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Economic Indicators

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 50 in January 2012 to 48 in February, a decrease of 4.0%.

 

 
Feb 2012 (p) Jan 2012 (r) Feb 2011 (b) Percent Change
Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment 279,900 277,400 275,600 0.9 1.6
Wyoming State Government 17,400 16,800 17,200 3.6 1.2
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment 44,600 44,200 42,700 0.9 4.4
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment 40,100 40,400 38,100 -0.7 5.2
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,116,000 6,830,000 6,882,000 4.2 3.4
As a percent of all workers 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 1,006,000 1,059,000 1,020,000 -5.0 -1.4
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 8,455,000 8,918,000 8,749,000 -5.2 -3.4
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated 26,870 31,190 33,421 -13.9 -19.6
Benefits Paid $9,002,379 $10,313,370 $10,682,167 -12.7 -15.7
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $335.03 $330.66 $319.62 1.3 4.8
State Insured Covered Jobs1 259,987 259,901 251,700 0.0 3.3
Insured Unemployment Rate 3.5% 3.5% 3.4% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 227.7 226.7 221.3 0.4 2.9
Food & Beverages 232.5 232.6 224.0 0.0 3.8
Housing 221.1 220.8 217.3 0.1 1.8
Apparel 123.3 122.1 118.4 1.0 4.2
Transportation 214.4 210.8 203.0 1.7 5.6
Medical Care 410.5 408.1 397.1 0.6 3.4
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 114.3 114.2 113.2 0.1 1.0
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 133.2 113.1 130.7 17.8 1.9
Other Goods & Services 391.2 391.4 385.4 0.0 1.5
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 201.6 200.6 195.8 0.5 3.0
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 116 84 75 38.1 54.7
Valuation $27,469,000 $25,620,000 $13,045,000 7.2 110.6
Single Family Homes 111 84 50 32.1 122.0
  Valuation $27,041,000 $25,620,000 $11,125,000 5.5 143.1
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 15 18 12 -16.7 25.0
Valuation $2,879,000 $4,266,000 $1,281,000 -32.5 124.7
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 22 24 25 -8.3 -12.0
Valuation $3,366,000 $4,514,000 $2,934,000 -25.4 14.7
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 48 50 46 -4.0 4.3
 
(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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm.

 

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