Economic Indicators
"The number of new building permits rose from 77 in January 1999 to 88 in January 2000."
Percent Change | |||||
Jan 2000 (p) | Dec 1999 (r) | Jan 1999 (b) | Month | Year | |
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) | 257,312 | 260,091 | 255,840 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
--Unemployed | 13,702 | 11,540 | 16,300 | 18.7 | -15.9 |
--Employed | 243,610 | 248,551 | 239,540 | -2.0 | 1.7 |
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 5.3%/4.1% | 4.4%/4.4% | 6.4%/5.1% | N/A | N/A |
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 4.5%/4.0% | 3.7%/4.1% | 4.8%/4.3% | N/A | N/A |
U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,637,000 | 8,037,000 | 7,897,000 | -5.0 | -3.3 |
--As a Percent of All Workers | 5.7% | 6.0% | 6.0% | N/A | N/A |
U. S. Discouraged Workers | 234,000 | 267,000 | 339,000 | -12.4 | -31.0 |
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 3,535,000 | 3,332,000 | 3,815,000 | 6.1 | -7.3 |
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers | |||||
Wyoming Mining | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $873.24 | $884.52 | $838.93 | -1.3 | 4.1 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 45.6 | 45.5 | 43.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
U.S. Mining | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $766.34 | $761.46 | $728.83 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 44.4 | 44.4 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Wyoming Manufacturing | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $611.42 | $600.46 | $618.20 | 1.8 | -1.1 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 39.6 | 39.4 | 40.3 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
U.S. Manufacturing | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $589.47 | $603.50 | $564.16 | -2.3 | 4.5 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 41.6 | 42.5 | 41.3 | -2.1 | 0.7 |
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||
--Weeks Compensated (2) | 14,011 | 12,164 | 18,428 | 15.2 | -24.0 |
--Benefits Paid | $2,642,468 | $2,210,676 | $3,379,974 | 19.5 | -21.8 |
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $188.60 | $181.74 | $183.41 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1) | 202,139 | 209,131 | 199,604 | -3.3 | 1.3 |
--Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | N/A | N/A |
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||
--All Items | 168.7 | 168.3 | 164.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
----Food & Beverages | 166.6 | 165.9 | 163.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
----Housing | 165.8 | 164.8 | 161.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
----Apparel | 126.8 | 130.1 | 127.9 | -2.5 | -0.9 |
----Transportation | 148.3 | 148.3 | 140.4 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
----Medical Care | 255.5 | 254.2 | 246.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 102.3 | 102.0 | 101.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 102.7 | 102.3 | 100.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
----Other Goods & Services | 264.7 | 263.0 | 255.4 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||
--All Commodities | 128.3 | 128.0 | 122.9 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
Wyoming Building Permits | |||||
--New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized | 88 | 120 | 77 | -26.7 | 14.3 |
--Valuation | $9,030,000 | $10,731,000 | $8,349,000 | -15.9 | 8.2 |
(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.
1 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
2 Not Normalized
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