Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2009
The highest rates were found in Big Horn (7.9%), Fremont (7.7%), and Lincoln (7.1%) counties.
Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rates | ||||||||||
REGION | Jul | Jun | Jul | Jul | Jun | Jul | Jul | Jun | Jul | Jul | Jun | Jul | |
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 | 46,337 | 46,315 | 46,804 | 43,355 | 43,355 | 45,250 | 2,982 | 2,960 | 1,554 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 3.3 | |
Big Horn | 5,015 | 5,046 | 5,090 | 4,619 | 4,650 | 4,882 | 396 | 396 | 208 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 4.1 | |
Fremont | 18,600 | 18,832 | 18,513 | 17,162 | 17,444 | 17,808 | 1,438 | 1,388 | 705 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 3.8 | |
Hot Springs | 2,449 | 2,426 | 2,498 | 2,311 | 2,278 | 2,419 | 138 | 148 | 79 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | |
Park | 15,964 | 15,748 | 16,304 | 15,209 | 14,967 | 15,874 | 755 | 781 | 430 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | |
Washakie | 4,309 | 4,263 | 4,399 | 4,054 | 4,016 | 4,267 | 255 | 247 | 132 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 3.0 | |
NORTHEAST | 54,896 | 55,800 | 54,322 | 51,814 | 52,798 | 52,985 | 3,082 | 3,002 | 1,337 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.5 | |
Campbell | 27,820 | 28,090 | 26,957 | 26,348 | 26,706 | 26,432 | 1,472 | 1,384 | 525 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | |
Crook | 3,421 | 3,589 | 3,538 | 3,240 | 3,408 | 3,430 | 181 | 181 | 108 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | |
Johnson | 4,150 | 4,302 | 4,263 | 3,873 | 4,014 | 4,101 | 277 | 288 | 162 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3.8 | |
Sheridan | 16,351 | 16,560 | 16,392 | 15,396 | 15,605 | 15,950 | 955 | 955 | 442 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2.7 | |
Weston | 3,154 | 3,259 | 3,172 | 2,957 | 3,065 | 3,072 | 197 | 194 | 100 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | |
SOUTHWEST | 68,552 | 67,619 | 68,426 | 64,520 | 63,765 | 66,838 | 4,032 | 3,854 | 1,588 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.3 | |
Lincoln | 8,379 | 8,597 | 8,360 | 7,786 | 8,020 | 8,086 | 593 | 577 | 274 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 3.3 | |
Sublette | 7,303 | 7,526 | 7,374 | 6,957 | 7,207 | 7,269 | 346 | 319 | 105 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1.4 | |
Sweetwater | 24,832 | 24,623 | 23,923 | 23,223 | 23,109 | 23,353 | 1,609 | 1,514 | 570 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 2.4 | |
Teton | 16,080 | 15,461 | 16,971 | 15,395 | 14,743 | 16,675 | 685 | 718 | 296 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | |
Uinta | 11,958 | 11,412 | 11,798 | 11,159 | 10,686 | 11,455 | 799 | 726 | 343 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 2.9 | |
SOUTHEAST | 70,797 | 70,646 | 72,203 | 66,883 | 66,867 | 69,732 | 3,914 | 3,779 | 2,471 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | |
Albany | 17,862 | 18,026 | 18,087 | 17,101 | 17,272 | 17,631 | 761 | 754 | 456 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |
Goshen | 5,721 | 5,962 | 6,004 | 5,414 | 5,653 | 5,765 | 307 | 309 | 239 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | |
Laramie | 42,387 | 41,503 | 43,061 | 39,817 | 39,058 | 41,491 | 2,570 | 2,445 | 1,570 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | |
Niobrara | 1,138 | 1,230 | 1,227 | 1,081 | 1,169 | 1,184 | 57 | 61 | 43 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | |
Platte | 3,689 | 3,925 | 3,824 | 3,470 | 3,715 | 3,661 | 219 | 210 | 163 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | |
CENTRAL | 56,144 | 55,554 | 56,721 | 52,531 | 52,180 | 55,151 | 3,613 | 3,374 | 1,570 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | |
Carbon | 8,409 | 8,158 | 8,443 | 7,873 | 7,631 | 8,194 | 536 | 527 | 249 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 2.9 | |
Converse | 7,312 | 7,329 | 7,379 | 6,920 | 6,947 | 7,183 | 392 | 382 | 196 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 2.7 | |
Natrona | 40,423 | 40,067 | 40,899 | 37,738 | 37,602 | 39,774 | 2,685 | 2,465 | 1,125 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | |
STATEWIDE | 296,728 | 295,931 | 298,474 | 279,104 | 278,964 | 289,956 | 17,624 | 16,967 | 8,518 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.9 | |
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted | 6.5 | 5.9 | 3.3 | ||||||||||
U.S.. | 9.7 | 9.7 | 6.0 | ||||||||||
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted | 9.4 | 9.5 | 5.8 | ||||||||||
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2009. Run Date 09/2009. | |||||||||||||
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. | |||||||||||||
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised (b) Benchmarked. |