Wyo. jobless rate falls to 4.8% in April

Wyoming's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 4.8%. The jobless rate was 4.9% in March. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the state's unemployment rate remained significantly lower than the national rate of 7.5%. Teton County's unemployment rate shot up from 5.8% in March to 8.9% in April. Workforce Services says it's normal for Teton County's unemployment rate to increase in April because the ski season has ended and the summer tourist season has not yet begun. Lincoln County had the second highest jobless rate in the state at 6.8%, followed by Johnson at 6.1% and Fremont at 6%. The lowest unemployment rates were reported in Converse County at 3.5% and Niobrara and Albany at 3.6% each.