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MECONOMIC INDICATORS
LARAMIE COUNTY
CBI Focus on June 2015
Laramie County Excise Taxes
$20,000,000
$18,000,000
3,550
$16,000,000
3,500
$14,000,000
3,450
$12,000,000
3,400
$10,000,000
3,350
$8,000,000
3,300
$6,000,000
3,250
$4,000,000
3,200
$2,000,000
Laramie County Number of Employing Units
3,600
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012
2013
2014
2015
Laramie County Resident Labor Force
60,000
April 2015 = $10,684,142 (6.6% less than April 2014).
Calendar YTD 2015 = $44,875,335 (6.1% more than YTD 2014).
50,000
3,150
Q1
Q2
2011
2012
Q3
Q4
2013
2014
3Q14 Employing Units = 3,551 (1.5% more than 3Q13).
Calendar YTD 2014 Avg. = 3,538 (1.4% more than 2013 YTD).
47,000
Laramie County Number of Employees Covered by UI
46,000
40,000
45,000
30,000
44,000
20,000
43,000
42,000
10,000
Employed
Apr-15
Feb-15
Oct-14
Dec-14
Aug-14
Apr-14
Jun-14
Feb-14
Oct-13
Dec-13
Aug-13
Apr-13
Jun-13
Feb-13
Oct-12
Dec-12
Aug-12
Apr-12
41,000
Jun-12
0
Unemployed
Laramie County Unemployment Rate
10%
April 2015 Employed = 47,634 (0.02% less than March 2015).
Calendar YTD 2015 Avg. = 47,305 (1.9% more than YTD 2014).
9%
8%
40,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May Jun
2011
2012
Jul
Aug Sep
Oct
2013
Nov Dec
2014
3Q14 Average Employees = 46,341 (1.5% more than 3Q13).
Calendar YTD 2014 Avg. = 45,702 (2.0% more than YTD 2013).
$1,000
Laramie County Average Weekly Wages
$900
$800
7%
$700
6%
5%
$600
4%
$500
3%
$400
2%
$300
1%
USA
Wyoming
County
April 2015 Unemployment = 3.6% (March 2015 was 4.5%).
Calendar YTD 2015 Avg. = 4.4% (YTD 2014 Avg. was 4.9%).
Apr-15
Feb-15
Dec-14
Oct-14
Aug-14
Jun-14
Apr-14
Feb-14
Dec-13
Oct-13
Aug-13
Jun-13
Apr-13
Feb-13
Dec-12
Oct-12
Aug-12
Apr-12
$200
Jun-12
0%
$100
$0
Q1
2011
Q2
2012
Q3
2013
MVISIT
3Q14 Average Weekly Wages = $827 (1.6% more than 3Q13).
Calendar YTD 2014 Avg. = $814 (1.2% more than YTD 2013).
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