Economic Indicators
The number of discouraged workers in the U.S. fell 7.2% from March 2012 to March 2013.
| Mar | Feb | Mar | Percent Change | ||||
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| 2013 (p) | 2013 (r) | 2012 (b) | Month | Year | |||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 282,500 | 280,400 | 283,200 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 17,500 | 17,500 | 17,400 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 45,300 | 45,300 | 43,900 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 40,800 | 40,300 | 40,700 | 1.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,192,000 | 7,435,000 | 7,052,000 | -3.3 | 2.0 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.0% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 803,000 | 885,000 | 865,000 | -9.3 | -7.2 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 7,734,000 | 8,298,000 | 7,867,000 | -6.8 | -1.7 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 24,523 | 26,145 | 24,780 | -6.2 | -1.0 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $8,560,514 | $9,096,188 | $8,323,950 | -5.9 | 2.8 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $349.08 | $347.91 | $335.91 | 0.3 | 3.9 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 262,501 | 260,564 | 260,627 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 232.8 | 232.2 | 229.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 236.3 | 236.2 | 232.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Housing | 225.6 | 225.4 | 221.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | ||
| Apparel | 128.3 | 126.3 | 127.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | ||
| Transportation | 221.1 | 219.5 | 220.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ||
| Medical Care | 424.2 | 423.2 | 411.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 115.4 | 115.4 | 114.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 135.6 | 135.5 | 133.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 399.3 | 398.3 | 392.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 204.1 | 204.3 | 204.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 135 | 138 | 277 | -2.2 | -51.3 | ||
| Valuation | $32,367,000 | $28,183,000 | $45,313,000 | 14.8 | -28.6 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 115 | 116 | 130 | -0.9 | -11.5 | ||
| Valuation | $32,017,000 | $26,678,000 | $35,460,000 | 20.0 | -9.7 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 35 | 53 | 137 | -34.0 | -74.5 | ||
| Valuation | $7,182,000 | $6,802,000 | $10,993,000 | 5.6 | -34.7 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 21 | 31 | 38 | -32.3 | -44.7 | ||
| Valuation | $3,724,000 | $5,297,000 | $4,755,000 | -29.7 | -21.7 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 44 | 46 | 44 | -4.3 | 0.0 | ||
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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. | |||||||