Sublette County remains unchanged.
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Wyoming jobseekers
are in better shape than they were
five months ago, according to new data
from the state’s Department of Workforce
Services.
But counties where energy jobs are king
are still struggling.
Statewide, unemployment dropped
from 7.1 percent to 6.6 percent from July
to August, continuing a four-month trend
of those numbers improving. The national
unemployment rate is 8.4 percent.
Unemployment insurance claims also
significantly dropped in August. Initial
claims went down nearly 37 percent from
the previous month.
Every Wyoming county except
Lincoln County also saw a decrease in
unemployment rates from July to August,
but counties that rely on energy sector jobs
are still seeing high rates of unemployment.
Sublette County remains at 8.4 percent,
down form the 11.4 percent record high
experienced in April this year.