Economic Indicators
The number of weeks compensated by Wyoming unemployment insurance fell by 5.1% from December 2011 to December 2012.
Dec | Nov | Dec | Percent Change | ||||
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2012 (p) | 2012 (r) | 2011 (b) | Month | Year | |||
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment | 284,600 | 285,900 | 284,600 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ||
Wyoming State Government | 17,400 | 17,600 | 17,400 | -1.1 | 0.0 | ||
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment | 45,800 | 46,100 | 44,900 | -0.7 | 2.0 | ||
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment | 41,300 | 41,600 | 41,100 | -0.7 | 0.5 | ||
Selected U.S. Employment Data | |||||||
U.S. Multiple Jobholders | 7,081,000 | 7,235,000 | 7,030,000 | -2.1 | 0.7 | ||
As a percent of all workers | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.0% | N/A | N/A | ||
U.S. Discouraged Workers | 1,068,000 | 979,000 | 945,000 | 9.1 | 13.0 | ||
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons | 8,166,000 | 7,994,000 | 8,428,000 | 2.2 | -3.1 | ||
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance | |||||||
Weeks Compensated | 22,643 | 20,039 | 23,863 | 13.0 | -5.1 | ||
Benefits Paid | $7,630,442 | $6,682,178 | $7,598,131 | 14.2 | 0.4 | ||
Average Weekly Benefit Payment | $336.99 | $333.46 | $318.41 | 1.1 | 5.8 | ||
State Insured Covered Jobs1 | 267,946 | 267,847 | 263,575 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ||
Insured Unemployment Rate | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.1% | N/A | N/A | ||
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers | |||||||
(1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
All Items | 229.6 | 230.2 | 225.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 | ||
Food & Beverages | 235.2 | 234.7 | 231.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ||
Housing | 224.0 | 223.8 | 220.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ||
Apparel | 125.7 | 129.6 | 123.5 | -3.0 | 1.8 | ||
Transportation | 211.9 | 214.5 | 208.6 | -1.2 | 1.6 | ||
Medical Care | 418.7 | 418.7 | 405.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ||
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100) | 114.4 | 114.8 | 113.5 | -0.3 | 0.8 | ||
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100) | 134.7 | 134.7 | 132.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ||
Other Goods & Services | 396.8 | 396.7 | 391.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | ||
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100) | |||||||
All Commodities | 201.5 | 201.8 | 199.8 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ||
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized) | |||||||
Total Units | 168 | 115 | 64 | 46.1 | 162.5 | ||
Valuation | $19,890,000 | $25,416,000 | $13,596,000 | -21.7 | 46.3 | ||
Single Family Homes | 62 | 110 | 57 | -43.6 | 8.8 | ||
Valuation | $13,103,000 | $24,941,000 | $12,996,000 | -47.5 | 0.8 | ||
Casper MSA2 Building Permits | 43 | 19 | 14 | 126.3 | 207.1 | ||
Valuation | $5,518,000 | $3,070,000 | $2,867,000 | 79.7 | 92.5 | ||
Cheyenne MSA Building Permits | 20 | 30 | 12 | -33.3 | 66.7 | ||
Valuation | $3,641,000 | $1,631,000 | $2,275,000 | 123.2 | 60.0 | ||
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming | 49 | 51 | 54 | -3.9 | -9.3 | ||
(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. |