© Copyright 2003 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
by: Brad Payne, Economist

"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
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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.


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