Economic Indicators
The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 49 in April 2014 to 25 in April 2015, a decrease of 49.0%.
| Apr | Mar | Apr | Percent Change | ||||
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| 2015 (p) | 2015 (r) | 2014 (b) | Month | Year | |||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 287,600 | 287,900 | 286,400 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 15,900 | 15,900 | 15,900 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 47,100 | 47,500 | 46,400 | -0.8 | 1.5 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 42,600 | 43,200 | 42,700 | -1.4 | -0.2 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,000,000 | 7,264,000 | 7,162,000 | -3.6 | -2.3 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 756,000 | 738,000 | 783,000 | 2.4 | -3.4 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 6,356,000 | 6,672,000 | 7,243,000 | -4.7 | -12.2 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 20,753 | 24,903 | 19,432 | -16.7 | 6.8 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $8,230,577 | $9,704,794 | $6,833,506 | -15.2 | 20.4 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $396.60 | $389.70 | $351.66 | 1.8 | 12.8 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 270,504 | 269,893 | 266,886 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.2% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 236.6 | 236.1 | 237.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 245.7 | 245.7 | 241.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | ||
| Housing | 236.8 | 236.4 | 231.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ||
| Apparel | 128.6 | 128.2 | 129.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ||
| Transportation | 200.2 | 199.4 | 222.0 | 0.4 | -9.8 | ||
| Medical Care | 446.7 | 444.0 | 434.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 116.0 | 115.8 | 116.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 137.7 | 137.6 | 137.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 412.2 | 412.4 | 407.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 190.7 | 191.6 | 208.3 | -0.5 | -8.4 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 226 | 178 | 263 | 27.0 | -14.1 | ||
| Valuation | $73,051,000 | $54,579,000 | $52,407,000 | 33.8 | 39.4 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 174 | 173 | 147 | 0.6 | 18.4 | ||
| Valuation | $68,193,000 | $54,151,000 | $44,704,000 | 25.9 | 52.5 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 69 | 20 | 40 | 245.0 | 72.5 | ||
| Valuation | $10,815,000 | $4,998,000 | $6,702,000 | 116.4 | 61.4 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 40 | 48 | 22 | -16.7 | 81.8 | ||
| Valuation | $7,179,000 | $8,900,000 | $4,251,000 | -19.3 | 68.9 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 25 | 30 | 49 | -16.7 | -49.0 | ||
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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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