© Copyright 2008 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS

Vol. 45 No. 5

May 2008 Table of Contents

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1. Barriers to Growth in Wyoming’s Economy

• Figure 1: Natural Gas Interstate Pipeline Export Capacity Versus Production for Wyoming

• Map: Rockies Express Pipeline System

• Figure 2: Monthly Average Opal and Henry Hub Spot Natural Gas Prices and Wyoming Rotary Rig Counts

• Figure 3: Wyoming Average Housing Prices, 1997-2006

• Figure 4: Wyoming Rental Waitlist Size by County, 2007

• Figure 5: Over-the-Year Employment Change for Wyoming, Neighboring States, and the United States,1999-Third Quarter 2007 (2007Q3)

• Figure 6: Top 10 State of Origin Inflows to Wyoming for Workers Without Wyoming Driver’s Licenses, Four-Quarter Moving Averages

• Figure 7: Projected Population Growth for Wyoming, 2000-2030

• Figure 8: Comparison of the Number of Nurses Graduated from Wyoming Community Colleges and the University of Wyoming with the Estimated Number of Nurses Required to Meet Growth and Replacement Needs, 2006-2014




2. Coming Soon: 2008 Employer Seminars




3. Ask an Economist

• Figure: Wyoming’s Seasonally Adjusted and Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates, January 2000 to February 2008




4. Faster Access to Wyoming Labor Force Trends




5. Understanding R&P’s Function, Part III

• Standards and Guidelines for Statistical Surveys




6. Nurses in Demand: A Statement of the Problem Now Available Online




7. Wyoming Job Growth Moderates in March 2008

State Unemployment Rates – Seasonally Adjusted

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate Graph

State Unemployment Rates – Not Seasonally Adjusted

Wyoming Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

• Wyoming Statewide
  

• Laramie County
  

• Natrona County
  

• Campbell County
  

• Sweetwater County
  

• Teton County
  

• Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment Graph
  

• Nonagricultural Employment Growth Graph

Economic Indicators

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates

Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

• Statewide
  

• Laramie County
  

• Natrona County
  

• Statewide by Industry Graph
  

• Statewide by County Graph
  
  

Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

• Statewide
  

• Laramie County
  

• Natrona County
  

• Statewide by Industry Graph
  

• Statewide by County Graph
  

Map of Wyoming Regions, Counties, and County Seats with County Unemployment Rates

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