© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 10
 

Economic Indicators
by: Margaret Hiatt, Administrative/Survey Support Specialist

The dollar value of benefits paid by Wyoming Unemployment Insurance fell 18.1% from August 2004.

 

				Aug	July	Aug	Percent Change
				2005	2005	2004	Month	Year
				______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)				288,297	292,689	285,764	-1.5	0.9
		Unemployed		9,386	10,343	9,353	-9.3	0.4
		Employed		278,911	282,346	276,411	-1.2	0.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.				3.3%/4.0%	3.5%/4.1%	3.3%/4.1%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.				4.9%/4.9%	5.2%/5.0%	5.4%/'5.4%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders				7,223,000	7,595,000	7,368,000	-4.9	-2.0
	As a percent of all workers			5.0%	5.3%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers				384,000	499,000	534,000	-23.0	-28.1
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons				4,402,000	4,578,000	4,395,000	-3.8	0.2
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
	Average Weekly Earnings			$1,080.00	$1,051.10	$1,004.66	2.7	7.5
	Average Weekly Hours			47.1	46.0	43.7	2.4	7.8
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings			$892.07	$882.06	$834.47	1.1	6.9
	Average Weekly Hours			47.1	46.4	45.5	1.5	3.5
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings			$699.11	$683.71	$670.33	2.3	4.3
	Average Weekly Hours			41.1	40.1	40.7	2.5	1.0
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings			$672.34	$658.35	$660.94	2.1	1.7
	Average Weekly Hours			40.6	39.9	40.9	1.8	-0.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated (2)			7,787	7,412	9,434	5.1	-17.5
	Benefits Paid			$1,845,829	$1,728,376	$2,254,695	6.8	-18.1
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment			$237.04	$233.19	$239.00	1.7	-0.8
	State Insured Covered Jobs (1)			244,447	243,792	242,257	0.3	0.9
	Insured Unemployment Rate			0.8%	0.9%	1.1%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items			196.4	195.4	189.5	0.5	3.6
		Food & Beverages		191.3	191.3	187.3	0.0	2.1
		Housing		196.9	196.6	191.2	0.2	3.0
		Apparel		115.8	113.8	116.5	1.8	-0.6
		Transportation		177.7	174.4	162.9	1.9	9.1
		Medical Care		323.9	324.1	311.6	-0.1	3.9
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)		109.3	109.1	108.5	0.2	0.7
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)		113.7	112.9	111.7	0.7	1.8
		Other Goods & Services		314.4	314.1	305.5	0.1	2.9
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities			157.3	156.2	148.0	0.7	6.3
Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units			303	281	272	7.8	11.4
		Valuation		$55,480,000	$46,605,000	$55,024,000	19.0	0.8
	Single Family Homes			266	246	217	8.1	22.6
		Valuation		$52,928,000	$44,152,000	$50,600,000	19.9	4.6
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming				80	78	84	2.6	-4.8
(p) Preliminary (r) Revised (b) Benchmarked (1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates