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Table: Change in Wyoming's Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rates by Region and County, Second Quarter 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||||||
REGION/ | Second Quarter | Change | Second Quarter | Change | Second Quarter | Change | Second Quarter | ||||||||
County | 2002 | 2001 | Number | Percent | 2002 | 2001 | Number | Percent | 2002 | 2001 | Number | Percent | 2002 | 2001 | Change |
NORTHWEST | 48,084 | 47,413 | 671 | 1.4 | 45,615 | 44,924 | 690 | 1.5 | 2,469 | 2,489 | -20 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
Big Horn | 5,899 | 6,001 | -102 | -1.7 | 5,600 | 5,714 | -114 | -2.0 | 299 | 287 | 12 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
Fremont | 19,045 | 18,527 | 518 | 2.8 | 17,954 | 17,335 | 619 | 3.6 | 1,091 | 1,192 | -101 | -8.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
Hot Springs | 2,480 | 2,493 | -13 | -0.5 | 2,365 | 2,384 | -19 | -0.8 | 115 | 109 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
Park | 16,159 | 15,745 | 414 | 2.6 | 15,467 | 15,086 | 381 | 2.5 | 692 | 659 | 33 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
Washakie | 4,501 | 4,647 | -146 | -3.1 | 4,230 | 4,406 | -176 | -4.0 | 271 | 241 | 30 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
NORTHEAST | 47,381 | 46,667 | 713 | 1.5 | 45,713 | 45,208 | 505 | 1.1 | 1,667 | 1,459 | 208 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
Campbell | 22,742 | 22,010 | 733 | 3.3 | 21,954 | 21,412 | 542 | 2.5 | 789 | 598 | 191 | 32.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
Crook | 2,993 | 3,068 | -74 | -2.4 | 2,886 | 2,954 | -68 | -2.3 | 108 | 114 | -6 | -5.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
Johnson | 4,117 | 3,922 | 195 | 5.0 | 4,000 | 3,820 | 180 | 4.7 | 117 | 102 | 15 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
Sheridan | 14,155 | 14,339 | -184 | -1.3 | 13,628 | 13,822 | -194 | -1.4 | 527 | 517 | 10 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
Weston | 3,373 | 3,329 | 44 | 1.3 | 3,245 | 3,200 | 45 | 1.4 | 127 | 129 | -1 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
SOUTHWEST | 54,715 | 54,082 | 632 | 1.2 | 52,163 | 51,999 | 164 | 0.3 | 2,552 | 2,083 | 468 | 22.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
Lincoln | 6,729 | 6,738 | -9 | -0.1 | 6,345 | 6,430 | -85 | -1.3 | 384 | 308 | 76 | 24.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
Sublette | 3,494 | 3,338 | 156 | 4.7 | 3,400 | 3,276 | 124 | 3.8 | 94 | 63 | 32 | 50.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Sweetwater | 20,579 | 20,501 | 78 | 0.4 | 19,648 | 19,627 | 21 | 0.1 | 931 | 874 | 57 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
Teton | 12,708 | 12,497 | 211 | 1.7 | 12,246 | 12,168 | 78 | 0.6 | 462 | 329 | 133 | 40.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Uinta | 11,205 | 11,008 | 197 | 1.8 | 10,524 | 10,498 | 26 | 0.2 | 681 | 510 | 171 | 33.6 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
SOUTHEAST | 73,370 | 73,460 | -89 | -0.1 | 71,011 | 71,359 | -349 | -0.5 | 2,360 | 2,100 | 259 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
Albany | 19,517 | 19,261 | 256 | 1.3 | 19,131 | 18,916 | 215 | 1.1 | 386 | 345 | 41 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Goshen | 6,323 | 6,480 | -157 | -2.4 | 6,103 | 6,250 | -146 | -2.3 | 220 | 230 | -10 | -4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
Laramie | 41,774 | 41,860 | -86 | -0.2 | 40,236 | 40,514 | -278 | -0.7 | 1,538 | 1,346 | 192 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
Niobrara | 1,229 | 1,259 | -30 | -2.4 | 1,180 | 1,228 | -48 | -3.9 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 57.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Platte | 4,527 | 4,600 | -73 | -1.6 | 4,360 | 4,452 | -91 | -2.1 | 167 | 148 | 19 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
CENTRAL | 49,845 | 49,980 | -136 | -0.3 | 47,616 | 48,030 | -414 | -0.9 | 2,228 | 1,950 | 278 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
Carbon | 8,258 | 8,226 | 32 | 0.4 | 7,891 | 7,910 | -19 | -0.2 | 367 | 316 | 51 | 16.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
Converse | 6,479 | 6,554 | -76 | -1.2 | 6,228 | 6,289 | -61 | -1.0 | 251 | 265 | -14 | -5.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
Natrona | 35,108 | 35,200 | -92 | -0.3 | 33,498 | 33,831 | -333 | -1.0 | 1,610 | 1,369 | 241 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
STATEWIDE | 273,392 | 271,602 | 1,790 | 0.7 | 262,118 | 261,521 | 597 | 0.2 | 11,274 | 10,081 | 1,193 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
Table: Change in Wyoming's Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rates by Region and County, First Quarter 2002 | |||||||||||||||
Labor Force | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||||||
REGION/ County |
First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Change | First Quarter | Percent | |||||||
2002 | 2001 | Number | Percent | 2002 | 2001 | Number | Percent | 2002 | 2001 | Number | Percent | 2002 | 2001 | Change | |
NORTHWEST | 48,084 | 47,413 | 671 | 1.4 | 45,615 | 44,924 | 690 | 1.5 | 2,469 | 2,489 | -20 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
Big Horn | 5,899 | 6,001 | -102 | -1.7 | 5,600 | 5,714 | -114 | -2.0 | 299 | 287 | 12 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
Fremont | 19,045 | 18,527 | 518 | 2.8 | 17,954 | 17,335 | 619 | 3.6 | 1,091 | 1,192 | -101 | -8.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
Hot Springs | 2,480 | 2,493 | -13 | -0.5 | 2,365 | 2,384 | -19 | -0.8 | 115 | 109 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
Park | 16,159 | 15,745 | 414 | 2.6 | 15,467 | 15,086 | 381 | 2.5 | 692 | 659 | 33 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
Washakie | 4,501 | 4,647 | -146 | -3.1 | 4,230 | 4,406 | -176 | -4.0 | 271 | 241 | 30 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
NORTHEAST | 47,381 | 46,667 | 713 | 1.5 | 45,713 | 45,208 | 505 | 1.1 | 1,667 | 1,459 | 208 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
Campbell | 22,742 | 22,010 | 733 | 3.3 | 21,954 | 21,412 | 542 | 2.5 | 789 | 598 | 191 | 32.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
Crook | 2,993 | 3,068 | -74 | -2.4 | 2,886 | 2,954 | -68 | -2.3 | 108 | 114 | -6 | -5.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
Johnson | 4,117 | 3,922 | 195 | 5.0 | 4,000 | 3,820 | 180 | 4.7 | 117 | 102 | 15 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
Sheridan | 14,155 | 14,339 | -184 | -1.3 | 13,628 | 13,822 | -194 | -1.4 | 527 | 517 | 10 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
Weston | 3,373 | 3,329 | 44 | 1.3 | 3,245 | 3,200 | 45 | 1.4 | 127 | 129 | -1 | -1.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
SOUTHWEST | 54,715 | 54,082 | 632 | 1.2 | 52,163 | 51,999 | 164 | 0.3 | 2,552 | 2,083 | 468 | 22.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
Lincoln | 6,729 | 6,738 | -9 | -0.1 | 6,345 | 6,430 | -85 | -1.3 | 384 | 308 | 76 | 24.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
Sublette | 3,494 | 3,338 | 156 | 4.7 | 3,400 | 3,276 | 124 | 3.8 | 94 | 63 | 32 | 50.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Sweetwater | 20,579 | 20,501 | 78 | 0.4 | 19,648 | 19,627 | 21 | 0.1 | 931 | 874 | 57 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
Teton | 12,708 | 12,497 | 211 | 1.7 | 12,246 | 12,168 | 78 | 0.6 | 462 | 329 | 133 | 40.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Uinta | 11,205 | 11,008 | 197 | 1.8 | 10,524 | 10,498 | 26 | 0.2 | 681 | 510 | 171 | 33.6 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
SOUTHEAST | 73,370 | 73,460 | -89 | -0.1 | 71,011 | 71,359 | -349 | -0.5 | 2,360 | 2,100 | 259 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
Albany | 19,517 | 19,261 | 256 | 1.3 | 19,131 | 18,916 | 215 | 1.1 | 386 | 345 | 41 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Goshen | 6,323 | 6,480 | -157 | -2.4 | 6,103 | 6,250 | -146 | -2.3 | 220 | 230 | -10 | -4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
Laramie | 41,774 | 41,860 | -86 | -0.2 | 40,236 | 40,514 | -278 | -0.7 | 1,538 | 1,346 | 192 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
Niobrara | 1,229 | 1,259 | -30 | -2.4 | 1,180 | 1,228 | -48 | -3.9 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 57.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Platte | 4,527 | 4,600 | -73 | -1.6 | 4,360 | 4,452 | -91 | -2.1 | 167 | 148 | 19 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
CENTRAL | 49,845 | 49,980 | -136 | -0.3 | 47,616 | 48,030 | -414 | -0.9 | 2,228 | 1,950 | 278 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
Carbon | 8,258 | 8,226 | 32 | 0.4 | 7,891 | 7,910 | -19 | -0.2 | 367 | 316 | 51 | 16.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
Converse | 6,479 | 6,554 | -76 | -1.2 | 6,228 | 6,289 | -61 | -1.0 | 251 | 265 | -14 | -5.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
Natrona | 35,108 | 35,200 | -92 | -0.3 | 33,498 | 33,831 | -333 | -1.0 | 1,610 | 1,369 | 241 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
STATEWIDE | 273,392 | 271,602 | 1,790 | 0.7 | 262,118 | 261,521 | 597 | 0.2 | 11,274 | 10,081 | 1,193 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
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