLOYMENT 8,296 8,508 8,423 8,245 8,742 13,277 14,151 13,821 11,025 8,807 8,125 9,059 10,040
UNEMPLOYMENT 471 395 311 448 333 253 258 255 369 411 433 366 359
UNEMPL. RATE 5.4 4.4 3.6 5.2 3.7 1.9 1.8 1.8 3.2 4.5 5.1 3.9 3.5
UINTA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 9,650 9,403 9,499 9,424 9,976 10,233 10,442 10,194 10,232 9,546 9,473 9,538 9,800
EMPLOYMENT 8,599 8,451 8,625 8,646 9,303 9,549 9,749 9,409 9,449 8,794 8,676 8,660 8,992
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,051 952 874 778 673 684 693 785 783 752 797 878 808
UNEMPL. RATE 10.9 10.1 9.2 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.6 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.4 9.2 8.2
WASHAKIE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 4,554 4,406 4,481 4,533 4,624 4,648 4,731 4,625 4,597 4,666 4,694 4,629 4,599
EMPLOYMENT 4,213 3,979 4,097 4,241 4,314 4,374 4,438 4,331 4,387 4,430 4,449 4,357 4,301
UNEMPLOYMENT 341 427 384 292 310 274 293 294 210 236 245 272 298
UNEMPL. RATE 7.5 9.7 8.6 6.4 6.7 5.9 6.2 6.4 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.9 6.5
WESTON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,395 3,378 3,372 3,383 3,412 3,308 3,407 3,455 3,582 3,482 3,547 3,465 3,432
EMPLOYMENT 3,142 3,123 3,145 3,193 3,252 3,149 3,226 3,244 3,378 3,295 3,296 3,198 3,220
UNEMPLOYMENT 253 255 227 190 160 159 181 211 204 187 251 267 212
UNEMPL. RATE 7.5 7.5 6.7 5.6 4.7 4.8 5.3 6.1 5.7 5.4 7.1 7.7 6.2

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