Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Economic Indicators

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

Wyoming total nonfarm employment increased by 1.5% from July 2012 to July 2013.

			Jul	Jun	Jul	Percent Change
			2013 (p)	2013 (r)	2012 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			301,400	301,300	296,800	0.0	1.5
	Wyoming State Government		16,500	16,700	16,600	-1.2	-0.6
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			47,700	47,100	45,300	1.3	5.3
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			42,000	42,300	41,700	-0.7	0.7
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			6,897,000	6,990,000	6,741,000	-1.3	2.3
	As a percent of all workers		4.8%	4.8%	4.7%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			988,000	1,027,000	852,000	-3.8	16.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			8,324,000	8,440,000	8,316,000	-1.4	0.1
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		16,013	14,624	17,689	9.5	-9.5
	Benefits Paid		$5,766,129	$5,206,739	$6,111,804	10.7	-5.7
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$360.09	$356.04	$345.51	1.1	4.2
	State Insured Covered Jobs¹		273,463	278,101	269,838	-1.7	1.3
	Insured Unemployment Rate		1.9%	2.1%	2.1%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		233.6	233.5	229.1	0.0	2.0
		Food & Beverages	237.0	236.7	233.6	0.1	1.5
		Housing	228.4	228.1	223.3	0.1	2.3
		Apparel	124.2	126.2	122.3	-1.6	1.6
		Transportation	220.0	220.0	214.3	0.0	2.7
		Medical Care	424.8	424.3	416.8	0.1	1.9
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	115.4	115.4	114.9	0.0	0.4
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	135.3	135.1	133.5	0.2	1.3
		Other Goods & Services	401.5	400.3	395.4	0.3	1.5
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		204.6	204.7	200.1	0.0	2.2
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		193	259	133	-25.5	45.1
		Valuation	$50,108,000	$60,045,000	$29,324,000	-16.5	70.9
	Single Family Homes		160	242	126	-33.9	27.0
		Valuation	$47,947,000	$58,927,000	$26,689,000	-18.6	79.7
	Casper MSA² Building Permits		51	36	21	41.7	142.9
		Valuation	$7,348,000	$7,899,000	$4,516,000	-7.0	62.7
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		54	62	27	-12.9	100.0
		Valuation	$7,942,000	$9,222,000	$3,242,000	-13.9	145.0
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			52	47	46	10.6	13.0

(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.