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Economic Indicators

The amount of unemployment insurance benefits paid in Wyoming rose 45.4% from March 2014 to March 2015, suggesting a slowdown in the labor market.

Mar Feb Mar Percent Change
2015 (p) 2015 (r) 2014 (b) Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment 287,300 287,400 284,400 0.0 1.0
Wyoming State Government 15,900 15,700 15,900 1.3 0.0
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment 47,300 47,100 46,100 0.4 2.6
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment 43,100 42,900 42,000 0.5 2.6
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders 7,264,000 7,221,000 7,143,000 0.6 1.7
As a percent of all workers 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers 738,000 732,000 698,000 0.8 5.7
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons 6,672,000 6,772,000 7,455,000 -1.5 -10.5
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated 24,903 19,638 18,944 26.8 31.5
Benefits Paid $9,704,794 $7,420,775 $6,676,432 30.8 45.4
Average Weekly Benefit Payment $389.70 $377.88 $352.43 3.1 10.6
State Insured Covered Jobs1 269,893 267,975 264,697 0.7 2.0
Insured Unemployment Rate 2.9% 2.7% 2.5% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items 236.1 234.7 236.3 0.6 -0.1
Food & Beverages 245.7 246.3 240.2 -0.2 2.3
Housing 236.4 236.0 232.0 0.2 1.9
Apparel 128.2 124.5 128.9 3.0 -0.5
Transportation 199.4 193.9 218.4 2.8 -8.7
Medical Care 444.0 442.8 433.4 0.3 2.5
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) 115.8 115.6 115.8 0.2 0.1
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) 137.6 137.6 137.1 0.0 0.3
Other Goods & Services 412.4 411.8 406.7 0.1 1.4
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities 191.6 191.1 207.0 0.3 -7.4
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units 178 98 110 81.6 61.8
Valuation $54,579,000 $33,392,000 $30,211,000 63.4 80.7
Single Family Homes 173 95 103 82.1 68.0
Valuation $54,151,000 $33,017,000 $29,541,000 64.0 83.3
Casper MSA2 Building Permits 20 14 20 42.9 0.0
Valuation $4,998,000 $3,054,000 $4,040,000 63.7 23.7
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits 48 19 24 152.6 100.0
Valuation $8,900,000 $3,643,000 $4,286,000 144.3 107.7
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming 30 37 52 -18.9 -42.3
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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.

 

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