Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning
Vol. 51 No. 6 — ©June 2014

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Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

Teton County’s unemployment rate rose from 4.2% in March to 7.0% in April. Unemployment typically increases in Teton County in April with the end of the ski season.

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
Apr Mar Apr Apr Mar Apr Apr Mar Apr Apr Mar Apr
REGION 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013 2014 2014 2013
County (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
NORTHWEST 47,255 46,945 46,229 45,269 44,379 43,680 1,986 2,566 2,549 4.2 5.5 5.5
Big Horn 5,213 5,146 5,080 4,995 4,853 4,800 218 293 280 4.2 5.7 5.5
Fremont 19,936 20,027 19,821 19,040 18,879 18,670 896 1,148 1,151 4.5 5.7 5.8
Hot Springs 2,678 2,635 2,556 2,585 2,521 2,441 93 114 115 3.5 4.3 4.5
Park 15,121 14,847 14,535 14,503 14,057 13,751 618 790 784 4.1 5.3 5.4
Washakie 4,307 4,290 4,237 4,146 4,069 4,018 161 221 219 3.7 5.2 5.2
NORTHEAST 55,690 55,533 54,806 53,856 53,223 52,267 1,834 2,310 2,539 3.3 4.2 4.6
Campbell 28,117 28,186 27,885 27,379 27,245 26,786 738 941 1,099 2.6 3.3 3.9
Crook 3,523 3,474 3,496 3,389 3,313 3,324 134 161 172 3.8 4.6 4.9
Johnson 4,002 3,968 3,939 3,816 3,736 3,708 186 232 231 4.6 5.8 5.9
Sheridan 16,670 16,550 16,133 16,009 15,707 15,238 661 843 895 4.0 5.1 5.5
Weston 3,378 3,355 3,353 3,263 3,222 3,211 115 133 142 3.4 4.0 4.2
SOUTHWEST 64,742 65,214 63,428 62,023 62,400 60,103 2,719 2,814 3,325 4.2 4.3 5.2
Lincoln 7,688 7,733 7,621 7,295 7,240 7,121 393 493 500 5.1 6.4 6.6
Sublette 6,888 6,994 6,445 6,695 6,759 6,201 193 235 244 2.8 3.4 3.8
Sweetwater 26,051 26,087 25,342 25,270 25,084 24,362 781 1,003 980 3.0 3.8 3.9
Teton 13,176 13,459 13,050 12,257 12,897 11,947 919 562 1,103 7.0 4.2 8.5
Uinta 10,939 10,941 10,970 10,506 10,420 10,472 433 521 498 4.0 4.8 4.5
SOUTHEAST 79,306 79,149 78,042 76,605 75,667 74,522 2,701 3,482 3,520 3.4 4.4 4.5
Albany 19,939 19,973 19,718 19,389 19,253 19,006 550 720 712 2.8 3.6 3.6
Goshen 6,664 6,555 6,452 6,431 6,268 6,128 233 287 324 3.5 4.4 5.0
Laramie 46,963 47,034 46,053 45,230 44,802 43,808 1,733 2,232 2,245 3.7 4.7 4.9
Niobrara 1,337 1,323 1,346 1,298 1,273 1,300 39 50 46 2.9 3.8 3.4
Platte 4,403 4,264 4,473 4,257 4,071 4,280 146 193 193 3.3 4.5 4.3
CENTRAL 62,002 62,288 61,381 60,050 59,772 58,903 1,952 2,516 2,478 3.1 4.0 4.0
Carbon 8,059 7,984 7,929 7,762 7,607 7,574 297 377 355 3.7 4.7 4.5
Converse 8,424 8,389 8,358 8,219 8,132 8,078 205 257 280 2.4 3.1 3.4
Natrona 45,519 45,915 45,094 44,069 44,033 43,251 1,450 1,882 1,843 3.2 4.1 4.1
STATEWIDE 308,996 309,130 303,885 297,804 295,442 289,475 11,192 13,688 14,410 3.6 4.4 4.7
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted. 3.7 4.0 4.7
U.S. 5.9 6.8 7.1
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted. 6.3 6.7 7.5
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2014. Run Date 05/2014.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.