Civilian Labor Force and Unemployment:
National, Statewide, Regional, and Counties

The seasonal decline in unemployment, which generally begins in March each year, did not occur until April this year. Historical trends indicate that lower levels of unemployment should continue through September.

LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYED NUMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
REGION-or-County Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b) Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b) Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b)
NORTHWEST 45,679 45,121 44,634 2,762 3,085 2,644 6.0 6.8 5.9
Big Horn 5,304 5,329 5,169 311 443 290 5.9 8.3 5.6
Fremont 18,127 18,172 17,676 1,419 1,530 1,305 7.8 8.4 7.4
Hot Springs 2,306 2,269 2,476 90 104 97 3.9 4.6 3.9
Park 14,977 14,487 14,493 647 690 623 4.3 4.8 4.3
Washakie 4,965 4,864 4,820 295 318 329 5.9 6.5 6.8
NORTHEAST 42,258 41,753 41,964 2,000 2,178 2,022 4.7 5.2 4.8
Campbell 18,066 18,060 18,206 798 867 869 4.4 4.8 4.8
Crook 3,222 3,097 3,084 147 155 123 4.6 5.0 4.0
Johnson 3,532 3,433 3,526 147 165 136 4.2 4.8 3.9
Sheridan 13,978 13,708 13,733 731 780 705 5.2 5.7 5.1
Weston 3,460 3,455 3,415 177 211 189 5.1 6.1 5.5
REGION-or-County Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b) Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b) Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b)
SOUTHWEST 51,578 51,401 50,845 3,423 3,276 3,097 6.6 6.4 6.1
Lincoln 6,568 6,563 6,317 528 592 559 8.0 9.0 8.8
Sublette 2,842 2,825 2,901 137 163 150 4.8 5.8 5.2
Sweetwater 21,554 21,307 21,872 1,396 1,392 1,157 6.5 6.5 5.3
Teton 9,346 9,683 8,992 486 303 438 5.2 3.1 4.9
Uinta 11,268 11,023 10,763 876 826 793 7.8 7.5 7.4
SOUTHEAST 69,291 68,790 68,570 2,213 2,456 2,382 3.2 3.6 3.5
Albany 17,262 16,979 16,934 315 307 368 1.8 1.8 2.2
Goshen 6,535 6,446 6,595 317 401 310 4.9 6.2 4.7
Laramie 39,881 39,862 39,504 1,380 1,534 1,474 3.5 3.8 3.7
Niobrara 1,307 1,317 1,253 36 36 33 2.8 2.7 2.6
Platte 4,306 4,186 4,284 165 178 197 3.8 4.3 4.6
REGION-or-County Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b) Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b) Apr 96 (p) Mar 96 (r) Apr 95 (b)
CENTRAL 48,577 48,635 47,739 2,931 3,132 2,680 6.0 6.4 5.6
Carbon 8,530 8,500 8,706 490 523 538 5.7 6.2 6.2
Converse 6,382 6,352 6,363 311 364 323 4.9 5.7 5.1
Natrona 33,665 33,783 32,670 2,130 2,245 1,819 6.3 6.6 5.6
STATEWIDE 257,381 255,699 253,750 13,326 14,129 12,824 5.2 5.5 5.1
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 5.0 4.7 4.9
U.S. 5.4 5.8 5.6
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 5.4 5.6 5.7

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Benchmarked 03/96. Run Date 05/96.


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


NOTE: The 1995 annual average unemployment rate for Wyoming was estimated at 4.8 percent. A 90 percent confidence interval around this estimate suggests that in 9 out of 10 cases the actual rate would fall between 4.2 and 5.4 percent.


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