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Wyoming unemployment rate falls to 5.1 percent in October 2016

CHEYENNE — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported this week that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell significantly from 5.4 percent (as revised) in September to 5.1 percent in October.

Wyoming’s unemployment rate has now fallen for three consecutive months, but remains higher than its October 2015 level of 4.3 percent. Seasonally...