Economic Indicators
Wyoming’s labor force (the sum of employed and unemployed persons) decreased by 1,964 (-0.7%) from June 2008 to June 2009.
June |
May |
June |
Percent Change |
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2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
Month |
Year |
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______(r)_ |
_____(b)_ |
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_____ |
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| Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force1 | 296,071 | 289,763 | 298,035 | 2.2 | -0.7 | |||
| Unemployed | 16,982 |
14,522 |
8,816 |
16.9 |
92.6 |
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| Employed | 279,089 |
275,241 |
289,219 |
1.4 |
-3.5 |
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| Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 5.7%/5.9% |
5.0%/5.0% |
3.0%/3.2% |
N/A |
N/A |
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| U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 9.7%/9.5% |
9.1%/9.4% |
5.7%/5.6% |
N/A |
N/A |
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| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,067,000 |
7,265,000 |
7,694,000 |
-2.7 |
-8.1 |
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| As a percent of all workers | 5.0% |
5.2% |
5.2% |
N/A |
N/A |
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| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 793,000 |
792,000 |
420,000 |
0.1 |
88.8 |
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| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 9,301,000 |
8,785,000 |
5,697,000 |
5.9 |
63.3 |
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| Hours & Earnings for Production Workers | ||||||||
| Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | ||||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $799.59 | $785.70 | $859.67 | 1.8 | -7.0 | |||
| Average Weekly Hours | 40.1 | 38.8 | 42.6 | 3.4 | -5.9 | |||
| U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | ||||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $719.76 | $710.94 | $730.48 | 1.2 | -1.5 | |||
| Average Weekly Hours | 39.7 | 39.3 | 41.2 | 1.0 | -3.6 | |||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | ||||||||
| Weeks Compensated2 | 47,876 |
43,315 |
9,219 |
10.5 |
419.3 |
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| Benefits Paid | $16,845,399 |
$15,120,702 |
$2,802,868 |
11.4 |
501.0 |
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| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $351.85 |
$349.09 |
$304.03 |
0.8 |
15.7 |
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| State Insured Covered Jobs (1) | 288,260 |
279,951 |
282,192 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
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| Insured Unemployment Rate | 3.3% |
3.5% |
0.8% |
N/A |
N/A |
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| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | ||||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | ||||||||
| All Items | 215.7 |
213.9 |
218.8 |
0.9 |
-1.4 |
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| Food & Beverages | 218.0 |
218.1 |
213.4 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
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| Housing | 218.1 |
217.0 |
217.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
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| Apparel | 118.8 |
121.8 |
117.0 |
-2.4 |
1.5 |
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| Transportation | 183.7 |
176.0 |
211.8 |
4.4 |
-13.2 |
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| Medical Care | 375.1 |
375.0 |
363.6 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
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| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 114.6 |
114.3 |
113.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
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| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 126.5 |
126.5 |
122.8 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
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| Other Goods & Services | 370.6 |
369.9 |
345.9 |
0.2 |
7.1 |
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| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | ||||||||
| All Commodities | 174.1 |
170.2 |
200.5 |
2.3 |
-13.2 |
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| Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Auth.) | ||||||||
| Total Units | 166 |
149 |
330 |
11.4 |
-49.7 |
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| Valuation | $34,201,000 |
$36,800,000 |
$54,169,000 |
-7.1 |
-36.9 |
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| Single Family Homes | 137 |
141 |
208 |
-2.8 |
-34.1 |
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| Valuation | $32,586,000 |
$36,165,000 |
$47,714,000 |
-9.9 |
-31.7 |
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| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 18 |
25 |
59 |
-28.0 |
-69.5 |
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| Valuation | $2,824,000 |
$3,753,000 |
$10,623,000 |
-24.8 |
-73.4 |
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| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 29 |
17 |
18 |
70.6 |
61.1 |
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| Valuation | $4,341,000 |
$3,049,000 |
$3,043,000 |
42.4 |
42.7 |
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| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 31 | 34 | 74 | -8.8 | -58.1 | |||
(p) Preliminary (r) Revised |
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| 1Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. | ||||||||
| 2Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||
