Economic Indicators
The number of building permits issued in the Casper Metropolitan Statistical Area increased 177.8% from October 2012 to October 2013.
| Oct | Sep | Oct | Percent Change | ||||
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| 2013 (p) | 2013 (r) | 2012 (b) | Month | Year | |||
| Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 295,000 | 296,400 | 292,600 | -0.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Wyoming State Government | 16,100 | 15,900 | 16,300 | 1.3 | -1.2 | ||
| Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 46,400 | 46,400 | 45,600 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 42,400 | 41,800 | 42,200 | 1.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
| U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 6,989,000 | 6,952,000 | 6,976,000 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ||
| As a percent of all workers | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | N/A | N/A | ||
| U.S. Discouraged Workers | 815,000 | 852,000 | 813,000 | -4.3 | 0.2 | ||
| U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 7,700,000 | 7,522,000 | 7,870,000 | 2.4 | -2.2 | ||
| Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
| Weeks Compensated | 14,575 | 11,267 | 17,577 | 29.4 | -17.1 | ||
| Benefits Paid | $5,125,318 | $4,160,714 | $6,059,319 | 23.2 | -15.4 | ||
| Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $351.65 | $369.28 | $344.73 | -4.8 | 2.0 | ||
| State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 272,521 | 275,406 | 268,262 | -1.0 | 1.6 | ||
| Insured Unemployment Rate | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | N/A | N/A | ||
| Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
| (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Items | 233.5 | 234.1 | 231.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Food & Beverages | 237.8 | 237.4 | 234.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ||
| Housing | 228.4 | 228.8 | 223.7 | -0.2 | 2.1 | ||
| Apparel | 131.1 | 129.7 | 131.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Transportation | 214.9 | 218.1 | 220.2 | -1.4 | -2.4 | ||
| Medical Care | 428.1 | 428.0 | 418.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 115.2 | 115.2 | 114.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 136.9 | 136.7 | 134.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ||
| Other Goods & Services | 402.7 | 402.7 | 396.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ||
| Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
| All Commodities | 202.5 | 204.0 | 203.5 | -0.7 | -0.5 | ||
| Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
| Total Units | 175 | 162 | 150 | 8.0 | 16.7 | ||
| Valuation | $38,014,000 | $36,606,000 | $39,346,000 | 3.8 | -3.4 | ||
| Single Family Homes | 128 | 124 | 130 | 3.2 | -1.5 | ||
| Valuation | $34,766,000 | $35,584,000 | $37,893,000 | -2.3 | -8.3 | ||
| Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 50 | 33 | 18 | 51.5 | 177.8 | ||
| Valuation | $4,866,000 | $7,733,000 | $3,894,000 | -37.1 | 25.0 | ||
| Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 31 | 61 | 48 | -49.2 | -35.4 | ||
| Valuation | $6,128,000 | $7,071,000 | $6,704,000 | -13.3 | -8.6 | ||
| Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 49 | 50 | 50 | -2.0 | -2.0 | ||
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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. | |||||||
