Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

by: Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor

The highest unemployment rates were found in Fremont (5.8%), Big Horn (5.4%), Goshen (5.3%), and Lincoln (5.3%) counties.

	Labor Force			Employed			Unemployed			Unemployment Rates
	Jun	May	Jun	Jun	May	Jun	Jun	May	Jun	Jun	May	Jun
REGION	2013	2013	2012	2013	2013	2012	2013	2013	2012	2013	2013	2012
County	(p)	(r)	(b)	(p)	(r)	(b)	(p)	(r)	(b)	(p)	(r)	(b)
NORTHWEST	49,657	47,903	50,165	47,115	45,621	47,205	2,542	2,282	2,960	5.1	4.8	5.9
Big Horn	5,419	5,304	5,414	5,127	5,053	5,071	292	251	343	5.4	4.7	6.3
Fremont	20,017	19,910	20,164	18,852	18,887	18,821	1,165	1,023	1,343	5.8	5.1	6.7
Hot Springs	2,714	2,665	2,662	2,593	2,555	2,537	121	110	125	4.5	4.1	4.7
Park	17,078	15,650	17,420	16,320	14,946	16,512	758	704	908	4.4	4.5	5.2
Washakie	4,429	4,374	4,505	4,223	4,180	4,264	206	194	241	4.7	4.4	5.3
NORTHEAST	56,373	55,267	56,029	53,919	52,998	53,066	2,454	2,269	2,963	4.4	4.1	5.3
Campbell	28,252	27,808	28,099	27,149	26,801	26,779	1,103	1,007	1,320	3.9	3.6	4.7
Crook	3,734	3,645	3,756	3,578	3,499	3,564	156	146	192	4.2	4.0	5.1
Johnson	4,293	4,114	4,256	4,075	3,914	4,006	218	200	250	5.1	4.9	5.9
Sheridan	16,756	16,330	16,565	15,927	15,555	15,544	829	775	1,021	4.9	4.7	6.2
Weston	3,338	3,370	3,353	3,190	3,229	3,173	148	141	180	4.4	4.2	5.4
SOUTHWEST	68,177	64,762	67,578	65,286	61,878	64,086	2,891	2,884	3,492	4.2	4.5	5.2
Lincoln	8,355	7,897	8,346	7,912	7,479	7,742	443	418	604	5.3	5.3	7.2
Sublette	7,050	6,792	7,610	6,817	6,577	7,316	233	215	294	3.3	3.2	3.9
Sweetwater	25,925	25,663	25,301	24,864	24,745	24,068	1,061	918	1,233	4.1	3.6	4.9
Teton	15,587	13,334	15,080	14,978	12,485	14,320	609	849	760	3.9	6.4	5.0
Uinta	11,260	11,076	11,241	10,715	10,592	10,640	545	484	601	4.8	4.4	5.3
SOUTHEAST	78,508	79,027	77,040	74,752	75,739	72,429	3,756	3,288	4,611	4.8	4.2	6.0
Albany	19,560	20,834	19,777	18,703	20,135	18,748	857	699	1,029	4.4	3.4	5.2
Goshen	6,505	6,545	6,520	6,162	6,244	6,125	343	301	395	5.3	4.6	6.1
Laramie	46,738	45,805	45,109	44,445	43,739	42,245	2,293	2,066	2,864	4.9	4.5	6.3
Niobrara	1,417	1,418	1,376	1,362	1,374	1,312	55	44	64	3.9	3.1	4.7
Platte	4,288	4,425	4,258	4,080	4,247	3,999	208	178	259	4.9	4.0	6.1
CENTRAL	61,113	60,138	60,605	58,481	57,820	57,526	2,632	2,318	3,079	4.3	3.9	5.1
Carbon	8,364	8,001	8,364	8,000	7,672	7,899	364	329	465	4.4	4.1	5.6
Converse	8,384	8,303	8,303	8,083	8,040	7,936	301	263	367	3.6	3.2	4.4
Natrona	44,365	43,834	43,938	42,398	42,108	41,691	1,967	1,726	2,247	4.4	3.9	5.1
STATEWIDE	313,830	307,102	311,416	299,555	294,059	294,312	14,275	13,043	17,104	4.5	4.2	5.5

Statewide Seasonally Adjusted										4.6	4.6	5.5
U.S.										7.8	7.3	8.4
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted										7.6	7.6	8.2
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2013. Run Date 07/2013.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.