Economic Indicators
Benefits paid by Wyoming unemployment insurance fell by 21.3% from April 2011 to April 2012.
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Apr
2012 (p) |
Mar
2012 (r) |
Apr
2011 (b) |
Percent Change | ||||
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| Month | Year | ||||||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 280,700 | 280,300 | 279,300 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 17,500 | 17,400 | 17,400 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 45,000 | 44,900 | 44,100 | 0.2 | 2.0 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 41,100 | 40,900 | 39,200 | 0.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 6,947,000 | 7,052,000 | 6,887,000 | -1.5 | 0.9 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 968,000 | 865,000 | 989,000 | 11.9 | -2.1 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 7,694,000 | 7,867,000 | 8,425,000 | -2.2 | -8.7 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 20,680 | 24,780 | 27,339 | -16.5 | -24.4 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $6,912,673 | $8,323,950 | $8,781,163 | -17.0 | -21.3 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $334.27 | $335.91 | $321.20 | -0.5 | 4.1 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 262,470 | 261,927 | 255,477 | 0.2 | 2.7 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 230.1 | 229.4 | 224.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 223.1 | 232.7 | 226.2 | -4.1 | -1.4 | ||
| Housing | 221.7 | 221.5 | 217.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ||
| Apparel | 128.5 | 127.3 | 122.2 | 1.0 | 5.1 | ||
| Transportation | 223.1 | 220.8 | 216.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | ||
| Medical Care | 412.5 | 411.5 | 398.8 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 114.7 | 114.7 | 113.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 133.3 | 113.2 | 130.6 | 17.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 393.3 | 392.4 | 386.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 203.9 | 204.3 | 203.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 156 | 277 | 152 | -43.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Valuation | $35,893,000 | $45,313,000 | $38,594,000 | -20.8 | -7.0 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 140 | 130 | 142 | 7.7 | -1.4 | ||
| Valuation | $34,612,000 | $35,460,000 | $37,616,000 | -2.4 | -8.0 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 17 | 137 | 17 | -87.6 | 0.0 | ||
| Valuation | $3,473,000 | $10,993,000 | $2,605,000 | -68.4 | 33.3 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 28 | 38 | 16 | -26.3 | 75.0 | ||
| Valuation | $4,446,000 | $4,755,000 | $2,876,000 | -6.5 | 54.6 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 40 | 44 | 41 | -9.1 | -2.4 | ||
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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. | |||||||