© Copyright 2006 by
the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 12
Wyoming
County Unemployment Rates
by:
Roy Azar, Senior Economist
Across Wyoming's 23 counties unemployment remained low in October. Platte County posted the highest unemployment rate (4.6%), followed by Fremont County (4.4%).
Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rate | ||||||||||||
REGION | Oct | Sep | Oct | Oct | Sep | Oct | Oct | Sep | Oct | Oct | Sep | Oct | |||
County | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2004 | |||
(p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | ||||
NORTHWEST | 45,382 | 45,590 | 45,975 | 43,541 | 43,801 | 44,155 | 1,841 | 1,789 | 1,820 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | |||
Big Horn | 5,445 | 5,314 | 5,639 | 5,236 | 5,092 | 5,407 | 209 | 222 | 232 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | |||
Fremont | 18,369 | 18,241 | 18,547 | 17,555 | 17,443 | 17,736 | 814 | 798 | 811 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | |||
Hot Springs | 2,400 | 2,361 | 2,419 | 2,302 | 2,270 | 2,338 | 98 | 91 | 81 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | |||
Park | 14,735 | 15,419 | 14,867 | 14,182 | 14,900 | 14,340 | 553 | 519 | 527 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | |||
Washakie | 4,433 | 4,255 | 4,503 | 4,266 | 4,096 | 4,334 | 167 | 159 | 169 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |||
NORTHEAST | 50,253 | 49,773 | 48,738 | 48,711 | 48,266 | 47,207 | 1,542 | 1,507 | 1,531 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |||
Campbell | 23,886 | 23,568 | 22,473 | 23,248 | 22,933 | 21,831 | 638 | 635 | 642 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | |||
Crook | 3,341 | 3,330 | 3,382 | 3,238 | 3,228 | 3,264 | 103 | 102 | 118 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | |||
Johnson | 3,964 | 3,942 | 3,909 | 3,833 | 3,818 | 3,797 | 131 | 124 | 112 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | |||
Sheridan | 15,756 | 15,641 | 15,690 | 15,215 | 15,118 | 15,157 | 541 | 523 | 533 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | |||
Weston | 3,306 | 3,292 | 3,284 | 3,177 | 3,169 | 3,158 | 129 | 123 | 126 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |||
SOUTHWEST | 61,374 | 62,571 | 59,716 | 59,448 | 60,759 | 57,781 | 1,926 | 1,812 | 1,935 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | |||
Lincoln | 8,226 | 8,349 | 8,149 | 7,927 | 8,061 | 7,872 | 299 | 288 | 277 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |||
Sublette | 4,934 | 4,988 | 4,763 | 4,840 | 4,895 | 4,675 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |||
Sweetwater | 23,507 | 23,188 | 22,256 | 22,787 | 22,493 | 21,541 | 720 | 695 | 715 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |||
Teton | 13,623 | 14,970 | 13,629 | 13,179 | 14,605 | 13,170 | 444 | 365 | 459 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | |||
Uinta | 11,084 | 11,076 | 10,919 | 10,715 | 10,705 | 10,523 | 369 | 371 | 396 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |||
SOUTHEAST | 74,260 | 72,936 | 75,032 | 71,453 | 70,184 | 72,008 | 2,807 | 2,752 | 3,024 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | |||
Albany | 20,532 | 19,888 | 20,564 | 19,952 | 19,336 | 19,990 | 580 | 552 | 574 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |||
Goshen | 6,070 | 5,723 | 6,262 | 5,821 | 5,467 | 6,025 | 249 | 256 | 237 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | |||
Laramie | 42,228 | 41,945 | 42,723 | 40,490 | 40,240 | 40,737 | 1,738 | 1,705 | 1,986 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | |||
Niobrara | 1,197 | 1,162 | 1,211 | 1,153 | 1,126 | 1,170 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | |||
Platte | 4,233 | 4,218 | 4,272 | 4,037 | 4,015 | 4,086 | 196 | 203 | 186 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | |||
CENTRAL | 56,112 | 55,201 | 55,006 | 54,173 | 53,332 | 53,057 | 1,939 | 1,869 | 1,949 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | |||
Carbon | 8,032 | 8,053 | 7,953 | 7,725 | 7,759 | 7,635 | 307 | 294 | 318 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | |||
Converse | 6,955 | 6,846 | 6,716 | 6,710 | 6,602 | 6,470 | 245 | 244 | 246 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | |||
Natrona | 41,125 | 40,302 | 40,337 | 39,738 | 38,971 | 38,952 | 1,387 | 1,331 | 1,385 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | |||
STATEWIDE | 287,386 | 286,067 | 284,469 | 277,329 | 276,342 | 274,210 | 10,057 | 9,725 | 10,259 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |||
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted .............................................................................................................. | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||||||||||||
U.S..................................................................................................................................................... | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted ....................................................................................................................... | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 06/05. Run Date 11/05. | |||||||||||||||
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. | |||||||||||||||
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. |
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