The unemployment rate affects your local park, your child’s school and even the value of your home. Even if you don’t have or want a job.
In this country, about 7.4 percent of all people are actively looking for work but can’t find it – they’re unemployed. But this number changes a lot from city to city. Employed people tend to pay taxes and their mortgages, meaning when many are out of work, your city suffers. Schools and parks are tax-payer funded. Foreclosures are never good for surrounding property values. Take a look and see the economy in your city.
| UNITED STATES | 7.4 | percent |
| Alabama…………………………… | 6.6 | percent |
| Anniston-Oxford………………….. | 7.8 | percent |
| Auburn-Opelika…………………… | 5.5 | percent |
| Birmingham-Hoover………………… | 5.6 | percent |
| Decatur…………………………. | 6.2 | percent |
| Dothan………………………….. | 6.1 | percent |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals……………. | 6.4 | percent |
| Gadsden…………………………. | 6.4 | percent |
| Huntsville………………………. | 5.6 | percent |
| Mobile………………………….. | 7.5 | percent |
| Montgomery………………………. | 6.7 | percent |
| Tuscaloosa………………………. | 6.9 | percent |
| Alaska……………………………. | 5.9 | percent |
| Anchorage……………………….. | 5.3 | percent |
| Fairbanks……………………….. | 5.3 | percent |
| percent | ||
| Arizona…………………………… | 8.3 | percent |
| Flagstaff……………………….. | 7.9 | percent |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman………….. | 9.7 | percent |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale…………….. | 6.9 | percent |
| Prescott………………………… | 8.2 | percent |
| Tucson………………………….. | 7.2 | percent |
| Yuma……………………………. | 34.5 | percent |
| Arkansas………………………….. | 7.6 | percent |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers…….. | 5.9 | percent |
| Fort Smith………………………. | 7.6 | percent |
| Hot Springs……………………… | 7.8 | percent |
| Jonesboro……………………….. | 7.3 | percent |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway.. | 6.8 | percent |
| Pine Bluff………………………. | 10.3 | percent |
| California………………………… | 9.3 | percent |
| Bakersfield-Delano……………….. | 11.6 | percent |
| Chico…………………………… | 10.8 | percent |
| El Centro……………………….. | 26.1 | percent |
| Fresno………………………….. | 12.5 | percent |
| Hanford-Corcoran…………………. | 12.6 | percent |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana…… | 9.8 | percent |
| Madera-Chowchilla………………… | 11.3 | percent |
| Merced………………………….. | 14.6 | percent |
| Modesto…………………………. | 12.9 | percent |
| Napa……………………………. | 6 | percent |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura………. | 8 | percent |
| Redding…………………………. | 10.9 | percent |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario…… | 11 | percent |
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville… | 8.9 | percent |
| Salinas…………………………. | 8.2 | percent |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos……… | 7.8 | percent |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont……… | 6.9 | percent |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara…….. | 7.2 | percent |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles……….. | 6.9 | percent |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta…… | 6.7 | percent |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville……………. | 8.2 | percent |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma………………. | 7.1 | percent |
| Stockton………………………… | 12.8 | percent |
| Vallejo-Fairfield………………… | 8.5 | percent |
| Visalia-Porterville………………. | 13.8 | percent |
| Yuba City……………………….. | 14 | percent |
| Colorado………………………….. | 6.9 | percent |
| Boulder…………………………. | 5.4 | percent |
| Colorado Springs…………………. | 8.4 | percent |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield………….. | 6.8 | percent |
| Fort Collins-Loveland…………….. | 5.6 | percent |
| Grand Junction…………………… | 8.3 | percent |
| Greeley…………………………. | 7.5 | percent |
| Pueblo………………………….. | 9.9 | percent |
| Connecticut……………………….. | 8.3 | percent |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk……….. | 7.7 | percent |
| Danbury…………………………. | 6.7 | percent |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford.. | 8.4 | percent |
| New Haven……………………….. | 8.8 | percent |
| Norwich-New London……………….. | 8.4 | percent |
| Waterbury……………………….. | 11.1 | percent |
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| Delaware………………………….. | 7.6 | percent |
| Dover…………………………… | 8.1 | percent |
| District of Columbia……………….. | 9 | percent |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria……. | 5.7 | percent |
| Florida…………………………… | 7.4 | percent |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers…………….. | 7.6 | percent |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin…. | 5.1 | percent |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach…. | 7.3 | percent |
| Gainesville……………………… | 6 | percent |
| Jacksonville…………………….. | 7 | percent |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven…………….. | 8.7 | percent |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach… | 7.5 | percent |
| Naples-Marco Island………………. | 7.5 | percent |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota……… | 7.4 | percent |
| Ocala…………………………… | 8.3 | percent |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford…………. | 6.9 | percent |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville……… | 7.8 | percent |
| Palm Coast………………………. | 10.4 | percent |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven- | ||
| Panama City Beach………………. | 6.5 | percent |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent………… | 7 | percent |
| Port St. Lucie…………………… | 9.5 | percent |
| Punta Gorda……………………… | 7.4 | percent |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach……………… | 9.7 | percent |
| Tallahassee……………………… | 6.7 | percent |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater……. | 7.3 | percent |
| Georgia…………………………… | 9.1 | percent |
| Albany………………………….. | 9.8 | percent |
| Athens-Clarke County……………… | 6.9 | percent |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta…….. | 8.6 | percent |
| Augusta-Richmond County…………… | 9.1 | percent |
| Brunswick……………………….. | 10 | percent |
| Columbus………………………… | 9.2 | percent |
| Dalton………………………….. | 12.3 | percent |
| Gainesville……………………… | 7.5 | percent |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart…………… | 10 | percent |
| Macon…………………………… | 9.5 | percent |
| Rome……………………………. | 10.2 | percent |
| Savannah………………………… | 8.7 | percent |
| Valdosta………………………… | 8.7 | percent |
| Warner Robins……………………. | 8.1 | percent |
| Hawaii……………………………. | 4.7 | percent |
| Honolulu………………………… | 4.2 | percent |
| Idaho…………………………….. | 6.2 | percent |
| Boise City-Nampa…………………. | 6.1 | percent |
| Coeur d’Alene……………………. | 6.8 | percent |
| Idaho Falls……………………… | 5.3 | percent |
| Lewiston………………………… | 6.1 | percent |
| Pocatello……………………….. | 6.7 | percent |
| Illinois………………………….. | 9.6 | percent |
| Bloomington-Normal……………….. | 7.8 | percent |
| Champaign-Urbana…………………. | 8.9 | percent |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville…………. | 9.6 | percent |
| Danville………………………… | 11.8 | percent |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island………. | 6.9 | percent |
| Decatur…………………………. | 13.2 | percent |
| Kankakee-Bradley…………………. | 11.2 | percent |
| Peoria………………………….. | 9.4 | percent |
| Rockford………………………… | 11.4 | percent |
| Springfield……………………… | 8 | percent |
| Indiana…………………………… | 8.3 | percent |
| Anderson………………………… | 9.7 | percent |
| Bloomington……………………… | 8.2 | percent |
| Columbus………………………… | 6.4 | percent |
| Elkhart-Goshen…………………… | 8.5 | percent |
| Evansville………………………. | 7.6 | percent |
| Fort Wayne………………………. | 8.5 | percent |
| Indianapolis-Carmel………………. | 7.5 | percent |
| Kokomo………………………….. | 9.1 | percent |
| Lafayette……………………….. | 8.4 | percent |
| Michigan City-La Porte……………. | 9.9 | percent |
| Muncie………………………….. | 10.3 | percent |
| South Bend-Mishawaka……………… | 9.5 | percent |
| Terre Haute……………………… | 10.7 | percent |
| Iowa……………………………… | 4.7 | percent |
| Ames……………………………. | 4.3 | percent |
| Cedar Rapids…………………….. | 4.9 | percent |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines………… | 4.6 | percent |
| Dubuque…………………………. | 4.5 | percent |
| Iowa City……………………….. | 3.9 | percent |
| Sioux City………………………. | 4.9 | percent |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls……………… | 4.7 | percent |
| Kansas……………………………. | 6.2 | percent |
| Lawrence………………………… | 6.1 | percent |
| Manhattan……………………….. | 6 | percent |
| Topeka………………………….. | 6.7 | percent |
| Wichita…………………………. | 7.1 | percent |
| Kentucky………………………….. | 8.5 | percent |
| Bowling Green……………………. | 7.5 | percent |
| Elizabethtown……………………. | 7.7 | percent |
| Lexington-Fayette………………… | 6.6 | percent |
| Louisville-Jefferson County……….. | 8.2 | percent |
| Owensboro……………………….. | 7 | percent |
| Louisiana…………………………. | 7.1 | percent |
| Alexandria………………………. | 7.3 | percent |
| Baton Rouge……………………… | 7 | percent |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux………… | 5 | percent |
| Lafayette……………………….. | 5.4 | percent |
| Lake Charles…………………….. | 6.4 | percent |
| Monroe………………………….. | 7.5 | percent |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner……….. | 7.2 | percent |
| Shreveport-Bossier City…………… | 7.5 | percent |
| Maine…………………………….. | 6.6 | percent |
| Bangor………………………….. | 6.9 | percent |
| Lewiston-Auburn………………….. | 6.8 | percent |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford….. | 5.6 | percent |
| Maryland………………………….. | 7 | percent |
| Baltimore-Towson…………………. | 7.5 | percent |
| Cumberland………………………. | 7.9 | percent |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg……………. | 7.1 | percent |
| Salisbury……………………….. | 8.7 | percent |
| Massachusetts……………………… | 7.2 | percent |
| Barnstable Town………………….. | 5.9 | percent |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy…………… | 6.6 | percent |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner………. | 9.7 | percent |
| New Bedford……………………… | 11.2 | percent |
| Pittsfield………………………. | 7.1 | percent |
| Springfield……………………… | 8.7 | percent |
| Worcester……………………….. | 8 | percent |
| Michigan………………………….. | 9.7 | percent |
| Ann Arbor……………………….. | 7.2 | percent |
| Battle Creek…………………….. | 8.5 | percent |
| Bay City………………………… | 9.7 | percent |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia……………. | 10.4 | percent |
| Flint…………………………… | 11.2 | percent |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming……………… | 7.5 | percent |
| Holland-Grand Haven………………. | 7.7 | percent |
| Jackson…………………………. | 9.8 | percent |
| Kalamazoo-Portage………………… | 8.4 | percent |
| Lansing-East Lansing……………… | 8.9 | percent |
| Monroe………………………….. | 9.5 | percent |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores……………. | 9.7 | percent |
| Niles-Benton Harbor………………. | 9.8 | percent |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North…….. | 10.2 | percent |
| Minnesota…………………………. | 5.1 | percent |
| Duluth………………………….. | 6.5 | percent |
| Mankato-North Mankato…………….. | 4.5 | percent |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington…… | 4.9 | percent |
| Rochester……………………….. | 4.3 | percent |
| St. Cloud……………………….. | 5.2 | percent |
| Mississippi……………………….. | 8.6 | percent |
| Gulfport-Biloxi………………….. | 7.7 | percent |
| Hattiesburg……………………… | 7.3 | percent |
| Jackson…………………………. | 6.7 | percent |
| Pascagoula………………………. | 8.8 | percent |
| Missouri………………………….. | 7.4 | percent |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson……………. | 7.2 | percent |
| Columbia………………………… | 5.5 | percent |
| Jefferson City…………………… | 6.3 | percent |
| Joplin………………………….. | 6.8 | percent |
| Kansas City……………………… | 7.1 | percent |
| St. Joseph………………………. | 6 | percent |
| St. Louis (1)……………………. | 7.9 | percent |
| Springfield……………………… | 6.2 | percent |
| Montana…………………………… | 4.8 | percent |
| Billings………………………… | 3.9 | percent |
| Great Falls……………………… | 4.6 | percent |
| Missoula………………………… | 4.6 | percent |
| Nebraska………………………….. | 4.4 | percent |
| Lincoln…………………………. | 4.1 | percent |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs……………… | 4.6 | percent |
| Nevada……………………………. | 9.5 | percent |
| Carson City……………………… | 9.5 | percent |
| Las Vegas-Paradise……………….. | 9.7 | percent |
| Reno-Sparks……………………… | 9.3 | percent |
| New Hampshire……………………… | 5.1 | percent |
| Manchester………………………. | 5 | percent |
| Portsmouth………………………. | 4.5 | percent |
| Rochester-Dover………………….. | 5.1 | percent |
| New Jersey………………………… | 8.6 | percent |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton…………… | 11.5 | percent |
| Ocean City………………………. | 8.4 | percent |
| Trenton-Ewing……………………. | 7.2 | percent |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton………. | 12.6 | percent |
| New Mexico………………………… | 7.5 | percent |
| Albuquerque……………………… | 7.8 | percent |
| Farmington………………………. | 7.6 | percent |
| Las Cruces………………………. | 8.3 | percent |
| Santa Fe………………………… | 5.8 | percent |
| New York………………………….. | 7.6 | percent |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy…………… | 6.4 | percent |
| Binghamton………………………. | 7.6 | percent |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls…………….. | 7.4 | percent |
| Elmira………………………….. | 7.9 | percent |
| Glens Falls……………………… | 6.1 | percent |
| Ithaca………………………….. | 5.6 | percent |
| Kingston………………………… | 7.7 | percent |
| New York-Northern New Jersey- | ||
| Long Island…………………. | 8 | percent |
| New York City…………………. | 8.7 | percent |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown…… | 7.1 | percent |
| Rochester……………………….. | 7 | percent |
| Syracuse………………………… | 7.4 | percent |
| Utica-Rome………………………. | 7.4 | percent |
| North Carolina…………………….. | 9.1 | percent |
| Asheville……………………….. | 6.8 | percent |
| Burlington………………………. | 9.2 | percent |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill………. | 9.1 | percent |
| Durham-Chapel Hill……………….. | 7.1 | percent |
| Fayetteville…………………….. | 10.6 | percent |
| Goldsboro……………………….. | 9 | percent |
| Greensboro-High Point…………….. | 9.6 | percent |
| Greenville………………………. | 9.6 | percent |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton………….. | 10 | percent |
| Jacksonville…………………….. | 8.6 | percent |
| Raleigh-Cary…………………….. | 7.3 | percent |
| Rocky Mount……………………… | 13.3 | percent |
| Wilmington………………………. | 9.2 | percent |
| Winston-Salem……………………. | 8.5 | percent |
| North Dakota………………………. | 2.9 | percent |
| Bismarck………………………… | 2.5 | percent |
| Fargo…………………………… | 3.3 | percent |
| Grand Forks……………………… | 4 | percent |
| Ohio……………………………… | 7.3 | percent |
| Akron…………………………… | 7 | percent |
| Canton-Massillon…………………. | 7.3 | percent |
| Cincinnati-Middletown…………….. | 7.1 | percent |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor…………… | 7.3 | percent |
| Columbus………………………… | 6.3 | percent |
| Dayton………………………….. | 7.8 | percent |
| Lima……………………………. | 8.1 | percent |
| Mansfield……………………….. | 8.5 | percent |
| Sandusky………………………… | 6.9 | percent |
| Springfield……………………… | 7.2 | percent |
| Steubenville-Weirton……………… | 9.4 | percent |
| Toledo………………………….. | 8.2 | percent |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman………… | 8.5 | percent |
| Oklahoma………………………….. | 5.1 | percent |
| Lawton………………………….. | 6.2 | percent |
| Oklahoma City……………………. | 4.8 | percent |
| Tulsa…………………………… | 5.2 | percent |
| Oregon……………………………. | 8.1 | percent |
| Bend……………………………. | 9.4 | percent |
| Corvallis……………………….. | 6.9 | percent |
| Eugene-Springfield……………….. | 8.4 | percent |
| Medford…………………………. | 10.5 | percent |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro………. | 7.5 | percent |
| Salem…………………………… | 8.6 | percent |
| Pennsylvania………………………. | 7.8 | percent |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton………… | 7.9 | percent |
| Altoona…………………………. | 6.9 | percent |
| Erie……………………………. | 7.5 | percent |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle………………. | 7 | percent |
| Johnstown……………………….. | 9.2 | percent |
| Lancaster……………………….. | 6.5 | percent |
| Lebanon…………………………. | 6.3 | percent |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington…….. | 8.4 | percent |
| Pittsburgh………………………. | 7 | percent |
| Reading…………………………. | 7.7 | percent |
| Scranton–Wilkes-Barre……………. | 9.3 | percent |
| State College……………………. | 6.5 | percent |
| Williamsport…………………….. | 7.9 | percent |
| York-Hanover…………………….. | 7.5 | percent |
| Rhode Island………………………. | 9.2 | percent |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick……… | 9.4 | percent |
| South Carolina…………………….. | 8.1 | percent |
| Anderson………………………… | 7.6 | percent |
| Charleston-North Charleston- | percent | |
| Summerville……………………. | 6.7 | percent |
| Columbia………………………… | 7.3 | percent |
| Florence………………………… | 9.5 | percent |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley…………. | 7 | percent |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | 7.6 | percent |
| Spartanburg……………………… | 8.4 | percent |
| Sumter………………………….. | 9.5 | percent |
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| South Dakota………………………. | 3.7 | percent |
| Rapid City………………………. | 3.5 | percent |
| Sioux Falls……………………… | 3 | percent |
| Tennessee…………………………. | 8.5 | percent |
| Chattanooga……………………… | 8.3 | percent |
| Clarksville……………………… | 9.4 | percent |
| Cleveland……………………….. | 8.2 | percent |
| Jackson…………………………. | 8.9 | percent |
| Johnson City…………………….. | 8 | percent |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol…………. | 7.8 | percent |
| Knoxville……………………….. | 7.2 | percent |
| Memphis…………………………. | 9.5 | percent |
| Morristown………………………. | 9.7 | percent |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro– | percent | |
| Franklin………………………. | 6.8 | percent |
| Texas…………………………….. | 6.7 | percent |
| Abilene…………………………. | 5.5 | percent |
| Amarillo………………………… | 5.1 | percent |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos………. | 5.6 | percent |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur……………… | 10.2 | percent |
| Brownsville-Harlingen…………….. | 10.5 | percent |
| College Station-Bryan…………….. | 6.1 | percent |
| Corpus Christi…………………… | 6.3 | percent |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington……….. | 6.4 | percent |
| El Paso…………………………. | 9.3 | percent |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown………… | 6.5 | percent |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood………….. | 7.5 | percent |
| Laredo………………………….. | 7.2 | percent |
| Longview………………………… | 6 | percent |
| Lubbock…………………………. | 5.8 | percent |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission………….. | 11.3 | percent |
| Midland…………………………. | 3.5 | percent |
| Odessa………………………….. | 4.2 | percent |
| San Angelo………………………. | 5.6 | percent |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels…………. | 6.5 | percent |
| Sherman-Denison………………….. | 6.9 | percent |
| Texarkana……………………….. | 7.1 | percent |
| Tyler…………………………… | 6.8 | percent |
| Victoria………………………… | 5.8 | percent |
| Waco……………………………. | 6.7 | percent |
| Wichita Falls……………………. | 6.3 | percent |
| Utah……………………………… | 4.6 | percent |
| Logan…………………………… | 4 | percent |
| Ogden-Clearfield…………………. | 4.8 | percent |
| Provo-Orem………………………. | 4.6 | percent |
| St. George………………………. | 5.4 | percent |
| Salt Lake City…………………… | 4.3 | percent |
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| Vermont…………………………… | 4.4 | percent |
| Burlington-South Burlington……….. | 4 | percent |
| Virginia………………………….. | 5.8 | percent |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford….. | 6.7 | percent |
| Charlottesville………………….. | 5.3 | percent |
| Danville………………………… | 8.5 | percent |
| Harrisonburg…………………….. | 5.9 | percent |
| Lynchburg……………………….. | 6.8 | percent |
| Richmond………………………… | 6.2 | percent |
| Roanoke…………………………. | 6.1 | percent |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News… | 6.2 | percent |
| Winchester………………………. | 5.3 | percent |
| Washington………………………… | 6.8 | percent |
| Bellingham………………………. | 7.3 | percent |
| Bremerton-Silverdale……………… | 7.2 | percent |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland………….. | 8.3 | percent |
| Longview………………………… | 10.4 | percent |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes……………. | 8.4 | percent |
| Olympia…………………………. | 7.4 | percent |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue…………… | 5.8 | percent |
| Spokane…………………………. | 8.1 | percent |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee………….. | 5.5 | percent |
| Yakima………………………….. | 8 | percent |
| West Virginia……………………… | 6.2 | percent |
| Charleston………………………. | 5.7 | percent |
| Huntington-Ashland……………….. | 7.3 | percent |
| Morgantown………………………. | 4.3 | percent |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna……….. | 6.4 | percent |
| Wheeling………………………… | 6.8 | percent |
| Wisconsin…………………………. | 6.8 | percent |
| Appleton………………………… | 6.2 | percent |
| Eau Claire………………………. | 6 | percent |
| Fond du Lac……………………… | 6.6 | percent |
| Green Bay……………………….. | 6.2 | percent |
| Janesville………………………. | 7.9 | percent |
| La Crosse……………………….. | 5.4 | percent |
| Madison…………………………. | 4.9 | percent |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis……… | 7.6 | percent |
| Oshkosh-Neenah…………………… | 6.4 | percent |
| Racine………………………….. | 8.8 | percent |
| Sheboygan……………………….. | 6 | percent |
| Wausau………………………….. | 6.8 | percent |
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| Wyoming…………………………… | 4.2 | percent |
| Casper………………………….. | 4.1 | percent |
| Cheyenne………………………… | 4.4 | percent |
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