© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
 WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 11
 

Economic Indicators
 by: Margaret Hiatt, Administrative/Survey Support Specialist

Benefits paid by Wyoming Unemployment Insurance fell 19.4 percent from September 2003 to September 2004, signaling improvement in the labor market.


Sep Aug Sep Percent Change
2004 2004 2003  Month  Year
______(p)_ ______(r)_ _____(b)_ _____ _____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force 280,632 283,557 280,305 -1.0 0.1
            Unemployed 9,148 8,612 10,213 6.2 -10.4
            Employed 271,484 274,945 270,092 -1.3 0.5
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 3.3%/3.9% 3.0%/3.7% 3.6%/4.3% N/A N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. 5.1%/5.4% 5.4%/5.4% 5.8%/6.1% N/A N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,672,000 7,368,000 7,160,000 4.1 7.2
      As a percent of all workers 5.5% 5.3% 5.2% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 412,000 534,000 388,000 -22.8 6.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 4,073,000 4,395,000 4,455,000 -7.3 -8.6
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
       Average Weekly Earnings $1,018.75 $984.84 $973.10 3.4 4.7
       Average Weekly Hours 44.8 43.5 43.5 3.0 3.0
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $829.80 $836.75 $806.81 -0.8 2.8
       Average Weekly Hours 45.0 45.5 44.6 -1.1 0.9
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $682.17 $648.02 $628.61 5.3 8.5
       Average Weekly Hours 39.5 40.3 38.4 -2.0 2.9
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
       Average Weekly Earnings $662.99 $660.14 $647.50 0.4 2.4
       Average Weekly Hours 40.5 40.8 40.8 -0.7 -0.7
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
       Weeks Compensated 7,689 9,434 9,792 -18.5 -21.5
       Benefits Paid $1,850,407 $2,254,695 $2,294,482 -17.9 -19.4
       Average Weekly Benefit Payment $240.66 $239.00 $234.32 0.7 2.7
       State Insured Covered Jobs 240,398 239,173 235,491 0.5 2.1
       Insured Unemployment Rate 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers 
(1982 to 1984 = 100) - All Items 189.9 189.5 185.2 0.2 2.5
               Food & Beverages 187.2 187.3 181.3 -0.1 3.3
               Housing 191.0 191.2 185.8 -0.1 2.8
               Apparel 121.2 116.5 122.0 4.0 -0.7
               Transportation 162.9 162.9 159.4 0.0 2.2
               Medical Care 312.3 311.6 299.2 0.2 4.4
               Recreation (Apr. 1997=100) 108.6 108.5 107.7 0.1 0.8
               Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100) 112.9 111.7 110.9 1.1 1.8
               Other Goods & Services 306.3 305.5 299.9 0.3 2.1
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) - All Commodities 148 148 139 -0.1 6.6
      
Wyoming Building Permits
(New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
      Total Units 319 272 204 17.3 56.4
               Valuation $52,621,000 $55,024,000 $33,694,000 -4.4 56.2
      Single Family Homes 264 217 182 21.7 45.1
               Valuation $48,690,000 $50,600,000 $31,410,000 -3.8 55.0
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 85 84 65 1.2 30.8
(p) Preliminary.  (r) Revised.  (b) Benchmarked.


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