Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
    by: Carola Cowan, BLS Programs Supervisor
    From January to February, most county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and fell slightly.  
     
    
		    
					
						
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								Labor Force
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								Employed
							 | 
							
								Unemployed
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								Unemployment Rates
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								Feb
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								Jan
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								Feb
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								Feb
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								Jan
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								Feb
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								Feb
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								Jan
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								Feb
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								Feb
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								Jan
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								Feb
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								REGION
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								2013
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								2013
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								2012
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								2013
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								2013
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								2012
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								2013
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								2013
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								2012
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								2013
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								2013
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								2012
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								County
							 | 
							
								(p)
							 | 
							
								(r)
							 | 
							
								(b)
							 | 
							
								(p)
							 | 
							
								(r)
							 | 
							
								(b)
							 | 
							
								(p)
							 | 
							
								(r)
							 | 
							
								(b)
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								(p)
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								(r)
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								(b)
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								NORTHWEST
							 | 
							
								46,660
							 | 
							
								46,815
							 | 
							
								45,815
							 | 
							
								43,495
							 | 
							
								43,459
							 | 
							
								42,426
							 | 
							
								3,165
							 | 
							
								3,356
							 | 
							
								3,389
							 | 
							
								6.8
							 | 
							
								7.2
							 | 
							
								7.4
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							| 
								Big Horn
							 | 
							
								5,100
							 | 
							
								5,155
							 | 
							
								4,964
							 | 
							
								4,774
							 | 
							
								4,807
							 | 
							
								4,611
							 | 
							
								326
							 | 
							
								348
							 | 
							
								353
							 | 
							
								6.4
							 | 
							
								6.8
							 | 
							
								7.1
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							| 
								Fremont
							 | 
							
								19,846
							 | 
							
								19,826
							 | 
							
								19,578
							 | 
							
								18,399
							 | 
							
								18,292
							 | 
							
								18,047
							 | 
							
								1,447
							 | 
							
								1,534
							 | 
							
								1,531
							 | 
							
								7.3
							 | 
							
								7.7
							 | 
							
								7.8
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							| 
								Hot Springs
							 | 
							
								2,523
							 | 
							
								2,530
							 | 
							
								2,566
							 | 
							
								2,377
							 | 
							
								2,378
							 | 
							
								2,427
							 | 
							
								146
							 | 
							
								152
							 | 
							
								139
							 | 
							
								5.8
							 | 
							
								6.0
							 | 
							
								5.4
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							| 
								Park
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								14,805
							 | 
							
								14,842
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								14,500
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								13,835
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								13,811
							 | 
							
								13,430
							 | 
							
								970
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								1,031
							 | 
							
								1,070
							 | 
							
								6.6
							 | 
							
								6.9
							 | 
							
								7.4
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							| 
								Washakie
							 | 
							
								4,386
							 | 
							
								4,462
							 | 
							
								4,207
							 | 
							
								4,110
							 | 
							
								4,171
							 | 
							
								3,911
							 | 
							
								276
							 | 
							
								291
							 | 
							
								296
							 | 
							
								6.3
							 | 
							
								6.5
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								7.0
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							| 
								NORTHEAST
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								55,046
							 | 
							
								55,161
							 | 
							
								55,153
							 | 
							
								51,984
							 | 
							
								51,963
							 | 
							
								51,892
							 | 
							
								3,062
							 | 
							
								3,198
							 | 
							
								3,261
							 | 
							
								5.6
							 | 
							
								5.8
							 | 
							
								5.9
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							| 
								Campbell
							 | 
							
								28,209
							 | 
							
								28,298
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								28,269
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								26,950
							 | 
							
								26,931
							 | 
							
								26,965
							 | 
							
								1,259
							 | 
							
								1,367
							 | 
							
								1,304
							 | 
							
								4.5
							 | 
							
								4.8
							 | 
							
								4.6
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								Crook
							 | 
							
								3,489
							 | 
							
								3,521
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								3,566
							 | 
							
								3,282
							 | 
							
								3,295
							 | 
							
								3,350
							 | 
							
								207
							 | 
							
								226
							 | 
							
								216
							 | 
							
								5.9
							 | 
							
								6.4
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								6.1
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							| 
								Johnson
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								3,817
							 | 
							
								3,820
							 | 
							
								3,920
							 | 
							
								3,537
							 | 
							
								3,545
							 | 
							
								3,611
							 | 
							
								280
							 | 
							
								275
							 | 
							
								309
							 | 
							
								7.3
							 | 
							
								7.2
							 | 
							
								7.9
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								Sheridan
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								16,214
							 | 
							
								16,171
							 | 
							
								16,124
							 | 
							
								15,075
							 | 
							
								15,032
							 | 
							
								14,895
							 | 
							
								1,139
							 | 
							
								1,139
							 | 
							
								1,229
							 | 
							
								7.0
							 | 
							
								7.0
							 | 
							
								7.6
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								Weston
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								3,317
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								3,351
							 | 
							
								3,274
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								3,140
							 | 
							
								3,160
							 | 
							
								3,071
							 | 
							
								177
							 | 
							
								191
							 | 
							
								203
							 | 
							
								5.3
							 | 
							
								5.7
							 | 
							
								6.2
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							| 
								SOUTHWEST
							 | 
							
								63,772
							 | 
							
								64,093
							 | 
							
								64,658
							 | 
							
								60,363
							 | 
							
								60,397
							 | 
							
								60,750
							 | 
							
								3,409
							 | 
							
								3,696
							 | 
							
								3,908
							 | 
							
								5.3
							 | 
							
								5.8
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								6.0
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								Lincoln
							 | 
							
								7,630
							 | 
							
								7,686
							 | 
							
								7,743
							 | 
							
								7,026
							 | 
							
								7,063
							 | 
							
								6,994
							 | 
							
								604
							 | 
							
								623
							 | 
							
								749
							 | 
							
								7.9
							 | 
							
								8.1
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								9.7
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								Sublette
							 | 
							
								7,129
							 | 
							
								7,237
							 | 
							
								7,672
							 | 
							
								6,836
							 | 
							
								6,918
							 | 
							
								7,393
							 | 
							
								293
							 | 
							
								319
							 | 
							
								279
							 | 
							
								4.1
							 | 
							
								4.4
							 | 
							
								3.6
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								Sweetwater
							 | 
							
								25,263
							 | 
							
								25,223
							 | 
							
								25,176
							 | 
							
								24,068
							 | 
							
								23,947
							 | 
							
								23,849
							 | 
							
								1,195
							 | 
							
								1,276
							 | 
							
								1,327
							 | 
							
								4.7
							 | 
							
								5.1
							 | 
							
								5.3
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								Teton
							 | 
							
								12,877
							 | 
							
								12,999
							 | 
							
								12,854
							 | 
							
								12,153
							 | 
							
								12,157
							 | 
							
								11,948
							 | 
							
								724
							 | 
							
								842
							 | 
							
								906
							 | 
							
								5.6
							 | 
							
								6.5
							 | 
							
								7.0
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							| 
								Uinta
							 | 
							
								10,873
							 | 
							
								10,948
							 | 
							
								11,213
							 | 
							
								10,280
							 | 
							
								10,312
							 | 
							
								10,566
							 | 
							
								593
							 | 
							
								636
							 | 
							
								647
							 | 
							
								5.5
							 | 
							
								5.8
							 | 
							
								5.8
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							| 
								SOUTHEAST
							 | 
							
								79,061
							 | 
							
								78,665
							 | 
							
								77,855
							 | 
							
								74,758
							 | 
							
								74,079
							 | 
							
								72,849
							 | 
							
								4,303
							 | 
							
								4,586
							 | 
							
								5,006
							 | 
							
								5.4
							 | 
							
								5.8
							 | 
							
								6.4
							 | 
						
						
							| 
								Albany
							 | 
							
								20,953
							 | 
							
								20,324
							 | 
							
								20,630
							 | 
							
								20,024
							 | 
							
								19,388
							 | 
							
								19,609
							 | 
							
								929
							 | 
							
								936
							 | 
							
								1,021
							 | 
							
								4.4
							 | 
							
								4.6
							 | 
							
								4.9
							 | 
						
						
							| 
								Goshen
							 | 
							
								6,504
							 | 
							
								6,542
							 | 
							
								6,626
							 | 
							
								6,167
							 | 
							
								6,185
							 | 
							
								6,217
							 | 
							
								337
							 | 
							
								357
							 | 
							
								409
							 | 
							
								5.2
							 | 
							
								5.5
							 | 
							
								6.2
							 | 
						
						
							| 
								Laramie
							 | 
							
								46,392
							 | 
							
								46,546
							 | 
							
								45,137
							 | 
							
								43,634
							 | 
							
								43,577
							 | 
							
								41,900
							 | 
							
								2,758
							 | 
							
								2,969
							 | 
							
								3,237
							 | 
							
								5.9
							 | 
							
								6.4
							 | 
							
								7.2
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								Niobrara
							 | 
							
								1,279
							 | 
							
								1,291
							 | 
							
								1,314
							 | 
							
								1,228
							 | 
							
								1,232
							 | 
							
								1,252
							 | 
							
								51
							 | 
							
								59
							 | 
							
								62
							 | 
							
								4.0
							 | 
							
								4.6
							 | 
							
								4.7
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							| 
								Platte
							 | 
							
								3,933
							 | 
							
								3,962
							 | 
							
								4,148
							 | 
							
								3,705
							 | 
							
								3,697
							 | 
							
								3,871
							 | 
							
								228
							 | 
							
								265
							 | 
							
								277
							 | 
							
								5.8
							 | 
							
								6.7
							 | 
							
								6.7
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							| 
								CENTRAL
							 | 
							
								60,358
							 | 
							
								60,416
							 | 
							
								59,275
							 | 
							
								57,445
							 | 
							
								57,317
							 | 
							
								55,896
							 | 
							
								2,913
							 | 
							
								3,099
							 | 
							
								3,379
							 | 
							
								4.8
							 | 
							
								5.1
							 | 
							
								5.7
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							| 
								Carbon
							 | 
							
								7,792
							 | 
							
								7,858
							 | 
							
								7,673
							 | 
							
								7,356
							 | 
							
								7,379
							 | 
							
								7,141
							 | 
							
								436
							 | 
							
								479
							 | 
							
								532
							 | 
							
								5.6
							 | 
							
								6.1
							 | 
							
								6.9
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							| 
								Converse
							 | 
							
								8,119
							 | 
							
								8,153
							 | 
							
								8,140
							 | 
							
								7,779
							 | 
							
								7,803
							 | 
							
								7,745
							 | 
							
								340
							 | 
							
								350
							 | 
							
								395
							 | 
							
								4.2
							 | 
							
								4.3
							 | 
							
								4.9
							 | 
						
						
							| 
								Natrona
							 | 
							
								44,447
							 | 
							
								44,405
							 | 
							
								43,462
							 | 
							
								42,310
							 | 
							
								42,135
							 | 
							
								41,010
							 | 
							
								2,137
							 | 
							
								2,270
							 | 
							
								2,452
							 | 
							
								4.8
							 | 
							
								5.1
							 | 
							
								5.6
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							| 
								STATEWIDE
							 | 
							
								304,899
							 | 
							
								305,150
							 | 
							
								302,755
							 | 
							
								288,047
							 | 
							
								287,216
							 | 
							
								283,812
							 | 
							
								16,852
							 | 
							
								17,934
							 | 
							
								18,943
							 | 
							
								5.5
							 | 
							
								5.9
							 | 
							
								6.3
							 | 
						
						
							| 
								Statewide Seasonally Adjusted.
							 | 
							
								4.9
							 | 
							
								4.9
							 | 
							
								5.6
							 | 
						
						
							| 
							U.S. | 
							
								8.1
							 | 
							
								8.5
							 | 
							
								8.7
							 | 
						
						
							| 
								U.S. Seasonally Adjusted.
							 | 
							
								7.7
							 | 
							
								7.9
							 | 
							
								8.3
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							| 
							Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/2013. Run Date 03/2013.  | 
						
						
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								Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
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								(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised (b) Benchmarked.
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