Wyoming Economic Indicators
by: Julie Barnish, Statistical Technician

"The number of unemployed individuals in Wyoming fell by 20.3 percent from October 1999 to October 2000."

				Percent Change
	October 2000 (p)	September 2000 (r)	September 1999 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)	265,178	265,200	263,329	-0.0	0.7
--Unemployed	8,581	9,489	10,760	-9.6	-20.3
--Employed	256,597	255,711	252,569	0.3	1.6
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.2%/3.8%	3.6%/4.4%	4.1%/4.7%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.6%/3.9%	3.8%/3.9%	3.8%/4.1%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,550,000	7,471,000	8,014,000	1.1	-5.8
--As a percent of all workers	5.6%	5.5%	6.0%	N/A	N/A
U. S. Discouraged Workers	230,000	250,000	271,000	-8.0	-15.1
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	2,851,000	2,854,000	2,832,000	-0.1	0.7
Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$882.88	$886.29	$857.14	-0.4	3.0
--Average Weekly Hours	46.2	46.5	44.9	-0.6	2.9
U.S. Mining
--Average Weekly Earnings	$779.64	$783.84	$758.73	-0.5	2.8
--Average Weekly Hours	45.7	46.0	44.5	-0.7	2.7
Wyoming Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$632.26	$625.39	$602.08	1.1	5.0
--Average Weekly Hours	40.4	38.7	39.3	4.4	2.8
U.S. Manufacturing
--Average Weekly Earnings	$602.17	$604.23	$589.26	-0.3	2.2
--Average Weekly Hours	41.5	41.7	42.0	-0.5	-1.2
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Compensated (2)	6,762	5,821	5,778	16.2	17.0
--Benefits Paid	$1,354,437	$1,168,376	$1,068,727	15.9	26.7
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$200.31	$200.71	$184.65	-0.2	8.5
--State Insured Covered Jobs (1)	219,820	224,146	213,836	-1.9	2.8
--Insured Unemployment Rate	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items	174.0	173.7	168.2	0.2	3.4
----Food & Beverages	169.6	169.4	165.5	0.1	2.5
----Housing	171.7	171.4	165.0	0.2	4.1
----Apparel	132.8	130.4	134.6	1.8	-1.3
----Transportation	154.4	154.7	147.3	-0.2	4.8
----Medical Care	263.7	263.1	252.8	0.2	4.3
----Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	103.8	103.8	101.8	0.0	2.0
----Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	103.6	102.9	102.1	0.7	1.5
----Other Goods & Services	273.0	274.7	263.2	-0.6	3.7
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities	135.1	134.5	127.7	0.4	5.8
Wyoming Building Permits
--New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized	141	140	156	0.7	-9.6
--Valuation	$28,328,000	$26,374,000	$20,489,000	7.4	38.3

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

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