Economic Indicators

by: Margaret Hiatt, Administrative/Survey Support Specialist

The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming fell from 50 in July 2011 to 46 in July 2012, an 8.0% decrease.

			Jul 2012 (p)	Jun 2012 (r)	Jul 2011 (b)	Percent Change
			Jul 2012 (p)	Jun 2012 (r)	Jul 2011 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			293,900	298,200	294,700	-1.4	-0.3
	Wyoming State Government		16,600	16,700	16,500	-0.6	0.6
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			45,900	46,400	44,900	-1.1	2.2
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			41,400	41,800	40,300	-1.0	2.7
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			6,741,000	6,707,000	6,724,000	0.5	0.3
	As a percent of all workers		4.7%	4.7%	4.8%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			852,000	821,000	1,119,000	3.8	-23.9
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			8,316,000	8,394,000	8,514,000	-0.9	-2.3
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		17,689	15,519	17,288	14.0	2.3
	Benefits Paid		$6,111,804	$5,319,736	$5,633,695	14.9	8.5
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$345.51	$342.79	$325.87	0.8	6.0
	State Insured Covered Jobs¹		272,954	277,518	266,887	-1.6	2.3
	Insured Unemployment Rate		2.1%	2.1%	1.8%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		229.1	229.5	225.9	-0.2	1.4
		Food & Beverages	233.6	233.5	228.3	0.0	2.3
		Housing	223.3	223.1	220.2	0.1	1.4
		Apparel	122.3	125.2	118.8	-2.3	3.0
		Transportation	214.3	216.4	216.2	-1.0	-0.9
		Medical Care	416.8	415.3	400.3	0.3	4.1
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	114.9	115.1	113.5	-0.1	1.3
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	133.5	133.5	130.9	0.1	2.1
		Other Goods & Services	395.4	394.0	386.5	0.4	2.3
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		200.0	200.4	204.6	-0.2	-2.2
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		133	159	288	-16.4	-53.8
		Valuation	$29,324,000	$41,531,000	$47,570,000	-29.4	-38.4
	Single Family Homes		126	147	164	-14.3	-23.2
		Valuation	$28,689,000	$40,278,000	$38,162,000	-28.8	-24.8
	Casper MSA² Building Permits		21	26	67	-19.2	-68.7
		Valuation	$4,516,000	$4,979,000	$5,963,000	-9.3	-24.3
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		27	34	14	-20.6	92.9
		Valuation	$3,242,000	$6,953,000	$2,398,000	-53.4	35.2
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			46	40	50	15.0	-8.0


(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.

Last modified by Phil Ellsworth.