© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 3
 

Economic Indicators
by: Margaret Hiatt, Administrative/Survey Support Specialist

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming stood at 76 in January, an increase of 10.1 percent from a year earlier.


Jan Dec Jan Percent Change
2005 2004 2004  Month  Year
______(p)_ ______(b)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force 280,054 282,277 276,732 -0.8 1.2
            Unemployed 12,790 10,974 14,366 16.5 -11.0
            Employed 267,263 271,303 262,366 -1.5 1.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 4.6%/3.4% 3.9%/3.7% 5.2%/3.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.7%/5.2% 5.1%/5.4% 6.3%/5.7% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,225,000 7,834,000 7,123,000 -7.8 1.4
      As a percent of all workers 5.2% 5.6% 5.2% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 515,000 442,000 432,000 16.5 19.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,903,000 4,516,000 5,270,000 8.6 -7.0
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $1,075.04 $1,022.39 $987.70 5.1 8.8
       Average Weekly Hours 44.7 45.5 42.5 -1.8 5.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $875.07 $874.67 $821.14 0.0 6.6
       Average Weekly Hours 46.3 46.5 44.7 -0.4 3.6
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $664.49 $675.67 $575.64 -1.7 15.4
       Average Weekly Hours 39.6 40.9 35.1 -3.2 12.8
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $665.03 $677.74 $649.98 -1.9 2.3
       Average Weekly Hours 40.6 41.2 40.7 -1.5 -0.2
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated 18,272 16,229 21,155 12.6 -13.6
       Benefits Paid $4,415,577 $3,823,514 $4,981,712 15.5 -11.4
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $241.66 $235.60 $235.49 2.6 2.6
       State Insured Covered Jobs 227,809 233,818 224,488 -2.6 1.5
       Insured Unemployment Rate 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
              All Items 190.7 190.3 185.2 0.2 3.0
               Food & Beverages 189.5 188.9 184.3 0.3 2.8
               Housing 191.8 190.7 186.3 0.6 3.0
               Apparel 116.1 118.8 115.8 -2.3 0.3
               Transportation 164.0 164.8 157.0 -0.5 4.5
               Medical Care 316.8 314.9 303.6 0.6 4.3
               Recreation (Apr. 1997=100) 108.9 108.5 107.9 0.4 0.9
               Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100) 112.7 112.6 111.1 0.1 1.4
               Other Goods & Services 309.3 307.8 301.4 0.5 2.6
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) -
             All Commodities 150.9 150.1 141.4 0.5 6.7
Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
      Total Units 146 201 156 -27.4 -6.4
               Valuation $19,579,000 $24,373,000 $25,956,000 -19.7 -24.6
      Single Family Homes 119 163 93 -27.0 28.0
               Valuation $17,114,000 $21,657,000 $18,786,000 -21.0 -8.9
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 76 75 69 1.3 10.1
(p) Preliminary.  (b) Benchmarked.

 

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