© Copyright 2000 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

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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