2006 WYOMING BENCHMARK LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
WYOMING ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 279,101 280,123 281,929 282,025 283,197 289,522 290,051 289,941 288,202 289,304 289,088 289,013 285,958
EMPLOYMENT 266,931 268,401 270,944 272,076 273,913 281,180 282,767 282,177 280,583 282,207 281,018 280,390 276,882
UNEMPLOYMENT 12,170 11,722 10,985 9,949 9,284 8,342 7,284 7,764 7,619 7,097 8,070 8,623 9,076
UNEMPL. RATE 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.2
NATRONA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 40,062 40,095 40,431 40,587 40,173 40,145 40,518 40,397 39,885 40,798 41,024 41,079 40,432
EMPLOYMENT 38,453 38,560 39,019 39,322 38,953 39,041 39,527 39,323 38,828 39,844 39,931 39,928 39,227
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,609 1,535 1,412 1,265 1,220 1,104 991 1,074 1,057 954 1,093 1,151 1,205
UNEMPL. RATE 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.0
CASPER CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 30,016 30,045 30,302 30,423 30,116 30,098 30,382 30,289 29,905 30,594 30,758 30,799 30,310
EMPLOYMENT 28,869 28,950 29,294 29,520 29,245 29,310 29,675 29,523 29,151 29,913 29,978 29,977 29,450
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,147 1,095 1,008 903 871 788 707 766 754 681 780 822 860
UNEMPL. RATE 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.8
LARAMIE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 41,932 42,298 42,412 42,256 41,580 41,560 41,910 41,987 41,781 42,351 42,744 42,636 42,121
EMPLOYMENT 39,833 40,259 40,488 40,550 39,935 40,045 40,567 40,526 40,401 41,017 41,303 40,991 40,493
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,099 2,039 1,924 1,706 1,645 1,515 1,343 1,461 1,380 1,334 1,441 1,645 1,628
UNEMPL. RATE 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.9 3.9
CHEYENNE CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 27,954 28,195 28,265 28,151 27,699 27,683 27,905 27,963 27,823 28,201 28,465 28,403 28,059
EMPLOYMENT 26,469 26,752 26,904 26,944 26,536 26,611 26,955 26,930 26,847 27,256 27,446 27,238 26,907
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,485 1,443 1,361 1,207 1,163 1,072 950 1,033 976 945 1,019 1,165 1,152
UNEMPL. RATE 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.6 4.1 4.1
ALBANY COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 19,239 19,377 19,510 19,553 19,138 18,412 17,675 17,410 18,569 19,317 19,500 19,353 18,921
EMPLOYMENT 18,584 18,760 18,884 18,998 18,622 17,931 17,265 16,977 18,146 18,943 19,073 18,928 18,426
UNEMPLOYMENT 655 617 626 555 516 481 410 433 423 374 427 425 495
UNEMPL. RATE 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.6
LARAMIE CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 16,238 16,356 16,467 16,504 16,157 15,542 14,920 14,698 15,676 16,306 16,460 16,337 15,972
EMPLOYMENT 15,692 15,841 15,946 16,042 15,726 15,142 14,579 14,336 15,323 15,995 16,104 15,983 15,559
UNEMPLOYMENT 546 515 521 462 431 400 341 362 353 311 356 354 413
UNEMPL. RATE 3.4 3.1 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.6
BIG HORN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 5,222 5,220 5,238 5,243 5,366 5,626 5,606 5,552 5,520 5,390 5,322 5,256 5,380
EMPLOYMENT 4,911 4,915 4,948 5,008 5,143 5,428 5,427 5,366 5,341 5,220 5,126 5,037 5,156
UNEMPLOYMENT 311 305 290 235 223 198 179 186 179 170 196 219 224
UNEMPL. RATE 6.0 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.7 4.2 4.2
CAMPBELL COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 24,637 24,659 24,754 25,037 24,892 25,321 25,090 25,360 25,396 25,765 26,131 26,325 25,281
EMPLOYMENT 23,903 23,960 24,148 24,452 24,309 24,826 24,677 24,897 24,908 25,325 25,637 25,827 24,739
UNEMPLOYMENT 734 699 606 585 583 495 413 463 488 440 494 498 542
UNEMPL. RATE 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1
CARBON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 7,382 7,448 7,454 7,523 7,647 7,975 8,026 8,438 8,547 8,583 8,242 8,094 7,947
EMPLOYMENT 7,016 7,092 7,125 7,227 7,369 7,731 7,828 8,210 8,325 8,377 8,017 7,840 7,680
UNEMPLOYMENT 366 356 329 296 278 244 198 228 222 206 225 254 267
UNEMPL. RATE 5.0 4.8 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.4
CONVERSE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 6,926 6,973 7,003 6,919 6,841 7,018 6,913 6,883 6,950 6,875 6,858 6,883 6,920
EMPLOYMENT 6,615 6,662 6,713 6,660 6,609 6,785 6,712 6,677 6,749 6,688 6,659 6,670 6,683
UNEMPLOYMENT 311 311 290 259 232 233 201 206 201 187 199 213 237
UNEMPL. RATE 4.5 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.4
CROOK COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,278 3,293 3,353 3,356 3,383 3,619 3,513 3,416 3,436 3,479 3,420 3,382 3,411
EMPLOYMENT 3,146 3,172 3,243 3,245 3,278 3,534 3,436 3,338 3,358 3,404 3,334 3,287 3,315
UNEMPLOYMENT 132 121 110 111 105 85 77 78 78 75 86 95 96
UNEMPL. RATE 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.8
FREMONT COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 17,641 17,703 17,937 17,738 17,796 18,200 17,746 17,871 17,771 17,928 18,185 18,040 17,880
EMPLOYMENT 16,606 16,700 16,931 16,912 17,052 17,490 17,087 17,188 17,145 17,339 17,545 17,284 17,107
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,035 1,003 1,006 826 744 710 659 683 626 589 640 756 773
UNEMPL. RATE 5.9 5.7 5.6 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.3
GOSHEN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 5,827 5,906 5,962 5,909 5,951 5,994 6,030 5,867 5,880 5,990 6,067 6,077 5,955
EMPLOYMENT 5,544 5,593 5,652 5,633 5,701 5,759 5,832 5,669 5,697 5,829 5,890 5,893 5,724
UNEMPLOYMENT 283 313 310 276 250 235 198 198 183 161 177 184 231
UNEMPL. RATE 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.9
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 2,302 2,300 2,385 2,385 2,368 2,403 2,396 2,352 2,312 2,310 2,340 2,328 2,348
EMPLOYMENT 2,182 2,180 2,269 2,283 2,278 2,330 2,336 2,286 2,243 2,247 2,267 2,248 2,262
UNEMPLOYMENT 120 120 116 102 90 73 60 66 69 63 73 80 86
UNEMPL. RATE 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.3 3.8 3.0 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.7
JOHNSON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,650 3,711 3,768 3,742 3,900 4,115 4,083 3,962 3,956 3,937 3,889 3,821 3,878
EMPLOYMENT 3,485 3,554 3,636 3,612 3,774 4,004 3,986 3,857 3,854 3,841 3,779 3,704 3,757
UNEMPLOYMENT 165 157 132 130 126 111 97 105 102 96 110 117 121
UNEMPL. RATE 4.5 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.2 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.1
LINCOLN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 7,838 7,745 7,810 7,795 8,109 8,595 8,523 8,401 8,699 8,701 8,615 8,553 8,282
EMPLOYMENT 7,416 7,338 7,428 7,480 7,816 8,351 8,309 8,172 8,467 8,481 8,368 8,278 7,992
UNEMPLOYMENT 422 407 382 315 293 244 214 229 232 220 247 275 290
UNEMPL. RATE 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.0 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.5
NIOBRARA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 1,103 1,098 1,097 1,081 1,117 1,207 1,180 1,186 1,178 1,183 1,169 1,175 1,148
EMPLOYMENT 1,049 1,050 1,056 1,042 1,082 1,172 1,151 1,155 1,148 1,151 1,132 1,139 1,111
UNEMPLOYMENT 54 48 41 39 35 35 29 31 30 32 37 36 37
UNEMPL. RATE 4.9 4.4 3.7 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.2
PARK COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 13,381 13,350 13,551 13,565 14,297 15,787 16,209 15,873 15,003 14,190 13,685 13,455 14,362
EMPLOYMENT 12,631 12,627 12,874 12,999 13,795 15,356 15,841 15,464 14,599 13,812 13,213 12,933 13,845
UNEMPLOYMENT 750 723 677 566 502 431 368 409 404 378 472 522 517
UNEMPL. RATE 5.6 5.4 5.0 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.7 3.4 3.9 3.6
PLATTE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,982 4,021 4,037 4,062 4,346 4,056 3,953 3,906 3,996 4,023 4,002 3,961 4,028
EMPLOYMENT 3,731 3,788 3,836 3,884 4,177 3,889 3,801 3,756 3,852 3,885 3,836 3,770 3,850
UNEMPLOYMENT 251 233 201 178 169 167 152 150 144 138 166 191 178
UNEMPL. RATE 6.3 5.8 5.0 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 4.1 4.8 4.4
SHERIDAN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 15,152 15,254 15,346 15,331 15,593 15,908 15,724 15,642 15,659 15,915 15,953 15,855 15,611
EMPLOYMENT 14,443 14,581 14,728 14,803 15,080 15,468 15,346 15,242 15,255 15,531 15,524 15,391 15,116
UNEMPLOYMENT 709 673 618 528 513 440 378 400 404 384 429 464 495
UNEMPL. RATE 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.2
SUBLETTE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 5,260 5,344 5,327 5,348 5,586 5,961 6,215 6,110 6,038 5,887 5,880 5,863 5,735
EMPLOYMENT 5,130 5,212 5,214 5,239 5,475 5,857 6,131 6,021 5,945 5,796 5,782 5,771 5,631
UNEMPLOYMENT 130 132 113 109 111 104 84 89 93 91 98 92 104
UNEMPL. RATE 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.8
SWEETWATER COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 22,493 22,912 23,187 23,654 23,709 23,532 23,396 24,321 24,097 24,318 24,377 24,281 23,690
EMPLOYMENT 21,681 22,151 22,508 23,021 23,086 22,967 22,914 23,814 23,575 23,858 23,860 23,754 23,099
UNEMPLOYMENT 812 761 679 633 623 565 482 507 522 460 517 527 591
UNEMPL. RATE 3.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.5
TETON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 13,287 13,274 13,289 12,776 13,213 15,637 16,800 16,498 15,091 13,715 12,795 13,598 14,164
EMPLOYMENT 12,885 12,878 12,913 12,198 12,794 15,300 16,534 16,236 14,818 13,430 12,366 13,289 13,803
UNEMPLOYMENT 402 396 376 578 419 337 266 262 273 285 429 309 361
UNEMPL. RATE 3.0 3.0 2.8 4.5 3.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.1 3.4 2.3 2.5
UINTA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 11,145 10,854 10,764 10,863 10,890 11,005 11,159 11,248 11,146 11,421 11,545 11,573 11,135
EMPLOYMENT 10,688 10,422 10,361 10,501 10,555 10,707 10,888 10,962 10,846 11,150 11,246 11,248 10,798
UNEMPLOYMENT 457 432 403 362 335 298 271 286 300 271 299 325 337
UNEMPL. RATE 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0
WASHAKIE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 4,211 4,136 4,152 4,182 4,224 4,356 4,356 4,248 4,199 4,160 4,228 4,263 4,226
EMPLOYMENT 4,008 3,947 3,926 4,001 4,071 4,214 4,224 4,118 4,080 4,053 4,104 4,121 4,072
UNEMPLOYMENT 203 189 226 181 153 142 132 130 119 107 124 142 154
UNEMPL. RATE 4.8 4.6 5.4 4.3 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.6
WESTON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,155 3,151 3,168 3,120 3,078 3,090 3,035 3,017 3,096 3,067 3,118 3,160 3,105
EMPLOYMENT 2,994 3,003 3,042 3,003 2,960 2,994 2,953 2,925 3,006 2,984 3,027 3,057 2,996
UNEMPLOYMENT 161 148 126 117 118 96 82 92 90 83 91 103 109
UNEMPL. RATE 5.1 4.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.5
Benchmark Run Date 04/2011
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