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Economic Indicators

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 30 in March 2015 to 9 in March 2016, a decrease of 70%.

Mar Feb Mar Percent Change
2016 (p) 2016 (r) 2015 (b) Month Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment
277,400 276,900 286,900 0.2 -3.3
Wyoming State Government
15,900 15,800 15,800 0.6 0.6
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment
46,800 46,200 46,700 1.3 0.2
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment
40,000 39,800 43,100 0.5 -7.2
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders
7,592,000 7,454,000 7,264,000 1.9 4.5
As a percent of all workers
5.0% 5.0% 4.9% N/A N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers
585,000 599,000 738,000 -2.3 -20.7
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons
6,138,000 6,106,000 6,672,000 0.5 -8.0
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated
35,922 29,447 24,903 22.0 44.2
Benefits Paid
$14,483,652 $11,745,479 $9,704,794 23.3 49.2
Average Weekly Benefit Payment
$403.20 $398.87 $389.70 1.1 3.5
State Insured Covered Jobs1
266,556 264,665 267,428 0.7 -0.3
Insured Unemployment Rate
4.0% 4.0% 2.9% N/A N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items
238.1 237.1 236.1 0.4 0.9
Food & Beverages
247.7 248.5 245.7 -0.3 0.8
Housing
241.5 241.0 236.4 0.2 2.1
Apparel
127.4 125.6 128.2 1.5 -0.6
Transportation
191.3 187.3 199.4 2.1 -4.1
Medical Care
458.6 458.3 444.0 0.1 3.3
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)
117.1 116.6 115.8 0.4 1.1
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)
139.3 139.2 137.6 0.0 1.2
Other Goods & Services
420.6 419.6 412.4 0.2 2.0
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities
182.4 181.5 191.5 0.5 -4.8
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
Total Units
138 89 178 55.1 -22.5
Valuation
$50,616,000 $37,225,000 $54,579,000 36.0 -7.3
Single Family Homes
121 87 173 39.1 -30.1
Valuation
$49,299,000 $36,932,000 $54,151,000 33.5 -9.0
Casper MSA2 Building Permits
15 11 20 36.4 -25.0
Valuation
$3,584,000 $2,469,000 $4,998,000 45.2 -28.3
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits
32 13 48 146.2 -33.3
Valuation
$5,770,000 $2,671,000 $8,900,000 116.0 -35.2
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming
9 11 30 -18.2 -70.0

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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.
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