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Unemployment Percentages In Northeast Wyoming Increase In March 2023

April 24, 2023

News – Sheridan Media

While the unemployment percentages in Wyoming dropped a little bit in March 2023, most of northeast Wyoming did not follow the trend.

The Department of Workforce Services says the statewide unemployment rate dropped from 3.8% in February 2023 to 3.7% in March.

It was 3.3% in March of 2022.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2023 was at 3.5%, which is down from 3.6% in February 2023, and down from 3.6% in March 2022.

Sheridan County’s unemployment rate for March 2023 was at 4.1%, which is up from 4.0% in February.

Johnson County’s rate for March was at 4.3%, and that is up from 4.1% in February.

The March 2022 rates for both Sheridan and Johnson Counties was at 3.5% and 3.9% respectively.

Teton County had the lowest unemployment rate in Wyoming in March 2023 at 2.6%, while Washakie County had the highest rate at 5.8%.

Nonfarm employment in the Cowboy State increased by 6,700 jobs from March 2022 to March 2023.

Click here to see the latest report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services

Last modified: April 24, 2023

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