© Copyright 2001 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
by: Brad Payne, Senior Statistician
"The Unemployment rate for Wyoming's Central Region decreased in
May 2000 from 4.1 percent to 3.4 percent in May 2001."
Labor Force Employed Unemployed   Unemployment Rates
May Apr May May Apr May May Apr May May Apr May
  REGION 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 2000
  County (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
NORTHWEST 46,630 45,911 47,281 44,460 43,628 44,977 2,170 2,283 2,304 4.7 5.0 4.9
Big Horn 5,934 5,957 6,052 5,700 5,699 5,728 234 258 324 3.9 4.3 5.4
Fremont 18,069 18,244 18,312 17,047 17,107 17,262 1,022 1,137 1,050 5.7 6.2 5.7
Hot Springs 2,484 2,497 2,495 2,392 2,390 2,411 92 107 84 3.7 4.3 3.4
Park 15,522 14,549 15,568 14,911 13,984 15,021 611 565 547 3.9 3.9 3.5
Washakie 4,621 4,664 4,854 4,410 4,448 4,555 211 216 299 4.6 4.6 6.2
NORTHEAST 45,097 45,184 45,268 43,874 43,787 43,710 1,223 1,397 1,558 2.7 3.1 3.4
Campbell 20,375 20,477 20,331 19,879 19,962 19,684 496 515 647 2.4 2.5 3.2
Crook 3,218 3,174 3,301 3,129 3,043 3,175 89 131 126 2.8 4.1 3.8
Johnson 4,091 4,000 4,085 4,002 3,893 3,972 89 107 113 2.2 2.7 2.8
Sheridan 14,093 14,181 14,093 13,648 13,674 13,561 445 507 532 3.2 3.6 3.8
Weston 3,320 3,352 3,458 3,216 3,215 3,318 104 137 140 3.1 4.1 4.0
SOUTHWEST 51,810 50,865 51,771 49,993 48,933 49,698 1,817 1,932 2,073 3.5 3.8 4.0
Lincoln 6,538 6,400 6,657 6,274 6,095 6,351 264 305 306 4.0 4.8 4.6
Sublette 3,199 3,033 3,209 3,137 2,981 3,134 62 52 75 1.9 1.7 2.3
Sweetwater 19,738 19,726 19,862 18,984 18,981 19,007 754 745 855 3.8 3.8 4.3
Teton 12,004 11,515 11,525 11,702 11,125 11,255 302 390 270 2.5 3.4 2.3
Uinta 10,331 10,191 10,518 9,896 9,751 9,951 435 440 567 4.2 4.3 5.4
SOUTHEAST 72,924 73,834 72,241 71,130 71,961 70,590 1,794 1,873 1,651 2.5 2.5 2.3
Albany 18,916 19,304 18,377 18,626 18,993 18,107 290 311 270 1.5 1.6 1.5
Goshen 6,590 6,759 6,663 6,396 6,535 6,501 194 224 162 2.9 3.3 2.4
Laramie 41,176 41,631 41,097 40,009 40,474 40,036 1,167 1,157 1,061 2.8 2.8 2.6
Niobrara 1,312 1,312 1,314 1,286 1,276 1,287 26 36 27 2.0 2.7 2.1
Platte 4,930 4,828 4,790 4,813 4,683 4,659 117 145 131 2.4 3.0 2.7
CENTRAL 49,406 49,803 49,357 47,702 48,049 47,309 1,704 1,754 2,048 3.4 3.5 4.1
Carbon 8,125 8,022 8,412 7,842 7,741 8,073 283 281 339 3.5 3.5 4.0
Converse 6,832 6,876 6,867 6,610 6,614 6,594 222 262 273 3.2 3.8 4.0
Natrona 34,449 34,905 34,078 33,250 33,694 32,642 1,199 1,211 1,436 3.5 3.5 4.2
STATEWIDE 265,868 265,598 265,919 257,158 256,357 256,284 8,710 9,241 9,635 3.3 3.5 3.6
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted .............................................................................................................................................. 3.6 3.4 4
U.S.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4.1 4.2 3.9
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.......................................................................................................................................................... 4.4 4.5 4.1
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 02/01.  Run Date 03/01.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.    (r) Revised.    (b) Benchmarked.
NOTE:  The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 2000 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 3.9 percent. 
The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 of 10 cases, the interval 3.4 to 4.4 percent would contain the actual rate.
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