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News Releases:

Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2020

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.1 percent in May.

Occupational Employment and Wages in Casper — May 2019

Workers in the Casper Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.03 in May 2019, about 7 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72.

Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2020

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.4 percent in April.

Wyoming Economy at a Glance:

Wyoming

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	Apr 2020	May 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)292.7	293.3	294.2	295.5	296.6	(p)294.6
Employment(1)		(r)281.9	282.5	283.3	284.3	268.3	(p)268.7
Unemployment(1)		(r)10.8	10.7	10.9	11.2	28.3	(p)25.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		(r)3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	9.6	(p)8.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		288.7	288.1	288.5	286.6	262.4	(p)263.6
12-month % change		0.0	-0.6	-0.7	-1.2	-9.5	(p)-9.3
Mining and Logging(3)		20.8	20.5	20.2	19.8	18.2	(p)16.3
12-month % change		0.5	-2.4	-3.8	-6.2	-13.3	(p)-23.1
Construction(3)		22.1	21.9	22.3	22.0	21.6	(p)22.1
12-month % change		-0.9	-3.1	-2.2	-3.1	-4.4	(p)-2.2
Manufacturing(3)		10.0	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	(p)10.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.0	(p)1.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		51.6	51.6	51.6	52.0	49.9	(p)50.8
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.1	-1.3	-0.4	-4.4	(p)-2.3
Information(3)		3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.1	(p)3.0
12-month % change		-2.9	-2.9	-2.9	-2.9	-8.8	(p)-11.8
Financial Activities(3)		11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.0	(p)10.8
12-month % change		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	-1.8	(p)-3.6
Professional & Business Services(3)		18.8	18.9	18.8	18.3	17.4	(p)18.0
12-month % change		-1.6	-0.5	-2.1	-4.7	-8.9	(p)-6.3
Education & Health Services(3)		28.9	28.9	29.0	29.1	26.6	(p)27.7
12-month % change		1.8	1.4	1.8	2.5	-6.3	(p)-2.8
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		36.8	36.9	37.2	36.1	24.1	(p)26.5
12-month % change		0.3	-0.3	0.5	-2.2	-34.7	(p)-28.4
Other Services(3)		16.4	16.2	16.2	16.1	13.6	(p)13.7
12-month % change		1.2	0.0	0.0	-0.6	-15.5	(p)-14.9
Government(3)		68.7	68.5	68.4	68.5	66.8	(p)64.5
12-month % change		0.1	0.0	-0.3	-0.3	-2.8	(p)-6.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Casper Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jul 2020
Cheyenne Area Economic Summary	Pay	Economic Summary	Jul 2020
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jul 2020
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jul 2020
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2020	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jun 2020
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012	Unemployment	News Release	May 2013
Mountain-Plains CPI Blue Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Dec 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Casper — May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cheyenne — May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2017
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming – 2019	Unemployment	News Release	Feb 2020