© 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.