SWEETWATER COUNTY — Sweetwater County’s unemployment rate fell in the month of July to 5.8 percent compared to 7.2 percent in June according to the Research and Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.

The state’s unemployment rate fell from 5.4 percent in June to 5.2 percent in July. The slight decrease in unemployment was largely due to unemployed individuals dropping out of the labor force.

From June to July, unemployment rates fell in every county in Wyoming. Unemployment often decreases in July as employment grows in leisure & hospitality, construction, and other sectors. The largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Sublette (down from 6.9 percent to 5.2 percent), Uinta (down from 6.5 percent to 4.9 percent), Natrona (down from 7.4 percent to 5.8 percent), Sweetwater (down from 7.2 percent to 5.8 percent), and Campbell (down from 6.9 percent to 5.5 percent) counties.

The lowest unemployment rates in July were reported in Teton County at 2.8 percent, Weston County at 3.1 percent, and Crook County at 3.2 percent. The highest rates were found in Natrona and Sweetwater counties, both at 5.8 percent. The next highest rates occurred in Campbell County at 5.5 percent, Sublette County at 5.2 percent, and Converse County at 5 percent.

Research and Planning has scheduled the August unemployment news release for September 20, 2021.