Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Economic Indicators

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

The number of discouraged workers in the U.S. fell 13.1% from March 2013 to March 2014.

			Mar	Feb	Mar	Percent Change
			2014 (p)	2014 (r)	2013 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			286,800	283,900	283,400	1.0	1.2
	Wyoming State Government		15,900	15,900	16,100	0.0	-1.2
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			45,300	44,400	44,700	2.0	1.3
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			41,500	40,900	41,500	1.5	0.0
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			7,143,000	7,163,000	7,192,000	-0.3	-0.7
	As a percent of all workers		4.9%	5.0%	5.0%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			698,000	755,000	803,000	-7.5	-13.1
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			7,455,000	7,397,000	7,734,000	0.8	-3.6
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		18,944	21,044	24,523	-10.0	-22.8
	Benefits Paid		$6,676,432	$7,419,048	$8,560,514	-10.0	-22.0
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$352.43	$352.55	$349.08	0.0	1.0
	State Insured Covered Jobs¹		265,403	263,465	261,398	0.7	1.5
	Insured Unemployment Rate		2.5%	2.8%	3.2%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		236.3	234.8	232.8	0.6	1.5
		Food & Beverages	240.2	239.5	236.3	0.3	1.7
		Housing	232.0	230.9	225.6	0.5	2.8
		Apparel	128.9	125.5	128.3	2.7	0.5
		Transportation	218.4	214.7	221.1	1.8	-1.2
		Medical Care	433.4	432.8	424.2	0.1	2.2
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	115.8	115.7	115.4	0.1	0.3
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	137.1	137.0	135.6	0.1	1.1
		Other Goods & Services	406.7	405.9	399.3	0.2	1.9
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		207.0	206.0	204.0	0.5	1.5
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		110	122	135	-9.8	-18.5
		Valuation	$30,211,000	$37,110,000	$32,367,000	-18.6	-6.7
	Single Family Homes		103	97	115	6.2	-10.4
		Valuation	$29,541,000	$35,297,000	$32,017,000	-16.3	-7.7
	Casper MSA² Building Permits		20	37	35	-45.9	-42.9
		Valuation	$4,040,000	$4,908,000	$7,182,000	-17.7	-43.7
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		24	24	21	0.0	14.3
		Valuation	$4,286,000	$4,740,000	$3,724,000	-9.6	15.1
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			52	52	44	0.0	18.2

(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.