County Unemployment Rates

"Most unemployment rates changed little from September to October 2002. However, Teton County, which is heavily dependent on tourism, saw a moderate increase."

	Labor Force			Employed			Unemployed			Unemployment Rate
	_______________________________			______________________________________			___________________________________			_______________________
REGION	Oct	Sep	Oct	Oct	Sep	Oct	Oct	Sep	Oct	Oct	Sep	Oct
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	47,181	48,099	47,248	45,259	46,144	45,336	1,922	1,955	1,912	4.1	4.1	4.0

Big Horn	5,920	5,873	6,085	5,705	5,631	5,852	215	242	233	3.6	4.1	3.8
Fremont	18,965	19,075	18,815	17,987	18,130	17,922	978	945	893	5.2	5.0	4.7
Hot Springs	2,399	2,391	2,493	2,326	2,310	2,408	73	81	85	3.0	3.4	3.4
Park	15,308	16,330	15,190	14,807	15,829	14,634	501	501	556	3.3	3.1	3.7
Washakie	4,589	4,430	4,665	4,434	4,244	4,520	155	186	145	3.4	4.2	3.1


NORTHEAST	48,384	46,739	47,509	46,959	45,420	46,046	1,425	1,319	1,463	2.9	2.8	3.1

Campbell	23,825	22,446	23,069	23,086	21,760	22,428	739	686	641	3.1	3.1	2.8
Crook	2,930	2,976	3,064	2,857	2,901	2,974	73	75	90	2.5	2.5	2.9
Johnson	4,087	4,101	3,963	4,005	4,017	3,845	82	84	118	2.0	2.0	3.0
Sheridan	14,247	13,923	14,026	13,811	13,537	13,541	436	386	485	3.1	2.8	3.5
Weston	3,295	3,293	3,387	3,200	3,205	3,258	95	88	129	2.9	2.7	3.8


SOUTHWEST	52,969	55,520	54,217	51,024	53,625	52,054	1,945	1,895	2,163	3.7	3.4	4.0

Lincoln	6,632	6,863	7,122	6,299	6,516	6,763	333	347	359	5.0	5.1	5.0
Sublette	3,576	3,662	3,513	3,503	3,576	3,444	73	86	69	2.0	2.3	2.0
Sweetwater	19,921	20,180	20,348	19,171	19,453	19,485	750	727	863	3.8	3.6	4.2
Teton	11,758	13,532	12,030	11,513	13,324	11,742	245	208	288	2.1	1.5	2.4
Uinta	11,082	11,283	11,204	10,538	10,756	10,620	544	527	584	4.9	4.7	5.2


SOUTHEAST	74,222	72,433	73,988	72,182	70,390	71,921	2,040	2,043	2,067	2.7	2.8	2.8

Albany	20,136	19,178	19,650	19,840	18,899	19,321	296	279	329	1.5	1.5	1.7
Goshen	6,527	6,145	6,680	6,366	5,971	6,507	161	174	173	2.5	2.8	2.6
Laramie	41,949	41,415	41,808	40,561	40,024	40,394	1,388	1,391	1,414	3.3	3.4	3.4
Niobrara	1,252	1,229	1,290	1,222	1,197	1,268	30	32	22	2.4	2.6	1.7
Platte	4,358	4,466	4,560	4,193	4,299	4,431	165	167	129	3.8	3.7	2.8


CENTRAL	49,945	48,952	50,643	48,043	47,122	48,824	1,902	1,830	1,819	3.8	3.7	3.6

Carbon	8,140	8,173	8,395	7,880	7,948	8,039	260	225	356	3.2	2.8	4.2
Converse	6,445	6,576	6,640	6,217	6,336	6,424	228	240	216	3.5	3.6	3.3
Natrona	35,360	34,203	35,608	33,946	32,838	34,361	1,414	1,365	1,247	4.0	4.0	3.5


STATEWIDE	272,697	271,743	273,606	263,465	262,701	264,182	9,232	9,042	9,424	3.4	3.3	3.4

Statewide Seasonally Adjusted ....................................................................... .......................................................................										3.9	3.9	4.0
U.S............... ................................................................................. ..................................................................................................										5.3	5.4	5.0
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted............................................................................. .............................................................................										5.7	5.6	5.4

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/02. Run Date 10/02.
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.