Wyo. unemployment holds steady at 5.3%

The unemployment rate in Wyoming held steady at 5.3% from March to April. The rate is down from 6% a year ago and remains well below the nationwide unemployment rate of 8.1%. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Tuesday that unemployment declined in most Wyoming counties from March to April. The highest unemployment in Wyoming was 11.2% in Teton County. That was up from 6.6% in March, an annual jump that coincides with the end of winter tourist season in Jackson Hole. Lincoln County had the next-highest rate, 8.5%, followed by Fremont County, 6.6%, and Johnson County, 6.4%. Sublette County had the lowest unemployment rate, 3.4%, followed by Campbell and Albany counties, both 4.1%.