Wyo. jobless rate remains at 4.9% in Jan.

Wyoming's unemployment rate did not change in January, remaining at 4.9%. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports the rate is down from a year earlier when it was at 5.7% in January 2012. The state's current rate is significantly lower than the U.S. unemployment rate of 7.9%. Among the state's counties, Lincoln's 8.1% was the highest in the state, followed by Fremont at 7.7% and Johnson at 7.2%. The lowest unemployment rates were found in Converse at 4.3% and Sublette at 4.4%. Both Niobrara and Albany recorded rates of 4.6%.