Economic Indicators
The number of discouraged workers in the United States fell by 22.7% from September 2011 to September 2012.
|
Sep
2012 (p) |
Aug
2012 (r) |
Sep
2011 (b) |
Percent Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Year | ||||||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 295,800 | 296,800 | 292,700 | -0.3 | 1.1 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 17,700 | 16,200 | 17,600 | 9.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 45,700 | 46,300 | 44,800 | -1.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 41,600 | 41,700 | 40,700 | -0.2 | 2.2 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 6,818,000 | 6,635,000 | 6,946,000 | 2.8 | -1.8 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 802,000 | 844,000 | 1,037,000 | -5.0 | -22.7 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 8,110,000 | 7,842,000 | 8,541,000 | 3.4 | -5.0 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 13,097 | 15,070 | 13,566 | -13.1 | -3.5 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $4,613,165 | $5,214,792 | $4,482,114 | -11.5 | 2.9 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $352.23 | $346.04 | $330.39 | 1.8 | 6.6 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 274,924 | 273,782 | 270,575 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 231.4 | 230.4 | 226.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 234.2 | 234.0 | 230.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||
| Housing | 223.9 | 223.7 | 220.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ||
| Apparel | 128.6 | 123.6 | 125.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | ||
| Transportation | 221.7 | 219.1 | 215.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 | ||
| Medical Care | 418.0 | 417.1 | 401.6 | 0.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 115.0 | 114.9 | 113.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 134.6 | 134.0 | 132.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 396.2 | 396.2 | 388.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 204.5 | 202.6 | 203.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 190 | 332 | 184 | -42.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Valuation | $41,076,000 | $60,010,000 | $34,598,000 | -31.6 | 18.7 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 131 | 164 | 122 | -20.1 | 7.4 | ||
| Valuation | $36,871,000 | $48,835,000 | $30,739,000 | -24.5 | 19.9 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 25 | 194 | 69 | -87.1 | -63.8 | ||
| Valuation | $4,521,000 | $17,292,000 | $6,082,000 | -73.9 | -25.7 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 21 | 46 | 33 | -54.3 | -36.4 | ||
| Valuation | $1,984,000 | $7,529,000 | $5,629,000 | -73.6 | -64.8 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 50 | 51 | 52 | -2.0 | -3.8 | ||
|
|||||||
| (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||