© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 4

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
 by: Brad Payne, Senior Economist

    Big Horn County posted the highest unemployment rate in February (5.4%), followed closely by Platte (5.3%) and Fremont (5.1%) counties.


Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
REGION Feb Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb Feb Jan Feb
County 2005 2005 2004 2005 2005 2004 2005 2005 2004 2005 2005 2004
(p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
                               
                               
NORTHWEST 43,856 44,081 43,425 41,726 41,614 40,873 2,130 2,467 2,552 4.9 5.6 5.9
Big Horn 5,315 5,383 5,252 5,028 5,055 4,943 287 328 309 5.4 6.1 5.9
Fremont 17,899 17,986 17,758 16,983 16,886 16,585 916 1,100 1,173 5.1 6.1 6.6
Hot Springs 2,304 2,307 2,383 2,210 2,201 2,266 94 106 117 4.1 4.6 4.9
Park 14,044 14,061 13,890 13,420 13,330 13,149 624 731 741 4.4 5.2 5.3
Washakie 4,294 4,344 4,142 4,085 4,142 3,930 209 202 212 4.9 4.7 5.1
                               
NORTHEAST 48,797 48,895 48,294 47,130 46,881 46,229 1,667 2,014 2,065 3.4 4.1 4.3
Campbell 23,471 23,450 23,275 22,840 22,686 22,446 631 764 829 2.7 3.3 3.6
Crook 3,090 3,132 2,956 2,967 2,974 2,800 123 158 156 4.0 5.0 5.3
Johnson 3,659 3,685 3,580 3,503 3,507 3,406 156 178 174 4.3 4.8 4.9
Sheridan 15,443 15,479 15,369 14,816 14,721 14,617 627 758 752 4.1 4.9 4.9
Weston 3,134 3,149 3,114 3,004 2,993 2,960 130 156 154 4.1 5.0 4.9
                               
SOUTHWEST 57,358 57,703 56,779 55,404 55,306 54,448 1,954 2,397 2,331 3.4 4.2 4.1
Lincoln 8,714 8,756 9,132 8,371 8,351 8,726 343 405 406 3.9 4.6 4.4
Sublette 4,326 4,357 4,131 4,233 4,251 4,014 93 106 117 2.1 2.4 2.8
Sweetwater 22,056 22,094 21,454 21,344 21,208 20,586 712 886 868 3.2 4.0 4.0
Teton 11,853 11,944 11,261 11,464 11,460 10,831 389 484 430 3.3 4.1 3.8
Uinta 10,409 10,552 10,801 9,992 10,036 10,291 417 516 510 4.0 4.9 4.7
                               
SOUTHEAST 75,367 75,183 75,189 72,388 71,591 71,759 2,979 3,592 3,430 4.0 4.8 4.6
Albany 20,973 20,489 21,053 20,379 19,770 20,322 594 719 731 2.8 3.5 3.5
Goshen 5,817 5,868 5,750 5,544 5,554 5,436 273 314 314 4.7 5.4 5.5
Laramie 43,382 43,571 43,143 41,534 41,331 41,079 1,848 2,240 2,064 4.3 5.1 4.8
Niobrara 1,088 1,107 1,125 1,041 1,051 1,073 47 56 52 4.3 5.1 4.6
Platte 4,107 4,148 4,118 3,890 3,885 3,849 217 263 269 5.3 6.3 6.5
                               
CENTRAL 54,287 54,322 53,082 52,290 51,908 50,596 1,997 2,414 2,486 3.7 4.4 4.7
Carbon 7,470 7,545 7,579 7,136 7,169 7,137 334 376 442 4.5 5.0 5.8
Converse 6,343 6,371 6,404 6,081 6,053 6,082 262 318 322 4.1 5.0 5.0
Natrona 40,474 40,406 39,099 39,073 38,686 37,377 1,401 1,720 1,722 3.5 4.3 4.4
                               
STATEWIDE 279,664 280,181 276,769 268,938 267,299 263,905 10,726 12,882 12,864 3.8 4.6 4.6
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted .............................................................................................................................................. 2.9 3.4 3.8
U.S.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5.8 5.7 6.0
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.......................................................................................................................................................... 5.4 5.2 5.6
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 03/05.  Run Date 3/05.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.

 

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