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Economic Indicators

The number of discouraged workers in the United States fell by 22.7% from September 2011 to September 2012.

 

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2012
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2011
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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
  
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(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.