© Copyright 2001 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"When compared to February 2000, the number of unemployed individuals in Wyoming is down 12.9 percent."

Percent Change
February 2001 (p) January 2001 (r) February 2000 (b) Month Year
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 263,104 261,185 262,435 0.7 0.3
--Unemployed 12,023 11,909 13,796 1.0 -12.9
--Employed 251,081 249,276 248,639 0.7 1.0
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 4.6%/3.3% 4.6%/3.3% 5.3%/3.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 4.6%/4.2% 4.7%/4.2% 4.4%/4.1% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,592,000 7,134,000 7,735,000 6.4 -1.8
--As a percent of all workers 5.6% 5.3% 5.8% N/A N/A
U. S. Discouraged Workers 289,000 303,000 262,000 -4.6 10.3
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 3,424,000 3,693,000 3,296,000 -7.3 3.9
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings $856.48 $850.16 $853.55 0.7 0.3
--Average Weekly Hours 44.4 43.8 44.9 1.4 -1.1
U.S. Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings $770.85 $771.46 $758.52 -0.1 1.6
--Average Weekly Hours 45.0 44.8 44.1 0.4 2.0
Wyoming Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings $591.09 $621.01 $615.43 -4.8 -4.0
--Average Weekly Hours 36.6 38.5 39.4 -4.9 -7.1
U.S. Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings $590.40 $594.63 $588.89 -0.7 0.3
--Average Weekly Hours 40.3 40.7 41.5 -1.0 -2.9
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Compensated (2) 16,154 17,937 18,402 -9.9 -12.2
--Benefits Paid $3,394,032 $3,725,351 $3,499,963 -8.9 -3.0
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment $210.10 $207.69 $190.19 1.2 10.5
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 207,084 207,331 205,573 -0.1 0.7
--Insured Unemployment Rate 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items 175.8 175.1 169.8 0.4 3.5
----Food & Beverages 171.8 171.4 166.8 0.2 3.0
----Housing 174.7 174.1 167.1 0.3 4.5
----Apparel 128.4 125.4 129.2 2.4 -0.6
----Transportation 154.9 154.4 149.7 0.3 3.5
----Medical Care 268.9 267.1 257.0 0.7 4.6
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 104.3 104.1 102.5 0.2 1.8
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 104.0 103.9 102.2 0.1 1.8
----Other Goods & Services 277.2 275.9 266.7 0.5 3.9
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities 136.5 138.8 129.8 -1.7 5.2
Wyoming Building Permits
--New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 83 90 90 -7.8 -7.8
--Valuation $15,089,000 $10,275,000 $10,774,000 46.9 40.1

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

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