The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5.4% in June to 5.2% in July. The slight decrease in unemployment was largely due to unemployed individuals dropping out of the labor force.
Wyoming’s unemployment rate is much lower than its July 2020 level of 6.8% and slightly lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 5.4%.
The largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Sublette – down from 6.9% to 5.2%, Uinta – down from 6.5% to 4.9%, Natrona – down from 7.4% to 5.8%), and Sweetwater -down from 7.2% to 5.8%.
The lowest unemployment rates in July were reported in Teton County at 2.8%, Weston County at 3.1%, and Crook County at 3.2%.
The Jackson Hole Radio staff has been covering news in Teton County, WY since 1963. Our editorial team is committed to providing readers, and listeners, with first-hand accounts of everyday life in one of America's most beautiful towns.
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