Persons Working in Jobs Covered by Wyoming State Unemployment Insurance, Second Quarter 2009
In third quarter 2009, 89.4% of workers in unemployment insurance-covered jobs in Wyoming worked one job, up from 86.8% in third quarter 2008. They earned an average of $9,233 for the quarter, a decline from the average quarterly wage of $9,540 for third quarter 2008.1
From third quarter 2008 to third quarter 2009, the number of new persons – those not previously working in the state – declined by 41.1%. Total wages also declined over the year by 8.1%, and the number of unemployment insurance-covered accounts fell by 4.7%.
1 Source: Persons Working in Jobs Covered by Wyoming State Unemployment Insurance, Third Quarter 2008. Wyoming Labor Force Trends 46(1).