Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

County unemployment rates increased from February to March. The highest rates were found in Big Horn (8.7%), Lincoln (8.0%), and Fremont (7.0%) counties.

Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Unemployment Rates
 
Mar
Feb
Mar
Mar
Feb
Mar
Mar
Feb
Mar
Mar
Feb
Mar
 
2009
2009
2008
2009
2009
2008
2009
2009
2008
2009
2009
2008
(p)
(r)
(b)
(p)
(r)
(b)
(p)
(r)
(b)
(p)
(r)
(b)
NORTHWEST 43,521 43,337 43,192 40,627 40,739 41,152 2,894 2,598 2,040 6.6
6.0
4.7
Big Horn 5,056 4,985 4,830 4,614 4,624 4,582 442 361 248 8.7
7.2
5.1
Fremont 18,403 18,332 18,305 17,118 17,155 17,449 1,285 1,177 856 7.0
6.4
4.7
Hot Springs 2,344 2,325 2,399 2,218 2,213 2,296 126 112 103 5.4
4.8
4.3
Park 13,448 13,390 13,516 12,647 12,660 12,913 801 730 603 6.0
5.5
4.5
Washakie 4,270 4,305 4,142 4,030 4,087 3,912 240 218 230 5.6
5.1
5.6
NORTHEAST 53,839 53,932 53,478 51,181 51,611 51,847 2,658 2,321 1,631 4.9
4.3
3.0
Campbell 27,342 27,501 27,063 26,237 26,581 26,421 1,105 920 642 4.0
3.3
2.4
Crook 3,371 3,350 3,457 3,193 3,204 3,319 178 146 138 5.3
4.4
4.0
Johnson 4,031 3,994 3,933 3,785 3,769 3,764 246 225 169 6.1
5.6
4.3
Sheridan 15,905 15,893 15,777 14,947 15,018 15,210 958 875 567 6.0
5.5
3.6
Weston 3,190 3,194 3,248 3,019 3,039 3,133 171 155 115 5.4
4.9
3.5
SOUTHWEST 64,125 64,285 64,615 60,808 61,379 62,792 3,317 2,906 1,823 5.2
4.5
2.8
Lincoln 7,873 7,884 8,425 7,244 7,317 8,092 629 567 333 8.0
7.2
4.0
Sublette 7,079 7,051 6,821 6,842 6,854 6,702 237 197 119 3.3
2.8
1.7
Sweetwater 24,122 24,093 24,222 22,987 23,146 23,581 1,135 947 641 4.7
3.9
2.6
Teton 13,637 13,814 13,909 12,940 13,152 13,575 697 662 334 5.1
4.8
2.4
Uinta 11,414 11,443 11,238 10,795 10,910 10,842 619 533 396 5.4
4.7
3.5
SOUTHEAST 71,545 72,047 73,212 68,058 68,695 70,405 3,487 3,352 2,807 4.9
4.7
3.8
Albany 19,194 19,267 19,248 18,551 18,712 18,731 643 555 517 3.4
2.9
2.7
Goshen 5,914 5,944 6,120 5,624 5,660 5,857 290 284 263 4.9
4.8
4.3
Laramie 41,430 41,882 42,572 39,151 39,631 40,781 2,279 2,251 1,791 5.5
5.4
4.2
Niobrara 1,201 1,189 1,265 1,144 1,135 1,203 57 54 62 4.7
4.5
4.9
Platte 3,806 3,765 4,007 3,588 3,557 3,833 218 208 174 5.7
5.5
4.3
CENTRAL 55,918 55,799 56,005 53,045 53,294 54,190 2,873 2,505 1,815 5.1
4.5
3.2
Carbon 7,837 7,822 8,387 7,322 7,361 8,077 515 461 310 6.6
5.9
3.7
Converse 7,221 7,227 7,303 6,861 6,913 7,078 360 314 225 5.0
4.3
3.1
Natrona 40,860 40,750 40,315 38,862 39,020 39,035 1,998 1,730 1,280 4.9
4.2
3.2
STATEWIDE 288,952 289,404 290,501 273,721 275,720 280,385 15,231 13,684 10,116 5.3
4.7
3.5
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted        4.5
3.9
2.9
U.S         9.0
8.9
5.2
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted          8.5
8.1
5.1
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
Benchmarked 02/2009. 
Run Date 04/2009.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.   (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.

 



Last modified on by Phil Ellsworth.