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Economic Indicators

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 57 in October 2011 to 50 in October 2012, a 12.3% decrease.


 
Oct 2012 (p) Sep 2012 (r) Oct 2011 (b) Percent Change
Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment 289,800 295,100 288,600 -1.8 0.4
Wyoming State Government 17,700 17,700 17,500 0.0 1.1
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment 46,100 45,900 45,100 0.4 2.2
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment 42,100 41,600 41,300 1.2 1.9
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 6,976,000 6,818,000 6,989,000 2.3 -0.2
As a percent of all workers 4.8% 4.8% 5.0% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 813,000 802,000 967,000 1.4 -15.9
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 7,870,000 8,110,000 8,258,000 -3.0 -4.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated 17,577 13,097 14,511 34.2 21.1
Benefits Paid $6,059,319 $4,613,165 $4,649,934 31.3 30.3
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $344.73 $352.23 $320.44 -2.1 7.6
State Insured Covered Jobs1 271,952 274,924 267,584 -1.1 1.6
Insured Unemployment Rate 2.1% 1.9% 2.0% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 231.3 231.4 226.4 0.0 2.2
Food & Beverages 234.7 234.2 230.9 0.2 1.7
Housing 223.7 223.9 220.1 -0.1 1.6
Apparel 131.4 128.6 127.6 2.1 3.0
Transportation 220.2 221.7 212.1 -0.7 3.8
Medical Care 418.4 418.0 403.4 0.1 3.7
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 114.8 115.0 113.3 -0.2 1.3
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 134.8 134.6 132.8 0.1 1.5
Other Goods & Services 396.3 396.2 389.1 0.0 1.9
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 203.5 204.5 201.1 -0.5 1.2
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 150 190 103 -21.1 45.6
Valuation $39,346,000 $41,076,000 $22,982,000 -4.2 71.2
Single Family Homes 130 131 95 -0.8 36.8
Valuation $37,893,000 $36,871,000 $22,204,000 2.8 70.7
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 18 25 13 -28.0 38.5
Valuation $3,894,000 $4,521,000 $2,571,000 -13.9 51.5
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 48 21 22 128.6 118.2
Valuation $6,704,000 $1,984,000 $4,015,000 237.9 67.0
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 50 50 57 0.0 -12.3
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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.