© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 8
 

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

    The number of building permits issued for new privately owned housing units rose 46.1 percent from a year earlier.  

Jun May Jun Percent Change
2004 2004 2003   Month   Year
______(p)_ ______(r)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force 284,408 277,087 284,054 2.6 0.1
            Unemployed 9,558 9,969 11,651 -4.1 -18.0
            Employed 274,850 267,118 272,403 2.9 0.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.4%/3.6% 3.6%/3.7% 4.1%/4.4% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.8%/5.6% 5.3%/5.6% 6.5%/6.3% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,361,000 7,258,000 7,313,000 1.4 0.7
      As a percent of all workers 5.3% 5.2% 5.3% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 478,000 476,000 478,000 0.4 0.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,623,000 4,427,000 4,798,000 4.4 -3.6
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining 
       Average Weekly Earnings $1,007.40 $1,016.60 $970.19 -0.9 3.8
       Average Weekly Hours 43.8 43.5 44.2 0.7 -0.9
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $844.54 $830.78 $799.17 1.7 5.7
       Average Weekly Hours 45.7 45.2 45.1 1.1 1.3
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $621.46 $644.40 $726.64 -3.6 -14.5
       Average Weekly Hours 38.6 40.3 43.8 -4.2 -11.9
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $660.10 $659.24 $635.45 0.1 3.9
       Average Weekly Hours 41.0 41.1 40.5 -0.2 1.2
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated 12,381 12,715 12,113 -2.6 2.2
       Benefits Paid $2,970,683 $2,963,576 $2,788,912 0.2 6.5
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $239.94 $233.08 $230.24 2.9 4.2
       State Insured Covered Jobs 242,794 234,488 238,423 3.5 1.8
       Insured Unemployment Rate  1.4% 1.6% 1.6% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers  
(1982 to 1984 = 100) - All Items 189.7 189.1 183.7 0.3 3.3
               Food & Beverages 186.8 186.5 180.2 0.2 3.7
               Housing 190.3 188.9 185.3 0.7 2.7
               Apparel 120.1 123.4 119.5 -2.7 0.5
               Transportation 165.7 165.2 156.8 0.3 5.7
               Medical Care 310.0 309.0 296.3 0.3 4.6
               Recreation (Apr. 1997=100) 108.9 108.8 107.6 0.1 1.2
               Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100) 110.8 110.6 108.5 0.2 2.1
               Other Goods & Services 304.1 303.8 298.1 0.1 2.0
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) - All Commodities 147.1 146.6 138.0 0.3 6.6
       
Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
      Total Units 282 296 193 -4.7 46.1
               Valuation $40,301,000 $42,622,000 $30,080,000 -5 34.0
      Single Family Homes 231 254 181 -9.1 27.6
               Valuation $36,899,000 $39,326,000 $28,774,000 -6.2 28.2
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 78 67 63 16.4 23.8
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked. 

 

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