© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 10

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
 by: Brad Payne, Economist

    Fremont County posted the highest unemployment rate (4.5%) and Johnson County posted the lowest (1.0%).

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate
REGION Aug Jul Aug Aug Jul Aug Aug Jul Aug Aug Jul Aug
County 2004 2004 2003 2004 2004 2003 2004 2004 2003 2004 2004 2003
(p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
                               
                               
NORTHWEST 49,232 49,551 49,307 47,510 47,803 47,467 1,722 1,748 1,840 3.5 3.5 3.7
Big Horn 5,890 5,793 5,886 5,658 5,585 5,690 232 208 196 3.9 3.6 3.3
Fremont 18,556 18,595 18,499 17,724 17,722 17,549 832 873 950 4.5 4.7 5.1
Hot Springs 2,222 2,251 2,309 2,176 2,197 2,256 46 54 53 2.1 2.4 2.3
Park 17,988 18,317 17,926 17,515 17,833 17,428 473 484 498 2.6 2.6 2.8
Washakie 4,576 4,595 4,687 4,437 4,466 4,544 139 129 143 3.0 2.8 3.1
                               
NORTHEAST 49,166 49,233 48,656 47,926 48,003 47,050 1,240 1,230 1,606 2.5 2.5 3.3
Campbell 23,429 23,471 23,225 22,748 22,801 22,374 681 670 851 2.9 2.9 3.7
Crook 3,194 3,158 3,192 3,105 3,064 3,107 89 94 85 2.8 3.0 2.7
Johnson 4,390 4,387 4,346 4,344 4,339 4,245 46 48 101 1.0 1.1 2.3
Sheridan 14,983 15,056 14,765 14,625 14,711 14,281 358 345 484 2.4 2.3 3.3
Weston 3,170 3,161 3,128 3,104 3,088 3,043 66 73 85 2.1 2.3 2.7
                               
SOUTHWEST 58,822 59,147 59,626 57,248 57,508 57,539 1,574 1,639 2,087 2.7 2.8 3.5
Lincoln 7,932 7,834 8,220 7,658 7,547 7,886 274 287 334 3.5 3.7 4.1
Sublette 4,327 4,268 4,261 4,248 4,195 4,164 79 73 97 1.8 1.7 2.3
Sweetwater 20,752 20,863 20,742 20,204 20,270 19,981 548 593 761 2.6 2.8 3.7
Teton 14,309 14,680 14,545 14,053 14,416 14,206 256 264 339 1.8 1.8 2.3
Uinta 11,502 11,502 11,858 11,085 11,080 11,302 417 422 556 3.6 3.7 4.7
                               
SOUTHEAST 74,769 75,901 74,288 72,349 73,372 71,832 2,420 2,529 2,456 3.2 3.3 3.3
Albany 18,538 18,692 18,109 18,222 18,338 17,763 316 354 346 1.7 1.9 1.9
Goshen 6,199 6,122 6,153 6,016 5,924 5,934 183 198 219 3.0 3.2 3.6
Laramie 44,340 45,426 44,354 42,614 43,667 42,675 1,726 1,759 1,679 3.9 3.9 3.8
Niobrara 1,258 1,227 1,223 1,238 1,202 1,200 20 25 23 1.6 2.0 1.9
Platte 4,434 4,434 4,449 4,259 4,241 4,260 175 193 189 3.9 4.4 4.2
                               
CENTRAL 51,824 52,171 51,517 50,176 50,455 49,292 1,648 1,716 2,225 3.2 3.3 4.3
Carbon 8,173 8,196 8,262 7,931 7,949 7,944 242 247 318 3.0 3.0 3.8
Converse 6,666 6,551 6,536 6,424 6,326 6,280 242 225 256 3.6 3.4 3.9
Natrona 36,985 37,424 36,719 35,821 36,180 35,068 1,164 1,244 1,651 3.1 3.3 4.5
                               
STATEWIDE 283,808 286,004 283,394 275,206 277,141 273,179 8,602 8,863 10,215 3.0 3.1 3.6
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted .............................................................................................................................................. 3.7 3.6 4.3
U.S.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5.4 5.7 6.0
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.......................................................................................................................................................... 5.4 5.5 6.1
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 03/04.  Run Date 09/04.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.
NOTE:  The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 2003 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 4.4 percent. 
The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 of 10 cases, the interval 3.9 to 4.9 percent would contain the actual rate.


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