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Economic Indicators

The Baker Hughes rig count increased by 22.7% from November 2010 to November 2011.

 

Nov 2011 (p) Oct 2011 (r) Nov 2010 (b) Percent Change
Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment 289,600 293,000 281,300 -1.2 3.0
Wyoming State Government 17,500 17,500 17,200 0.0 1.7
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment 44,800 44,400 43,600 0.9 2.8
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment 40,800 41,100 38,600 -0.7 5.7
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,083,000 6,989,000 6,816,000 1.3 3.9
As a percent of all workers 5.0% 5.0% 4.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 1,096,000 967,000 1,282,000 13.3 -14.5
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 8,271,000 8,258,000 8,670,000 0.2 -4.6
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated 23,867 14,511 28,656 64.5 -16.7
Benefits Paid $7,428,837 $4,649,934 $8,793,196 59.8 -15.5
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $311.26 $320.44 $306.85 -2.9 1.4
State Insured Covered Jobs1 257,185 261,233 257,185 -1.5 0.0
Insured Unemployment Rate 2.5% 2.0% 2.3% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 226.2 226.4 218.8 -0.1 3.4
Food & Beverages 230.7 230.9 221.0 -0.1 4.4
Housing 220.0 220.1 215.8 -0.1 1.9
Apparel 127.3 127.6 121.5 -0.2 4.8
Transportation 211.4 212.1 195.7 -0.3 8.0
Medical Care 404.9 403.4 391.7 0.4 3.4
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 113.2 113.3 112.8 -0.1 0.3
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 132.8 132.8 130.9 0.0 1.4
Other Goods & Services 390.8 389.1 383.6 0.4 1.9
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 202.0 201.3 187.7 0.3 7.6
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 356 103 186 245.6 91.4
Valuation $36,944,000 $22,982,000 $27,055,000 60.8 36.6
Single Family Homes 112 95 67 17.9 67.2
Valuation $24,938,000 $22,204,000 $16,773,000 12.3 48.7
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 24 13 67 84.6 -64.2
Valuation $4,143,000 $2,571,000 $7,068,000 61.1 -41.4
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 21 22 31 -4.5 -32.3
Valuation $3,030,000 $4,015,000 $3,345,000 -24.5 -9.4
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 54 57 44 -5.3 22.7
 

(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked.

1Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.

2Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Note: Production worker hours and earnings data have been dropped from the Economic Indicators page because of problems with accuracy due to a small sample size and high item nonresponse. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm

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