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Economic Indicators

Benefits paid by Wyoming Unemployment Insurance fell by 12.8% from August 2011 to August 2012.

 

Aug Jul Aug Percent Change
2012 (p) 2012 (r) 2011 (b) Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment 298,400 298,300 292,900 0.0 1.9
Wyoming State Government 16,200 16,600 16,300 -2.4 -0.6
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment 46,200 46,300 45,000 -0.2 2.7
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment 41,600 41,500 39,800 0.2 4.5
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 6,635,000 6,741,000 6,649,000 -1.6 -0.2
As a percent of all workers 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 844,000 852,000 977,000 -0.9 -13.6
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 7,842,000 8,316,000 8,604,000 -5.7 -8.9
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated 15,070 17,689 18,283 -14.8 -17.6
Benefits Paid $5,214,792 $6,111,804 $5,978,200 -14.7 -12.8
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $346.04 $345.51 $326.98 0.2 5.8
State Insured Covered Jobs1 273,782 272,954 268,159 0.3 2.1
Insured Unemployment Rate 2.0% 2.1% 1.7% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 230.4 229.1 226.5 0.6 1.7
Food & Beverages 234.0 233.6 229.5 0.2 2.0
Housing 223.7 223.3 220.5 0.2 1.4
Apparel 123.6 122.3 121.5 1.0 1.7
Transportation 219.1 214.3 216.1 2.2 1.4
Medical Care 417.1 416.8 400.9 0.1 4.1
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 114.9 114.9 113.6 0.0 1.2
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 134.0 133.5 132.0 0.4 1.5
Other Goods & Services 396.2 395.4 387.1 0.2 2.4
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 202.6 200.0 203.2 1.3 -0.3
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 332 133 216 149.6 53.7
Valuation $60,010,000 $29,324,000 $32,954,000 104.6 82.1
Single Family Homes 164 126 119 30.2 37.8
Valuation $48,835,000 $28,689,000 $25,964,000 70.2 88.1
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 194 21 98 823.8 98.0
Valuation $17,292,000 $4,516,000 $8,288,000 282.9 108.6
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 46 27 21 70.4 119.0
Valuation $7,529,000 $3,242,000 $3,482,000 132.2 116.2
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 51 46 47 10.9 8.5
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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.