Economic Indicators
The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 30 in March 2015 to 9 in March 2016, a decrease of 70%.
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| 2016 (p) | 2016 (r) | 2015 (b) | Month | Year | |||
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Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment |
277,400 | 276,900 | 286,900 | 0.2 | -3.3 | ||
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Wyoming State Government |
15,900 | 15,800 | 15,800 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
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Laramie County Nonfarm Employment |
46,800 | 46,200 | 46,700 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ||
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Natrona County Nonfarm Employment |
40,000 | 39,800 | 43,100 | 0.5 | -7.2 | ||
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Selected U.S. Employment Data |
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U.S. Multiple Jobholders |
7,592,000 | 7,454,000 | 7,264,000 | 1.9 | 4.5 | ||
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As a percent of all workers |
5.0% | 5.0% | 4.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
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U.S. Discouraged Workers |
585,000 | 599,000 | 738,000 | -2.3 | -20.7 | ||
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U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons |
6,138,000 | 6,106,000 | 6,672,000 | 0.5 | -8.0 | ||
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Wyoming Unemployment Insurance |
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Weeks Compensated |
35,922 | 29,447 | 24,903 | 22.0 | 44.2 | ||
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Benefits Paid |
$14,483,652 | $11,745,479 | $9,704,794 | 23.3 | 49.2 | ||
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Average Weekly Benefit Payment |
$403.20 | $398.87 | $389.70 | 1.1 | 3.5 | ||
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State Insured Covered Jobs1 |
266,556 | 264,665 | 267,428 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ||
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Insured Unemployment Rate |
4.0% | 4.0% | 2.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
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Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers |
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(1982 to 1984 = 100) |
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All Items |
238.1 | 237.1 | 236.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ||
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Food & Beverages
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247.7 | 248.5 | 245.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ||
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Housing |
241.5 | 241.0 | 236.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | ||
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Apparel |
127.4 | 125.6 | 128.2 | 1.5 | -0.6 | ||
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Transportation |
191.3 | 187.3 | 199.4 | 2.1 | -4.1 | ||
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Medical Care |
458.6 | 458.3 | 444.0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | ||
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Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) |
117.1 | 116.6 | 115.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ||
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Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)
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139.3 | 139.2 | 137.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ||
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Other Goods & Services
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420.6 | 419.6 | 412.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ||
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Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) |
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All Commodities |
182.4 | 181.5 | 191.5 | 0.5 | -4.8 | ||
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Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) |
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Total Units |
138 | 89 | 178 | 55.1 | -22.5 | ||
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Valuation |
$50,616,000 | $37,225,000 | $54,579,000 | 36.0 | -7.3 | ||
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Single Family Homes |
121 | 87 | 173 | 39.1 | -30.1 | ||
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Valuation |
$49,299,000 | $36,932,000 | $54,151,000 | 33.5 | -9.0 | ||
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Casper MSA2 Building Permits |
15 | 11 | 20 | 36.4 | -25.0 | ||
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Valuation |
$3,584,000 | $2,469,000 | $4,998,000 | 45.2 | -28.3 | ||
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Cheyenne MSA Building Permits |
32 | 13 | 48 | 146.2 | -33.3 | ||
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Valuation |
$5,770,000 | $2,671,000 | $8,900,000 | 116.0 | -35.2 | ||
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Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming |
9 | 11 | 30 | -18.2 | -70.0 | ||
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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 Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm. |
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