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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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.

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

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 293.1 293.7 294.5 294.9 295.2 (p)295.5

Employment(1)

 284.7 285.3 285.8 285.9 286.0 (p)286.0

Unemployment(1)

 8.4 8.4 8.6 9.0 9.2 (p)9.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 294.1 293.5 293.3 294.2 295.1 (p)295.9

12-month % change

 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.1 (p)1.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 16.9 16.7 16.8 16.9 17.1 (p)17.2

12-month % change

 -2.3 -3.5 -2.9 -1.7 0.0 (p)1.8

Construction(3)

 22.3 22.2 22.2 22.6 22.6 (p)22.8

12-month % change

 2.3 0.0 -0.4 1.3 1.3 (p)1.3

Manufacturing(3)

 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.6 (p)10.6

12-month % change

 1.9 1.0 2.9 1.9 2.9 (p)1.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 52.6 52.8 52.8 52.6 52.9 (p)53.4

12-month % change

 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 (p)1.5

Information(3)

 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 (p)3.2

12-month % change

 -3.1 -3.1 3.2 0.0 -3.1 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.0 (p)12.1

12-month % change

 0.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 4.3 (p)5.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

 21.5 21.7 21.7 21.4 21.5 (p)21.3

12-month % change

 -1.4 -0.5 -0.9 -2.3 -1.8 (p)-1.8

Education & Health Services(3)

 29.6 29.5 29.7 30.1 30.4 (p)30.6

12-month % change

 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.8 (p)4.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 39.4 39.1 39.3 38.9 38.7 (p)38.4

12-month % change

 3.1 3.4 2.3 1.3 1.0 (p)-1.5

Other Services(3)

 15.5 15.5 15.3 15.6 15.7 (p)15.7

12-month % change

 -4.3 -3.7 -5.6 -3.1 -2.5 (p)-1.9

Government(3)

 70.9 70.8 69.8 70.4 70.5 (p)70.6

12-month % change

 2.9 3.1 2.3 1.9 1.7 (p)1.0

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 Dec 2024
Cheyenne Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Pay
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2024
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2024
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 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