Unemployment rate up to 3.0%

Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from 2.9% in July to 3.0% in August, according to the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.  Even at 3.0, the state’s unemployment rate is much lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 4.2%.

From July to August, unemployment rates rose in every county. 

Big Horn, Platte and Sublette counties had the highest unemployment rates in August, 3.6%, while Teton had the lowest, 1.8%.