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

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

"Wyoming's labor force (the sum of employed and unemployed individuals) grew by 1.8 percent from May 2002 to May 2003."

May Apr May Percent Change
2003 2003 2002  Month  Year
____(p)___ ____ (r)___ ____(b)___ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 274,052 274,181 269,305 0.0 1.8
            Unemployed 10,670 11,624 10,880 -8.2 -1.9
            Employed 263,382 262,557 258,425 0.3 1.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.9%/4.0% 4.2%/4.0% 4.0%/4.2% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.8%/6.1% 5.8%/6.0% 5.5%/5.8% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,338,000 7,181,000 7,247,000 2.2 1.3
      As a percent of all workers 5.3% 5.2% 5.3% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 482,000 437,000 414,000 10.3 16.4
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,409,000 4,609,000 3,942,000 -4.3 11.8
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $954.85 $954.84 $949.53 0.0 0.6
       Average Weekly Hours 43.7 43.6 44.6 0.2 -2.0
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $789.66 $789.87 $766.06 0.0 3.1
       Average Weekly Hours 43.7 44.3 43.7 -1.4 0.0
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $703.34 $714.56 $677.64 -1.6 3.8
       Average Weekly Hours 41.3 40.6 38.7 1.7 6.7
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $629.53 $625.20 $615.60 0.7 2.3
       Average Weekly Hours 40.2 40.0 40.5 0.5 -0.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated (2) 15,771 23,870 13,154 -33.9 19.9
       Benefits Paid $3,624,938 $5,553,344 $2,949,194 -34.7 22.9
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $229.85 $232.65 $224.21 -1.2 2.5
       State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 228,169 220,527 226,859 3.5 0.6
        Insured Unemployment Rate 1.9% 2.4% 1.7% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
         All Items 183.5 183.8 179.8 -0.2 2.1
               Food & Beverages 179.4 179.0 176.4 0.2 1.7
               Housing 184.5 184.1 179.7 0.2 2.7
               Apparel 122.5 123.9 127.1 -1.1 -3.6
               Transportation 157.2 159.3 153.8 -1.3 2.2
               Medical Care 295.5 294.6 284.1 0.3 4.0
               Recreation (Apr. 1997=100) 107.6 107.4 106.4 0.2 1.1
               Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100) 108.6 109.0 106.6 -0.4 1.9
               Other Goods & Services 298.1 298.1 291.5 0.0 2.3
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
       All Commodities 136.7 136.8 130.8 -0.1 4.5
Wyoming Building Permits
      New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 235 293 229 -19.8 2.6
      Valuation $38,549,000 $34,763,000 $39,987,000 10.9 -3.6
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 48 38 36 26.3 33.3
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.
(1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
(2) Not Normalized.


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