Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"When compared to January 2000, the number of unemployed individuals in Wyoming is down 13.6 percent."

				Percent Change
	January 2001 (p)	December 2000 (r)	January 2000 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)	261,058	263,432	260,028	-0.9	0.4
--Unemployed	11,934	9,821	13,806	21.5	-13.6
--Employed	249,124	253,611	246,222	-1.8	1.2
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	4.6%/3.3%	3.7%/3.7%	5.3%/4.0%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	4.7%/4.2%	3.7%/4.0%	4.5%/4.0%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,134,000	7,556,000	7,637,000	-5.6	-6.6
--As a percent of all workers	5.3%	5.6%	5.7%	N/A	N/A
U. S. Discouraged Workers	303,000	260,000	234,000	16.5	29.5
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	3,693,000	3,190,000	3,535,000	15.8	4.5
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$881.84	$895.58	$865.03	-1.5	1.9
--Average Weekly Hours	44.9	45.6	45.6	-1.5	-1.5
U.S. Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$768.01	$768.39	$766.39	-0.0	0.2
--Average Weekly Hours	44.6	44.7	44.3	-0.2	0.7
Wyoming Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$626.29	$613.09	$615.31	2.2	1.8
--Average Weekly Hours	38.9	39.1	39.8	-0.5	-2.3
U.S. Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$595.44	$605.23	$590.30	-1.6	0.9
--Average Weekly Hours	40.7	41.5	41.6	-1.9	-2.2
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Compensated (2)	17,937	12,973	14,011	38.3	28.0
--Benefits Paid	$3,725,351	$2,627,681	$2,642,468	41.8	41.0
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$207.69	$202.55	$188.60	2.5	10.1
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1)	207,331	214,088	204,836	-3.2	1.2
--Insured Unemployment Rate	2.0%	1.7%	2.0%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items	175.1	174.1	168.8	0.6	3.7
----Food & Beverages	171.4	170.5	166.6	0.5	2.9
----Housing	174.1	171.9	166.0	1.3	4.9
----Apparel	125.4	127.8	126.8	-1.9	-1.1
----Transportation	154.4	154.4	148.3	0.0	4.1
----Medical Care	267.1	264.8	255.5	0.9	4.5
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	104.1	103.7	102.3	0.4	1.8
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	103.9	103.2	102.7	0.7	1.2
----Other Goods & Services	275.9	274.0	264.7	0.7	4.2
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities	138.8	135.7	128.3	2.3	8.2
Wyoming Building Permits
--New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized	90	56	88	60.7	2.3
--Valuation	$10,275,000	$9,742,000	$9,030,000	5.5	13.8

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

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