© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 2

Economic Indicators
by: Margaret Hiatt, Administrative/Survey Support Specialist

Wyoming's labor force (the sum of employed and unemployed individuals) fell slightly in December.

	Dec	Nov	Dec	Percent Change
	2004	2004	2003	Month	Year
	______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force	278,266	279,274	279,518	-0.4	-0.4
Unemployed	9,932	9,372	12,523	6.0	-20.7
Employed	268,334	269,902	266,995	-0.6	0.5
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.6%/3.3%	3.4%/3.5%	4.5%/4.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	5.1%/5.4%	5.2%/5.4%	5.4%/5.7%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,834,000	7,648,000	7,260,000	2.4	7.9
As a percent of all workers	5.6%	5.4%	5.2%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers	442,000	392,000	433,000	12.8	2.1
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	4,516,000	4,398,000	4,833,000	2.7	-6.6

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings	$1,028.30	$1,035.90	$1,006.36	-0.7	2.2
Average Weekly Hours	44.4	45.0	44.1	-1.3	0.7
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$857.44	$864.44	$817.47	-0.8	4.9
Average Weekly Hours	46.0	46.5	44.5	-1.1	3.4
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$638.16	$664.68	$637.57	-4.0	0.1
Average Weekly Hours	38.7	39.4	40.2	-1.8	-3.7
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$678.56	$666.26	$662.87	1.8	2.4
Average Weekly Hours	41.2	40.8	41.3	1.0	-0.2

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated	16,229	13,440	20,689	20.8	-21.6
Benefits Paid	$3,823,514	$3,102,747	$4,791,202	23.2	-20.2
Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$235.60	$230.86	$231.58	2.1	1.7
State Insured Covered Jobs	232,509	232,449	228,145	0.0	1.9
Insured Unemployment Rate	1.7%	1.3%	2.1%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items	190.3	191.0	184.3	-0.4	3.3
Food & Beverages	188.9	188.6	184.1	0.2	2.6
Housing	190.7	190.8	185.1	-0.1	3.0
Apparel	118.8	123.0	119.0	-3.4	-0.2
Transportation	164.8	167.2	154.7	-1.4	6.5
Medical Care	314.9	314.1	302.1	0.3	4.2
Recreation (Apr. 1997=100)	108.5	108.7	107.7	-0.2	0.7
Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100)	112.6	112.7	110.9	-0.1	1.5
Other Goods & Services	307.8	307.0	300.2	0.3	2.5

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) -
All Commodities	150	151	140	-0.8	7.6

Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units	201	211	124	-4.7	62.1
Valuation	$24,373,000	$29,020,000	$21,020,000	-16.0	16.0
Single Family Homes	163	179	117	-8.9	39.3
Valuation	$21,657,000	$26,637,000	$20,596,000	-18.7	5.2

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming	75	73	62	2.7	21.0


(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.