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June 2010


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Labor Market Information

 

Economic Indicators

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming was 36 in April 2010, unchanged from a year earlier.

Apr Mar Apr Percent Change
2010 2010 2009  Month  Year
______(p)_ ______(r)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force1 290,938 290,767 291,823 0.1 -0.3
Unemployed 20,964 22,459 16,119 -6.7 30.1
Employed 269,974 268,308 275,704 0.6 -2.1
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 7.2%/7.1 7.7%/7.3% 5.5%/5.6% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 9.5%/9.9% 10.2%/9.7% 8.6%/8.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,105,000 7,063,000 7,781,000 0.6 -8.7
As a percent of all workers 5.1% 5.1% 5.5% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 1,197,000 994,000 740,000 20.4 61.8
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 8,921,000 9,343,000 8,648,000 -4.5 3.2
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings   $836.09 $810.43 $834.55 3.2 0.2
Average Weekly Hours 40.1 40.3 40.2 -0.5 -0.2
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings $759.94 $752.35 $706.42 1.0 7.6
Average Weekly Hours 41.1 40.8 38.9 0.7 5.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated  38,237 51,158 46,076 -25.3 -17.0
Benefits Paid $12,783,320 $17,210,435 $15,928,628 -25.7 -19.7
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $334.32 $336.42 $345.70 -0.6 -3.3
State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 258,498 258,114 259,348 0.1 -0.3
Insured Unemployment Rate  4.0% 4.5% 3.7% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 218.0 217.6 213.2 0.2 2.2
Food & Beverages 219.5 219.4 218.4 0.1 0.5
Housing 215.8 216.0 217.1 -0.1 -0.6
Apparel 122.1 122.1 123.2 0.1 -0.9
Transportation 194.0 192.1 172.0 1.0 12.8
Medical Care 387.7 378.1 374.2 2.5 3.6
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 113.8 113.3 114.3 0.4 -0.4
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 129.3 129.2 126.3 0.1 2.4
Other Goods & Services 378.9 378.8 370.6 0.0 2.2
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 184.4 183.3 169.1 0.6 9.0
Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 142 176 116 -19.3 22.4
Valuation $30,710,000 $38,210,000 $23,964,000 -19.6 28.2
Single Family Homes 137 173 99 -20.8 38.4
Valuation $30,395,000 $37,377,000 $22,586,000 -18.7 34.6
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 19 29 10 -34.5 90.0
Valuation $3,306,000 $4,689,000 $1,226,000 -29.5 169.7
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 32 28 6 14.3 433.3
Valuation $4,525,000 $4,307,000 $1,015,000 5.1 345.8
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 36 37 36 -2.7 0.0
(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.
1 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
2 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

 



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