Wyoming Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)

This table is published once a year upon completion of the LAUS benchmarking of the three most recent calendar years. It is designed to give data users a thumbnail sketch of job growth or decline and unemployment trends in Wyoming's counties and regions. Please note: Some numbers may not sum due to rounding.

Wyoming Region, County and Statewide Data
	Labor Force			Employed Number			Unemployed Number			Unemployment Rate
	1994	1995	1996	1994	1995	1996	1994	1995	1996	1994	1995	1996
Northwest	44,125	45,316	45,988	41,367	42,681	43,234	2,758	2,635	2,754	6.3	5.8	6.0
Big Horn	5,082	5,160	5,350	4,727	4,862	5,026	355	298	324	7.0	5.8	6.1
Fremont	17,172	17,593	17,872	15,831	16,306	16,484	1,341	1,287	1,388	7.8	7.3	7.8
Hot Springs	2,571	2,432	2,522	2,432	2,318	2,415	139	114	107	5.4	4.7	4.2
Park	14,588	15,288	15,379	13,954	14,656	14,718	634	632	661	4.3	4.1	4.3
Washakie	4,712	4,843	4,865	4,423	4,539	4,591	289	304	274	6.1	6.3	5.6
Northeast	41,382	42,175	42,563	39,336	40,240	40,569	2,046	1,935	1,994	4.9	4.6	4.7
Campbell	18,139	18,414	18,668	17,246	17,549	17,786	893	865	882	4.9	4.7	4.7
Crook	2,887	3,057	3,084	2,770	2,933	2,944	117	124	140	4.1	4.1	4.5
Johnson	3,628	3,601	3,750	3,478	3,466	3,607	150	135	143	4.1	3.7	3.8
Sheridan	13,407	13,720	13,705	12,714	13,072	13,052	693	648	653	5.2	4.7	4.8
Weston	3,321	3,383	3,356	3,128	3,220	3,180	193	163	176	5.8	4.8	5.2
Southwest	52,053	52,681	52,443	49,131	49,983	49,441	2,922	2,698	3,002	5.6	5.1	5.7
Lincoln	6,274	6,397	6,426	5,793	5,928	5,992	481	469	434	7.7	7.3	6.8
Sublette	3,018	3,027	3,045	2,921	2,915	2,934	97	112	111	3.2	3.7	3.6
Sweetwater	21,883	21,768	21,211	20,683	20,624	19,874	1,200	1,144	1,337	5.5	5.3	6.3
Teton	10,139	10,543	10,693	9,902	10,302	10,395	237	241	298	2.3	2.3	2.8
Uinta	10,739	10,946	11,068	9,832	10,214	10,246	907	732	822	8.4	6.7	7.4
Southeast	66,862	67,902	68,481	64,156	65,602	66,204	2,706	2,300	2,277	4.0	3.4	3.3
Albany	16,297	16,774	17,029	15,854	16,410	16,706	443	364	323	2.7	2.2	1.9
Goshen	6,354	6,456	6,499	6,055	6,173	6,174	299	283	325	4.7	4.4	5.0
Laramie	38,931	39,220	39,367	37,216	37,775	37,935	1,715	1,445	1,432	4.4	3.7	3.6
Niobrara	1,183	1,239	1,305	1,153	1,211	1,275	30	28	30	2.5	2.3	2.3
Platte	4,097	4,213	4,281	3,878	4,033	4,114	219	180	167	5.3	4.3	3.9
Central	47,278	47,981	48,144	44,318	45,330	45,244	2,960	2,651	2,900	6.3	5.5	6.0
Carbon	8,745	8,726	8,596	8,262	8,266	8,145	483	460	451	5.5	5.3	5.2
Converse	6,257	6,408	6,558	5,919	6,072	6,204	338	336	354	5.4	5.2	5.4
Natrona	32,276	32,847	32,990	30,137	30,992	30,895	2,139	1,855	2,095	6.6	5.6	6.4
Statewide	251,696	256,052	257,617	238,307	243,833	244,691	13,388	12,218	12,926	5.3	4.8	5.0

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