© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 4

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

Earnings in Wyoming Manufacturing show a much stronger over-the-year increase (35.9%) than in the U.S. (1.6%).

	Feb	Jan	Feb	Percent Change
	2005	2005	2004	Month	Year
	______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force	279,665	280,181	276,769	-0.2	1.0
Unemployed	10,726	12,882	12,864	-16.7	-16.6
Employed	268,938	267,299	263,905	0.6	1.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.8%/2.9%	4.6%/3.4%	4.6%/3.8%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	5.8%/5.4%	5.7%/5.2%	6.0%/5.6%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,667,000	7,225,000	7,235,000	6.1	6.0
As a percent of all workers	5.5%	5.2%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers	485,000	515,000	484,000	-5.8	0.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	4,487,000	4,903,000	4,764,000	-8.5	-5.8

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings	$1,079.95	$1,082.85	$949.76	-0.3	13.7
Average Weekly Hours	45.3	45.1	42.4	0.4	6.8
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$858.19	$874.10	$816.52	-1.8	5.1
Average Weekly Hours	45.6	46.2	44.4	-1.3	2.7
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$769.20	$663.38	$566.08	16.0	35.9
Average Weekly Hours	42.9	39.3	34.9	9.2	22.9
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$662.16	$665.84	$651.98	-0.6	1.6
Average Weekly Hours	40.4	40.6	40.8	-0.5	-1.0

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated	17,535	18,272	20,879	-4.0	-16.0
Benefits Paid	$4,187,267	$4,415,577	$4,900,592	-5.2	-14.6
Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$238.79	$241.66	$234.71	-1.2	1.7
State Insured Covered Jobs	227,790	227,809	225,072	0.0	1.2
Insured Unemployment Rate	2.1%	2.1%	2.5%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items	191.8	190.7	186.2	0.6	3.0
Food & Beverages	189.3	189.5	184.5	-0.1	2.6
Housing	192.7	191.8	187.0	0.5	3.0
Apparel	118.7	116.1	118.6	2.2	0.1
Transportation	166.1	164.0	158.8	1.3	4.6
Medical Care	319.3	316.8	306.0	0.8	4.3
Recreation (Apr. 1997=100)	109.0	108.9	108.4	0.1	0.6
Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100)	112.8	112.7	111.2	0.1	1.4
Other Goods & Services	310.8	309.3	302.3	0.5	2.8

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) -
All Commodities	151.6	150.9	142.1	0.5	6.7

Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units	168	146	140	15.1	20.0
Valuation	$23,585,000	$19,579,000	$22,744,000	20.5	3.7
Single Family Homes	140	119	135	17.6	3.7
Valuation	$22,087,000	$17,114,000	$21,781,000	29.1	1.4

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming	68	76	64	-10.5	6.3


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