Economic Indicators
The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell for the third month in a row. It decreased from 48 in February to 44 in March, an 8.3% decline.
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Mar
2012 (p) |
Feb
2012 (r) |
Mar
2011 (b) |
Percent Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Year | ||||||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 280,400 | 279,800 | 278,000 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 17,400 | 17,400 | 17,200 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 44,900 | 44,600 | 43,300 | 0.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 40,600 | 40,100 | 38,800 | 1.2 | 4.6 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,052,000 | 7,116,000 | 6,809,000 | -0.9 | 3.6 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 865,000 | 1,006,000 | 921,000 | -14.0 | -6.1 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 7,867,000 | 8,455,000 | 8,737,000 | -7.0 | -10.0 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 24,780 | 26,870 | 37,443 | -7.8 | -33.8 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $8,323,950 | $9,002,379 | $12,063,896 | -7.5 | -31.0 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $335.91 | $335.03 | $322.19 | 0.3 | 4.3 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 261,927 | 259,987 | 253,980 | 0.7 | 3.1 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 229.4 | 227.7 | 223.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 232.7 | 232.5 | 225.5 | 0.1 | 3.2 | ||
| Housing | 221.5 | 221.1 | 217.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | ||
| Apparel | 127.3 | 123.3 | 121.3 | 3.2 | 4.9 | ||
| Transportation | 220.8 | 214.4 | 211.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | ||
| Medical Care | 411.5 | 410.5 | 397.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 114.7 | 114.3 | 113.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 113.2 | 133.2 | 130.7 | -15.0 | -13.4 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 392.4 | 391.2 | 385.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 204.3 | 201.6 | 199.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | ||
| Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 277 | 116 | 153 | 138.8 | 81.0 | ||
| Valuation | $45,313,000 | $27,469,000 | $29,105,000 | 65.0 | 55.7 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 130 | 111 | 99 | 17.1 | 31.3 | ||
| Valuation | $35,460,000 | $27,041,000 | $24,965,000 | 31.1 | 42.0 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 137 | 15 | 27 | 813.3 | 407.4 | ||
| Valuation | $10,993,000 | $2,879,000 | $3,237,000 | 281.8 | 239.6 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 38 | 22 | 51 | 72.7 | -25.5 | ||
| Valuation | $4,755,000 | $3,366,000 | $5,434,000 | 41.3 | -12.5 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 44 | 48 | 45 | -8.3 | -2.2 | ||
| (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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