Economic Indicators
The number of discouraged workers in the U.S. fell by 18.6% from June 2010 to June 2011, suggesting improvement in the labor market.
| Percent Change | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 (p) | May 2011 (r) | June 2010 (b) | Month | Year | |||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 298,700 | 289,000 | 291,800 | 3.4 | 2.4 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 16,700 | 17,500 | 16,400 | -4.6 | 1.8 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 44,100 | 43,600 | 44,100 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 39,900 | 39,200 | 39,000 | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 6,861,000 | 7,084,000 | 6,899,000 | -3.1 | -0.6 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 4.9% | 5.1% | 4.9% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 982,000 | 822,000 | 1,207,000 | 19.5 | -18.6 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 8,738,000 | 8,270,000 | 8,867,000 | 5.7 | -1.5 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 24,187 | 23,800 | 32,271 | 1.6 | -25.1 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $7,826,502 | $7,643,865 | $10,682,087 | 2.4 | -26.7 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $323.58 | $321.17 | $331.01 | 0.8 | -2.2 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs (1) | 269,076 | 261,032 | 267,649 | 3.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 225.7 | 226.0 | 218.0 | -0.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 227.5 | 227.1 | 219.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Housing | 219.6 | 218.5 | 216.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ||
| Apparel | 120.6 | 122.3 | 118.3 | -1.4 | 1.9 | ||
| Transportation | 216.9 | 220.3 | 192.7 | -1.5 | 12.6 | ||
| Medical Care | 399.6 | 399.4 | 388.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 113.7 | 113.7 | 113.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 130.6 | 130.6 | 129.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 386.2 | 385.5 | 380.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 204.0 | 204.2 | 183.5 | -0.1 | 11.2 | ||
| Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 288 | 150 | 209 | 92.0 | 37.8 | ||
| Valuation | $47,570,000 | $40,641,000 | $57,765,000 | 17.0 | -17.6 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 164 | 137 | 148 | 19.7 | 10.8 | ||
| Valuation | $38,162,000 | $39,820,000 | $53,189,000 | -4.2 | -28.3 | ||
| Casper MSA (2) Building Permits | 97 | 11 | 20 | 781.8 | 385.0 | ||
| Valuation | $8,546,000 | $1,355,000 | $3,119,000 | 530.7 | 174.0 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 39 | 31 | 45 | 25.8 | -13.3 | ||
| Valuation | $6,863,000 | $4,690,000 | $5,195,000 | 46.3 | 32.1 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | |||||||
| 45 | 42 | 38 | 7.1 | 18.4 | |||
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| (p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (b) Benchmarked. | |||||||
(1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. 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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