© Copyright 2000 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
data produced by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

"From June to July 2000, Wyoming's labor force increased by 2,117 individuals. In addition, unemployment fell by 250."

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
REGION July June July July June July July June July July June July
COUNTY 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 1999
(p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
Northwest 48,519 47,792 49,229 46,238 45,495 46,415 2,281 2,297 2,814 4.7 4.8 5.7
Big Horn 5,885 6,048 5,701 5,561 5,725 5,325 324 323 376 5.5 5.3 6.6
Fremont 17,709 17,669 18,181 16,644 16,582 16,844 1,065 1,087 1,337 6.0 6.2 7.4
Hot Springs 2,522 2,504 2,475 2,442 2,424 2,353 80 80 122 3.2 3.2 4.9
Park 17,612 16,973 18,002 17,042 16,409 17,351 570 564 651 3.2 3.3 3.6
Washakie 4,791 4,598 4,870 4,549 4,355 4,542 242 243 328 5.1 5.3 6.7
                       
Northeast 45,718 45,645 45,146 44,317 44,154 43,300 1,401 1,491 1,846 3.1 3.3 4.1
Campbell 20,933 20,632 20,341 20,317 19,966 19,421 616 666 920 2.9 3.2 4.5
Crook 3,120 3,234 3,139 3,001 3,112 3,032 119 122 107 3.8 3.8 3.4
Johnson 4,225 4,293 4,238 4,131 4,191 4,108 94 102 130 2.2 2.4 3.1
Sheridan 14,104 14,209 14,042 13,655 13,736 13,493 449 473 549 3.2 3.3 3.9
Weston 3,336 3,277 3,386 3,213 3,149 3,246 123 128 140 3.7 3.9 4.1
                       
Southwest 57,225 56,172 56,462 55,204 54,057 53,965 2,021 2,115 2,497 3.5 3.8 4.4
Lincoln 7,100 7,234 6,878 6,810 6,915 6,525 290 319 353 4.1 4.4 5.1
Sublette 3,392 3,345 3,382 3,317 3,265 3,283 75 80 99 2.2 2.4 2.9
Sweetwater 20,409 20,598 20,513 19,483 19,641 19,342 926 957 1,171 4.5 4.6 5.7
Teton 15,470 14,218 14,584 15,351 14,077 14,437 119 141 147 0.8 1.0 1.0
Uinta 10,854 10,777 11,105 10,243 10,159 10,378 611 618 727 5.6 5.7 6.5
                       
Southeast 69,823 69,740 69,246 68,099 68,001 67,173 1,724 1,739 2,073 2.5 2.5 3.0
Albany 17,117 17,132 17,273 16,857 16,852 16,986 260 280 287 1.5 1.6 1.7
Goshen 6,316 6,440 6,420 6,133 6,279 6,194 183 161 226 2.9 2.5 3.5
Laramie 40,406 40,048 39,581 39,299 38,915 38,244 1,107 1,133 1,337 2.7 2.8 3.4
Niobrara 1,330 1,340 1,340 1,300 1,305 1,315 30 35 25 2.3 2.6 1.9
Platte 4,654 4,780 4,632 4,510 4,650 4,434 144 130 198 3.1 2.7 4.3
                       
Central 49,178 48,999 48,884 47,269 47,055 46,559 1,909 1,944 2,325 3.9 4.0 4.8
Carbon 8,546 8,660 8,634 8,252 8,356 8,296 294 304 338 3.4 3.5 3.9
Converse 6,737 6,610 6,713 6,461 6,328 6,418 276 282 295 4.1 4.3 4.4
Natrona 33,895 33,729 33,537 32,556 32,371 31,845 1,339 1,358 1,692 4.0 4.0 5.0
                       
Statewide 270,465 268,348 268,966 261,129 258,762 257,412 9,336 9,586 11,554 3.5 3.6 4.3
                       
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 4.0 3.8 4.9
U.S 4.2 4.2 4.5
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 4.0 4.0 4.3

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/00. Run Date 08/00.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.
NOTE: The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 1999 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 4.9 percent. The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 out of 10 cases, the interval 4.3 to 5.5 percent would contain the actual rate.


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