"Labor Market Information (LMI) is an applied science;
it is the systematic collection and analysis of data
which describes and predicts the relationship between
labor
demand and supply." The States' Labor Market Information Review,
Trends
Wyoming Employment & Wages Continue Decline in 2016Q1
Total Wages, Average Monthly Employment, and Average Monthly Wage Changes for Wyoming by Year/Quarter: 2006Q1 to 2016Q1
Long-Term Industry & Occupational Projections, 2014-2024
Quarterly Turnover Statistics by Industry, Fourth Quarter 2015
Persons Working in Jobs Covered by Wyoming State Unemployment Insurance, First Quarter 2016
New Intercounty Commuting Report Available Online
Wyoming Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.6% in May 2016 Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning's Short-Term Projections, May 2016
Unemployment Rates by State, May 2016 (Seasonally Adjusted)
Unemployment Rates by State, May 2016 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Economic Indicators
Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims
Unemployment Insurance Claims Unemployment Insurance Claims Information for Wyoming by County, Industry, and Place of Residence of Claimant: August 2016
Initial Claims: Initial Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in Wyoming increased 10.4% (182 claims) from August 2015 to August 2016.
Continued Claims: From August 2015 to August 2016, the total number of unique claimants with continued claims increased 2.5% (133 workers). This was a much smaller over-the-year increase than the one that occurred from July 2015 to July 2016 (49.5%, or 2,388 claimants). Total continued weeks claimed increased 19.6% from August 2015 to August 2016.
UI Claims Report, August 2016
UI Claims Data Webpage
Published September 13, 2016.
Commuting
This report includes sample tables and figures that provide readers with a better understanding of the commuting patterns for each Wyoming county, both in the most recent quarter for which data are available (2015Q4) and historically.
The tables and figures presented in this report provide just a sample of R&P’s innovative research capabilities. Commuting analysis has been or could be produced for a variety of sets of workers and job seekers, such as:
UI claimants
Youth
Older workers
Job seekers using DWS job search assistance
Recent college graduates
Published September 6, 2016.
Workforce-Education Connection (WE Connect) This type of research helps inform students, jobseekers, educators, training providers, career counselors, and others of employment and wage trends for specific areas of study.
Published September 2, 2016.
Turnover (PDF, 526 KB)
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Table of Contents
Turnover Definitions
Table 1: Turnover by Industry, 2015Q4
Table 2: Turnover by County, 2015Q4
Figure 1: Total Number of Wage Records, 1992-2015
Figure 2: WY Turnover Rate, 1992-2015
Figure 3: WY Continuous Employment Rate
Figure 4: WY Hire, Exit, Both Rates
Figure 5: WY Hire, Exit, Both Rates (Moving Averages)
Published August 15, 2016.
QCEW Wyoming Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Fourth Quarter 2015
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has reported that total unemployment insurance (UI) covered payroll decreased by $130.0 million (-3.7%) in fourth quarter 2015. Employment fell by 6,132 jobs (-2.1%) and average weekly wage decreased by $15 (-1.6%). The mining sector (including oil & gas) lost 5,662 jobs (-20.4%).
Employment rose in eight counties and fell in 15 counties.
2015Q4 Employment and Wage Estimates
The latest employment and wage data for Wyoming from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) are now available from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.
Average monthly employment, total wages, and average weekly wage estimates for fourth quarter 2015 are available at the county and industry level.
Workforce-Education Connection (WE Connect) This report is part of a larger effort to understand the impact of postsecondary education on workforce participation and career success.
Topics covered in this publication include:
The importance of age, gender, and seasonal opportunities in local markets
The range of career and family formation choices made in the years shortly after high school
How gender is associated with fields of academic pursuit and labor market outcomes
How different postsecondary financing strategies influence outcomes, including wages and retention
The utility value of hours worked in relation to outcome measures in Wyoming
Published July 2016.
QCEW
Projections Published July 2016.
The latest long-term projections from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services show very slow growth from 2014-2024. The industry projections suggest that the state will experience net growth of 4,327 jobs (1.5%) over the 10-year period.
Article
Wyoming Long-Term Industry Projections, 2014-2024
Wyoming Long-Term Occupational Projections, 2014-2024
(Article, tables, and figures prepared by David Bullard.)
Projections Published March 2016.
The newest short-term occupational and industry projections from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services indicate that Wyoming’s job market will contract during the two-year period from 2015 to 2017.
Impact Evaluation
Higher Wages and More Work: Impact Evaluation of a
State-Funded Incumbent Worker Training Program
Occasional Paper No. 8
The Education and Work Experience of Youth in Wyoming’s Counties
Published February 2016.
OES
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) in Wyoming
NEW: Statewide, Regional, County, and MSA Data (estimates for Wyoming wages for May 2014 data updated to the September 2015 ECI Employment Cost Index) See note about wage updating used to calculate estimates.
Occupational staffing levels and wage rates for other states and the nation can be found HERE .
Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
CFOI 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in Wyoming, 2014
Main Page | News Release
2014 Tables
Table A-1: Fatal occupational injuries by industry and event or exposure, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-2: Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-3: Fatal occupational injuries to private sector wage and salary workers, government workers, and self-employed workers by industry, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-4: Fatal occupational injuries by primary and secondary source of injury for all fatal injuries and by major private industry sector, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-5: Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-6: Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides by occupation, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-7: Fatal occupational injuries by worker characteristics and event or exposure, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-8: Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure and age, Wyoming, 2014 Table A-9: Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure for all fatal injuries and major private industry sector, Wyoming, 2014 2014 Figures
Figure 1: Workplace fatal injuries by event or exposure, Wyoming, 2014, private industry Figure 2: Fatal work injuries by location, Wyoming, 2014, private industry Figure 3: Occupations with the largest number of worker fatal injuries, Wyoming, 2014, private industry Figure 5: Fatal occupational injuries in the mining industry, Wyoming, 2014, private industry Figure 7: Fatal work injuries in selected industries, Wyoming, 2014, private industry
Demographics 2015
Earnings in Wyoming by County, Industry, Age & Gender, 2000-2014
Workforce-Education Connection (WE Connect) Workforce Data Quality Initiative Report No. 1 for Wyoming: School Attendance and Employment, 2006 to 2013
Published April 2015.
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