Change in Wyoming's Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rates

Table: Change in Wyoming's Labor Force, Employment, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rates by Region and County, Third Quarter 2003

	Labor Force				Employment				Unemployment				Unemployment Rate

REGION/ County	Third Quarter		Change		Third Quarter		Change		Third Quarter		Change		Third Quarter
REGION/ County	2003	2002	Number	%	2003	2002	Number	%	2003	2002	Number	%	2003	2002	Change

NORTHWEST	48,377	47,617	759	1.6	46,632	45,597	1,035	2.3	1,745	2,020	-275	-13.6	3.6	4.2	-0.6
Big Horn	5,749	5,708	41	0.7	5,556	5,446	110	2.0	193	263	-69	-26.4	3.4	4.6	-1.2
Fremont	18,612	18,309	303	1.7	17,734	17,356	378	2.2	877	952	-75	-7.9	4.7	5.2	-0.5
Hot Springs	2,279	2,372	-93	-3.9	2,227	2,292	-65	-2.8	52	80	-28	-35.4	2.3	3.4	-1.1
Park	17,283	16,710	573	3.4	16,790	16,181	609	3.8	494	529	-35	-6.7	2.9	3.2	-0.3
Washakie	4,454	4,519	-65	-1.4	4,325	4,322	2	0.1	129	196	-67	-34.3	2.9	4.3	-1.4

NORTHEAST	48,164	47,541	624	1.3	46,650	46,167	484	1.0	1,514	1,374	140	10.2	3.1	2.9	0.3
Campbell	22,861	22,812	49	0.2	22,092	22,083	9	0.0	769	729	40	5.5	3.4	3.2	0.2
Crook	3,062	3,034	27	0.9	2,974	2,960	14	0.5	88	74	13	17.9	2.9	2.5	0.4
Johnson	4,245	4,163	82	2.0	4,152	4,082	70	1.7	93	80	12	15.4	2.2	1.9	0.3
Sheridan	14,687	14,257	430	3.0	14,213	13,854	359	2.6	473	403	71	17.5	3.2	2.8	0.4
Weston	3,310	3,275	35	1.1	3,219	3,187	31	1.0	91	88	4	4.2	2.8	2.7	0.1

SOUTHWEST	55,118	53,279	1,839	3.5	52,994	51,038	1,957	3.8	2,124	2,242	-118	-5.3	3.9	4.2	-0.4
Lincoln	7,081	6,972	109	1.6	6,770	6,643	127	1.9	311	329	-18	-5.5	4.4	4.7	-0.3
Sublette	3,831	3,763	68	1.8	3,737	3,681	56	1.5	93	82	12	14.3	2.4	2.2	0.3
Sweetwater	20,364	19,578	786	4.0	19,636	18,741	895	4.8	728	837	-109	-13.0	3.6	4.3	-0.7
Teton	12,012	11,478	534	4.6	11,562	11,062	500	4.5	450	416	34	8.1	3.7	3.7	0.1
Uinta	11,830	11,488	342	3.0	11,289	10,911	378	3.5	541	578	-36	-6.3	4.6	5.0	-0.5

SOUTHEAST	74,204	72,208	1,996	2.8	71,925	70,066	1,859	2.7	2,279	2,142	137	6.4	3.1	3.0	0.1
Albany	18,452	17,921	531	3.0	18,130	17,620	510	2.9	323	301	21	7.1	1.7	1.7	0.1
Goshen	6,112	6,077	35	0.6	5,922	5,876	46	0.8	190	201	-10	-5.1	3.1	3.3	-0.2
Laramie	43,974	42,539	1,435	3.4	42,399	41,109	1,289	3.1	1576	1430	146	10.2	3.6	3.4	0.2
Niobrara	1,190	1,227	-37	-3.0	1,168	1,192	-24	-2.0	22	35	-13	-38.1	1.8	2.9	-1.0
Platte	4,475	4,444	31	0.7	4,307	4,269	38	0.9	169	175	-7	-3.8	3.8	3.9	-0.2

CENTRAL	50,955	49,466	1,490	3.0	48,893	47,565	1,328	2.8	2,063	1,901	162	8.5	4.0	3.8	0.2
Carbon	8,262	8,218	44	0.5	7,943	7,967	-23	-0.3	319	252	67	26.6	3.9	3.1	0.8
Converse	6,420	6,286	134	2.1	6,182	6,050	132	2.2	238	236	2	0.8	3.7	3.8	0.0
Natrona	36,273	34,961	1,312	3.8	34,767	33,548	1,219	3.6	1506	1413	93	6.6	4.2	4.0	0.1

STATEWIDE	279,358	272,960	6,398	2.3	269,782	263,466	6,317	2.4	9,575	9,494	81	0.9	3.4	3.5	-0.1