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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