Economic Indicators

© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 3

"Benefits paid by Wyoming unemployment insurance fell 12.9 percent from January 2003 to January 2004, signaling improvement in the labor market."

	Jan	Dec	Jan	Percent Change
	2004	2003	2003	Month	Year
	______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force	273,031	279,518	268,528	-2.3	1.7
Unemployed	13,348	12,523	14,789	6.6	-9.7
Employed	259,683	266,995	253,739	-2.7	2.3
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	4.9%/3.9%	4.5%/4.3%	5.5%/4.5%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	6.3%/5.6%	5.4%/5.7%	6.5%/5.8%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,123,000	7,260,000	7,180,000	-1.9	-0.8
As a percent of all workers	5.2%	5.2%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers	432,000	433,000	449,000	-0.2	-3.8
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	5,270,000	4,833,000	5,135,000	9.0	2.6

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings	$989.17	$1,006.36	$943.46	-1.7	4.8
Average Weekly Hours	42.6	44.1	43.1	-3.4	-1.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$814.23	$819.25	$769.44	-0.6	5.8
Average Weekly Hours	44.3	44.5	43.3	-0.4	2.3
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$617.69	$643.92	$713.59	-4.1	-13.4
Average Weekly Hours	38.2	40.6	39.6	-5.9	-3.5
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$649.98	$663.28	$625.96	-2.0	3.8
Average Weekly Hours	40.7	41.3	40.1	-1.5	1.5

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated	21,155	20,689	24,794	2.3	-14.7
Benefits Paid	$4,981,712	$4,791,202	$5,718,278	4.0	-12.9
Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$235.49	$231.58	$230.63	1.7	2.1
State Insured Covered Jobs	221,965	228,145	217,602	-2.7	2.0
Insured Unemployment Rate	2.5%	2.1%	2.8%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items	185.2	184.3	181.7	0.5	1.9
Food & Beverages	184.3	184.1	178.1	0.1	3.5
Housing	186.3	185.1	182.3	0.6	2.2
Apparel	115.8	119.0	118.1	-2.7	-1.9
Transportation	157.0	154.7	155.5	1.5	1.0
Medical Care	303.6	302.1	292.6	0.5	3.8
Recreation (Apr. 1997=100)	107.9	107.7	106.9	0.2	0.9
Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100)	111.1	110.9	109.7	0.2	1.3
Other Goods & Services	301.4	300.2	296.5	0.4	1.7

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities	143.0	139.4	135.3	2.6	5.7

Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units	134	124	93	8.1	44.1
Valuation	$23,333,000	$21,020,000	$14,055,000	11.0	66.0
Single Family Homes	72	117	88	-38.5	-18.2
Valuation	$15,462,000	$20,596,000	$13,761,000	-24.9	12.4

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming	69	62	33	11.3	109.1


(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.