
Most of the counties with the lowest unemployment rates in November were found in the eastern part of the state where energy development activity has grown in recent years.
| Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rates | |||||||||
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| REGION | Nov | Oct | Nov | Nov | Oct | Nov | Nov | Oct | Nov | Nov | Oct | Nov |
| County | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 |
| (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | |
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Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2014. Run Date 12/2014.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. |
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| NORTHWEST | 46,522 | 47,281 | 46,807 | 44,220 | 45,043 | 44,462 | 2,302 | 2,238 | 2,345 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Big Horn | 5,287 | 5,217 | 5,242 | 5,046 | 4,969 | 4,979 | 241 | 248 | 263 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Fremont | 19,718 | 19,854 | 19,813 | 18,693 | 18,843 | 18,748 | 1,025 | 1,011 | 1,065 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Hot Springs | 2,513 | 2,551 | 2,626 | 2,417 | 2,444 | 2,519 | 96 | 107 | 107 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Park | 14,688 | 15,351 | 14,757 | 13,936 | 14,655 | 14,025 | 752 | 696 | 732 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Washakie | 4,316 | 4,308 | 4,369 | 4,128 | 4,132 | 4,191 | 188 | 176 | 178 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| NORTHEAST | 57,269 | 57,085 | 55,122 | 55,204 | 55,006 | 53,004 | 2,065 | 2,079 | 2,118 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Campbell | 29,482 | 29,277 | 27,876 | 28,607 | 28,372 | 26,952 | 875 | 905 | 924 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Crook | 3,575 | 3,601 | 3,545 | 3,445 | 3,466 | 3,409 | 130 | 135 | 136 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Johnson | 4,134 | 4,150 | 3,975 | 3,945 | 3,965 | 3,769 | 189 | 185 | 206 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Sheridan | 16,623 | 16,655 | 16,331 | 15,887 | 15,943 | 15,602 | 736 | 712 | 729 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Weston | 3,455 | 3,402 | 3,395 | 3,320 | 3,260 | 3,272 | 135 | 142 | 123 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| SOUTHWEST | 63,990 | 66,021 | 63,937 | 61,038 | 63,166 | 60,848 | 2,952 | 2,855 | 3,089 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Lincoln | 7,867 | 8,036 | 7,638 | 7,468 | 7,619 | 7,241 | 399 | 417 | 397 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Sublette | 6,575 | 6,981 | 6,903 | 6,364 | 6,758 | 6,690 | 211 | 223 | 213 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Sweetwater | 25,490 | 25,402 | 25,473 | 24,599 | 24,435 | 24,544 | 891 | 967 | 929 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Teton | 12,962 | 14,415 | 12,867 | 11,940 | 13,665 | 11,800 | 1,022 | 750 | 1,067 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 8.3 |
| Uinta | 11,096 | 11,187 | 11,056 | 10,667 | 10,689 | 10,573 | 429 | 498 | 483 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| SOUTHEAST | 79,589 | 78,920 | 78,847 | 76,255 | 75,521 | 75,604 | 3,334 | 3,399 | 3,243 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Albany | 20,268 | 19,982 | 19,821 | 19,566 | 19,225 | 19,134 | 702 | 757 | 687 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Goshen | 6,621 | 6,654 | 6,788 | 6,371 | 6,376 | 6,511 | 250 | 278 | 277 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Laramie | 47,045 | 46,646 | 46,684 | 44,880 | 44,515 | 44,657 | 2,165 | 2,131 | 2,027 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Niobrara | 1,357 | 1,453 | 1,338 | 1,312 | 1,406 | 1,287 | 45 | 47 | 51 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| Platte | 4,298 | 4,185 | 4,216 | 4,126 | 3,999 | 4,015 | 172 | 186 | 201 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| CENTRAL | 63,428 | 62,978 | 61,995 | 61,120 | 60,588 | 59,639 | 2,308 | 2,390 | 2,356 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Carbon | 8,557 | 8,544 | 8,025 | 8,219 | 8,196 | 7,684 | 338 | 348 | 341 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Converse | 8,971 | 8,689 | 8,406 | 8,716 | 8,427 | 8,137 | 255 | 262 | 269 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Natrona | 45,900 | 45,745 | 45,564 | 44,185 | 43,965 | 43,818 | 1,715 | 1,780 | 1,746 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| STATEWIDE | 310,801 | 312,286 | 306,709 | 297,839 | 299,326 | 293,557 | 12,962 | 12,960 | 13,152 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Statewide Seasonally Adjusted | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| U.S. | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| U.S. Seasonally Adjusted | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.0 | |||||||||