Most of the counties with the lowest unemployment rates in November were found in the eastern part of the state where energy development activity has grown in recent years.
Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rates | |||||||||
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REGION | Nov | Oct | Nov | Nov | Oct | Nov | Nov | Oct | Nov | Nov | Oct | Nov |
County | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 |
(p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | |
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2014. Run Date 12/2014.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. |
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NORTHWEST | 46,522 | 47,281 | 46,807 | 44,220 | 45,043 | 44,462 | 2,302 | 2,238 | 2,345 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
Big Horn | 5,287 | 5,217 | 5,242 | 5,046 | 4,969 | 4,979 | 241 | 248 | 263 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Fremont | 19,718 | 19,854 | 19,813 | 18,693 | 18,843 | 18,748 | 1,025 | 1,011 | 1,065 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
Hot Springs | 2,513 | 2,551 | 2,626 | 2,417 | 2,444 | 2,519 | 96 | 107 | 107 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Park | 14,688 | 15,351 | 14,757 | 13,936 | 14,655 | 14,025 | 752 | 696 | 732 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Washakie | 4,316 | 4,308 | 4,369 | 4,128 | 4,132 | 4,191 | 188 | 176 | 178 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
NORTHEAST | 57,269 | 57,085 | 55,122 | 55,204 | 55,006 | 53,004 | 2,065 | 2,079 | 2,118 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Campbell | 29,482 | 29,277 | 27,876 | 28,607 | 28,372 | 26,952 | 875 | 905 | 924 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Crook | 3,575 | 3,601 | 3,545 | 3,445 | 3,466 | 3,409 | 130 | 135 | 136 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Johnson | 4,134 | 4,150 | 3,975 | 3,945 | 3,965 | 3,769 | 189 | 185 | 206 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
Sheridan | 16,623 | 16,655 | 16,331 | 15,887 | 15,943 | 15,602 | 736 | 712 | 729 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Weston | 3,455 | 3,402 | 3,395 | 3,320 | 3,260 | 3,272 | 135 | 142 | 123 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
SOUTHWEST | 63,990 | 66,021 | 63,937 | 61,038 | 63,166 | 60,848 | 2,952 | 2,855 | 3,089 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
Lincoln | 7,867 | 8,036 | 7,638 | 7,468 | 7,619 | 7,241 | 399 | 417 | 397 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Sublette | 6,575 | 6,981 | 6,903 | 6,364 | 6,758 | 6,690 | 211 | 223 | 213 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Sweetwater | 25,490 | 25,402 | 25,473 | 24,599 | 24,435 | 24,544 | 891 | 967 | 929 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Teton | 12,962 | 14,415 | 12,867 | 11,940 | 13,665 | 11,800 | 1,022 | 750 | 1,067 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 8.3 |
Uinta | 11,096 | 11,187 | 11,056 | 10,667 | 10,689 | 10,573 | 429 | 498 | 483 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
SOUTHEAST | 79,589 | 78,920 | 78,847 | 76,255 | 75,521 | 75,604 | 3,334 | 3,399 | 3,243 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Albany | 20,268 | 19,982 | 19,821 | 19,566 | 19,225 | 19,134 | 702 | 757 | 687 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Goshen | 6,621 | 6,654 | 6,788 | 6,371 | 6,376 | 6,511 | 250 | 278 | 277 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Laramie | 47,045 | 46,646 | 46,684 | 44,880 | 44,515 | 44,657 | 2,165 | 2,131 | 2,027 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
Niobrara | 1,357 | 1,453 | 1,338 | 1,312 | 1,406 | 1,287 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
Platte | 4,298 | 4,185 | 4,216 | 4,126 | 3,999 | 4,015 | 172 | 186 | 201 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
CENTRAL | 63,428 | 62,978 | 61,995 | 61,120 | 60,588 | 59,639 | 2,308 | 2,390 | 2,356 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Carbon | 8,557 | 8,544 | 8,025 | 8,219 | 8,196 | 7,684 | 338 | 348 | 341 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Converse | 8,971 | 8,689 | 8,406 | 8,716 | 8,427 | 8,137 | 255 | 262 | 269 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Natrona | 45,900 | 45,745 | 45,564 | 44,185 | 43,965 | 43,818 | 1,715 | 1,780 | 1,746 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
STATEWIDE | 310,801 | 312,286 | 306,709 | 297,839 | 299,326 | 293,557 | 12,962 | 12,960 | 13,152 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | |||||||||
U.S. | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 | |||||||||
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 |