Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"The number of U.S. discouraged workers fell by 22.6 percent from July 2000 to August 2000."

 

		August	July	August	Percent Change
		2000	2000	1999	Month	Year
		______(p)_	_____(r)_	_____(b)_	______	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)		267,035	270,386	264,918	-1.2	0.8
Unemployed		9,228	9,385	10,657	-1.7	-13.4
Employed		257,807	261,001	254,261	-1.2	1.4
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.		3.5%/4.3%	3.5%/4.0%	4.0%/4.8%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.		4.1%/4.1%	4.2%/4.0%	4.2%/4.2%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders		7,084,000	7,553,000	7,298,000	-6.2	-2.9
As a percent of all workers		5.2%	5.5%	5.4%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers		205,000	265,000	265,000	-22.6	-22.6
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons		3,120,000	3,283,000	3,238,000	-5.0	-3.6
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings		$852.88	$831.47	$876.29	2.6	-2.7
Average Weekly Hours		44.7	43.9	44.8	1.8	-0.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings		$766.80	$774.73	$758.73	-1.0	1.1
Average Weekly Hours		45.0	45.2	44.5	-0.4	1.1
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings		$616.61	$607.31	$584.06	1.5	5.6
Average Weekly Hours		39.1	38.1	38.0	2.6	2.9
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings		$595.33	$590.61	$583.11	0.8	2.1
Average Weekly Hours		41.4	41.1	41.8	0.7	-1.0
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated (2)		7,627	6,785	7,508	12.4	1.6
Benefits Paid		$1,523,075	$1,364,101	$1,367,306	11.7	11.4
Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$199.70	$201.05	$182.11	-0.7	9.7
State Insured Covered Jobs (1)		222,047	220,612	216,842	0.7	2.4
Insured Unemployment Rate		0.9%	1.0%	0.9%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items		172.7	172.6	167.1	0.1	3.4
	Food & Beverages	169.2	168.7	164.7	0.3	2.7
	Housing	170.7	170.4	165.0	0.2	3.5
	Apparel	125.3	124.5	127.5	0.6	-1.7
	Transportation	153.2	155.0	145.7	-1.2	5.1
	Medical Care	262.6	261.4	251.9	0.5	4.2
	Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	103.9	103.7	102.2	0.2	1.7
	Education & Communication      (Dec. 1997=100)	102.8	102.0	101.2	0.8	1.6
	Other Goods & Services	271.6	272.2	257.6	-0.2	5.4
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities		132.9	133.2	126.9	-0.2	4.7
Wyoming Building Permits
New Privately Owned            Housing Units Authorized		148	158	175	-6.3	-15.4
Valuation		$30,452,000	$33,515,000	$26,835,000	-9.1	13.5

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

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