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Economic Indicators

The amount of benefits paid by Wyoming Unemployment Insurance increased 58.3% from February 2015 to February 2016.

Feb Jan Feb Percent Change
2016 (p) 2016 (r) 2015 (b) Month Year

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(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 Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm.
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment
277,000 277,300 286,100 -0.1 -3.2
Wyoming State Government
15,800 15,400 15,700 2.6 0.6
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment
46,600 46,200 46,500 0.9 0.2
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment
39,800 40,000 43,300 -0.5 -8.1
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders
7,454,000 7,314,000 7,221,000 1.9 3.2
As a percent of all workers
5.0% 4.9% 4.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers
599,000 623,000 732,000 -3.9 -18.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons
6,106,000 6,406,000 6,772,000 -4.7 -9.8
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated
29,447 26,441 19,638 11.4 49.9
Benefits Paid
$11,745,479 $10,492,866 $7,420,775 11.9 58.3
Average Weekly Benefit Payment
$398.87 $396.84 $377.88 0.5 5.6
State Insured Covered Jobs 1
264,665 264,479 266,686 0.1 -0.8
Insured Unemployment Rate
4.0% 3.6% 2.7% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items
237.1 236.9 234.7 0.1 1.0
Food & Beverages
248.5 248.2 246.3 0.1 0.9
Housing
241.0 240.4 236.0 0.2 2.1
Apparel
125.6 121.9 124.5 3.0 0.9
Transportation
187.3 190.2 193.9 -1.5 -3.4
Medical Care
458.3 454.2 442.8 0.9 3.5
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)
116.6 116.1 115.6 0.5 0.9
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)
139.2 139.5 137.6 -0.2 1.2
Other Goods & Services
419.6 419.1 411.8 0.1 1.9
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities
181.5 182.5 191.1 -0.5 -5.0
Total Units
89 93 98 -4.3 -9.2
Valuation
$37,225,000 $19,531,000 $33,392,000 90.6 11.5
Single Family Homes
87 65 95 33.8 -8.4
Valuation
$36,932,000 $17,973,000 $33,017,000 105.5 11.9
Casper MSA2Building Permits
11 8 14 37.5 -21.4
Valuation
$2,469,000 $1,982,000 $3,054,000 24.6 -19.2
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits
13 21 19 -38.1 -31.6
Valuation
$2,671,000 $3,827,000 $3,643,000 -30.2 -26.7
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming
11 16 37 -31.3 -70.3
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April 2016, Vol. 53 No. 4


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