Local Area Unemployment Statistics,
June 2009

by: Carola Cowan, Bureau of Labor Statistics Program Supervisor

Unemployment rates in all 23 counties in Wyoming increased from their 2008 levels.

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
REGION Jun May Jun Jun May Jun Jun May Jun Jun May Jun
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

46,318

44,669

46,644

43,348

42,120

45,041

2,970

2,549

1,603

6.4

5.7

3.4
Big Horn 5,048 4,954 5,228 4,649 4,580 5,014 399 374 214 7.9 7.5 4.1
Fremont 18,835 18,537 18,611 17,441 17,359 17,891 1,394 1,178 720 7.4 6.4 3.9
Hot Springs 2,427 2,367 2,491 2,278 2,245 2,404 149 122 87 6.1 5.2 3.5
Park 15,745 14,601 15,916 14,965 13,930 15,472 780 671 444 5.0 4.6 2.8
Washakie 4,263 4,210 4,398 4,015 4,006 4,260 248 204 138 5.8 4.8 3.1
NORTHEAST 55,789 54,460 54,978 52,796 51,920 53,554 2,993 2,540 1,424 5.4 4.7 2.6
Campbell 28,081 27,511 27,344 26,703 26,379 26,766 1,378 1,132 578 4.9 4.1 2.1
Crook 3,588 3,474 3,654 3,408 3,297 3,547 180 177 107 5.0 5.1 2.9
Johnson 4,302 4,123 4,275 4,013 3,867 4,124 289 256 151 6.7 6.2 3.5
Sheridan 16,560 16,162 16,452 15,607 15,348 15,962 953 814 490 5.8 5.0 3.0
Weston 3,258 3,190 3,253 3,065 3,029 3,155 193 161 98 5.9 5.0 3.0
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 70,638 71,146 72,228 66,856 68,074 69,694 3,782 3,072 2,534 5.4 4.3 3.5
Albany 18,023 19,069 18,412 17,269 18,489 17,897 754 580 515 4.2 3.0 2.8
Goshen 5,967 5,912 6,057 5,656 5,664 5,820 311 248 237 5.2 4.2 3.9
Laramie 41,493 40,979 42,550 39,048 38,951 40,975 2,445 2,028 1,575 5.9 4.9 3.7
Niobrara 1,228 1,214 1,264 1,168 1,163 1,218 60 51 46 4.9 4.2 3.6
Platte 3,927 3,972 3,945 3,715 3,807 3,784 212 165 161 5.4 4.2 4.1
CENTRAL 55,707 54,566 56,548 52,332 51,717 54,906 3,375 2,849 1,642 6.1 5.2 2.9
Carbon 8,161 7,850 8,527 7,630 7,377 8,274 531 473 253 6.5 6.0 3.0
Converse 7,330 7,209 7,433 6,950 6,872 7,237 380 337 196 5.2 4.7 2.6
Natrona 40,216 39,507 40,588 37,752 37,468 39,395 2,464 2,039 1,193 6.1 5.2 2.9
STATEWIDE 296,071 289,763 298,035 279,089 275,241 289,219 16,982 14,522 8,816 5.7 5.0 3.0
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 5.9 5.0 3.2
U.S 9.7 9.1 5.7
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 9.5 9.4 5.6
     
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 02/2009.  Run Date 07/2009.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.   (r) Revised  (b) Benchmarked.