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Percent Change | |||||
August 1998 (p) | July 1998 (r) | August 1997 (b) | Month | Year | |
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) | 261,448 | 263,936 | 253,028 | -0.9 | 3.3 |
--Unemployed | 9,932 | 10,601 | 10,562 | -6.3 | -6.0 |
--Employed | 251,516 | 253,335 | 242,466 | -0.7 | 3.7 |
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 3.8%/4.6% | 4.0%/4.6% | 4.2%/5.0% | N/A | N/A |
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 4.5%/4.5% | 4.7%/4.5% | 4.8%/4.9% | N/A | N/A |
Wyoming Mining Hours & Earnings for Production Workers | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $870.87 | $845.39 | $802.58 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 46.2 | 45.5 | 47.1 | 0.2 | -3.1 |
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $748.31 | $739.56 | $728.69 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 44.2 | 44.1 | 45.6 | 0.2 | -3.1 |
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $585.60 | $596.41 | $606.39 | -1.8 | -3.4 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 40.0 | 40.6 | 41.0 | -1.5 | -2.4 |
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | |||||
--Average Weekly Earnings | $561.28 | $549.92 | $551.88 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
--Average Weekly Hours | 41.7 | 41.1 | 42.0 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Insurance | |||||
--Weeks Claimed (2) | 10,021 | 10,509 | 9,646 | -4.6 | 3.9 |
----Initial Claims (2) | 1,050 | 1,346 | 1,233 | -22.0 | -14.8 |
--Weeks Compensated | 6,655 | 8,067 | 7,196 | -17.5 | -7.5 |
--Benefits Paid | $1,141,298.00 | $1,390,758.00 | $1,188,853.00 | -17.9 | -4.0 |
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $171.49 | $172.40 | $165.21 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1) | 212,608 | 210,144 | 208,176 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
--Wyoming Insured Unemployment Rate | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | N/A | N/A |
Employment Service | |||||
--Applications Received | 5,520 | N/A | 5,021 | N/A | 9.9 |
--Openings Received | 3,732 | 3,388 | 3,639 | 10.2 | 2.6 |
--Individuals Placed | 1,856 | 1,786 | 1,553 | 3.9 | 19.5 |
--Placement Transactions | 2,383 | 1,984 | 1,963 | 20.1 | 21.4 |
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||
--All Items | 163.4 | 163.2 | 160.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
----Food & Beverages | 161.4 | 160.9 | 158.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
----Housing | 161.5 | 161.2 | 157.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
----Apparel | 131.6 | 129.6 | 130.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
----Transportation | 141.2 | 141.8 | 143.8 | -0.4 | -1.8 |
----Medical Care | 243.5 | 242.7 | 235.2 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 101.3 | 101.1 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 100.1 | 100.0 | 98.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
----Other Goods & Services | 238.0 | 237.8 | 225.7 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||
--All Commodities | 124.2 | 124.8 | 127.2 | -0.5 | -2.4 |
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