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

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Statistical Technician

"The number of unemployed Wyoming residents increased 10.9 percent from May 2001 to May 2002."

       
  May April May Percent Change
  2002 2002 2001  Month  Year
  ____(p)___ ____ (r)___ ____(b)___ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 270,801 270,949 268,988 -0.1 0.7
            Unemployed 10,694 12,187 9,644 -12.3 10.9
            Employed 260,107 258,762 259,344 0.5 0.3
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.9%/4.3% 4.5%/4.4% 3.6%/3.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.5/5.8% 5.7%/6.0% 4.1%/4.4% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,161,000 7,265,000 7,482,000 -1.4 -4.3
      As a percent of all workers 5.3% 5.4% 5.5% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 407,000 317,000 325,000 28.4 25.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 3,856,000 3,927,000 3,270,000 -1.8 17.9
 
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $888.25 $930.31 $829.33 -4.5 7.1
       Average Weekly Hours 42.5 43.8 40.2 -3.0 5.7
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $758.47 $747.86 $768.22 1.4 -1.3
       Average Weekly Hours 42.9 42.3 44.1 1.4 -2.7
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $621.00 $634.07 $625.07 -2.1 -0.7
       Average Weekly Hours 37.5 37.9 37.7 -1.1 -0.5
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $622.91 $620.16 $600.33 0.4 3.8
       Average Weekly Hours 40.9 40.8 40.7 0.2 0.5
 
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated (2) 13,154 18,034 10,447 -27.1 25.9
       Benefits Paid $2,949,194 $4,061,577 $2,140,362 -27.4 37.8
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $224.21 $225.22 $204.88 -0.4 9.4
       State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 225,046 217,184 221,706 3.6 1.5
        Insured Unemployment Rate 1.7% 2.2% 1.1% N/A N/A
 
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
         All Items 179.8 179.8 177.7 0.0 1.2
               Food & Beverages 176.4 176.7 172.9 -0.2 2.0
               Housing 179.7 179.5 175.9 0.1 2.2
               Apparel 127.1 128.8 129.8 -1.3 -2.1
               Transportation 153.8 153.7 159.2 0.1 -3.4
               Medical Care 284.1 283.2 271.4 0.3 4.7
               Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 106.4 106.5 105.0 -0.1 1.3
               Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 106.6 106.2 104.0 0.4 2.5
               Other Goods & Services 291.5 292.9 280.2 -0.5 4.0
 
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
       All Commodities 131.0 131.0 136.8 0.0 -4.2
 
Wyoming Building Permits
      New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized 229 228 286.0 0.4 -19.9
      Valuation $39,987,000 $31,820,000 $35,864,000 25.7 11.5
       
(p) Preliminary.   (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.      
(1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.      
(2) Not Normalized.      

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