Economic Indicators
The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 61 in November to 58 in December, a 4.9% decrease.
| Dec | Nov | Dec |
Percent Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (p) | 2014 (r) | 2013 (b) | Month | Year | |||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 294,300 | 293,100 | 290,000 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 15,800 | 15,900 | 15,800 | -0.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 46,800 | 46,500 | 46,600 | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 42,600 | 42,700 | 42,700 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,308,000 | 7,549,000 | 6,934,000 | -3.2 | 5.4 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.8% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 740,000 | 698,000 | 917,000 | 6.0 | -19.3 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 6,970,000 | 6,713,000 | 7,990,000 | 3.8 | -12.8 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 18,767 | 12,446 | 22,922 | 50.8 | -18.1 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $6,649,388 | $4,340,053 | $7,944,003 | 53.2 | -16.3 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $354.31 | $348.71 | $346.57 | 1.6 | 2.2 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 271,535 | 271,327 | 267,364 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 234.8 | 236.2 | 233.0 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 245.6 | 244.9 | 237.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Housing | 234.7 | 234.3 | 228.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ||
| Apparel | 123.9 | 129.0 | 126.5 | -3.9 | -2.0 | ||
| Transportation | 199.8 | 206.9 | 212.9 | -3.4 | -6.2 | ||
| Medical Care | 439.7 | 438.4 | 427.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 114.9 | 115.0 | 114.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 137.4 | 137.7 | 136.9 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 410.6 | 409.8 | 404.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 197.6 | 201.2 | 202.0 | -1.8 | -2.2 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 90 | 107 | 92 | -15.9 | -2.2 | ||
| Valuation | $25,628,000 | $33,662,000 | $24,867,000 | -23.9 | 3.1 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 82 | 101 | 87 | -18.8 | -5.7 | ||
| Valuation | $24,937,000 | $33,148,000 | $24,439,000 | -24.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 8 | 14 | 7 | -42.9 | 14.3 | ||
| Valuation | $1,511,000 | $3,645,000 | $1,698,000 | -58.5 | -11.0 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 40 | 14 | 40 | 185.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Valuation | $6,447,000 | $2,243,000 | $7,081,000 | 187.4 | -9.0 | ||
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Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming |
58 | 61 | 55 | -4.9 | 5.5 | ||
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(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. 1Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. 2Metropolitan Statistical Area. Note: Production worker hours and earnings data have been dropped from the Economic Indicators page because of problems with accuracy due to a small sample size and high item nonresponse. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm. |
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