© Copyright 2002 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Statistical Technician

"The Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.8 percent from its August 2001 level."

 

Aug July Aug Percent Change
2002 2002 2001  Month  Year
____(p)___ ____ (r)___ ____(b)___ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 274,851 277,328 276,610 -0.9 -0.6
            Unemployed 8,654 9,032 9,612 -4.2 -10.0
            Employed 266,197 268,296 266,998 -0.8 -0.3
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.1%/3.6% 3.3%/3.7% 3.5%/4.0% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.7%/5.7% 6.0/5.9% 4.9%/4.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 6,808,000 7,168,000 6,963,000 -5.0 -2.2
      As a percent of all workers 5.0% 5.3% 5.2% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 372,000 398,000 335,000 -6.5 11.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,190,000 4,286,000 3,289,000 -2.2 27.4
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $908.01 $908.10 $854.97 0.0 6.2
       Average Weekly Hours 40.5 42.1 42.2 -3.8 -4.0
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $769.44 $761.05 $761.69 1.1 1.0
       Average Weekly Hours 43.3 42.9 43.6 0.9 -0.7
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $617.89 $648.46 $648.73 -4.7 -4.8
       Average Weekly Hours 37.2 38.1 38.5 -2.4 -3.4
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $626.59 $614.98 $609.00 1.9 2.9
       Average Weekly Hours 40.9 40.3 40.9 1.5 0.0
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated (2) 10,143 12,041 6,818 -15.8 48.8
       Benefits Paid $2,317,292 $2,719,639 $1,405,598 -14.8 64.9
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $228.46 $225.86 $206.16 1.2 10.8
       State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 228,371 227,395 227,691 0.4 0.3
        Insured Unemployment Rate 1.3% 1.4% 0.9% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
         All Items 180.7 180.1 177.5 0.3 1.8
               Food & Beverages 176.6 176.6 174.4 0.0 1.3
               Housing 181.7 181.2 178.0 0.3 2.1
               Apparel 120.5 118.7 122.6 1.5 -1.7
               Transportation 153.9 153.7 153.3 0.1 0.4
               Medical Care 287.3 286.6 274.4 0.2 4.7
               Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 106.3 106.2 105.1 0.1 1.1
               Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 108.9 107.6 105.8 1.2 2.9
               Other Goods & Services 295.9 294.5 283.3 0.5 4.4
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
       All Commodities 131.5 131.2 133.4 0.2 -1.4
Wyoming Building Permits
      New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 156 174 140 -10.3 11.4
      Valuation $27,482,000 $28,621,000 $25,075,000 -4.0 9.6
(p) Preliminary.   (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.
(1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
(2) Not Normalized.


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