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Economic Indicators

Benefits paid by Wyoming unemployment insurance fell by 21.3% from April 2011 to April 2012.

 

Apr
2012 (p)
Mar
2012 (r)
Apr
2011 (b)
Percent Change
Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment 280,700 280,300 279,300 0.1 0.5
Wyoming State Government 17,500 17,400 17,400 0.6 0.6
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment 45,000 44,900 44,100 0.2 2.0
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment 41,100 40,900 39,200 0.5 4.8
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 6,947,000 7,052,000 6,887,000 -1.5 0.9
As a percent of all workers 4.9% 5.0% 4.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 968,000 865,000 989,000 11.9 -2.1
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 7,694,000 7,867,000 8,425,000 -2.2 -8.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated 20,680 24,780 27,339 -16.5 -24.4
Benefits Paid $6,912,673 $8,323,950 $8,781,163 -17.0 -21.3
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $334.27 $335.91 $321.20 -0.5 4.1
State Insured Covered Jobs1 262,470 261,927 255,477 0.2 2.7
Insured Unemployment Rate 2.8% 3.3% 2.9% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 230.1 229.4 224.9 0.3 2.3
Food & Beverages 223.1 232.7 226.2 -4.1 -1.4
Housing 221.7 221.5 217.9 0.1 1.7
Apparel 128.5 127.3 122.2 1.0 5.1
Transportation 223.1 220.8 216.9 1.0 2.9
Medical Care 412.5 411.5 398.8 0.2 3.4
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 114.7 114.7 113.4 0.0 1.1
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 133.3 113.2 130.6 17.7 2.0
Other Goods & Services 393.3 392.4 386.2 0.2 1.8
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 203.9 204.3 203.1 -0.2 0.4
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 156 277 152 -43.7 2.6
Valuation $35,893,000 $45,313,000 $38,594,000 -20.8 -7.0
Single Family Homes 140 130 142 7.7 -1.4
Valuation $34,612,000 $35,460,000 $37,616,000 -2.4 -8.0
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 17 137 17 -87.6 0.0
Valuation $3,473,000 $10,993,000 $2,605,000 -68.4 33.3
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 28 38 16 -26.3 75.0
Valuation $4,446,000 $4,755,000 $2,876,000 -6.5 54.6
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 40 44 41 -9.1 -2.4
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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.