Economic Analysis Division

Wyoming cost of living rises

Rebecca Martinez — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:50:44 +0000

The cost of living in Wyoming rose in the second quarter of 2012, compared with the same time last year.

State Reveals Inflation Numbers And Wyoming's Most Expensive County

Tristan Ahtone — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:43:21 +0000

Teton County is the most expensive county in the Wyoming to live in, compared to the statewide average. That’s according to the State Economic Analysis Division.

Amy Bittner is a senior economist with the Economic Analysis Division. The statewide average index number is 100, and Bittner says in Teton County, the index number for consumer goods reached 133 in the fourth quarter of last year.

Falling prices could slow Wyoming gas development

Rebecca Martinez — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:10:22 +0000

Natural gas prices have declined steadily in recent months. The price of gas produced at the Opal Hub in south central Wyoming has dropped by about 60 cents since June.

Jim Robinson is the senior economist for the state Economic Analysis Division. He says gas development has grown in Wyoming, but it’s increasing drastically in other states as well, including Pennsylvania and New York.

Oil and gas jobs up in 2011

Rebecca Martinez — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:16:01 +0000

Oil and gas jobs in Wyoming rose sharply in 2011, according to the state Economic Analysis Division.

There were more than 18,000 drilling, mining and support jobs in Wyoming as of November. That’s almost 3,000 more than a year before.

State Senior Economist Jim Robinson says these jobs are a subsector of the mining industry, and this growth is a sign of a thriving energy industry.