© Copyright 2003 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

"Wyoming's total civilian labor force (the sum of all employed and unemployed individuals ) grew by 1.2 percent over the year."

Jan Dec Jan Percent Change
2003 2002 2002  Month  Year
______(p)_ _____(r)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 269,165 267,606 266,073 0.6 1.2
Unemployed 13,620 12,169 13,819 11.9 -1.4
Employed 255,545 255,437 252,254 0.0 1.3
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.1%/4.0% 4.4%/4.4% 5.2%/4.1% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 6.5%/5.7% 5.7%/6.0% 6.3%/5.6% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,180,000 7,650,000 7,018,000 -6.1 2.3
As a percent of all workers 5.3% 5.6% 5.2% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 449,000 403,000 328,000 11.4 36.9
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 5,135,000 4,385,000 4,564,000 17.1 12.5
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining 
Average Weekly Earnings $930.04 $917.60 $899.65 1.4 3.4
Average Weekly Hours 42.8 43.1 43.8 -0.7 -2.3
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $757.13 $756.84 $754.96 0.0 0.3
Average Weekly Hours 41.9 42.4 42.2 -1.2 -0.7
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $719.05 $709.97 $664.39 1.3 8.2
Average Weekly Hours 39.4 40.5 37.6 -2.7 4.8
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $628.22 $646.57 $612.06 -2.8 2.6
Average Weekly Hours 40.4 41.5 40.4 -2.7 0.0
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated (2) 24,794 22,435 20,212 10.5 22.7
Benefits Paid $5,718,278 $5,096,680 $4,417,935 12.2 29.4
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $230.63 $227.18 $218.58 1.5 5.5
State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 215,827 222,183 215,029 -2.9 0.4
Insured Unemployment Rate  2.8% 2.3% 2.2% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 181.7 180.9 177.1 0.4 2.6
Food & Beverages 178.1 177.8 176.2 0.2 1.1
Housing 182.3 181.1 177.6 0.7 2.6
Apparel 118.1 121.5 120.4 -2.8 -1.9
Transportation 155.5 154.2 148.6 0.8 4.6
Medical Care 292.6 291.3 279.6 0.4 4.6
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 106.9 106.5 105.7 0.4 1.1
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 109.7 109.2 107.2 0.5 2.3
Other Goods & Services 296.5 295.8 287.2 0.2 3.2
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 135.5 133.0 128.5 1.9 5.4
Wyoming Building Permits
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 93 125 75 -25.6 24.0
Valuation $14,055,000 $16,377,000 $10,460,000 -14.2 34.4
(p) Preliminary (r) Revised (1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates

 

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