Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"The number of unemployed individuals in Wyoming fell by 26.5 percent from May 1999 to May 2000."

				Percent Change
	May 2000 (p)	April 2000 (r)	May 1999 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)	260,503	260,928	260,640	-0.2	-0.1
--Unemployed	9,434	11,167	12,834	-15.5	-26.5
--Employed	251,069	249,761	247,806	0.5	1.3
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.6%/3.8%	4.3%/4.0%	4.9%/5.1%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.9%/4.1%	3.7%/3.9%	4.0%/4.2%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,710,000	7,737,000	7,895,000	-0.3	-2.3
--As a percent of all workers	5.7%	5.7%	5.9%	N/A	N/A
U. S. Discouraged Workers	282,000	330,000	256,000	-14.5	10.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	3,140,000	3,043,000	3,281,000	3.2	-4.3
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$862.64	$908.60	$866.76	-5.1	-0.5
--Average Weekly Hours	47.7	44.0	44.2	8.4	7.9
U.S. Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$763.29	$777.22	$753.61	-1.8	1.3
--Average Weekly Hours	44.3	44.9	44.2	-1.3	0.2
Wyoming Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$609.16	$616.22	$621.83	-1.1	-2.0
--Average Weekly Hours	38.8	39.3	40.3	-1.3	-3.7
U.S. Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$591.19	$595.89	$577.55	-0.8	2.4
--Average Weekly Hours	41.4	41.7	41.7	-0.7	-0.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Compensated (2)	10,772	11,635	11,639	-7.4	-7.4
--Benefits Paid	$2,077,538	$2,225,476	$2,152,076	-6.6	-3.5
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$192.86	$191.27	$184.90	0.8	4.3
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1)	214,912	206,722	212,326	4.0	1.2
--Insured Unemployment Rate	1.2%	1.5%	1.5%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items	171.3	171.2	166.2	0.1	3.1
----Food & Beverages	167.8	167.2	164.2	0.4	2.2
----Housing	167.8	167.6	163.0	0.1	2.9
----Apparel	132.2	133.3	134.2	-0.8	-1.5
----Transportation	153.1	152.9	144.2	0.1	6.2
----Medical Care	259.4	258.8	249.5	0.2	4.0
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	103.1	102.9	102.2	0.2	0.9
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	101.8	101.8	100.4	0.0	1.4
----Other Goods & Services	270.2	271.9	255.8	-0.6	5.6
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities	131.6	130.7	124.7	0.7	5.5
Wyoming Building Permits
--New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized	144	179	187	-19.6	-23.0
--Valuation	$41,325,000	$35,229,000	$28,432,000	17.3	45.3

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

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