Local Area Unemployment Statistics,
May 2009

by: Carola Cowan, Bureau of Labor Statistics Program Supervisor

Most county unemployment rates increased slightly from April to May.

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
REGION May Apr May May Apr May May Apr May May Apr May
County 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 44,670 43,820 44,462 42,108 41,357 42,904 2,562 2,463 1,558 5.7 5.6 3.5
Big Horn 4,955 4,976 4,930 4,579 4,587 4,727 376 389 203 7.6 7.8 4.1
Fremont 18,538 18,469 18,200 17,354 17,359 17,529 1,184 1,110 671 6.4 6.0 3.7
Hot Springs 2,367 2,343 2,415 2,244 2,233 2,332 123 110 83 5.2 4.7 3.4
Park 14,599 13,823 14,669 13,926 13,162 14,201 673 661 468 4.6 4.8 3.2
Washakie 4,211 4,209 4,248 4,005 4,016 4,115 206 193 133 4.9 4.6 3.1
NORTHEAST 54,441 54,511 53,511 51,903 52,033 52,141 2,538 2,478 1,370 4.7 4.5 2.6
Campbell 27,498 27,631 26,876 26,370 26,569 26,335 1,128 1,062 541 4.1 3.8 2.0
Crook 3,474 3,444 3,492 3,296 3,281 3,379 178 163 113 5.1 4.7 3.2
Johnson 4,123 4,090 3,964 3,866 3,833 3,831 257 257 133 6.2 6.3 3.4
Sheridan 16,158 16,160 15,948 15,343 15,312 15,469 815 848 479 5.0 5.2 3.0
Weston 3,188 3,186 3,231 3,028 3,038 3,127 160 148 104 5.0 4.6 3.2
SOUTHWEST 64,920 63,992 64,430 61,390 60,572 62,841 3,530 3,420 1,589 5.4 5.3 2.5
Lincoln 8,219 8,044 8,257 7,679 7,519 8,002 540 525 255 6.6 6.5 3.1
Sublette 7,214 7,110 6,797 6,951 6,884 6,695 263 226 102 3.6 3.2 1.5
Sweetwater 24,631 24,405 24,010 23,402 23,315 23,437 1,229 1,090 573 5.0 4.5 2.4
Teton 13,602 13,231 13,976 12,727 12,203 13,641 875 1,028 335 6.4 7.8 2.4
Uinta 11,254 11,202 11,390 10,631 10,651 11,066 623 551 324 5.5 4.9 2.8
SOUTHEAST 71,268 71,542 72,603 68,192 68,814 70,204 3,076 2,728 2,399 4.3 3.8 3.3
Albany 19,068 19,169 18,916 18,485 18,675 18,437 583 494 479 3.1 2.6 2.5
Goshen 5,908 6,025 6,090 5,663 5,797 5,879 245 228 211 4.1 3.8 3.5
Laramie 41,106 41,239 42,182 39,075 39,423 40,655 2,031 1,816 1,527 4.9 4.4 3.6
Niobrara 1,215 1,221 1,211 1,163 1,178 1,170 52 43 41 4.3 3.5 3.4
Platte 3,971 3,888 4,204 3,806 3,741 4,063 165 147 141 4.2 3.8 3.4
CENTRAL 54,624 54,514 55,672 51,764 51,956 54,070 2,860 2,558 1,602 5.2 4.7 2.9
Carbon 7,852 7,689 8,212 7,375 7,277 7,964 477 412 248 6.1 5.4 3.0
Converse 7,208 7,202 7,311 6,871 6,885 7,120 337 317 191 4.7 4.4 2.6
Natrona 39,564 39,623 40,149 37,518 37,794 38,986 2,046 1,829 1,163 5.2 4.6 2.9
STATEWIDE 289,923 288,377 290,680 275,358 274,731 282,162 14,565 13,646 8,518 5.0 4.7 2.9
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 5.0 4.5 3.0
U.S 9.1 8.6 5.2
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 9.4 8.9 5.5
     
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 02/2009.  Run Date 06/2009.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.   (r) Revised  (b) Benchmarked.