Unemployment rate drops in HS county

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services recently released the unemployment numbers for the month of March across the state.

In Hot Springs County, our unemployment rate dropped by .3 percent to 4.4 percent, which amounts to eight fewer citizens being unemployed in March compared to February.

The department also reports our labor force was down by 12 in March, but 20 more people were able to find work. That leaves 109 people still looking for work during the month.

We still remain about in the middle when it comes to unemployment with the state average being 4.5 percent.

Wyoming is right on track with the national average of 4.5 percent.

The lowest unemployment rate in the state is in Teton County with just 2.7 percent unemployed.

This is minimal, compared to Fremont County, which has the highest unemployment rate in the state at 6.4 percent.

From March, 2016 to March, 2017, unemployment rates decreased in 21 of Wyoming’s counties.