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Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2021

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Occupational Employment and Wages in Casper — May 2020

Workers in the Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.49 in May 2020, about 10 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07.

Occupational Employment and Wages in Cheyenne — May 2020

Workers in the Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.67 in May 2020, about 9 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07.

Wyoming Economy at a Glance:

Wyoming

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Apr 2021	May 2021	June 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		295.1	295.4	295.6	296.2	296.4	(p)296.4
Employment(1)		280.0	279.8	279.9	280.2	280.3	(p)280.2
Unemployment(1)		15.1	15.6	15.7	16.0	16.1	(p)16.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.1	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	(p)5.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		273.0	273.8	274.3	275.6	272.7	(p)272.0
12-month % change		-5.7	-5.1	-4.7	4.9	4.0	(p)3.1
Mining and Logging(3)		14.3	14.3	14.6	14.8	15.2	(p)15.6
12-month % change		-27.4	-27.4	-24.7	-18.2	-7.3	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		20.2	19.8	19.7	19.6	19.5	(p)19.4
12-month % change		-12.9	-13.5	-14.0	-5.8	-7.1	(p)-6.7
Manufacturing(3)		9.4	9.6	9.6	9.8	9.6	(p)9.7
12-month % change		-6.0	-3.0	-3.0	3.2	1.1	(p)3.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		50.8	51.3	51.0	51.4	50.6	(p)50.3
12-month % change		-1.9	-0.8	-1.4	5.5	2.6	(p)1.2
Information(3)		2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	(p)2.7
12-month % change		-15.2	-12.5	-12.5	-3.4	-6.9	(p)-10.0
Financial Activities(3)		10.9	11.0	11.0	10.8	10.7	(p)10.8
12-month % change		-2.7	-1.8	-1.8	0.0	-0.9	(p)0.9
Professional & Business Services(3)		18.7	18.8	18.7	19.0	19.1	(p)19.1
12-month % change		-2.6	-1.6	-1.6	6.1	6.7	(p)6.7
Education & Health Services(3)		28.5	28.1	28.1	28.0	27.9	(p)28.2
12-month % change		-1.4	-3.1	-2.1	2.9	0.7	(p)1.1
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		35.6	36.2	36.9	37.7	35.6	(p)34.2
12-month % change		-5.6	-3.5	-0.8	51.4	35.9	(p)20.4
Other Services(3)		15.8	16.1	16.0	16.0	15.9	(p)16.0
12-month % change		-3.1	-1.2	-1.8	4.6	2.6	(p)2.6
Government(3)		66.0	65.8	65.9	65.7	65.9	(p)66.0
12-month % change		-3.4	-3.4	-3.7	-1.5	1.5	(p)1.9
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
	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 2021
Cheyenne Area Economic Summary	Pay	Economic Summary	Jul 2021
Mountain-Plains - Consumer Prices	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jul 2021
Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mountain Plains	Consumer price indexes	Table	Jul 2021
Mountain-Plains - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Jul 2021
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2021	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2021
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 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Cheyenne — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming — 2020	Unemployment	News Release	Mar 2021