Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Economic Indicators

by: David Bullard, Senior Economist

The number of building permits issued for single-family homes in Wyoming fell 5.3% from September 2012 to September 2013.

			Sep	Aug	Sep	Percent Change
			2013 (p)	2013 (r)	2012 (b)	Month	Year
Wyoming Total Nonfarm Employment			296,400	300,200	295,800	-1.3	0.2
	Wyoming State Government		15,900	14,900	16,300	6.7	-2.5
Laramie County Nonfarm Employment			46,400	46,700	45,100	-0.6	2.9
Natrona County Nonfarm Employment			41,800	41,600	41,700	0.5	0.2
Selected U.S. Employment Data
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			6,952,000	6,776,000	6,818,000	2.6	2.0
	As a percent of all workers		4.8%	4.7%	4.8%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			852,000	866,000	802,000	-1.6	6.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			7,522,000	7,690,000	8,110,000	-2.2	-7.3
Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated		11,267	12,791	13,097	-11.9	-14.0
	Benefits Paid		$4,160,714	$4,623,227	$4,613,165	-10.0	-9.8
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$369.28	$361.44	$352.23	2.2	4.8
	State Insured Covered Jobs1		275,406	274,280	271,141	0.4	1.6
	Insured Unemployment Rate		1.6%	1.8%	1.9%	N/A	N/A
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		234.1	233.9	231.4	0.1	1.2
		Food & Beverages	237.4	237.3	234.2	0.0	1.4
		Housing	228.8	228.6	223.9	0.1	2.2
		Apparel	129.7	125.8	128.6	3.1	0.8
		Transportation	218.1	219.2	221.7	-0.5	-1.6
		Medical Care	428.0	426.9	418.0	0.3	2.4
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	115.2	115.3	115.0	-0.1	0.2
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	136.7	136.1	134.6	0.4	1.5
		Other Goods & Services	402.7	402.4	396.2	0.1	1.6
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		204.0	204.3	204.4	-0.1	-0.2
Wyo. Bldg. Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		162	167	190	-3.0	-14.7
		Valuation	$36,606,000	$41,402,000	$41,076,000	-11.6	-10.9
	Single Family Homes		124	136	131	-8.8	-5.3
		Valuation	$35,584,000	$39,414,000	$36,871,000	-9.7	-3.5
	Casper MSA2 Building Permits		33	50	25	-34.0	32.0
		Valuation	$7,733,000	$7,375,000	$4,521,000	4.9	71.0
	Cheyenne MSA Building Permits		61	37	21	64.9	190.5
		Valuation	$7,071,000	$6,031,000	$1,984,000	17.2	256.4
Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			50	51	50	-2.0	0.0
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.