Economic Indicators
The amount of benefits paid by Wyoming Unemployment Insurance fell 18.4% from February 2013 to February 2014.
| Feb | Jan | Feb | Percent Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (p) | 2014 (r) | 2013 (b) | Month | Year | |||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 284,000 | 284,100 | 281,000 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 15,900 | 15,500 | 16,100 | 2.6 | -1.2 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 44,500 | 45,300 | 44,400 | -1.8 | 0.2 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 41,100 | 41,200 | 41,300 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,163,000 | 6,685,000 | 7,435,000 | 7.2 | -3.7 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.2% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 755,000 | 837,000 | 885,000 | -9.8 | -14.7 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 7,397,000 | 7,771,000 | 8,298,000 | -4.8 | -10.9 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 21,044 | 22,707 | 26,145 | -7.3 | -19.5 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $7,419,048 | $8,011,435 | $9,096,188 | -7.4 | -18.4 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $352.55 | $352.82 | $347.91 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 263,465 | 263,322 | 259,380 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 234.8 | 233.9 | 232.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 239.5 | 238.8 | 236.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Housing | 230.9 | 230.3 | 225.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | ||
| Apparel | 125.5 | 124.3 | 126.3 | 1.0 | -0.6 | ||
| Transportation | 214.7 | 213.5 | 219.5 | 0.6 | -2.2 | ||
| Medical Care | 432.8 | 429.6 | 423.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 115.7 | 115.3 | 115.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 137.0 | 137.0 | 135.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 405.9 | 405.1 | 398.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 206.0 | 203.5 | 204.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 122 | 69 | 138 | 76.8 | -11.6 | ||
| Valuation | $37,110,000 | $19,443,000 | $28,183,000 | 90.9 | 31.7 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 97 | 69 | 116 | 40.6 | -16.4 | ||
| Valuation | $35,297,000 | $19,443,000 | $26,678,000 | 81.5 | 32.3 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 37 | 16 | 53 | 131.3 | -30.2 | ||
| Valuation | $4,908,000 | $2,155,000 | $6,802,000 | 127.7 | -27.8 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 24 | 11 | 31 | 118.2 | -22.6 | ||
| Valuation | $4,740,000 | $1,969,000 | $5,297,000 | 140.7 | -10.5 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 52 | 53 | 46 | -1.9 | 13.0 | ||
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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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm. | |||||||