Unemployment drops below 4% in August

Weston County’s unemployment rate dropped below 4% in August and remained significantly lower than both the state and national unemployment rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has closed businesses across the country for months. 
According to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Research and Planning Division’s Sept. 22 unemployment report, the unemployment rate dropped 0.7% from July to August. A total of 149 individuals were unemployed out of the 3,853 people considered to be in the labor force within the county. 
Weston County, with an unemployment rate of 3.9%, has one of the lowest rates in the state. The lowest unemployment rate is found in Albany County at 3.3%, and both Niobrara and Crook counties tied with Weston for second with an unemployment rate of 3.9%.