February 2, 2023
Wyoming Comment on Today’s Jobs Report from NFIB
- Forty-five percent (seasonally adjusted) of all owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, up 4 points from December. The share of owners with unfilled job openings far exceeds the 49-year historical average of 23 percent although it is 6 percentage points lower than the record high of 51 percent last reached in May.
- Seasonally adjusted, a net 46 percent reported raising compensation, up 2 points from December, and just 4 points below the 49-year record high set in January last year.
- Industries with highest percentage of job opening:
— Construction 57% — Transportation 49% — Manufacturing 46% — Services 45% — Retail 41% — Wholesale 41% — Professional 34% — Finance 30% — Agriculture 26%
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