Wyoming Economic Indicators


Correction: In the April issue of TRENDS, Percent Change (Month and Year) for U. S. Mining and Manufacturing (Hours and Earnings) and Producer Prices (All Commodities) were in error.


PERCENT CHANGE
MAR 1996 (p) FEB 1996 (r) MAR 1995 (b) MONTH YEAR
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force1 255,761 252,852 253,616 1.2 0.8
--Unemployed 14,125 14,062 14,075 0.4 0.4
--Employed 241,636 238,970 239,541 1.1 0.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.5%/4.7% 5.6%/4.1% 5.5%/4.7% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.8%/5.6% 6.0%/5.5% 5.7%5.5% N/A N/A
PERCENT CHANGE
MAR 1996 (p) FEB 1996 (r) MAR 1995 (b) MONTH YEAR
Wyoming Mining Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
--Average Weekly Earnings $749.33 $740.81 $721.44 1.2 3.9
--Average Weekly Hours 42.6 42.6 43.2 0.0 -1.4
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
--Average Weekly Earnings $705.97 $706.02 $670.56 -0.1 5.3
--Average Weekly Hours 45.4 45.2 44.0 0.4 3.2
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
--Average Weekly Earnings $473.98 $466.05 $477.50 1.7 -0.7
--Average Weekly Hours 39.4 39.0 39.3 1.0 0.3
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
--Average Weekly Earnings $515.82 $517.47 $510.83 -0.3 1.0
--Average Weekly Hours 41.2 41.2 41.7 0.0 -1.2
PERCENT CHANGE
MAR 1996 (p) FEB 1996 (r) MAR 1995 (b) MONTH YEAR
Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Claimed2 27,348 28,797 26,708 -5.0 2.4
----Initial Claims2 1,903 2,508 2,333 -24.1 -18.4
--Weeks Compensated 23,154 23,423 22,242 -1.1 4.1
--Benefits Paid $4,133,624.00 $4,156,474.00 $3,893,861.00 -0.5 6.2
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment $178.53 $177.45 $174.19 0.6 2.5
--State Insured Covered Jobs1 195,310 193,077 193,043 1.2 1.2
--Wyoming Insured Unemployment Rate 3.1% 3.2% 3.0% N/A N/A
PERCENT CHANGE
MAR 1996 (p) FEB 1996 (r) MAR 1995 (b) MONTH YEAR
Employment Service
--Applications Received 3,497 3,375 4,581 3.6 -23.7
--Openings Received 2,031 1,539 2,575 32.0 -21.1
--Individuals Placed 831 716 1,165 16.1 -28.7
--Placement Transactions 1,296 1,003 1,810 29.2 -28.4
PERCENT CHANGE
MAR 1996 (p) FEB 1996 (r) MAR 1995 (b) MONTH YEAR
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items 155.7 154.9 151.4 0.5 2.8
----Food and Beverage 152.1 151.3 147.9 0.5 2.8
----Housing 151.7 151.2 147.4 0.3 2.9
----Apparel & Upkeep 134.8 131.2 134.4 2.7 0.3
----Transportation 141.2 140.4 138.0 0.6 2.3
----Medical Care 226.6 226.2 218.4 0.2 3.8
----Entertainment 158.4 158.3 152.6 0.1 3.8
----Other Goods & Services 213.0 212.6 204.0 0.2 4.4
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities 126.4 125.9 123.7 0.4 2.2


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


1 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
2 These figures may differ from those in Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims and Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims because they are derived from different sources.


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