Unemployment rises to 3.1%
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Wednesday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from 3.0% in August to 3.1% in September.
Wyoming’s unemployment rate was modestly higher than its September 2023 level of 2.9%, but much lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 4.1%.
From August to September, county unemployment rates followed their normal seasonal pattern and decreased.
In September, unemployment rates were higher than their year-ago levels in every county.
Uinta County, at 3.1%, had the highest unemployment rate in September. It was followed by Big Horn County, Sublette County and Sweetwater County, each at 3.0%. The lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 1.6%, and Crook and Niobrara counties, each at 2.0%.