Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"The number of unemployed individuals in Wyoming decreased 12.2 percent when compared to April 2000."

April  March April   Percent Change 2001 2001 2000  Month  Year ______(p)_ _____(r)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____ Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 265,389 265,370 265,225 0.0 0.1             Unemployed 9,224 11,226 10,511 -17.8 -12.2             Employed 256,165 254,144 254,714 0.8 0.6 Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.5%/3.4% 4.2%/3.4% 4.0%/3.9% N/A N/A U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 4.2%/4.5% 4.6%/4.3% 3.7%/4.0% N/A N/A U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,280,000 7,609,000 7,737,000 -4.3 -5.9       As a percent of all workers 5.4% 5.6% 5.7% N/A N/A U.S. Discouraged Workers 346,000 350,000 330,000 -1.1 4.8 U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 3,108,000 3,338,000 3,043,000 -6.9 2.1 Hours & Earnings for Production Workers Wyoming Mining        Average Weekly Earnings $933.29 $886.65 $893.37 5.3 4.5        Average Weekly Hours 44.4 44.6 43.9 -0.4 1.1 U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings        Average Weekly Earnings $792.90 $778.05 $776.32 1.9 2.1        Average Weekly Hours 45.7 45.0 44.9 1.6 1.8 Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings        Average Weekly Earnings $616.73 $597.55 $621.73 3.2 -0.8        Average Weekly Hours 37.4 37.3 39.3 0.3 -4.8 U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings        Average Weekly Earnings $585.68 $596.41 $595.48 -1.8 -1.6        Average Weekly Hours 39.6 40.6 41.7 -2.5 -5.0 Wyoming Unemployment Insurance        Weeks Compensated (2) 11,745 15,564 11,635 -24.5 0.9        Benefits Paid $2,408,277 $3,256,216 $2,225,476 -26.0 8.2        Average Weekly Benefit Payment $205.05 $209.21 $191.27 -2.0 7.2        State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 211,803 209,175 209,572 1.3 1.1         Insured Unemployment Rate 1.5% 1.9% 1.5% N/A N/A Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers    (1982 to 1984 = 100)          All Items 176.9 176.2 171.3 0.4 3.3                Food & Beverages 172.4 172.2 167.2 0.1 3.1                Housing 175.4 175.4 167.9 0.0 4.5                Apparel 131.9 132.2 133.3 -0.2 -1.1                Transportation 156.1 153.9 152.9 1.4 2.1                Medical Care 270.8 270.0 258.8 0.3 4.6                Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 105.0 104.3 102.9 0.7 2.0                Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 104.1 104.3 101.8 -0.2 2.3                Other Goods & Services 281.3 277.7 271.9 1.3 3.5 Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)        All Commodities 136.3 135.9 130.7 0.3 4.3 Wyoming Building Permits       New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 163 158 179 3.2 -8.9       Valuation $25,661,000 $25,209,000 $35,229,000 1.8 -27.2

(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.
1 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
2 Not Normalized

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