© Copyright 2003 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

"Consumer prices (as measured by CPI-U) increased 3.0 percent from February 2002 to February 2003."

 

Feb Jan Feb Percent Change
2003 2003 2002  Month  Year
____(p)___ ____ (r)___ ____(b)___ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 271,588 269,126 267,219 0.9 1.6
            Unemployed 14,070 13,623 13,915 3.3 1.1
            Employed 257,518 255,503 253,304 0.8 1.7
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.2%/4.1% 5.1%/4.0% 5.2%/4.1% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 6.4%/5.8% 6.5%/5.7% 6.1%/5.6% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,620,000 7,180,000 7,463,000 6.1 2.1
      As a percent of all workers 5.6% 5.3% 5.5% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 450,000 449,000 375,000 0.2 20.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 5,061,000 5,135,000 4,514,000 -1.4 12.1
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $955.28 $944.75 $939.72 1.1 1.7
       Average Weekly Hours 43.6 43.1 44.6 1.2 -2.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $767.90 $755.04 $761.90 1.7 0.8
       Average Weekly Hours 42.1 41.9 42.9 0.5 -1.9
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $747.63 $715.97 $673.04 4.4 11.1
       Average Weekly Hours 40.5 39.6 37.6 2.3 7.7
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $628.62 $629.78 $610.95 -0.2 2.9
       Average Weekly Hours 40.4 40.5 40.3 -0.2 0.2
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated (2) 23,866 24,794 18,114 -3.7 31.8
       Benefits Paid $5,548,822 $5,718,278 $4,006,238 -3.0 38.5
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $232.50 $230.63 $221.16 0.8 5.1
       State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 215,747 215,827 215,273 0.0 0.2
        Insured Unemployment Rate 2.9% 2.8% 2.4% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
         All Items 183.1 181.7 177.8 0.8 3.0
               Food & Beverages 178.9 178.1 176.4 0.4 1.4
               Housing 183.2 182.3 178.5 0.5 2.6
               Apparel 120.6 118.1 123.5 2.1 -2.3
               Transportation 158.9 155.5 148.4 2.2 7.1
               Medical Care 293.7 292.6 281.0 0.4 4.5
               Recreation (Feb. 1997=100) 107.2 106.9 105.9 0.3 1.2
               Education & Communication (Feb. 1997=100) 109.7 109.7 107.3 0.0 2.2
               Other Goods & Services 297.5 296.5 290.2 0.3 2.5
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
       All Commodities 137.8 135.5 128.4 1.7 7.3
Wyoming Building Permits
      New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 105 93 117 12.9 -10.3
      Valuation $16,466,000 $14,055,000 $19,531,000 17.2 -15.7
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 41.0 33.0 45.0 24.2 -8.9
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.
(1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
(2) Not Normalized.


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