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News Releases:
Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
27
Occupational Employment and Wages in Casper — May 2023

Workers in the Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.23 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48.

Sep
27
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cheyenne — May 2023

Workers in the Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.16 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48.

Wyoming Economy at a Glance:
Wyoming
Data Series Back
Data
Apr
2024
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024
Aug
2024
Sept
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

293.1 293.1 293.7 294.5 294.9 (p)295.2

Employment(1)

284.9 284.7 285.3 285.8 285.9 (p)286.0

Unemployment(1)

8.2 8.4 8.4 8.6 9.0 (p)9.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 (p)3.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

293.7 294.1 293.5 293.3 294.2 (p)294.8

12-month % change

1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 (p)1.0

Mining and Logging(3)

16.4 16.9 16.7 16.8 16.9 (p)17.0

12-month % change

-5.2 -2.3 -3.5 -2.9 -1.7 (p)-0.6

Construction(3)

23.0 22.3 22.2 22.2 22.6 (p)22.5

12-month % change

4.5 2.3 0.0 -0.4 1.3 (p)0.9

Manufacturing(3)

10.6 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.6 (p)10.7

12-month % change

1.9 1.9 1.0 2.9 1.9 (p)3.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

52.4 52.6 52.8 52.8 52.6 (p)52.7

12-month % change

0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 (p)0.2

Information(3)

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 (p)3.2

12-month % change

0.0 -3.1 -3.1 3.2 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

11.6 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.9 (p)12.1

12-month % change

0.9 0.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 (p)5.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

21.5 21.5 21.7 21.7 21.4 (p)21.6

12-month % change

-0.9 -1.4 -0.5 -0.9 -2.3 (p)-1.4

Education & Health Services(3)

29.4 29.6 29.5 29.7 30.1 (p)30.3

12-month % change

0.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.4 (p)3.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

39.5 39.4 39.1 39.3 38.9 (p)38.7

12-month % change

3.4 3.1 3.4 2.3 1.3 (p)1.0

Other Services(3)

15.5 15.5 15.5 15.3 15.6 (p)15.8

12-month % change

-4.3 -4.3 -3.7 -5.6 -3.1 (p)-1.9

Government(3)

70.7 70.9 70.8 69.8 70.4 (p)70.2

12-month % change

3.1 2.9 3.1 2.3 1.9 (p)1.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Casper Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Nov 2024
Cheyenne Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Pay
Economic Summary Nov 2024
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2024
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2024
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Nov 2024
Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2024
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Casper — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cheyenne — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Wyoming Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2024 Employment News Release Sep 2024