The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Employment reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 6.8% in June to 6.7% in July. It remained significantly lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 9.5% and slightly lower than its July 2009 level of 6.8%. Wyoming saw its first over-the-year job gain in 17 months, as employment increased by 1,000 jobs, or 0.3% from a year earlier.
Over the year, employment increased by 1,000 jobs, or 0.3%. Natural resources & mining (including oil & gas) posted the largest job gains (1,700 jobs, or 6.9%) followed by government (including public schools, colleges, and hospitals (1,600 jobs, or 2.4%). Smaller job gains were seen in many sectors, such as transportation & utilities (400 jobs, or 2.8%), educational & health services (400 jobs, or 1.6%), manufacturing (300 jobs, or 3.3%), wholesale trade (300 jobs, or 3.4%), professional & business services (300 jobs, or 1.7%), and leisure & hospitality (300 jobs, or 0.8%). Job losses continued in construction (-2,600 jobs, or –10.1%), other services (-700 jobs, or –5.8%), and retail trade (-600 jobs, or –1.9%).
From June to July, Wyoming employment fell by 2,500 jobs, or 0.9%. This level of decrease is consistent with normal seasonal patterns. Seasonal job gains in leisure & hospitality (1,700 jobs, or 4.6%), construction (1,400 jobs, or 6.4%), natural resources & mining (700 jobs, or 2.7%), and other services (400 jobs, or 3.6%) were more than offset by job losses in government (-6,700 jobs, or –9.0%). Much of the decrease in government employment was related to the summer break at public schools.
Across Wyoming’s 23 counties most unemployment rates decreased slightly from June to July. Sublette County posted the lowest unemployment (3.9%) followed by Crook County (4.8%). Unemployment rates decreased from July 2009 to July 2010 in 13 counties.
The Wyoming employment news release with August data is scheduled to be issued on September 21, 2010.
Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment--by place of residence
Unemployed Unemployment
Labor Force Employment Number Rate
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Jul Jun Jul Jul Jun Jul Jul Jun Jul Jul Jun Jul
COUNTY 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
__________ (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
Albany 18,047 18,082 18,463 17,112 17,100 17,612 935 982 851 5.2 5.4 4.6
Big Horn 5,006 5,105 5,018 4,649 4,743 4,589 357 362 429 7.1 7.1 8.5
Campbell 27,653 27,939 28,301 26,208 26,391 26,707 1,445 1,548 1,594 5.2 5.5 5.6
Carbon 8,008 8,093 8,098 7,488 7,565 7,520 520 528 578 6.5 6.5 7.1
Converse 7,509 7,507 7,463 7,106 7,080 7,030 403 427 433 5.4 5.7 5.8
Crook 3,522 3,621 3,618 3,353 3,414 3,420 169 207 198 4.8 5.7 5.5
Fremont 18,799 18,837 19,071 17,391 17,356 17,526 1,408 1,481 1,545 7.5 7.9 8.1
Goshen 6,241 6,342 6,040 5,863 5,945 5,694 378 397 346 6.1 6.3 5.7
Hot Springs 2,554 2,586 2,563 2,425 2,454 2,410 129 132 153 5.1 5.1 6.0
Johnson 3,987 4,023 4,242 3,695 3,721 3,939 292 302 303 7.3 7.5 7.1
Laramie 43,725 43,126 43,958 40,709 40,043 41,153 3,016 3,083 2,805 6.9 7.1 6.4
Lincoln 8,275 8,390 8,286 7,601 7,697 7,646 674 693 640 8.1 8.3 7.7
Natrona 40,592 40,121 41,043 37,870 37,367 38,148 2,722 2,754 2,895 6.7 6.9 7.1
Niobrara 1,280 1,298 1,273 1,213 1,229 1,207 67 69 66 5.2 5.3 5.2
Park 16,414 16,088 16,508 15,512 15,167 15,673 902 921 835 5.5 5.7 5.1
Platte 4,116 4,222 3,979 3,845 3,950 3,741 271 272 238 6.6 6.4 6.0
Sheridan 16,055 16,253 16,414 14,936 15,096 15,378 1,119 1,157 1,036 7.0 7.1 6.3
Sublette 6,905 6,811 7,202 6,634 6,509 6,826 271 302 376 3.9 4.4 5.2
Sweetwater 22,962 23,045 23,642 21,485 21,539 21,919 1,477 1,506 1,723 6.4 6.5 7.3
Teton 15,445 15,097 15,756 14,663 14,223 15,002 782 874 754 5.1 5.8 4.8
Uinta 11,271 11,147 11,582 10,537 10,383 10,719 734 764 863 6.5 6.9 7.5
Washakie 4,327 4,296 4,422 4,068 4,025 4,146 259 271 276 6.0 6.3 6.2
Weston 3,235 3,245 3,285 3,048 3,047 3,070 187 198 215 5.8 6.1 6.5
Statewide 295,931 295,278 300,223 277,413 276,044 281,073 18,518 19,234 19,150 6.3 6.5 6.4
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted........................................................ 6.7 6.8 6.8
U.S.................................................................................. 9.7 9.6 9.7
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted............................................................. 9.5 9.5 9.4
(p) Preliminary, (r) Revised, (b) Benchmarked
Establishment Survey--by place of work Change
Month Year
Jul 10(p) Jun 10(r) Jul 09(b) Number % Number %
WYOMING TOTAL NONAG EMPLOYMENT 290,500 293,000 289,500 -2,500 -0.9 1,000 0.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 58,900 56,800 59,500 2,100 3.7 -600 -1.0
Natural Resources & Mining 26,300 25,600 24,600 700 2.7 1,700 6.9
Construction 23,200 21,800 25,800 1,400 6.4 -2,600 -10.1
Manufacturing 9,400 9,400 9,100 0 0.0 300 3.3
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 231,600 236,200 230,000 -4,600 -1.9 1,600 0.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 54,600 54,500 54,500 100 0.2 100 0.2
Wholesale Trade 9,000 9,000 8,700 0 0.0 300 3.4
Retail Trade 31,100 31,100 31,700 0 0.0 -600 -1.9
Transportation & Utilities 14,500 14,400 14,100 100 0.7 400 2.8
Information 3,900 3,900 4,000 0 0.0 -100 -2.5
Financial Activities 11,000 11,000 11,300 0 0.0 -300 -2.7
Professional & Business Services 18,300 18,400 18,000 -100 -0.5 300 1.7
Educational & Health Services 26,000 26,000 25,600 0 0.0 400 1.6
Leisure & Hospitality 38,800 37,100 38,500 1,700 4.6 300 0.8
Other Services 11,400 11,000 12,100 400 3.6 -700 -5.8
Government 67,600 74,300 66,000 -6,700 -9.0 1,600 2.4
U.S. TOTAL NONAG EMPLOYMENT 129,954,000 131,345,000 129,971,000 -1,391,000 -1.1 -17,000 0.0
(p) Preliminary (r) Revised (b) Benchmarked
LARAMIE COUNTY Change
Month Year
Jul 10(p) Jun 10(r) Jul 09(b) Number % Number %
TOTAL NONAG EMPLOYMENT 44,000 44,300 44,500 -300 -0.7 -500 -1.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 4,300 4,200 4,800 100 2.4 -500 -10.4
Natural Resources & Mining & Const 2,900 2,800 3,300 100 3.6 -400 -12.1
Manufacturing 1,400 1,400 1,500 0 0.0 -100 -6.7
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 39,700 40,100 39,700 -400 -1.0 0 0.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 9,300 9,300 9,200 0 0.0 100 1.1
Wholesale Trade 800 800 800 0 0.0 0 0.0
Retail Trade 5,400 5,400 5,400 0 0.0 0 0.0
Transportation & Utilities 3,100 3,100 3,000 0 0.0 100 3.3
Information 1,100 1,100 1,100 0 0.0 0 0.0
Financial Activities 2,200 2,200 2,200 0 0.0 0 0.0
Professional & Business Services 3,300 3,300 3,300 0 0.0 0 0.0
Educational & Health Services 4,000 4,100 3,900 -100 -2.4 100 2.6
Leisure & Hospitality 4,600 4,400 4,700 200 4.5 -100 -2.1
Other Services 1,600 1,600 1,700 0 0.0 -100 -5.9
Government 13,600 14,100 13,600 -500 -3.5 0 0.0
(p) Preliminary (r) Revised (b) Benchmarked
NATRONA COUNTY Change
Month Year
Jul 10(p) Jun 10(r) Jul 09(b) Number % Number %
TOTAL NONAG EMPLOYMENT 38,300 38,600 38,500 -300 -0.8 -200 -0.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 7,200 7,000 7,200 200 2.9 0 0.0
Natural Resources & Mining 3,000 2,900 2,700 100 3.4 300 11.1
Construction 2,700 2,600 2,900 100 3.8 -200 -6.9
Manufacturing 1,500 1,500 1,600 0 0.0 -100 -6.3
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 31,100 31,600 31,300 -500 -1.6 -200 -0.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 8,400 8,400 8,600 0 0.0 -200 -2.3
Wholesale Trade 2,300 2,300 2,400 0 0.0 -100 -4.2
Retail Trade 5,000 5,000 5,100 0 0.0 -100 -2.0
Transportation & Utilities 1,100 1,100 1,100 0 0.0 0 0.0
Information 500 500 500 0 0.0 0 0.0
Financial Activities 1,900 1,900 2,000 0 0.0 -100 -5.0
Professional & Business Services 2,800 2,800 2,800 0 0.0 0 0.0
Educational & Health Services 5,700 5,700 5,500 0 0.0 200 3.6
Leisure & Hospitality 4,200 4,000 4,300 200 5.0 -100 -2.3
Other Services 2,000 2,000 2,100 0 0.0 -100 -4.8
Government 5,600 6,300 5,500 -700 -11.1 100 1.8
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Wyoming Department of Employment Research & Planning August 24, 2010 Contacts: David Bullard, Senior Economist 307-473-3810 Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor 307-473-3804 |