| 
          Dec 2011 (p) | 
          Nov 2011 (r) | 
          Dec 2010 (b) | 
          Percent Change | 
         
        
          | Month | 
          Year | 
         
        
          | Wyoming    Total Nonfarm Employment | 
          289,000 | 
          288,900 | 
          282,600 | 
          0 | 
          2.3 | 
         
        
           | 
          Wyoming State    Government | 
          17,400 | 
          17,500 | 
          17,000 | 
          -0.6 | 
          2.4 | 
         
        
          | Laramie    County Nonfarm Employment | 
          44,300 | 
          44,600 | 
          43,700 | 
          -0.7 | 
          1.4 | 
         
        
          | Natrona    County Nonfarm Employment | 
          41,000 | 
          40,800 | 
          38,700 | 
          0.5 | 
          5.9 | 
         
        
        
          | Selected    U.S. Employment Data | 
         
        
          | U.S.    Multiple Jobholders | 
          7,030,000 | 
          7,083,000 | 
          6,884,000 | 
          -0.7 | 
          2.1 | 
         
        
           | 
          As a percent of all    workers | 
          5.00% | 
          5.00% | 
          4.90% | 
          N/A | 
          N/A | 
         
        
          | U.S.    Discouraged Workers | 
          945,000 | 
          1,096,000 | 
          1,318,000 | 
          -13.8 | 
          -28.3 | 
         
        
          | U.S.    Part Time for Economic Reasons | 
          8,428,000 | 
          8,271,000 | 
          9,205,000 | 
          1.9 | 
          -8.4 | 
         
        
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           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
         
        
          | Wyoming    Unemployment Insurance | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
         
        
           | 
          Weeks Compensated | 
          23,863 | 
          23,867 | 
          30,800 | 
          0 | 
          -22.5 | 
         
        
           | 
          Benefits Paid | 
          $7,598,131  | 
          $7,428,837  | 
          $9,618,508  | 
          2.3 | 
          -21 | 
         
        
           | 
          Average Weekly Benefit    Payment | 
          $318.41  | 
          $311.26  | 
          $312.29  | 
          2.3 | 
          2.0 | 
         
        
           | 
          State Insured Covered    Jobs1 | 
          257,224 | 
          257,185 | 
          257,224 | 
          0 | 
          0 | 
         
        
           | 
          Insured Unemployment    Rate | 
          3.10% | 
          2.50% | 
          2.50% | 
          N/A | 
          N/A | 
         
        
          | Consumer    Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982    to 1984 = 100) | 
         
        
           | 
          All Items | 
          225.7 | 
          226.2 | 
          219.2 | 
          -0.2 | 
          3.0 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Food & Beverages | 
          231.1 | 
          230.7 | 
          221.3 | 
          0.2 | 
          4.5 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Housing | 
          220.2 | 
          220 | 
          216.1 | 
          0.1 | 
          1.9 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Apparel | 
          123.5 | 
          127.3 | 
          118.1 | 
          -3.0 | 
          4.6 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Transportation | 
          208.6 | 
          211.4 | 
          198.3 | 
          -1.3 | 
          5.2 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Medical Care | 
          405.6 | 
          404.9 | 
          391.9 | 
          0.2 | 
          3.5 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 
          113.5 | 
          113.2 | 
          112.3 | 
          0.2 | 
          1.0 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Education & Communication    (Dec. 1997=100) | 
          132.7 | 
          132.8 | 
          130.5 | 
          0.0 | 
          1.7 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Other Goods & Services | 
          391 | 
          390.8 | 
          384.5 | 
          0.1 | 
          1.7 | 
         
        
          | Producer    Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
           | 
         
        
           | 
          All Commodities | 
          200.2 | 
          202 | 
          189.7 | 
          -0.9 | 
          5.5 | 
         
        
          | Wyoming    Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | 
         
        
           | 
          Total Units | 
          64 | 
          356 | 
          91 | 
          -82.0 | 
          -29.7 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Valuation | 
          $13,596,000  | 
          $36,944,000  | 
          $17,586,000  | 
          -63.2 | 
          -22.7 | 
         
        
           | 
          Single Family Homes | 
          57 | 
          112 | 
          74 | 
          -49.1 | 
          -23.0 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Valuation | 
          $12,996,000  | 
          $24,938,000  | 
          $16,107,000  | 
          -47.9 | 
          -19.3 | 
         
        
           | 
          Casper MSA2 Building    Permits | 
          14 | 
          24 | 
          17 | 
          -41.7 | 
          -17.6 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Valuation | 
          $2,867,000  | 
          $4,143,000  | 
          $3,173,000  | 
          -30.8 | 
          -9.6 | 
         
        
           | 
          Cheyenne MSA Building    Permits | 
          12 | 
          21 | 
          9 | 
          -42.9 | 
          33.3 | 
         
        
           | 
           | 
          Valuation | 
          $2,275,000  | 
          $3,030,000  | 
          $1,403,000  | 
          -24.9 | 
          62.2 | 
         
        
          | Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 
         
        
          |   | 
          54 | 
          54 | 
          45 | 
          0.0 | 
          20.0 | 
         
        
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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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