WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS

Vol. 43 No. 8

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

by: Roy Azar, Economist

Fremont and Goshen counties tied for the highest unemployment rate (4.2%), followed closely by Platte County (4.1%).

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	Labor Force			Employed			Unemployed			Unemployment Rates

REGION	Jun	May	Jun	Jun	May	Jun	Jun	May	Jun	Jun	May	Jun
County	2006	2006	2005	2006	2006	2005	2006	2006	2005	2006	2006	2005
	(p)	(p)	(b)	(p)	(p)	(b)	(p)	(p)	(b)	(p)	(p)	(b)


NORTHWEST	47,717	45,867	48,187	46,020	43,986	46,209	1,697	1,881	1,978	3.6	4.1	4.1

Big Horn	5,747	5,564	5,799	5,531	5,320	5,544	216	244	255	3.8	4.4	4.4
Fremont	18,714	18,656	18,722	17,933	17,833	17,842	781	823	880	4.2	4.4	4.7
Hot Springs	2,452	2,399	2,535	2,372	2,298	2,438	80	101	97	3.3	4.2	3.8
Park	16,271	14,804	16,635	15,812	14,268	16,077	459	536	558	2.8	3.6	3.4
Washakie	4,533	4,444	4,496	4,372	4,267	4,308	161	177	188	3.6	4.0	4.2


NORTHEAST	52,690	51,500	51,053	51,366	49,944	49,446	1,324	1,556	1,607	2.5	3.0	3.1

Campbell	25,138	24,811	23,867	24,596	24,175	23,223	542	636	644	2.2	2.6	2.7
Crook	3,628	3,462	3,534	3,535	3,352	3,418	93	110	116	2.6	3.2	3.3
Johnson	4,310	4,051	4,218	4,199	3,926	4,080	111	125	138	2.6	3.1	3.3
Sheridan	16,320	15,860	16,186	15,846	15,304	15,611	474	556	575	2.9	3.5	3.6
Weston	3,294	3,316	3,248	3,190	3,187	3,114	104	129	134	3.2	3.9	4.1


SOUTHWEST	65,048	62,242	63,168	63,310	60,238	61,195	1,738	2,004	1,973	2.7	3.2	3.1

Lincoln	8,699	8,317	8,493	8,445	8,012	8,184	254	305	309	2.9	3.7	3.6
Sublette	5,882	5,464	5,408	5,784	5,359	5,302	98	105	106	1.7	1.9	2.0
Sweetwater	23,178	23,523	22,634	22,531	22,798	21,922	647	725	712	2.8	3.1	3.1
Teton	16,255	13,930	15,756	15,868	13,456	15,308	387	474	448	2.4	3.4	2.8
Uinta	11,034	11,008	10,877	10,682	10,613	10,479	352	395	398	3.2	3.6	3.7


SOUTHEAST	73,981	74,727	73,494	71,261	71,742	70,522	2,720	2,985	2,972	3.7	4.0	4.0

Albany	18,999	20,045	19,303	18,432	19,406	18,669	567	639	634	3.0	3.2	3.3
Goshen	6,116	6,050	5,980	5,858	5,773	5,716	258	277	264	4.2	4.6	4.4
Laramie	43,235	43,008	42,635	41,557	41,165	40,806	1,678	1,843	1,829	3.9	4.3	4.3
Niobrara	1,272	1,196	1,261	1,235	1,157	1,214	37	39	47	2.9	3.3	3.7
Platte	4,359	4,428	4,315	4,179	4,241	4,117	180	187	198	4.1	4.2	4.6


CENTRAL	56,968	56,134	55,699	55,232	54,218	53,679	1,736	1,916	2,020	3.0	3.4	3.6

Carbon	8,175	7,836	8,307	7,899	7,515	7,983	276	321	324	3.4	4.1	3.9
Converse	7,369	7,195	7,119	7,117	6,943	6,873	252	252	246	3.4	3.5	3.5
Natrona	41,424	41,103	40,273	40,216	39,760	38,823	1,208	1,343	1,450	2.9	3.3	3.6


STATEWIDE	296,403	290,467	291,603	287,187	280,126	281,053	9,216	10,341	10,550	3.1	3.6	3.6

Statewide Seasonally Adjusted ..............................................................................................................................................										3.3	3.7	3.9
U.S..................................................................................................................................................................................................										4.8	4.4	5.2
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted..........................................................................................................................................................										4.6	4.6	5.0

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/06. Run Date 07/06.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.

(p) Preliminary. (b) Benchmarked.

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