Wyoming jobless rate falls to 5.4% in Sept.

Wyoming's unemployment rate fell to 5.4% in September. The rate dropped from 5.7% in August. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says a year ago in September the rate was at 5.9%. The agency says nearly every county in the state saw unemployment rates fall. Big Horn County's rate fell from 6.2% to 5%. Goshen County fell from 5.8% to 4.6%. Sublette County reported the state's lowest jobless rate last month at 3%, followed by Niobrara County at 3.2%, Converse at 3.6% and Campbell and Albany both at 3.7%. The highest unemployment rates by county were in Fremont with 5.6%, Lincoln with 5.4% and Laramie with 5.2%.