Economic Indicators
The average weekly benefit payment from Wyoming Unemployment Insurance increased by 11.0% from October 2008 to October 2009.
| Oct | Sept | Oct | Percent Change | |||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 2008 | Month | Year | ||||
| ______(p)_ | ______(r)_ | _____(b)_ | _____ | _____ | ||||
| Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force1 | 292,154 | 292,513 | 293,921 | -0.1 | -0.6 | |||
| Unemployed | 20,046 | 18,228 | 7,885 | 10.0 | 154.2 | |||
| Employed | 272,108 | 274,285 | 286,036 | -0.8 | -4.9 | |||
| Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 6.9%/7.4% | 6.2%/6.8% | 2.7%/3.2% | N/A | N/A | |||
| U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj. | 9.5%/10.2% | 9.5%/9.8% | 6.1%/6.5% | N/A | N/A | |||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,224,000 | 7,098,000 | 7,817,000 | 1.8 | -7.6 | |||
| As a percent of all workers | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | N/A | N/A | |||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 808,000 | 706,000 | 484,000 | 14.4 | 66.9 | |||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 8,474,000 | 8,255,000 | 6,267,000 | 2.7 | 35.2 | |||
| Hours & Earnings for Production Workers | ||||||||
| Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | ||||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $834.40 | $844.83 | $879.84 | -1.2 | -5.2 | |||
| Average Weekly Hours | 40.0 | 40.5 | 42.3 | -1.2 | -5.4 | |||
| U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings | ||||||||
| Average Weekly Earnings | $739.72 | $736.40 | $726.90 | 0.5 | 1.8 | |||
| Average Weekly Hours | 40.4 | 40.0 | 40.7 | 1.0 | -0.7 | |||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | ||||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 32,019 | 37,687 | 9,607 | -15.0 | 233.3 | |||
| Benefits Paid | $11,097,512 | $13,341,108 | $3,000,886 | -16.8 | 269.8 | |||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $346.59 | $354.00 | $312.36 | -2.1 | 11.0 | |||
| State Insured Covered Jobs (1) | 281,871 | 284,585 | 275,927 | -1.0 | 2.2 | |||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.8% | N/A | N/A | |||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | ||||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | ||||||||
| All Items | 216.2 | 216.0 | 216.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Food & Beverages | 218.0 | 217.6 | 218.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | |||
| Housing | 216.6 | 217.2 | 217.4 | -0.3 | -0.4 | |||
| Apparel | 124.0 | 122.5 | 122.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | |||
| Transportation | 185.4 | 183.9 | 192.7 | 0.8 | -3.8 | |||
| Medical Care | 378.6 | 377.7 | 365.7 | 0.2 | 3.5 | |||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 114.2 | 114.6 | 114.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | |||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 129.1 | 129.0 | 125.7 | 0.1 | 2.7 | |||
| Other Goods & Services | 375.4 | 374.2 | 349.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | |||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | ||||||||
| All Commodities | 175.3 | 174.6 | 186.4 | 0.4 | -6.0 | |||
| Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | ||||||||
| Total Units | 96 | 146 | 234 | -34.2 | -59.0 | |||
| Valuation | $15,633,000 | $34,400,000 | $31,062,000 | -54.6 | -49.7 | |||
| Single Family Homes | 88 | 122 | 187 | -27.9 | -52.9 | |||
| Valuation | $15,373,000 | $28,541,000 | $28,605,000 | -46.1 | -46.3 | |||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 12 | 16 | 37 | -25.0 | -67.6 | |||
| Valuation | $1,764,000 | $2,026,000 | $3,028,000 | -12.9 | -41.7 | |||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 14 | 15 | 5 | -6.7 | 180.0 | |||
| Valuation | $1,637,000 | $1,707,000 | $796,000 | -4.1 | 105.7 | |||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 40 | 36 | 77 | 11.1 | -48.1 | |||
| (p) Preliminary (r) Revised | ||||||||
| 1Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. | ||||||||
| 2Metropolitan Statistical Area. | ||||||||
| Note: Hours and earnings data for mining have been dropped from the Economic Indicators page as data for Wyoming mining are no longer available. | ||||||||
