Economic Indicators

by: Margaret Hiatt, Administrative/Survey Support Specialist

Total nonfarm employment in Wyoming rose from 295,800 in June 2011 to 298,300 in June 2012, a gain of 0.8%.

			Jun	May	Jun	Percent Change
			2012 (p)	2012 (r)	2011 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			298,300	289,100	295,800	3.2	0.8
	Wyoming State Government		16,700	18,000	16,700	-7.2	0.0
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			46,300	45,700	44,900	1.3	3.1
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			42,000	41,200	40,200	1.9	4.5
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			6,707,000	7,174,000	6,861,000	-6.5	-2.2
	As a percent of all workers		4.7%	5.0%	4.9%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			821,000	830,000	982,000	-1.1	-16.4
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			8,394,000	7,837,000	8,738,000	7.1	-3.9
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		15,519	21,845	24,187	-29.0	-35.8
	Benefits Paid		$5,319,736	$7,401,054	$7,826,502	-28.1	-32.0
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$342.79	$338.80	$323.58	1.2	5.9
	State Insured Covered Jobs¹		277,518	269,413	271,519	3.0	2.2
	Insured Unemployment Rate		2.1%	2.5%	2.1%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		229.5	229.8	225.7	-0.1	1.7
		Food & Beverages	233.5	233.3	227.5	0.1	2.7
		Housing	223.1	222.0	219.6	0.5	1.6
		Apparel	125.2	127.7	120.6	-1.9	3.9
		Transportation	216.4	220.8	216.9	-2.0	-0.2
		Medical Care	415.3	413.7	399.6	0.4	4.0
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	115.1	114.7	113.7	0.3	1.3
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	133.5	133.5	130.6	0.0	2.2
		Other Goods & Services	394.0	392.9	386.2	0.3	2.0
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		200.4	202.3	203.9	-0.9	-1.7
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		159	184	288	-13.6	-44.8
		Valuation	$41,531,000	$54,355,000	$47,570,000	-23.6	-12.7
	Single Family Homes		147	170	164	-13.5	-10.4
		Valuation	$40,278,000	$52,945,000	$38,162,000	-23.9	5.5
	Casper MSA² Building Permits		26	41	97	-36.6	-73.2
		Valuation	$4,979,000	$7,994,000	$8,546,000	-37.7	-41.7
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		34	38	39	-10.5	-12.8
		Valuation	$6,953,000	$6,658,000	$6,863,000	4.4	1.3
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			40	40	45	0.0	-11.1

(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.

Last modified by Phil Ellsworth.