Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

by: Carola Cowan, Bureau of Labor Statistics Program Supervisor

Big Horn County posted the highest unemployment rate (8.2%) followed by Sweetwater and Fremont counties (7.4%).

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
Sep Aug Sep Sep Aug Sep Sep Aug Sep Sep Aug Sep
REGION 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008
 County (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
NORTHWEST 45,003 46,234 44,850 42,084 43,288 43,511 2,919 2,946 1,339 6.5 6.4 3.0
Big Horn 4,841 4,922 4,930 4,445 4,543 4,768 396 379 162 8.2 7.7 3.3
Fremont 18,732 18,896 18,279 17,348 17,457 17,667 1,384 1,439 612 7.4 7.6 3.3
Hot Springs 2,364 2,362 2,410 2,228 2,229 2,340 136 133 70 5.8 5.6 2.9
Park 14,836 15,754 14,862 14,082 15,019 14,483 754 735 379 5.1 4.7 2.6
Washakie 4,230 4,300 4,369 3,981 4,040 4,253 249 260 116 5.9 6.0 2.7
NORTHEAST 54,805 54,974 54,104 51,521 51,842 52,908 3,284 3,132 1,196 6.0 5.7 2.2
Campbell 27,977 27,618 27,047 26,381 26,116 26,581 1,596 1,502 466 5.7 5.4 1.7
Crook 3,433 3,458 3,505 3,264 3,276 3,408 169 182 97 4.9 5.3 2.8
Johnson 4,044 4,242 4,213 3,774 3,961 4,079 270 281 134 6.7 6.6 3.2
Sheridan 16,172 16,478 16,116 15,111 15,494 15,729 1,061 984 387 6.6 6.0 2.4
Weston 3,179 3,178 3,223 2,991 2,995 3,111 188 183 112 5.9 5.8 3.5
SOUTHWEST 65,080 67,524 66,348 60,885 63,582 64,885 4,195 3,942 1,463 6.4 5.8 2.2
Lincoln 8,584 8,634 8,220 8,025 8,082 7,989 559 552 231 6.5 6.4 2.8
Sublette 7,329 7,614 7,166 7,000 7,282 7,065 329 332 101 4.5 4.4 1.4
Sweetwater 23,429 23,361 23,984 21,694 21,774 23,469 1,735 1,587 515 7.4 6.8 2.1
Teton 14,157 16,064 15,243 13,416 15,403 14,929 741 661 314 5.2 4.1 2.1
Uinta 11,581 11,851 11,735 10,750 11,041 11,433 831 810 302 7.2 6.8 2.6
SOUTHEAST 72,279 70,603 72,440 68,326 66,796 70,221 3,953 3,807 2,219 5.5 5.4 3.1
Albany 19,516 17,837 19,315 18,811 17,117 18,919 705 720 396 3.6 4.0 2.1
Goshen 5,839 5,780 5,987 5,528 5,486 5,791 311 294 196 5.3 5.1 3.3
Laramie 41,738 42,000 41,959 39,102 39,470 40,511 2,636 2,530 1,448 6.3 6.0 3.5
Niobrara 1,212 1,197 1,263 1,157 1,145 1,222 55 52 41 4.5 4.3 3.2
Platte 3,974 3,789 3,916 3,728 3,578 3,778 246 211 138 6.2 5.6 3.5
CENTRAL 55,383 55,329 55,920 51,497 51,623 54,541 3,886 3,706 1,379 7.0 6.7 2.5
Carbon 7,866 8,075 8,206 7,328 7,546 7,975 538 529 231 6.8 6.6 2.8
Converse 7,289 7,350 7,321 6,861 6,935 7,140 428 415 181 5.9 5.6 2.5
Natrona 40,228 39,904 40,393 37,308 37,142 39,426 2,920 2,762 967 7.3 6.9 2.4
STATEWIDE 292,547 294,663 293,662 274,312 277,130 286,065 18,235 17,533 7,597 6.2 6.0 2.6
                         
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 6.8 6.6 3.2
U.S. 9.5 9.6 6.0
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 9.8 9.7 6.2
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Benchmarked 02/2009. Run Date 10/2009.      
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.      
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.