Economic Indicators

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

The consumer price index for transportation decreased 9.7% from February 2014 to February 2015 largely because of falling gasoline prices.

			Feb	Jan	Feb	Percent Change
			2015 (p)	2015 (r)	2014 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			286,500	286,700	282,500	-0.1	1.4
	Wyoming State Government		15,700	15,400	15,900	1.9	-1.3
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			47,300	46,700	45,500	1.3	4.0
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			42,600	43,100	41,900	-1.2	1.7
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			7,221,000	7,289,000	7,163,000	-0.9	0.8
	As a percent of all workers		4.9%	5.0%	5.0%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			732,000	682,000	755,000	7.3	-3.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			6,772,000	7,269,000	7,397,000	-6.8	-8.4
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		19,638	18,667	21,044	5.2	-6.7
	Benefits Paid		$7,420,775	$6,931,523	$7,419,048	7.1	0.0
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$377.88	$371.32	$352.55	1.8	7.2
	State Insured Covered Jobs1		267,975	267,812	262,879	0.1	1.9
	Insured Unemployment Rate		2.7%	2.4%	2.8%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		234.7	233.7	234.8	0.4	0.0
		Food & Beverages	246.3	246.1	239.5	0.1	2.8
		Housing	236.0	235.5	230.9	0.2	2.2
		Apparel	124.5	122.5	125.5	1.6	-0.8
		Transportation	193.9	190.9	214.7	1.6	-9.7
		Medical Care	442.8	441.0	432.8	0.4	2.3
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	115.6	115.3	115.7	0.3	-0.1
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	137.6	137.6	137.0	0.0	0.4
		Other Goods & Services	411.8	412.5	405.9	-0.2	1.5
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		191.1	192.1	205.7	-0.5	-7.1
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		98	70	122	40.0	-19.7
		Valuation	$33,392,000	$16,357,000	$37,110,000	104.1	-10.0
	Single Family Homes		95	61	97	55.7	-2.1
		Valuation	$33,017,000	$15,464,000	$35,297,000	113.5	-6.5
	Casper MSA2 Building Permits		14	23	37	-39.1	-62.2
		Valuation	$3,054,000	$5,260,000	$4,908,000	-41.9	-37.8
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		19	10	24	90.0	-20.8
		Valuation	$3,643,000	$1,491,000	$4,740,000	144.3	-23.1
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			37	48	52	-22.9	-28.8
(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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will continue to publish these data online at http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wy.htm.