Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Economic Indicators

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming increased 17.5% from June 2012 to June 2013.

			Jun 2013 (p)	May 2013 (r)	Jun 2012 (b)	Percent Change
						Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			300,600	290,900	298,500	3.3	0.7
	Wyoming State Government		16,700	17,800	16,700	-6.2	0.0
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			47,100	46,300	45,200	1.7	4.2
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			41,800	41,400	42,000	1.0	-0.5
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			6,990,000	7,123,000	6,707,000	-1.9	4.2
	As a percent of all workers		4.8%	4.9%	4.7%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			1,027,000	780,000	821,000	31.7	25.1
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			8,440,000	7,618,000	8,394,000	10.8	0.5
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		14,624	18,710	15,519	-21.8	-5.8
	Benefits Paid		$5,206,739	$6,579,671	$5,319,736	-20.9	-2.1
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$356.04	$351.67	$342.79	1.2	3.9
	State Insured Covered Jobs1		278,101	269,961	276,720	3.0	0.5
	Insured Unemployment Rate		2.1%	2.5%	2.1%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		233.5	232.9	229.5	0.2	1.8
		Food & Beverages	236.7	236.5	233.5	0.1	1.4
		Housing	228.1	226.9	223.1	0.5	2.2
		Apparel	126.2	128.0	125.2	-1.4	0.8
		Transportation	220.0	219.4	216.4	0.3	1.7
		Medical Care	424.3	422.8	415.3	0.3	2.1
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	115.4	115.6	115.1	-0.1	0.3
		Education & Comm. (Dec. 1997=100)	135.1	135.2	133.5	-0.1	1.2
		Other Goods & Services	400.3	400.0	394.0	0.1	1.6
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		204.7	204.2	199.8	0.2	2.5
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		259	333	159	-22.2	62.9
		Valuation	$60,045,000	$54,482,000	$41,531,000	10.2	44.6
	Single Family Homes		242	158	147	53.2	64.6
		Valuation	$58,927,000	$40,764,000	$40,278,000	44.6	46.3
	Casper MSA2 Building Permits		36	31	26	16.1	38.5
		Valuation	$7,899,000	$4,488,000	$4,979,000	76.0	58.6
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		62	193	34	-67.9	82.4
		Valuation	$9,222,000	$18,629,000	$6,953,000	-50.5	32.6
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			47	43	40	9.3	17.5
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming
(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.