2007 WYOMING BENCHMARK LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES
WYOMING ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 286,781 286,371 289,245 288,315 289,528 296,423 297,153 294,197 292,800 292,602 293,485 292,341 291,604
EMPLOYMENT 276,087 276,913 279,500 279,576 281,282 288,433 289,727 287,531 286,878 286,596 286,122 283,867 283,543
UNEMPLOYMENT 10,694 9,458 9,745 8,739 8,246 7,990 7,426 6,666 5,922 6,006 7,363 8,474 8,061
UNEMPL. RATE 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.8
NATRONA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 40,869 40,678 41,039 40,859 40,330 40,651 40,860 40,316 39,956 40,443 40,893 40,872 40,647
EMPLOYMENT 39,460 39,468 39,831 39,780 39,265 39,614 39,841 39,448 39,185 39,671 39,985 39,794 39,612
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,409 1,210 1,208 1,079 1,065 1,037 1,019 868 771 772 908 1,078 1,035
UNEMPL. RATE 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.5
CASPER CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 30,630 30,494 30,766 30,634 30,238 30,481 30,638 30,236 29,969 30,334 30,667 30,644 30,478
EMPLOYMENT 29,624 29,630 29,904 29,865 29,479 29,741 29,911 29,617 29,419 29,784 30,019 29,875 29,739
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,006 864 862 769 759 740 727 619 550 550 648 769 739
UNEMPL. RATE 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.4
LARAMIE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 42,403 42,378 42,500 42,493 42,287 42,366 43,042 42,358 42,362 42,725 42,970 42,910 42,566
EMPLOYMENT 40,373 40,586 40,685 40,950 40,830 40,918 41,684 41,134 41,271 41,610 41,661 41,287 41,082
UNEMPLOYMENT 2,030 1,792 1,815 1,543 1,457 1,448 1,358 1,224 1,091 1,115 1,309 1,623 1,484
UNEMPL. RATE 4.8 4.2 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.8 3.5
CHEYENNE CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 28,265 28,237 28,318 28,302 28,163 28,216 28,661 28,200 28,195 28,439 28,612 28,583 28,349
EMPLOYMENT 26,829 26,969 27,035 27,211 27,131 27,191 27,699 27,334 27,424 27,650 27,685 27,435 27,299
UNEMPLOYMENT 1,436 1,268 1,283 1,091 1,032 1,025 962 866 771 789 927 1,148 1,050
UNEMPL. RATE 5.1 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.8 3.2 4.0 3.7
ALBANY COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 19,127 19,340 19,416 19,181 19,168 18,241 17,871 17,389 18,932 19,252 19,341 19,094 18,863
EMPLOYMENT 18,532 18,816 18,856 18,713 18,695 17,764 17,433 17,027 18,606 18,926 18,952 18,670 18,416
UNEMPLOYMENT 595 524 560 468 473 477 438 362 326 326 389 424 447
UNEMPL. RATE 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.4
LARAMIE CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 16,145 16,324 16,390 16,191 16,181 15,399 15,085 14,680 15,982 16,254 16,327 16,119 15,923
EMPLOYMENT 15,649 15,888 15,923 15,801 15,787 15,001 14,720 14,378 15,711 15,982 16,003 15,766 15,551
UNEMPLOYMENT 496 436 467 390 394 398 365 302 271 272 324 353 372
UNEMPL. RATE 3.1 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.3
BIG HORN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 4,675 4,683 4,785 4,855 4,981 5,252 5,204 5,141 4,951 5,002 4,985 4,875 4,949
EMPLOYMENT 4,413 4,456 4,526 4,643 4,781 5,064 5,019 4,981 4,807 4,864 4,812 4,662 4,752
UNEMPLOYMENT 262 227 259 212 200 188 185 160 144 138 173 213 197
UNEMPL. RATE 5.6 4.8 5.4 4.4 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.5 4.4 4.0
CAMPBELL COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 26,554 26,297 26,372 26,316 26,160 26,436 26,297 26,114 26,177 26,454 27,028 26,885 26,425
EMPLOYMENT 25,921 25,717 25,747 25,731 25,591 25,894 25,802 25,672 25,779 26,051 26,546 26,368 25,902
UNEMPLOYMENT 633 580 625 585 569 542 495 442 398 403 482 517 523
UNEMPL. RATE 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0
GILLETTE CITY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 15,470 15,319 15,364 15,330 15,240 15,400 15,320 15,214 15,249 15,410 15,744 15,661 15,394
EMPLOYMENT 15,099 14,980 14,998 14,988 14,907 15,083 15,030 14,954 15,016 15,174 15,462 15,359 15,088
UNEMPLOYMENT 371 339 366 342 333 317 290 260 233 236 282 302 306
UNEMPL. RATE 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.0
CARBON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 7,919 7,947 8,021 8,028 8,153 8,578 8,481 8,514 8,508 8,822 8,861 8,713 8,378
EMPLOYMENT 7,611 7,676 7,750 7,780 7,907 8,336 8,258 8,307 8,322 8,645 8,638 8,466 8,141
UNEMPLOYMENT 308 271 271 248 246 242 223 207 186 177 223 247 237
UNEMPL. RATE 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.5 2.8 2.8
CONVERSE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 6,853 6,841 6,930 6,866 6,910 7,040 6,953 6,958 7,044 7,178 7,288 7,296 7,013
EMPLOYMENT 6,596 6,610 6,708 6,662 6,708 6,851 6,782 6,787 6,888 7,026 7,107 7,083 6,817
UNEMPLOYMENT 257 231 222 204 202 189 171 171 156 152 181 213 196
UNEMPL. RATE 3.8 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.8
CROOK COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,346 3,370 3,441 3,406 3,449 3,630 3,525 3,483 3,469 3,484 3,477 3,398 3,456
EMPLOYMENT 3,227 3,259 3,324 3,298 3,355 3,546 3,447 3,402 3,399 3,412 3,396 3,295 3,363
UNEMPLOYMENT 119 111 117 108 94 84 78 81 70 72 81 103 93
UNEMPL. RATE 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.3 3.0 2.7
FREMONT COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 17,899 17,920 18,135 18,027 18,104 18,517 18,231 18,413 18,253 18,200 18,556 18,196 18,204
EMPLOYMENT 16,994 17,120 17,319 17,315 17,456 17,856 17,595 17,837 17,774 17,714 17,954 17,466 17,533
UNEMPLOYMENT 905 800 816 712 648 661 636 576 479 486 602 730 671
UNEMPL. RATE 5.1 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.6 2.7 3.2 4.0 3.7
GOSHEN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 5,950 5,969 6,081 5,948 5,932 5,925 5,801 5,786 5,875 6,105 6,107 6,075 5,963
EMPLOYMENT 5,705 5,760 5,879 5,745 5,738 5,725 5,614 5,618 5,734 5,954 5,938 5,879 5,774
UNEMPLOYMENT 245 209 202 203 194 200 187 168 141 151 169 196 189
UNEMPL. RATE 4.1 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.2 3.2
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 2,347 2,342 2,388 2,399 2,412 2,486 2,445 2,371 2,356 2,370 2,390 2,385 2,391
EMPLOYMENT 2,248 2,251 2,288 2,312 2,329 2,406 2,375 2,308 2,299 2,315 2,324 2,303 2,313
UNEMPLOYMENT 99 91 100 87 83 80 70 63 57 55 66 82 78
UNEMPL. RATE 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.3
JOHNSON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,766 3,788 3,833 3,737 3,888 4,159 4,156 4,143 4,119 4,046 3,929 3,911 3,957
EMPLOYMENT 3,614 3,640 3,680 3,592 3,751 4,034 4,041 4,036 4,018 3,942 3,810 3,775 3,828
UNEMPLOYMENT 152 148 153 145 137 125 115 107 101 104 119 136 129
UNEMPL. RATE 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.3
LINCOLN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 8,444 8,311 8,504 8,539 8,793 9,494 9,455 9,540 9,507 9,408 9,321 9,288 9,050
EMPLOYMENT 8,102 8,014 8,218 8,286 8,555 9,275 9,264 9,380 9,358 9,255 9,131 9,064 8,825
UNEMPLOYMENT 342 297 286 253 238 219 191 160 149 153 190 224 225
UNEMPL. RATE 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.5
NIOBRARA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 1,178 1,164 1,197 1,160 1,179 1,250 1,202 1,219 1,257 1,251 1,239 1,232 1,211
EMPLOYMENT 1,132 1,132 1,164 1,132 1,148 1,221 1,178 1,196 1,221 1,210 1,188 1,179 1,175
UNEMPLOYMENT 46 32 33 28 31 29 24 23 36 41 51 53 36
UNEMPL. RATE 3.9 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.9 3.3 4.1 4.3 3.0
PARK COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 13,054 13,166 13,408 13,554 14,402 15,899 16,251 15,789 15,062 14,282 13,663 13,552 14,340
EMPLOYMENT 12,425 12,621 12,852 13,088 13,969 15,503 15,887 15,458 14,748 13,949 13,222 13,035 13,896
UNEMPLOYMENT 629 545 556 466 433 396 364 331 314 333 441 517 444
UNEMPL. RATE 4.8 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 3.2 3.8 3.1
PLATTE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,874 3,883 4,105 4,136 4,083 4,032 3,877 3,869 3,998 3,969 3,973 3,974 3,982
EMPLOYMENT 3,665 3,699 3,931 3,990 3,934 3,873 3,721 3,725 3,883 3,853 3,826 3,806 3,826
UNEMPLOYMENT 209 184 174 146 149 159 156 144 115 116 147 168 156
UNEMPL. RATE 5.4 4.7 4.2 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.7 2.9 2.9 3.7 4.2 3.9
SHERIDAN COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 15,660 15,644 15,806 15,746 15,824 16,358 16,219 16,034 15,993 16,100 15,995 15,795 15,931
EMPLOYMENT 15,061 15,105 15,219 15,211 15,361 15,926 15,827 15,685 15,686 15,784 15,623 15,360 15,487
UNEMPLOYMENT 599 539 587 535 463 432 392 349 307 316 372 435 444
UNEMPL. RATE 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.8 2.8
SUBLETTE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 6,412 6,407 6,548 6,518 6,670 7,073 7,074 7,027 6,982 6,842 6,678 6,489 6,726
EMPLOYMENT 6,294 6,297 6,437 6,417 6,561 6,971 6,984 6,950 6,908 6,772 6,590 6,384 6,630
UNEMPLOYMENT 118 110 111 101 109 102 90 77 74 70 88 105 96
UNEMPL. RATE 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.4
SWEETWATER COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 23,902 24,057 24,316 24,428 24,306 24,074 24,066 24,033 23,673 23,838 24,438 24,444 24,132
EMPLOYMENT 23,221 23,454 23,664 23,882 23,759 23,545 23,570 23,583 23,270 23,439 23,965 23,905 23,605
UNEMPLOYMENT 681 603 652 546 547 529 496 450 403 399 473 539 527
UNEMPL. RATE 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2
TETON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 13,872 13,735 13,731 13,372 13,824 16,178 17,095 16,813 15,689 14,057 13,231 13,973 14,631
EMPLOYMENT 13,516 13,414 13,389 12,880 13,471 15,866 16,860 16,602 15,483 13,820 12,810 13,654 14,314
UNEMPLOYMENT 356 321 342 492 353 312 235 211 206 237 421 319 317
UNEMPL. RATE 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.7 2.6 1.9 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.7 3.2 2.3 2.2
UINTA COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 11,227 11,149 11,250 11,338 11,212 11,195 11,557 11,430 11,203 11,239 11,458 11,454 11,309
EMPLOYMENT 10,839 10,815 10,900 11,025 10,914 10,900 11,277 11,174 10,978 11,022 11,196 11,132 11,014
UNEMPLOYMENT 388 334 350 313 298 295 280 256 225 217 262 322 295
UNEMPL. RATE 3.5 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.8 2.6
WASHAKIE COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 4,217 4,116 4,201 4,189 4,219 4,327 4,350 4,327 4,255 4,343 4,376 4,275 4,266
EMPLOYMENT 4,029 3,925 4,013 4,030 4,072 4,180 4,215 4,176 4,160 4,250 4,257 4,147 4,121
UNEMPLOYMENT 188 191 188 159 147 147 135 151 95 93 119 128 145
UNEMPL. RATE 4.5 4.6 4.5 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.5 2.2 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.4
WESTON COUNTY ANNUAL
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC AVERAGE
LABOR FORCE 3,234 3,187 3,241 3,216 3,234 3,265 3,146 3,129 3,178 3,196 3,287 3,256 3,214
EMPLOYMENT 3,107 3,079 3,122 3,110 3,129 3,166 3,056 3,044 3,101 3,115 3,192 3,152 3,114
UNEMPLOYMENT 127 108 119 106 105 99 90 85 77 81 95 104 100
UNEMPL. RATE 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.1
Benchmark Run Date 04/2011
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