| © Copyright 2001 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning | ||||||
| Wyoming Economic Indicators | ||||||
| by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician | ||||||
| "When compared to May 2000, the number of Wyoming building permits increased 98.6 percent." | ||||||
| May | June | May | Percent Change | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 2000 | Month | Year | ||
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| Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) | 265,868 | 265,598 | 265,919 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Unemployed | 8,710 | 9,241 | 9,635 | -5.7 | -9.6 | |
| Employed | 257,158 | 256,357 | 256,284 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 3.3/3.6 | 3.5/3.4 | 3.6/4.0 | N/A | N/A | |
| U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 4.1/4.4 | 4.2/4.5 | 3.9/4.1 | N/A | N/A | |
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,482,000 | 7,710,000 | 7,280,000 | -3.0 | 2.8 | |
| As a percent of all workers | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | N/A | N/A | |
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 325,000 | 346,000 | 282,000 | -6.1 | 15.2 | |
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 3,270,000 | 3,108,000 | 3,140,000 | 5.2 | 4.1 | |
| Hours & Earnings for Production Workers | ||||||
| Wyoming Mining | ||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $872.73 | $933.73 | $852.81 | -6.5 | 2.3 | |
| Average Weekly Hours | 43.9 | 44.4 | 43.4 | -1.1 | 1.2 | |
| U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings | ||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $771.76 | $766.47 | $738.74 | 0.7 | 4.5 | |
| Average Weekly Hours | 44.0 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | |
| Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | ||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $631.97 | $624.69 | $620.69 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Average Weekly Hours | 38.7 | 37.7 | 39.1 | 2.7 | -1.0 | |
| U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | ||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $600.33 | $588.53 | $593.22 | 2.0 | 1.2 | |
| Average Weekly Hours | 40.7 | 39.9 | 41.6 | 2.0 | -2.2 | |
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | ||||||
| Weeks Compensated (2) | 10,447 | 11,745 | 10,772 | -11.1 | -3.0 | |
| Benefits Paid | $2,140,362 | $2,408,277 | $2,077,538 | -11.1 | 3.0 | |
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $204.88 | $205.05 | $192.86 | -0.1 | 6.2 | |
| State Insured Covered Jobs (1) | 219,633 | 211,803 | 216,384 | 3.7 | 1.5 | |
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% | N/A | N/A | |
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | ||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | ||||||
| All Items | 177.7 | 176.9 | 171.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | |
| Food & Beverages | 172.9 | 172.4 | 167.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 | |
| Housing | 175.9 | 175.4 | 168.1 | 0.3 | 4.6 | |
| Apparel | 129.8 | 131.9 | 132.2 | -1.6 | -1.8 | |
| Transportation | 159.2 | 156.1 | 153.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Medical Care | 271.4 | 270.8 | 259.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 | |
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | |
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 104.0 | 104.1 | 101.8 | -0.1 | 2.2 | |
| Other Goods & Services | 280.2 | 270.2 | 281.3 | 3.7 | -0.4 | |
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | ||||||
| All Commodities | 136.6 | 136.3 | 131.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | |
| Wyoming Building Permits | ||||||
| New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized | 286.0 | 163.0 | 144.0 | 75.5 | 98.6 | |
| Valuation | 35,864,000 | 25,661,000 | 41325000 | 39.8 | -13.2 | |
| (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | ||||||
| (1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. | ||||||
| (2) Not Normalized. | ||||||
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