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 | ||||
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| 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. |
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1Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. |
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2Metropolitan Statistical Area. |
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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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