© Copyright 2002 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
Wyoming
County Unemployment Rates
by:
Brad
Payne, Economist
"From July to August 2002, unemployment rates were stable or decreased in 16 of Wyoming's 23 counties. In Sweetwater County, unemployment fell from 4.4 percent to 3.8 percent."
Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||||||
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REGION | Aug | Jul | Aug | Aug | Jul | Aug | Aug | Jul | Aug | Aug | Jul | Aug | |||
County | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2001 | |||
(p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | ||||
NORTHWEST | 48,572 | 49,307 | 48,732 | 46,754 | 47,372 | 46,599 | 1,818 | 1,935 | 2,133 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | |||
Big Horn | 5,701 | 5,725 | 5,948 | 5,448 | 5,479 | 5,698 | 253 | 246 | 250 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | |||
Fremont | 18,576 | 18,745 | 18,657 | 17,740 | 17,831 | 17,653 | 836 | 914 | 1,004 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | |||
Hot Springs | 2,399 | 2,418 | 2,566 | 2,330 | 2,342 | 2,478 | 69 | 76 | 88 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||
Park | 17,408 | 17,941 | 17,006 | 16,922 | 17,434 | 16,418 | 486 | 507 | 588 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | |||
Washakie | 4,488 | 4,478 | 4,555 | 4,314 | 4,286 | 4,352 | 174 | 192 | 203 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | |||
NORTHEAST | 48,270 | 47,458 | 47,431 | 46,961 | 46,213 | 46,076 | 1,309 | 1,245 | 1,355 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | |||
Campbell | 23,580 | 22,999 | 23,159 | 22,866 | 22,340 | 22,510 | 714 | 659 | 649 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | |||
Crook | 2,976 | 2,992 | 3,064 | 2,913 | 2,922 | 2,987 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |||
Johnson | 4,265 | 4,228 | 4,048 | 4,194 | 4,156 | 3,971 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | |||
Sheridan | 14,248 | 13,979 | 13,918 | 13,864 | 13,617 | 13,481 | 384 | 362 | 437 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | |||
Weston | 3,201 | 3,260 | 3,242 | 3,124 | 3,178 | 3,127 | 77 | 82 | 115 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |||
SOUTHWEST | 55,833 | 57,244 | 57,124 | 53,991 | 55,208 | 55,098 | 1,842 | 2,036 | 2,026 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | |||
Lincoln | 6,664 | 6,697 | 7,269 | 6,375 | 6,415 | 6,967 | 289 | 282 | 302 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | |||
Sublette | 3,778 | 3,746 | 3,669 | 3,703 | 3,676 | 3,600 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |||
Sweetwater | 19,467 | 20,125 | 19,987 | 18,722 | 19,241 | 19,096 | 745 | 884 | 891 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | |||
Teton | 14,792 | 15,391 | 14,960 | 14,569 | 15,170 | 14,765 | 223 | 221 | 195 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |||
Uinta | 11,132 | 11,285 | 11,239 | 10,622 | 10,706 | 10,670 | 510 | 579 | 569 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |||
SOUTHEAST | 72,194 | 73,566 | 73,057 | 70,268 | 71,516 | 70,823 | 1,926 | 2,050 | 2,234 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | |||
Albany | 18,102 | 18,726 | 17,820 | 17,831 | 18,425 | 17,474 | 271 | 301 | 346 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | |||
Goshen | 6,306 | 6,173 | 6,309 | 6,110 | 5,973 | 6,095 | 196 | 200 | 214 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |||
Laramie | 42,160 | 43,028 | 43,002 | 40,895 | 41,677 | 41,523 | 1,265 | 1,351 | 1,479 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||
Niobrara | 1,276 | 1,225 | 1,318 | 1,244 | 1,191 | 1,280 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |||
Platte | 4,350 | 4,414 | 4,608 | 4,188 | 4,250 | 4,451 | 162 | 164 | 157 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |||
CENTRAL | 49,981 | 49,752 | 50,263 | 48,220 | 47,988 | 48,402 | 1,761 | 1,764 | 1,861 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |||
Carbon | 8,337 | 8,266 | 8,500 | 8,102 | 8,018 | 8,203 | 235 | 248 | 297 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | |||
Converse | 6,550 | 6,570 | 6,682 | 6,329 | 6,355 | 6,446 | 221 | 215 | 236 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |||
Natrona | 35,094 | 34,916 | 35,081 | 33,789 | 33,615 | 33,753 | 1,305 | 1,301 | 1,328 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |||
STATEWIDE | 274,851 | 277,328 | 276,610 | 266,197 | 268,296 | 266,998 | 8,654 | 9,032 | 9,612 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |||
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted .............................................................................................................................................. | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||
U.S.................................................................................................................................................................................................. | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.......................................................................................................................................................... | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/02. Run Date 09/02. | |||||||||||||||
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. | |||||||||||||||
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | |||||||||||||||
NOTE: The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 2001 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 3.9 percent. | |||||||||||||||
The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 of 10 cases, the interval 3.4 to 4.4 percent would contain the actual rate. |
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