© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 7

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming increased 39.6 percent from a year earlier, indicating a dramatic rise in oil & gas activity in the state.

	May	Apr	May	Percent Change
	2004	2004	2003	Month	Year
	______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force	277,044	276,523	276,312	0.2	0.3
Unemployed	9,947	10,151	12,047	-2.0	-17.4
Employed	267,097	266,372	264,265	0.3	1.1
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.6%/3.7%	3.7%/3.4%	4.4%/4.4%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	5.3%/5.6%	5.4%/5.6%	5.8%/6.1%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,258,000	7,239,000	7,338,000	0.3	-1.1
As a percent of all workers	5.2%	5.2%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers	476,000	492,000	482,000	-3.3	-1.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	4,427,000	4,411,000	4,409,000	0.4	0.4

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings	$1,004.99	$1,017.91	$950.46	-1.3	5.7
Average Weekly Hours	43.3	43.8	43.4	-1.1	-0.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$830.78	$830.65	$794.70	0.0	4.5
Average Weekly Hours	45.2	44.9	45.0	0.7	0.4
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$637.60	$633.22	$696.65	0.7	-8.5
Average Weekly Hours	39.9	39.8	41.1	0.3	-2.9
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$658.42	$652.04	$628.73	1.0	4.7
Average Weekly Hours	41.1	40.6	40.2	1.2	2.2

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated	12,715	15,764	15,771	-19.3	-19.4
Benefits Paid	$2,963,576	$3,664,823	$3,624,938	-19.1	-18.2
Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$233.08	$232.48	$229.85	0.3	1.4
State Insured Covered Jobs	234,488	226,787	229,590	3.4	2.1
Insured Unemployment Rate	1.6%	1.8%	1.9%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100) - All Items	189.1	188.0	183.5	0.6	3.1
Food & Beverages	186.5	185.0	179.4	0.8	4.0
Housing	188.9	188.4	184.5	0.3	2.4
Apparel	123.4	124.3	122.5	-0.7	0.7
Transportation	165.2	161.8	157.2	2.1	5.1
Medical Care	309.0	308.3	295.5	0.2	4.6
Recreation (Apr. 1997=100)	108.8	109.0	107.6	-0.2	1.1
Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100)	110.6	110.9	108.6	-0.3	1.8
Other Goods & Services	303.8	303.6	298.1	0.1	1.9

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) - All Commodities	146.6	144.5	136.7	1.5	7.2

Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units	296	269	235	10.0	26.0
Valuation	$42,622,000	$48,589,000	$38,549,000	-12.3	10.6
Single Family Homes	254	228	181	11	40.3
Valuation	$39,326,000	$45,501,000	$31,818,000	-13.6	23.6

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming	67	61	48	9.8	39.6


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