Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
The highest unemployment rates were found in Fremont (5.6%), Lincoln (5.4%), and Laramie (5.2%) counties.
| REGION/ County | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemployment Rates | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | Aug | Sep | Sep | Aug | Sep | Sep | Aug | Sep | Sep | Aug | Sep | |
| 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2011 | |
| (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | (p) | (r) | (b) | |
| NORTHWEST | 47,780 | 48,731 | 48,324 | 45,397 | 45,909 | 45,611 | 2,383 | 2,822 | 2,713 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| Big Horn | 5,211 | 5,205 | 5,368 | 4,950 | 4,884 | 5,048 | 261 | 321 | 320 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Fremont | 19,789 | 19,801 | 19,802 | 18,681 | 18,498 | 18,572 | 1,108 | 1,303 | 1,230 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Hot Springs | 2,579 | 2,596 | 2,608 | 2,476 | 2,475 | 2,493 | 103 | 121 | 115 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Park | 15,925 | 16,835 | 16,163 | 15,201 | 15,983 | 15,343 | 724 | 852 | 820 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Washakie | 4,276 | 4,294 | 4,383 | 4,089 | 4,069 | 4,155 | 187 | 225 | 228 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| NORTHEAST | 55,172 | 55,213 | 54,587 | 52,848 | 52,535 | 51,815 | 2,324 | 2,678 | 2,772 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| Campbell | 28,108 | 28,215 | 27,299 | 27,059 | 27,001 | 26,118 | 1,049 | 1,214 | 1,181 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Crook | 3,683 | 3,637 | 3,629 | 3,526 | 3,457 | 3,457 | 157 | 180 | 172 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Johnson | 4,039 | 4,059 | 4,079 | 3,851 | 3,845 | 3,836 | 188 | 214 | 243 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Sheridan | 16,052 | 16,098 | 16,236 | 15,258 | 15,183 | 15,223 | 794 | 915 | 1,013 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| Weston | 3,290 | 3,204 | 3,344 | 3,154 | 3,049 | 3,181 | 136 | 155 | 163 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| SOUTHWEST | 66,826 | 68,623 | 67,165 | 64,078 | 65,484 | 63,807 | 2,748 | 3,139 | 3,358 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| Lincoln | 8,288 | 8,386 | 8,434 | 7,840 | 7,852 | 7,851 | 448 | 534 | 583 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| Sublette | 7,828 | 7,885 | 8,312 | 7,597 | 7,609 | 8,068 | 231 | 276 | 244 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Sweetwater | 24,905 | 25,270 | 24,973 | 23,947 | 24,153 | 23,810 | 958 | 1,117 | 1,163 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Teton | 14,272 | 15,452 | 14,434 | 13,650 | 14,820 | 13,661 | 622 | 632 | 773 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Uinta | 11,533 | 11,630 | 11,012 | 11,044 | 11,050 | 10,417 | 489 | 580 | 595 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
| SOUTHEAST | 77,163 | 76,316 | 77,079 | 73,549 | 72,051 | 72,813 | 3,614 | 4,265 | 4,266 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Albany | 20,466 | 18,611 | 20,545 | 19,716 | 17,716 | 19,694 | 750 | 895 | 851 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Goshen | 6,483 | 6,386 | 6,561 | 6,182 | 6,014 | 6,200 | 301 | 372 | 361 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| Laramie | 44,582 | 45,843 | 44,419 | 42,257 | 43,135 | 41,644 | 2,325 | 2,708 | 2,775 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Niobrara | 1,347 | 1,310 | 1,333 | 1,304 | 1,255 | 1,275 | 43 | 55 | 58 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Platte | 4,285 | 4,166 | 4,221 | 4,090 | 3,931 | 4,000 | 195 | 235 | 221 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| CENTRAL | 59,113 | 60,118 | 58,504 | 56,596 | 57,200 | 55,324 | 2,517 | 2,918 | 3,180 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Carbon | 7,982 | 8,036 | 7,947 | 7,625 | 7,616 | 7,494 | 357 | 420 | 453 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Converse | 8,126 | 8,128 | 7,910 | 7,833 | 7,789 | 7,542 | 293 | 339 | 368 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| Natrona | 43,005 | 43,954 | 42,647 | 41,138 | 41,795 | 40,288 | 1,867 | 2,159 | 2,359 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| STATEWIDE | 306,057 | 309,001 | 305,656 | 292,469 | 293,178 | 289,368 | 13,588 | 15,823 | 16,288 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Statewide Seasonally Adjusted | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| U.S. | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | |||||||||
| U.S. Seasonally Adjusted | 7.8 | 8.1 | 9.0 | |||||||||
| Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2012. Run Date 10/2012. | ||||||||||||
| Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified. | ||||||||||||
| (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | ||||||||||||