Jobless rate in Wyoming at 4.3 percent in December

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming’s unemployment rate increased to 4.3 percent in December.

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports that the rate is up from November’s 4.1 percent.

The state’s jobless rate is still below the national rate of 5 percent.

Albany and Niobrara counties have the lowest unemployment rates in the state at 2.9 percent, followed by Goshen at 3.1 percent and Weston at 3.3 percent.

Fremont County posted the highest unemployment rate at 6 percent, followed by Natrona and Sublette each at 5.5 percent and Uinta at 5.2 percent.