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Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
data produced by: David Bullard, Economist

"Wyoming's unemployment rate rose from 3.9 percent in October to 4.1 percent in November, while the U.S. average remained constant at 3.8 percent."

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
REGION-or-County Nov 99 (p) Oct 99 (r) Nov 98 (b) Nov 99 (p) Oct 99 (r) Nov 98 (b) Nov 99 (p) Oct 99 (r) Nov 98 (b) Nov 99 (p) Oct 99 (r) Nov 98 (b)
NORTHWEST 46,200 46,481 45,525 43,676 44,265 42,945 2,524 2,216 2,580 5.5 4.8 5.7
Big Horn 5,915 5,868 5,980 5,586 5,598 5,654 329 270 326 5.6 4.6 5.5
Fremont 18,102 17,909 18,021 16,884 16,862 16,719 1,218 1,047 1,302 6.7 5.8 7.2
Hot Springs 2,444 2,466 2,361 2,348 2,359 2,281 96 107 80 3.9 4.3 3.4
Park 14,659 15,145 14,075 13,997 14,569 13,456 662 576 619 4.5 3.8 4.4
Washakie 5,080 5,093 5,088 4,861 4,877 4,835 219 216 253 4.3 4.2 5.0
NORTHEAST 43,442 43,467 43,761 41,799 41,880 41,757 1,643 1,587 2,004 3.8 3.7 4.6
Campbell 19,491 19,422 19,377 18,767 18,650 18,481 724 772 896 3.7 4.0 4.6
Crook 3,136 3,100 3,171 2,986 2,985 3,025 150 115 146.0 4.8 3.7 4.6
Johnson 3,758 3,854 3,775 3,646 3,747 3,629 112 107 146 3.0 2.8 3.9
Sheridan 13,704 13,779 13,925 13,186 13,310 13,252 518 469 673 3.8 3.4 4.8
Weston 3,353 3,312 3,513 3,214 3,188 3,370 139 124 143 4.1 3.7 4.1
SOUTHWEST 51,663 53,071 51,148 49,200 50,707 48,719 2,463 2,364 2,429 4.8 4.5 4.7
Lincoln 6,438 6,635 6,064 6,160 6,304 5,775 278 331 289 4.3 5.0 4.8
Sublette 3,059 3,177 2,997 3,000 3,115 2,919 59 62 78 1.9 2.0 2.6
Sweetwater 20,918 21,066 21,692 19,842 19,951 20,621 1,076 1,115 1,071 5.1 5.3 4.9
Teton 10,138 11,031 9,318 9,692 10,829 8,893 446 202 425 4.4 1.8 4.6
Uinta 11,110 11,162 11,077 10,506 10,508 10,511 604 654 566 5.4 5.9 5.1
SOUTHEAST 71,153 70,794 70,034 69,278 68,880 67,904 1,875 1,914 2,130 2.6 2.7 3.0
Albany 18,000 17,938 17,461 17,709 17,694 17,131 291 244 330 1.6 1.4 1.9
Goshen 6,756 6,611 6,858 6,590 6,443 6,615 166 168 243 2.5 2.5 3.5
Laramie 40,609 40,418 39,728 39,391 39,101 38,419 1,218 1,317 1,309 3.0 3.3 3.3
Niobrara 1,360 1,370 1,413 1,331 1,331 1,374 29 39 39 2.1 2.8 2.8
Platte 4,428 4,457 4,574 4,257 4,311 4,365 171 146 209 3.9 3.3 4.6
CENTRAL 49,165 49,321 48,402 46,929 47,106 45,963 2,236 2,215 2,439 4.5 4.5 5.0
Carbon 8,301 8,378 8,450 7,943 8,044 8,069 358 334 381 4.3 4.0 4.5
Converse 6,861 6,890 6,673 6,527 6,598 6,316 334 292 357 4.9 4.2 5.3
Natrona 34,003 34,053 33,279 32,459 32,464 31,578 1,544 1,589 1,701 4.5 4.7 5.1
STATEWIDE 261,622 263,134 258,872 250,882 252,837 247,289 10,740 10,297 11,583 4.1 3.9 4.5
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 4.4 4.6 4.7
U.S. 3.8 3.8 4.1
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 4.1 4.1 4.4

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/99. Run Date 12/99.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.
NOTE: The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 1998 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 4.8 percent. The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 out of 10 cases, the interval 4.2 to 5.4 percent would contain the actual rate.


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