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Table 4: Wyoming Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) Annual Averages (1997-1999)

1997 1998 1999 1997 1998 1999
WYOMING LINCOLN COUNTY
Labor Force 251,288 257,266 262,069 Labor Force 6,236 6,312 6,577
Employment 238,520 244,938 249,323 Employment 5,831 5,917 6,172
Unemployment 12,768 12,328 12,746 Unemployment 405 395 405
Unemployment Rate 5.1 4.8 4.9 Unemployment Rate 6.5 6.3 6.2
ALBANY COUNTY NATRONA COUNTY
Labor Force 16,591 17,021 17,442 Labor Force 32,387 33,115 33,571
Employment 16,244 16,654 17,105 Employment 30,460 31,328 31,738
Unemployment 347 367 337 Unemployment 1,927 1,787 1,833
Unemployment Rate 2.1 2.2 1.9 Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.4 5.5
BIG HORN COUNTY NIOBRARA COUNTY
Labor Force 5,494 5,761 5,806 Labor Force 1,199 1,279 1,349
Employment 5,174 5,396 5,426 Employment 1,174 1,244 1,310
Unemployment 320 365 380 Unemployment 25 35 39
Unemployment Rate 5.8 6.3 6.5 Unemployment Rate 2.1 2.7 2.9
CAMPBELL COUNTY PARK COUNTY
Labor Force 18,535 19,161 19,770 Labor Force 14,794 15,189 15,655
Employment 17,556 18,235 18,753 Employment 14,091 14,488 14,941
Unemployment 979 926 1,017 Unemployment 703 701 714
Unemployment Rate 5.3 4.8 5.1 Unemployment Rate 4.8 4.6 4.6
CARBON COUNTY PLATTE COUNTY
Labor Force 8,207 8,275 8,475 Labor Force 4,284 4,450 4,642
Employment 7,786 7,831 8,029 Employment 4,101 4,232 4,436
Unemployment 421 444 446 Unemployment 183 218 206
Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.4 5.3 Unemployment Rate 4.3 4.9 4.4
CONVERSE COUNTY SHERIDAN COUNTY
Labor Force 6,505 6,598 6,708 Labor Force 13,357 13,619 13,851
Employment 6,102 6,251 6,362 Employment 12,648 12,915 13,177
Unemployment 403 347 346 Unemployment 709 704 674
Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.3 5.2 Unemployment Rate 5.3 5.2 4.9
CROOK COUNTY SUBLETTE COUNTY
Labor Force 2,948 2,983 3,098 Labor Force 2,945 3,038 3,155
Employment 2,806 2,823 2,944 Employment 2,858 2,941 3,037
Unemployment 142 160 154 Unemployment 87 97 118
Unemployment Rate 4.8 5.4 5.0 Unemployment Rate 3.0 3.2 3.7
FREMONT COUNTY SWEETWATER COUNTY
Labor Force 17,273 17,557 18,210 Labor Force 20,569 21,106 20,750
Employment 15,829 16,174 16,833 Employment 19,349 19,967 19,457
Unemployment 1,444 1,383 1,377 Unemployment 1,220 1,139 1,293
Unemployment Rate 8.4 7.9 7.6 Unemployment Rate 5.9 5.4 6.2
GOSHEN COUNTY TETON COUNTY
Labor Force 6,321 6,435 6,572 Labor Force 10,565 11,030 11,632
Employment 6,004 6,135 6,327 Employment 10,292 10,799 11,370
Unemployment 317 300 245 Unemployment 273 231 262
Unemployment Rate 5.0 4.7 3.7 Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.1 2.3
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY UINTA COUNTY
Labor Force 2,383 2,401 2,459 Labor Force 10,552 10,748 10,812
Employment 2,277 2,291 2,333 Employment 9,898 10,137 10,070
Unemployment 106 110 126 Unemployment 654 611 742
Unemployment Rate 4.4 4.6 5.1 Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.7 6.9
JOHNSON COUNTY WASHAKIE COUNTY
Labor Force 3,681 3,746 3,958 Labor Force 4,758 4,913 4,933
Employment 3,512 3,592 3,822 Employment 4,492 4,624 4,614
Unemployment 169 154 136 Unemployment 266 289 319
Unemployment Rate 4.6 4.1 3.4 Unemployment Rate 5.6 5.9 6.5
LARAMIE COUNTY WESTON COUNTY
Labor Force 38,491 39,270 39,222 Labor Force 3,215 3,261 3,426
Employment 37,002 37,861 37,829 Employment 3,035 3,103 3,239
Unemployment 1,489 1,409 1,393 Unemployment 180 158 187
Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.6 Unemployment Rate 5.6 4.8 5.5


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