Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

by: Carola Cowan, Bureau of Labor Statistics Program Supervisor

Teton County's unemployment rate fell from 13.0% in April to 9.2% in May, while more modest unemployment rate decreases were seen in Lincoln, Johnson, and Sheridan counties.

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
REGION May Apr May May Apr May May Apr May May Apr May
County 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2010 2011 2011 2010
(p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b) (p) (r) (b)
NORTHWEST 44,441 44,534 45,741 41,590 41,626 42,476 2,851 2,908 3,265 6.4 6.5 7.1
Big Horn 4,867 4,889 5,053 4,529 4,545 4,684 338 344 369 6.9 7.0 7.3
Fremont 18,930 19,025 18,966 17,641 17,705 17,440 1,289 1,320 1,526 6.8 6.9 8.0
Hot Springs 2,490 2,482 2,530 2,359 2,353 2,402 131 129 128 5.3 5.2 5.1
Park 13,979 13,954 14,853 13,125 13,072 13,889 854 882 964 6.1 6.3 6.5
Washakie 4,175 4,184 4,339 3,936 3,951 4,061 239 233 278 5.7 5.6 6.4
NORTHEAST 53,793 53,592 54,167 50,912 50,575 50,398 2,881 3,017 3,769 5.4 5.6 7.0
Campbell 27,404 27,142 27,154 26,200 25,924 25,410 1,204 1,218 1,744 4.4 4.5 6.4
Crook 3,447 3,451 3,596 3,264 3,262 3,378 183 189 218 5.3 5.5 6.1
Johnson 3,877 3,886 3,945 3,610 3,592 3,611 267 294 334 6.9 7.6 8.5
Sheridan 15,868 15,902 16,140 14,813 14,766 14,875 1,055 1,136 1,265 6.6 7.1 7.8
Weston 3,197 3,211 3,332 3,025 3,031 3,124 172 180 208 5.4 5.6 6.2
SOUTHWEST 63,673 62,808 62,999 59,747 58,350 58,252 3,926 4,458 4,747 6.2 7.1 7.5
Lincoln 8,000 8,017 8,045 7,312 7,263 7,283 688 754 762 8.6 9.4 9.5
Sublette 7,089 7,115 7,157 6,843 6,861 6,822 246 254 335 3.5 3.6 4.7
Sweetwater 24,411 23,981 23,849 23,230 22,791 22,292 1,181 1,190 1,557 4.8 5.0 6.5
Teton 13,038 12,526 12,921 11,844 10,897 11,610 1,194 1,629 1,311 9.2 13.0 10.1
Uinta 11,135 11,169 11,027 10,518 10,538 10,245 617 631 782 5.5 5.6 7.1
SOUTHEAST 74,334 74,152 74,125 70,053 69,897 69,311 4,281 4,255 4,814 5.8 5.7 6.5
Albany 19,863 19,643 19,461 18,964 18,810 18,462 899 833 999 4.5 4.2 5.1
Goshen 6,259 6,287 6,300 5,909 5,923 5,918 350 364 382 5.6 5.8 6.1
Laramie 42,805 42,853 42,599 40,062 40,069 39,486 2,743 2,784 3,113 6.4 6.5 7.3
Niobrara 1,218 1,215 1,271 1,168 1,163 1,211 50 52 60 4.1 4.3 4.7
Platte 4,189 4,154 4,494 3,950 3,932 4,234 239 222 260 5.7 5.3 5.8
CENTRAL 56,114 55,304 56,026 52,883 52,048 52,097 3,231 3,256 3,929 5.8 5.9 7.0
Carbon 7,495 7,490 8,013 7,003 6,984 7,433 492 506 580 6.6 6.8 7.2
Converse 7,399 7,392 7,533 7,045 7,042 7,084 354 350 449 4.8 4.7 6.0
Natrona 41,220 40,422 40,480 38,835 38,022 37,580 2,385 2,400 2,900 5.8 5.9 7.2
STATEWIDE 292,355 290,389 293,059 275,185 272,495 272,534 17,170 17,894 20,525 5.9 6.2 7.0
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted ................ 6.0 6.0 7.1
U.S...................... 8.7 8.7 9.3
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.................. 9.1 9.0 9.6
Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2011. Run Date 06/2011.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.


Last modified by Phil Ellsworth.