Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 5

The highest unemployment rate was found in two neighboring counties, Big Horn and Washakie (both 5.4% in March).

	Labor Force			Employed			Unemployed			Unemployment Rate

REGION	Mar	Feb	Mar	Mar	Feb	Mar	Mar	Feb	Mar	Mar	Feb	Mar
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	44,487	43,836	43,998	42,240	41,707	41,463	2,247	2,129	2,535	5.1	4.9	5.8

Big Horn	5,375	5,314	5,269	5,085	5,026	4,973	290	288	296	5.4	5.4	5.6
Fremont	18,193	17,891	17,982	17,234	16,975	16,805	959	916	1,177	5.3	5.1	6.5
Hot Springs	2,351	2,303	2,412	2,255	2,209	2,297	96	94	115	4.1	4.1	4.8
Park	14,258	14,037	14,091	13,588	13,414	13,368	670	623	723	4.7	4.4	5.1
Washakie	4,310	4,291	4,244	4,078	4,083	4,020	232	208	224	5.4	4.8	5.3


NORTHEAST	49,165	48,780	48,484	47,480	47,109	46,559	1,685	1,671	1,925	3.4	3.4	4.0

Campbell	23,499	23,460	23,280	22,883	22,829	22,516	616	631	764	2.6	2.7	3.3
Crook	3,139	3,090	2,983	3,013	2,966	2,840	126	124	143	4.0	4.0	4.8
Johnson	3,753	3,658	3,643	3,595	3,502	3,491	158	156	152	4.2	4.3	4.2
Sheridan	15,615	15,438	15,473	14,973	14,809	14,749	642	629	724	4.1	4.1	4.7
Weston	3,159	3,134	3,105	3,016	3,003	2,963	143	131	142	4.5	4.2	4.6


SOUTHWEST	57,645	57,335	56,922	55,626	55,377	54,613	2,019	1,958	2,309	3.5	3.4	4.1

Lincoln	8,765	8,711	9,054	8,390	8,367	8,656	375	344	398	4.3	3.9	4.4
Sublette	4,351	4,324	4,153	4,256	4,231	4,032	95	93	121	2.2	2.2	2.9
Sweetwater	22,210	22,045	21,661	21,505	21,334	20,832	705	711	829	3.2	3.2	3.8
Teton	11,815	11,851	11,194	11,422	11,458	10,740	393	393	454	3.3	3.3	4.1
Uinta	10,504	10,404	10,860	10,053	9,987	10,353	451	417	507	4.3	4.0	4.7


SOUTHEAST	76,077	75,430	75,556	73,011	72,448	72,276	3,066	2,982	3,280	4.0	4.0	4.3

Albany	21,106	20,964	21,131	20,519	20,370	20,461	587	594	670	2.8	2.8	3.2
Goshen	5,906	5,815	5,759	5,603	5,541	5,465	303	274	294	5.1	4.7	5.1
Laramie	43,736	43,458	43,357	41,814	41,608	41,323	1,922	1,850	2,034	4.4	4.3	4.7
Niobrara	1,126	1,087	1,126	1,079	1,041	1,079	47	46	47	4.2	4.2	4.2
Platte	4,203	4,106	4,183	3,996	3,888	3,948	207	218	235	4.9	5.3	5.6


CENTRAL	54,727	54,286	53,376	52,684	52,286	50,985	2,043	2,000	2,391	3.7	3.7	4.5

Carbon	7,572	7,466	7,635	7,226	7,132	7,204	346	334	431	4.6	4.5	5.6
Converse	6,378	6,342	6,453	6,115	6,079	6,164	263	263	289	4.1	4.1	4.5
Natrona	40,777	40,478	39,288	39,343	39,075	37,617	1,434	1,403	1,671	3.5	3.5	4.3


STATEWIDE	282,102	279,670	278,336	271,042	268,927	265,896	11,060	10,743	12,440	3.9	3.8	4.5

Statewide Seasonally Adjusted ..............................................................................................................................................										3.1	2.9	3.6
U.S.....................................................................................................................................................										5.4	5.8	6.0
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted..........................................................................................................................................................										5.2	5.4	5.7

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 03/05. Run Date 04/05.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.