© Copyright 2002 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"The number of new privately owned housing units authorized increased 41.0 percent from February 2001 to February 2002."

February January February Percent Change
2002 2002 2001  Month  Year
______(p)_ _____(r)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 267,269 265,597 265,797 0.6 0.6
Unemployed 12,904 13,307 12,950 -3.0 -0.4
Employed 254,365 252,290 252,847 0.8 0.6
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 4.8%/3.6% 5.0%/3.9% 4.9%/3.6% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 6.1%/5.5% 6.3%/5.6% 4.6%/4.2% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,398,000 6,953,000 7,592,000 6.4 -2.6
As a percent of all workers 5.5% 5.3% 5.6% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 371,000 319,000 289,000 16.3 10.4
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,414,000 4,470,000 3,424,000 -1.3 28.9
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining 
Average Weekly Earnings $941.34 $872.33 $827.79 7.9 13.7
Average Weekly Hours 43.5 41.5 41.0 4.8 6.1
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $767.55 $751.95 $758.44 2.1 1.2
Average Weekly Hours 43.6 43.0 43.2 1.4 0.9
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $630.74 $616.60 $622.54 2.3 1.3
Average Weekly Hours 37.3 36.9 37.3 1.1 0.0
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $610.55 $612.46 $591.71 -0.3 3.2
Average Weekly Hours 40.7 40.6 40.9 0.2 -0.5
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated (2) 18,114 20,212 16,154 -10.4 12.1
Benefits Paid $4,006,238 $4,417,935 $3,394,032 -9.3 18.0
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $221.16 $218.58 $210.10 1.2 5.3
State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 212,341 212,335 209,726 0.0 1.2
Insured Unemployment Rate  2.4% 2.2% 2.1% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 177.8 177.1 175.8 0.4 1.1
Food & Beverages 176.4 171.2 171.8 3.0 2.7
Housing 178.5 177.6 174.7 0.5 2.2
Apparel 123.5 128.4 120.4 -3.8 2.6
Transportation 148.4 148.6 154.9 -0.1 -4.2
Medical Care 281.0 279.6 268.9 0.5 4.5
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 105.9 105.7 104.3 0.2 1.5
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 107.3 107.2 104.0 0.1 3.2
Other Goods & Services 290.2 287.2 277.2 1.0 4.7
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 128.6 128.5 137.4 0.1 -6.4
Wyoming Building Permits
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 117 75 83 56.0 41.0
Valuation $19,531,000 $10,460,000 $15,089,000 86.7 29.4
(p) Preliminary (r) Revised (1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates

 

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