Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"When compared with December 1999, the consumer price index rose 3.4 percent in December 2000."

				Percent Change
	December 2000 (p)	November 2000 (r)	December 1999 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)	261,999	264,125	260,091	-0.8	0.7
--Unemployed	9,752	9,404	11,540	3.7	-15.5
--Employed	252,247	254,721	248,551	-1.0	1.5
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.7%/3.7%	3.6%/3.8%	4.4%/4.4%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.7%/4.0%	3.8%/4.0%	3.7%/4.1%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,735,000	7,455,000	8,037,000	3.8	-3.8
--As a percent of all workers	5.7%	5.5%	6.0%	N/A	N/A
U. S. Discouraged Workers	265,000	234,000	267,000	13.2	-0.7
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	3,246,000	3,241,000	3,332,000	0.2	-2.6
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$859.13	$879.97	$884.52	-2.4	-2.9
--Average Weekly Hours	44.7	45.5	45.5	-1.8	-1.8
U.S. Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$765.78	$769.41	$763.24	-0.5	0.3
--Average Weekly Hours	44.6	45.1	44.4	-1.1	0.5
Wyoming Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$623.15	$598.69	$600.46	4.1	3.8
--Average Weekly Hours	40.1	38.7	39.4	3.6	1.8
U.S. Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$607.52	$608.19	$603.50	-0.1	0.7
--Average Weekly Hours	41.3	41.6	42.5	-0.7	-2.8
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Compensated (2)	12,973	9,504	12,164	36.5	6.7
--Benefits Paid	$2,627,681	$1,894,695	$2,210,676	38.7	18.9
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$202.55	$199.36	$181.74	1.6	11.5
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1)	214,088	214,139	211,616	-0.0	1.2
--Insured Unemployment Rate	1.7%	1.3%	1.5%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items	174.0	174.1	168.3	-0.1	3.4
----Food & Beverages	170.5	169.5	165.9	0.6	2.8
----Housing	171.9	171.6	164.8	0.2	4.3
----Apparel	127.8	131.8	130.1	-3.0	-1.8
----Transportation	154.4	155.2	148.3	-0.5	4.1
----Medical Care	264.8	264.1	254.2	0.3	4.2
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	103.7	103.7	102.0	0.0	1.7
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	103.6	103.2	102.3	0.4	1.3
----Other Goods & Services	274.0	276.2	263.0	-0.8	4.2
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities	135.7	134.6	127.8	0.8	6.2
Wyoming Building Permits
--New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized	56	114	120	-50.9	-53.3
--Valuation	$9,742,000	$14,405,000	$10,731,000	-32.4	-9.2

(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.
1 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
2 Not Normalized

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