© Copyright 2003 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Economic Indicators
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

"The Baker Hughes rig county for Wyoming increased 40.9 percent from a year earlier."


Jul Jun Jul Percent Change
2003 2003 2002  Month  Year
____(p)___ ____ (r)___ ____(b)___ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1) 282,220 282,122 276,003 0.0 2.3
            Unemployed 9,824 10,877 9,645 -9.7 1.9
            Employed 272,396 271,245 266,358 0.4 2.3
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.5%/4.1% 3.9%/4.2% 3.5%/4.1% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 6.3%/6.2% 6.5%/6.4% 5.9%/5.8% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,304,000 7,313,000 7,247,000 -0.1 0.8
      As a percent of all workers 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 470,000 478,000 405,000 -1.7 16.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,870,000 4,798,000 4,352,000 1.5 11.9
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $967.82 $975.04 $921.02 -0.7 5.1
       Average Weekly Hours 43.4 44.3 43.9 -2.0 -1.1
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $803.23 $797.85 $775.59 0.7 3.6
       Average Weekly Hours 45.1 45.0 44.6 0.2 1.1
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $744.80 $729.79 $733.24 2.1 1.6
       Average Weekly Hours 40.0 43.7 40.6 -8.5 -1.5
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $621.72 $635.45 $607.68 -2.2 2.3
       Average Weekly Hours 39.6 40.5 39.9 -2.2 -0.8
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated (2) 13,093 12,113 12,041 8.1 8.7
       Benefits Paid $3,029,341 $2,788,912 $2,719,639 8.6 11.4
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $231.37 $230.24 $225.86 0.5 2.4
       State Insured Covered Jobs (1) 231,584 236,366 230,611 -2.0 0.4
        Insured Unemployment Rate 1.4% 1.6% 1.4% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
         All Items 183.9 183.7 180.1 0.1 2.1
               Food & Beverages 180.3 180.2 176.6 0.1 2.1
               Housing 185.9 185.3 181.2 0.3 2.6
               Apparel 116.2 119.5 118.7 -2.8 -2.1
               Transportation 156.8 156.8 153.7 0.0 2.0
               Medical Care 297.6 296.3 286.6 0.4 3.8
               Recreation (Apr. 1997=100) 107.7 107.6 106.2 0.1 1.4
               Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100) 108.9 108.5 107.6 0.4 1.2
               Other Goods & Services 299.2 298.1 294.5 0.4 1.6
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
       All Commodities 137.8 138.0 131.2 -0.1 5.0
Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) 224.0 193.0 174.0 16.1 28.7
      Total Units 37,229,000 30,080,000 28621000 23.8 30.1
               Valuation $196 $181 $154 8.3 27.3
      Single Family Homes 34,481,000 28,774,000 27,602,000 19.8 24.9
               Valuation
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 62.0 63.0 44.0 -1.587302 40.909091
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.
(1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
(2) Not Normalized.


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